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#1

why hasn't there been a musical of .....?

Posted: 1/25/06 at 4:50pm

got to thinking about source material for shows and how lazy it seems to do a jukebox musical of someone else's songs or even to cut and paste a movie onto the stage.

where's the original ideas, certainly they havent all been done have they?

what would you like to see as a musical that hasnt happened yet?

i think the story of Rasputin (NOT using ABBA's song) would be good, kinda creepy, romantic, "Phantom"-esque

or the life of Marie Antoinette

or the books "The Life of Pi" or "Lying Awake"
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Updated On: 1/25/06 at 04:50 PM

#4

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 5:00pm

I loved the Simpsons "Planet of the Apes" musical parody so much, I'd love to see that as a full show.

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#5

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 6:00pm

In terms of movies, I've always thought How to Marry A Millionaire would be a natural. And I wish there would be a way to musicalize A League of Their Own.

The Women would also make a great musical.(I know there was a drag musical version of it in LA a couple of years ago, called Jungle Red)
#6

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 6:38pm

School Daze......a glorified musical
Mahogany
Sparkle
Rumor Has It
A Walk To Remember
Mommy Dearest
Bruce Almighty
The Majestic.......I really think this could work.
Finding Neverland
A Nightmare Before Christmas
The Bridge To Terebitha
The Counte of Monte Cristo
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#7

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 6:47pm

Unmasked, would the source material be the movie version of Monte Cristo, or the book?
I think Flatland: A romance in 2 dimensions would be interesting.
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Posted: 1/25/06 at 7:04pm

Also, Roe v. Wade would make an interesting play. In the vein of Inherit the Wind/Scopes monkey trial.
alw, Dead Poet's Would be wonderful.
"`I grow old... I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.` What does that mean, Mr. Marlowe?" "Not a bloody thing. It just sounds good." He smiled. "That is from the `Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.` Here's another one. `In the room women come and go/Talking of Michael Angelo.' Does that suggest anything to you, sir?" "Yeah -- it suggests to me that the guy didn't know very much about women." "My sentiments exactly, sir. Nonetheless I admire T. S. Eliot very much." "Did you say, 'nonetheless'?" - The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

Updated On: 1/26/06 at 07:04 PM

#10

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 7:07pm

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (sisters idea)

and mine is American Idol (a corny story of a girl who wins american idol, finds love, and all that stuff! i think it would do well with tourists...)

and i dont know beyond that... I try to think of them!!
#11

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 7:10pm

I agree with the Monte Cristo, Roe v. Wade, and the Dead Poets Society.
Maybe American History X would make an interesting musical, maybe not, I'd have to think about it for a while.
#12

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 7:13pm

i would absolutely LOVE a walk to remember to be a musical.


miss congeniality would be interesting, hehe.
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#13

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 7:29pm

I think a musical about Finding Neverland would be really good. I know this is an opera, but I think that Alice in Wonderland would make a good musical.
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#15

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Posted: 1/25/06 at 7:34pm

I don't understand why they haven't made a musical based on this one novel by Gregory MacGuire (I think that's his name). Anyway, it's like a spin on the Wizard of Oz or something...

Oh... wait a second...
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#16

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Posted: 1/26/06 at 12:23am

okay hello morons! i started this topic out lambasting movies into musicals and the whole idea of jukebox.

WHAT ORIGINAL IDEA SHOULD BE MADE INTO A MUSICAL????
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#18

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Posted: 1/26/06 at 12:33am

my husband is teaching The History of the American Musical Theater and speaking of jukebox musicals and ORIGINAL musicals...has anyone ever noticed that MOST successful musicals are based on a book or movie...the keyword here..SUCCESSFUL...we sat at dinner the other night and i was determined to prove that wrong and i don't even think i came up with a half dozen original ideas that weren't based on SOMETHING...
anyway...i would love for "Down with Love" to be a musical! i agree with "the count of monte cristo", one of my all time faves..and "finding neverland" could be a GORGEOUS musical in the right hands...maybe Lucy Simon..the Secret Garden lady..or Ahrens and Flahrety...
#19

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Posted: 1/26/06 at 2:31am

Marie Antoinette will premiere in fall in Japan. Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay who wrote the European hitmusical "Elisabeth" are working on it.
#21

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Posted: 1/26/06 at 6:18am

How about the following:

The Texas Chainsaw Musical
North by Northwest The Musical
The Alamo The Musical
Psycho The Musical
The Mummy The Musical
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#25

re: why hasn't there been a musical of .....?

Posted: 1/26/06 at 11:15am


As far as on stage Being Julia and The Notebook would make great musicals.

But as far as original, Anastasia, not the dreamworks glorification but the TRUE story of the Romanov's tragedy, would be amazing on stage.

Also, as it was discussed before, a musical based on that woman on the oprah show. I forgot her name, but she died when her daughter was a child and before she did, she made hundreds of recordings, teaching her daughter life lessons. The musical could follow the young girls life and the impact of her mother's messages.
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