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movies you wish they would make into musicals
aegeusrocks
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#25re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:36amTaboo- Wires? Lighting? With all the special effects they've come up with, I wouldn't think it would be too hard...
Mr Roxy
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#26re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:38am
War & Peace
Ben Hur
Lawrence of Arabia
I am in my epic mode
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#27re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:16amhaha yes! Disney's Mulan! and Moulin Rouge. Although Moulin is a musical it would be cool to see on Broadway...
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TheJackal
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#29re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:21amtwo words-- NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. it's about time for a purposely pointless musical.
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TheJackal
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#31re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:40amaah, true... nevermind napoleon dynamite, then, one is enough.
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#32re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:43am
superman,
batman (the old corny versions),
monty pythons flying circus,
fantastic 4,
any other superheros you can thing of. :)
#33re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:56am
I agree totally with "Father of the Bride" (especially this one), "Mean Girls", and "Hercules"!
I'm sorry, but the tought of singing Batman just made me laugh out loud. While I agree that it could be staged in a very interesting, Gothic manner... it just would be ridiculous in my opinion.
The other day I was thinking about "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Sleepless in Seattle", "When Harry Met Sally...", or maybe What "omen Want" as musicals.
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#34re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 12:15pm
It's actually more of miniseries than a movie, and it was a bad one at that. Still, I'd like to see Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints turned into a musical.
But I'd make Anna Bella Monroe the lead character instead of Marcel Ste. Marie. Anna Bella was generally more likable and because her character was more of an outsider to the gens de coleur libre community, she makes a good surrogate character for the audience.
And Stokes would be perfect as one the proud pillars of the community, Rudolphe Lermontant.
BwayBoy25
Leading Actor Joined: 6/19/05
#35re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:16pmmoulin rouge on broadway...yes it would be beautiful...but wasnt la boheme enough baz lurmahn for a while? if it were in the hands of the right choreographer though...
hear the beat...
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#37re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:40pmI agree with Moulin Rouge! I would also love to see The Court Jester, but I can't think of someone to play it, I just love danny kaye too much...
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#38re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:29pm
HairsprayDoll -- a friend and I had done that once also for the Princess Bride. I don't remember all the ones we came up (there must have been about 30 titles) but some of the ones I do remember:
As You Wish (it's a natural)
Inconceivable!
Lefty/Righty (sword fight with Inigo)
When Death's On the Line (Vizzini)
Welcome to the Pit (for the Albino)
Where, oh Where is Westley? (For Buttercup)
I Take Large Steps (for Fezzik, to borrow from another show)
It'd Take a Miracle
What Bwings Us Togethah (at the wedding...)
Perfect (for Westley and Buttercup's reunion at the end)
That's all I remember...
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#39re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:43pmI do have to say that I would rush to see The Princess Bride and Moulin Rouge if they were ever on Broadway.
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bwayondabrain
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#40re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:45pm
okay, its not a movie, but i think american idol would be interesting (for a jukebox musical with lotsa songs) like a young person from like a small town or something auditions, performs, and wins american idol while finding love, and lotsa other corny stuff...i would like it
...yeah, whatdoyouthink?
#41re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 2:59pm
PLEASANTVILLE. It's one of my favorite movies. 
#42re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:19pm
Pleasantville would be fantastic! I love that movie too!
And whoever said "Mrs. Doubtfire"... that would be awesome as a musical!
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#43re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:21pm
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
TOOTSIE
ALL ABOUT EVE
MISS CONGENIALITY
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS
NURSE BETTY
#44re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:47pm
Tootsie: The Musical... You are amazing! I would love it...
How about a GOOD Clue musical? I know there's already one out there, but reading it only made me suggest a rewrite...
And (this is a little off topic) but, who else thinks that Margaret Cho should play Christmas Eve in Ave q?
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#45re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 5:47pm
I wonder how many times this has been a topic of discussion since the boards first started?
Not that I mind. I hope the right people read it and perhaps become intrigued by the suggestions.
My choices:
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
A Star Is Born
In the Good Old summertime
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whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#46re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 5:53pmFinding Neverland- Raul anyone?
#47re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 7:46pm
Isn't In the Good Old Summertime (or a version of it) already a musical. I could have sworn I saw someone say they saw Shop Around the Corner which is a version of Good Old minus the music... or maybe it had different music than In the Good Old Summertime?
And whatyouown223- I would love to see Finding Neverland- I love that movie so much!
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La Vie Boheme
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#48re: movies you wish they would make into musicals
Posted: 7/9/05 at 8:19pmI just ended a production of Mulan Jr. World Premiere at Northshore Music Theatre last week. I too was waiting for them to do Mulan. Its just a Jr version (1-hour) with the songs from the movie plus some new ones, actually 2 main new ones with some reprises and what-not.
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