movies you wish they would make into musicals- Page 2

[aegeusrocks]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:36am

Taboo- Wires? Lighting? With all the special effects they've come up with, I wouldn't think it would be too hard...

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:38am

War & Peace
Ben Hur
Lawrence of Arabia

I am in my epic mode

[XOsweet_dancerOX]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:16am

haha yes! Disney's Mulan! and Moulin Rouge. Although Moulin is a musical it would be cool to see on Broadway...

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:17am

glitter

[TheJackal]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:21am

two words-- NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. it's about time for a purposely pointless musical.

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:28am

^ spamalot

[TheJackal]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:40am

aah, true... nevermind napoleon dynamite, then, one is enough.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:43am

superman,
batman (the old corny versions),
monty pythons flying circus,
fantastic 4,
any other superheros you can thing of. :)

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:56am

I agree totally with "Father of the Bride" (especially this one), "Mean Girls", and "Hercules"!

I'm sorry, but the tought of singing Batman just made me laugh out loud. While I agree that it could be staged in a very interesting, Gothic manner... it just would be ridiculous in my opinion.

The other day I was thinking about "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Sleepless in Seattle", "When Harry Met Sally...", or maybe What "omen Want" as musicals.

[TennesseeTwang]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:15pm

It's actually more of miniseries than a movie, and it was a bad one at that. Still, I'd like to see Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints turned into a musical.

But I'd make Anna Bella Monroe the lead character instead of Marcel Ste. Marie. Anna Bella was generally more likable and because her character was more of an outsider to the gens de coleur libre community, she makes a good surrogate character for the audience.

And Stokes would be perfect as one the proud pillars of the community, Rudolphe Lermontant.

[BwayBoy25]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:16pm

moulin rouge on broadway...yes it would be beautiful...but wasnt la boheme enough baz lurmahn for a while? if it were in the hands of the right choreographer though...

[Kevo711]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:20pm

moulin rouge!!!

[rice and beans AND cheese]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:40pm

I agree with Moulin Rouge! I would also love to see The Court Jester, but I can't think of someone to play it, I just love danny kaye too much...

[jasonf]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:29pm

HairsprayDoll -- a friend and I had done that once also for the Princess Bride. I don't remember all the ones we came up (there must have been about 30 titles) but some of the ones I do remember:

As You Wish (it's a natural)
Inconceivable!
Lefty/Righty (sword fight with Inigo)
When Death's On the Line (Vizzini)
Welcome to the Pit (for the Albino)
Where, oh Where is Westley? (For Buttercup)
I Take Large Steps (for Fezzik, to borrow from another show)
It'd Take a Miracle
What Bwings Us Togethah (at the wedding...)
Perfect (for Westley and Buttercup's reunion at the end)

That's all I remember...

[life_so_far]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:43pm

I do have to say that I would rush to see The Princess Bride and Moulin Rouge if they were ever on Broadway.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:45pm

okay, its not a movie, but i think american idol would be interesting (for a jukebox musical with lotsa songs) like a young person from like a small town or something auditions, performs, and wins american idol while finding love, and lotsa other corny stuff...i would like it

...yeah, whatdoyouthink?

[TBone]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:59pm

PLEASANTVILLE. It's one of my favorite movies.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:19pm

Pleasantville would be fantastic! I love that movie too!

And whoever said "Mrs. Doubtfire"... that would be awesome as a musical!

[Sant]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:21pm

AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS

TOOTSIE

ALL ABOUT EVE

MISS CONGENIALITY

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS

NURSE BETTY

[TabooPhan1]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:47pm

Tootsie: The Musical... You are amazing! I would love it...

How about a GOOD Clue musical? I know there's already one out there, but reading it only made me suggest a rewrite...

And (this is a little off topic) but, who else thinks that Margaret Cho should play Christmas Eve in Ave q?

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 5:47pm

I wonder how many times this has been a topic of discussion since the boards first started?
Not that I mind. I hope the right people read it and perhaps become intrigued by the suggestions.

My choices:
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
A Star Is Born
In the Good Old summertime
Yentl

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 5:53pm

Finding Neverland- Raul anyone?

[life_so_far]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 7:46pm

Isn't In the Good Old Summertime (or a version of it) already a musical. I could have sworn I saw someone say they saw Shop Around the Corner which is a version of Good Old minus the music... or maybe it had different music than In the Good Old Summertime?

And whatyouown223- I would love to see Finding Neverland- I love that movie so much!

[La Vie Boheme]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 8:19pm

I just ended a production of Mulan Jr. World Premiere at Northshore Music Theatre last week. I too was waiting for them to do Mulan. Its just a Jr version (1-hour) with the songs from the movie plus some new ones, actually 2 main new ones with some reprises and what-not.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 8:52pm

Sybil.