Which Movie turned Musical are you looking foward to most? — Page 2

better movies than jukeboxes IMO

I've heard Steven Lynch was up for the Adam Sandler role in Wedding Singer. THAT is perfect casting

"MOVIE MUSCIALS ARE FOR MIDWESTERNERS WHO ARE ISOLATED AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT REAL THEATRE IS ABOUT."

Excuse you but I am NOT a midwesterner and I enjoy movie musicals just fine. Just because it's a musical based on a movie doesn't mean it's not original. It's taken a plot that's already written and writing an ORIGINAL score for it. The music is new. The staging is new. The dancing is new. Even some of the writing is new.

Do you have any idea how many musicals have been created that are based on an already existing work? Whether it be movies, novels, historical events...whatever. Most of these "original musicals" are musicals that have taken some form of a story that has already been written and creating a musical based off of it. Movie musicals are more prevalent because it's more noticable and the titles are easily recognizable. Does that make the material bad? NO!

RENT was based on LA BOHEME.
MISS SAIGON was based on MADAME BUTTERFLY.
CABARET was based on THE BERLIN STORIES.
CHICAGO was based on an already written play named CHICAGO.
WICKED was based on a novel of the same name.
AVENUE Q is a parody of children's television shows.
LES MISERABLES is based on a novel.
CATS is based on a book by T.S. Elliot.
INTO THE WOODS is a take on Grimm's Fairy Tales.
GYPSY is based on an autobiography.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES is based on a movie.

The list continues. All of these are "original musicals" but they have been based off of an already established work. Does that make them un-original? I don't think so.

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Updated On: 6/25/05 at 09:53 PM

Thank you FOAnatic.

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7 Sister Act.

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i'm the most excited for miss lachanze in the color purple.


i'm of the opinion that laura bell bundy would make a divine elle woods.

"I've heard Steven Lynch was up for the Adam Sandler role in Wedding Singer. THAT is perfect casting"

- I might die if Steven Lynch was cast! He's HILARIOUS!!!

I'm definetly excited about "Catch Me If You Can". It was a great film and is a magnificent concept for a musical! With Shaiman and Wittman onboard, this has success written all over it.

Although I love the film, I'm not too optimistic about "The Wedding Singer" musical. I hope I'm wrong.

I would definetly like to see "The Color Purple". I have a feeling this could be one of the most powerful new musicals to hit Broadway in a long time.

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I'm a bit ecxited for Catch Me If You Can.

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I actually hope Laura is cast as Jane in TARZAN.

I enjoy entertaining my wish for Kate Reinders to be Elle Woods. I think she is just perfect for the role and needs to originate a role on Broadway that is worthy of her talents.

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