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What movie would make a GREAT musical?

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What movie would make a GREAT musical?#0
Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:44am

So I'm sure there have been threads like this, but out of curiosity, what films would make amazing musicals AND who would write the score? For example, "The Devils Advocate" by Michael John LaChiusa, in my opinion, would be FANTASTIC.

What else?

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#1
Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:50am

"So I'm sure there have been threads like this"

You have no idea how many.

"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#2
Posted: 8/6/06 at 11:47am

and more horses are getting beaten to death....arrgh

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#3
Posted: 8/7/06 at 9:54am

With the rush of movies to broadway, I can't believe someone hasn't done "Under the Tuscan" yet. Seems like a natural.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#4
Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:47am

Fried Green Tomatoes
Spaceballs
Newsies
American Pie
The Wedding Crashers

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#5
Posted: 8/7/06 at 9:09pm

The 1978 edition of "Hevaen Can Wait" or "Working Girl" but at the top of my list I would put "Jeane de Forette"/"Manon of
the Spring" and "Il Postino".

Updated On: 8/7/06 at 09:09 PM

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#6
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:02pm

Big Fish

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#7
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:04pm

Now that it's a movie, I'd like to see a musicalization of The Devil Wears Prada.

That's the sorrowful precis. It's very messy.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#8
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:20pm

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN.

C'MON GUYS, WHY NOT

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#9
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:35pm

I always thought Kill Bill would make a great modern opera, fused with many different styles and dances. And I'm not kidding.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#10
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:42pm

Newsies is already a musical...

somebody hold me too close...

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#11
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:50pm

Newsies is a movie-musical, it has never been written for live theatre yet, though.

I kind of think Mean Girls would be an intersting one.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#12
Posted: 8/7/06 at 10:54pm

American Pie? Gives a whole new meaning to "I Put My Hand In". Maybe we can have "Great Big Stuff..ing" And don't even get me started on "The Worst Pies in London"

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#13
Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:10pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=52955#1888946

https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=895635&boardname=off&dt=52

In that second thread justagirl2 said she's been assistant directing Newsies... so is it not a stage show?

somebody hold me too close...

Updated On: 8/7/06 at 11:10 PM

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#14
Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:34pm

Mommie Dearest.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#15
Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:37pm

That post was too hillarious, jason

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#16
Posted: 8/7/06 at 11:42pm

Oh, I can promise you that Newsies is most definitely a stage show now.

Good work, brdwybound!

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#17
Posted: 8/8/06 at 12:27am

Haha thanks, I knew I remembered someone saying they were working on the show. I hope you didn't get too sick of it though, I loove that show.

somebody hold me too close...

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#18
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:16am

I was watching Anistasia the movie with my 5 year old niece and I think with some adapting and new songs it could make a really good musical. There are a lot of great songs.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#19
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:22am

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#20
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:56am

The Dead Poets Society

The Family Stone...I would be in tears the whole time.

Nightmare On Elm Street.....I think this would be an AWESOME musical if written.

The Sandlot

The Little Rascals

A Walk To Remeber

The Notebook

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Van Helsing

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#21
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:08am

I really like the idea of The Picture of Dorian Gray...I'm intrigued!

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#22
Posted: 8/8/06 at 5:44am

I believe it's in the works.
Just think - JOHNNY DEPP.
I'd cream.

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#23
Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:50am

Hasn't there been some kind of musical version of "Dorian Gray" with Max von Essen?

In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...

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re: What movie would make a GREAT musical?#24
Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:00am

Yeh, GuyFromGermany, there was, but it seems to have disappeared.
I guess as it was set in New Orleans it was scuppered by Hurricane Katrina. Just a guess.

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