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Albums that should be made into Musicals

Graymerchant

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#1
Posted: 9/1/17 at 5:38pm

Hello, all! Just for kicks and giggles. What album do you think would make a great musical? This has been done so much recently, with Lazarus and the recently announced Jagged Little Pill and of course the classics like Jersey Boys and Mama Mia. Just curious on people's thoughts.

Littleshopofcarrie

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#2
Posted: 9/1/17 at 5:43pm

Joanne by Lady Gaga

Valentina3

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#3
Posted: 9/1/17 at 6:03pm

Lemonade, with Titus playing all the parts.

Brave Sir Robin2

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#4
Posted: 9/1/17 at 6:34pm

I think Amy Winehouse's Back to Black would be great. I also think, eventually Florence + The Machine and Ingrid Michelson could write some beautiful musicals.

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

Call_me_jorge

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#5
Posted: 9/1/17 at 7:01pm

Coloring book or Melodrama.

i also think same trailer different park would be cool.

CorkySt.Clair

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#6
Posted: 9/1/17 at 7:02pm

In My Tribe by 10,000 Maniacs (or else Natalie Merchant just writes a musical. That score would be so gorgeous).

ethan231h

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#7
Posted: 9/1/17 at 7:03pm

I echo Joanne by lady Gaga.

Honestly I would NOT mind seeing a solo show done by her similar to Bruce Sprinsting's show coming up. Since seeing her perform the other night at Citi Field I've been saying that she and her story can make a cool show.

Kavana

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#8
Posted: 9/1/17 at 7:27pm

Azealia Banks - Broke with expensive taste

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Waiting to chop crackas heads off

RippedMan

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#9
Posted: 9/2/17 at 12:53am

Pedro The Lion. His albums are concept albums so there is a narrative and I love his writing. If you like acoustic/singer-songwriter stuff check it out.

LesWickedly

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#10
Posted: 9/2/17 at 1:05am

Adele's 21 or even 25. I think a story could definitely be told through those songs. It'd be a certain mood, but still amazing. Also agree with Joanne.

Miles2Go2

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#11
Posted: 9/2/17 at 1:25am

Most of my top ten favorite albums wouldn't make very good musicals. The albums I can think of are already soundtracks to movie musicals:

1. Yentl

2. The Wall

3. Purple Rain

Oh, and:

1. OK Computer - Radiohead

2. Garbage - Garbage

Updated On: 9/2/17 at 01:25 AM

haterobics

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#12
Posted: 9/2/17 at 1:46am

Adam Pascal was developing Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime into a show, but not sure whatever happened to that...

RippedMan

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#13
Posted: 9/2/17 at 2:08am

Joanne would make for a terrible musical...and album....

I'd actually LOVE to see a Shania Twain musical.

David10086

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#14
Posted: 9/2/17 at 8:56am

I'm going to go back further in time (I may be older than the average poster here) but I would say 2 Donna Summer albums, both 'concept' albums she wrote or co-wrote:

1. Bad Girls (1979)

2. The Wanderer (1980).

Both have a story line running through it, both have engaging tunes you'll be humming on the way home, both could have a limited cast of characters, staging, costumes.

Of course, these would be VERY DIFFERENT from the jukebox musical 'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" which will kick off in CA later this year, and hopefully land on B'way in 2018-19.

Summer was quite an incredible talent, opening the doors for Madonna, Janet Jackson, Lady GaGa and many others along the way, Sad she didn't get the real recognition she deserved until she passed away in 2012.

uncageg

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#15
Posted: 9/2/17 at 10:48am

Ashford & Siimpson's "Street Opera". Not saying it should, but would see it if it ever was.

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MovieInMyMind2

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#16
Posted: 9/2/17 at 11:03am

How about "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac with the addition of Stevie Nicks' song "Silver Springs" which they left off the Rumours album because they ran out of room.

I think that album could tell one hell of a story...

Jordan Catalano

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#17
Posted: 9/2/17 at 11:33am

"Little Earthquakes"

hmph

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#18
Posted: 9/2/17 at 12:01pm

Hazards of Love by The Decemberists. Mariner's Revenge Song would also be cool.

Miles2Go2

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#19
Posted: 9/2/17 at 12:30pm

I like the idea of previously mentioned albums:

- Bad Girls

- Rumours

- Little Earthquakes (maybe also Under The Pink?)

James885

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#20
Posted: 9/2/17 at 12:51pm

Janelle Monae's Electric Lady and The ArchAndroid both have a storyline and are intended to be listened to in one sitting, with each song leading into the next.

They're both screaming to be made into musicals.

"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Updated On: 9/2/17 at 12:51 PM

Miles2Go2

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#21
Posted: 9/2/17 at 1:34pm

Also:

Peace Beyond Passion - Meshell Ndegeocello.

Bitter - Meshell Ndegeocello.

3GamesToLove

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#22
Posted: 9/2/17 at 1:36pm

Jersey Boys and Mamma Mia are jukebox musicals, not albums turned into shows...

Miles2Go2

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#23
Posted: 9/2/17 at 2:29pm

The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner - Ben Folds Five

Mister Matt

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#24
Posted: 9/2/17 at 3:04pm

Hall & Oates - Rock and Soul Part 1

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

MadonnaMusical

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Albums that should be made into Musicals#25
Posted: 9/2/17 at 5:18pm

CorkySt.Clair said: "In My Tribe by 10,000 Maniacs (or else Natalie Merchant just writes a musical. That score would be so gorgeous)."

She wrote a song cycle of children's stories and it is absolutely gorgeous!

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