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#101

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

The Nightmare Before Christmas would make a totally awesome musical!!! It already has so many show elements in it, so why not just make it into a real stage producion? I wish they would.

it also has great music,
B2B
#102

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

hahah here we go again:

Coming To America !!
The Notebook...yeah I'm serious
13 Going on 30...hey it could happen.
Dick Tracey
16 Candles or any Brat Pack Movie
The Goonies
Stand by Me
Beaches
Where The Red Fern Grows
Vanity Fair
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#103

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Madamex2- Yes it is. He performed with Heather Headley for an Equity Fights Aids concert two years ago.

I adore him. And I'm proud of it.
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
#105

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Has anyone said History of the World Part One yet?

If so...ignore me. I'm entirely too lazy to read all five pages.

But IF the movie is ever made into a musical...I want to play the role that doubles as "Faggot"!!! That is a dream role!

Too bad Madeline Kahn isn't still around. re: movies you wish they would make into musicals She is a true comedy legend.
#106

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

How about American Gigolo: The Musical?
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#107

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Waiting for Guffman!

I wrote the first act of a musical adaption of "Arthur" and I quit when I found out that Godspeed did a flop version of it. Should have checked first!
#109

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

I suggest two movies made decades ago that just beg to be musicals (catch them on TCM): "The Uninvited" and "Portrait of Jenny."
"And the postman sighed as he scratched his head, you really rather thought she ought to be dead..."
#110

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Here's what I want to see...

Chocolat
Harlem Nights
Shag (however, with the dismal reception of Good Vibrations and All Shook Up, I think Broadway may not need a nostalgia musical about the late 50s/early 60s)
Bullets over Broadway (wasn't this rumored to be in the works?)
Moonstruck
Roman Holiday

Zach
"You're not a kid anymore, Robby. I don't think you'll ever be a kid again, kiddo." - Joanne, Company
#112

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

I think Ridley Scott's Legend would probably make a good musical. Adding songs might make it a bit more affecting.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#115

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

America's Sweethearts
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#117

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

I didn't read the whole thread I'll admit, but I think that the movie Big Fish would be a great musical. It's so abstract and fun.
#121

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Labyrinth
The Nightmare before Christmas
Amelie

and I want to wholeheartedly agree with A League of their Own and Big Fish.
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#122

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Robin Hood:Men in Tights! That would make a great musical and Mel Brooks created it(I think. I know he directed it though) and there are good songs in it too.

I agree with The Princess Bride. That would be a good musical.

Newsies(I hear that's already happening though)

The Hobbit(Is that being done? Or maybe it's Lord of the Rings that's being made right now...)
"The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation."
#123

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

Princess Bride is an amazing suggestion and Adam Guettel is already working on it! I am really looking forward to seeing how his lush music style will mesh with this fairy tale story. I think it could be brilliant.
I also like the Pleasantville idea. I'm pretty sure it was talked about on this board a year or two ago with people discussing the unique opportunities for lighting and set designing as the characters' world went from black and white to color.
#124

re: movies you wish they would make into musicals

I know this is a rather obscure movie, but I have seen it a lot lately.I think the The Heavenly kid would make a great musical.It has a great story with an interesting twist to it and would work perfectly to music.
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