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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?
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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#1
Posted: 2/26/17 at 2:40pm

For example, I feel that the story of the Montgolfier Brother's and Jacques Charles would not make a bad one, although their story is very rarely told. 

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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#2
Posted: 2/26/17 at 2:46pm

COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, which is actually in development starring the already confirmed Zoey Deschanel.  

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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#4
Posted: 2/26/17 at 5:58pm

"Badenheim 1939"...find it, read it, and you might agree.

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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#5
Posted: 2/26/17 at 6:12pm

The Tim Tebow story

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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#6
Posted: 2/26/17 at 7:30pm

I just did the world premiere staged reading of my musical, which is based on a true story.  It's about a game show scandal in the '80s; there was a documentary about it and everything.  You can see it on YouTube here, and you can learn more about my musical here!

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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#7
Posted: 2/26/17 at 8:52pm

The lady, the dolphin and Jeff Bridges. It probably can't be done until Bridges dies, for obvious reasons when you read up on it.

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What are Some True Stories that would Make Great Plays/Musicals?#8
Posted: 2/27/17 at 11:17am

^^^^ Is your post aimed at the OP, Darquegk? Because DoowahDiddy's "scandal" doesn't seem to have anything to do with dolphins or Bridges brothers.

(It also isn't about a scandal; just a contestant who studied really hard and figured out the patterns of a game board. A traditional, American get-rich-quick narrative. No cheating involved: who doesn't practice for a game show if they can? I knew one guy who took a year off from work to study for JEOPARDY. To be clear, DOOWAH, I'm not saying you can't make a good show with that material; but I hope you won't dramatize the entire game.)