"i think the story of Rasputin (NOT using ABBA's song) would be good, kinda creepy, romantic, "Phantom"-esque"
There is a musical called Killing Rasputin. Which ABBA song?
"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????"
People can toss out any ideas they want. Why be a jerk about it?
"But as far as original, Anastasia, not the dreamworks glorification but the TRUE story of the Romanov's tragedy, would be amazing on stage."
It's been done originally titled "Anya" by Forrest and Wright and was a flop. A revised version of the score was recorded on CD and released in 1998 under the title "Anastasia".
"where is the ORIGINAL musicals??
However, I do happen to agree that some of these ideas would be great though, but still we need more original ideas, not just ones based off of books or movies."
Musicals with original books AND scores are incredibly rare and usually not as successful. Honestly, how many musicals can you think of that were NOT adapted from a play, book, movie, poems, etc? How many of those were hits?
"Has the musical Gigi ever been put on broadway?"
Yes, and ironically, it used the film score and won the Tony for Best Score.
"WHY DON'T WE DO SOMETHING ORIGINAL!"
If you're willing to invest in something totally original, then by all means, go ahead. But the reality is, 90% of the time, audiences are more willing to buy a ticket to a show that has at least some element of familiarity. Therefore, most producers are more likely to invest in something that seems marketable. Something like Caroline, or Change is usually produced for the sake of art, rather than profit, which is nice, but you need people who are not concerned with losing their money.
"lavieboheme: none of those would be interesting as musicals, except maybe Jungle Book - all the 80's John Hughes films were sort of melded together in Awesome 80's Prom off-Bway."
I saw the Awesome 80s Prom and it really was nothing like any of the John Hughes films other than a couple of stock characters. The Prom has no story, so it simply cannot be compared to several films with plots and narratives and characters in emotional situations. Other than the 80s, they have nothing in common at all.
My ideas (and I don't care if they were movies or not):
Harriet Tubman
The Good Earth
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Pillow Talk
The Joy Luck Club
Alexander Hamilton/Aaron Burr
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Heart and Souls
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
I love that play!
