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Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
#25re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/28/08 at 8:44pmTo clarify, A Little Night Music is based on the Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night not a movie by the same title.
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#26re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/28/08 at 9:21pmI know that. But it's a film to musical adaptation nonetheless. And a damn good one, I might add.
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#27re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/29/08 at 10:59pmI believe another Sondheim musical - "Passion" - also qualifies.
#28re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/29/08 at 11:04pm
1. HAIRSPRAY
2. GREY GARDENS
3. THE LION KING
4. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
5. THE FULL MONTY
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#29re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/29/08 at 11:32pm
1. The Lion King
2. Little Shop of Horrors
3. Thoroughly Modern Millie
4. The Full Monty
5. Hairspray
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#30re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/29/08 at 11:37pm
1. Grey Gardens
2. Little Shop of Horrors
3. High Fidelity
4. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5. Beauty and the Beast
#31re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 5/29/08 at 11:48pm
In order of preference:
BILLY ELLIOT
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
GRAND HOTEL
GREY GARDENS
THE LION KING
#32re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 6/22/08 at 9:18pmTwo of my favorites didn't make the list: 42ND STREET and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
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#33re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 6/22/08 at 9:24pmGrey Gardens, The Producers, Hairspray, Xanadu & Seven Brides For Seven Brothers is great on the stage
#34re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 6/22/08 at 9:35pm
Hairspray
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Grey Gardens
Legally Blonde
Xanadu
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#35re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 6/22/08 at 11:44pm
Hairspray
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Wedding Singer
Legally Blonde
Producers
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#36re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 6/23/08 at 12:41am
1. Hairspray
2 .legally Blonde
3. Mary Poppins
#37re: Top 5 Film-to-Musical Adaptations
Posted: 6/23/08 at 12:58amI've never seen Nick & Nora. Was it based on one particular Thin Man film or was it simply "based on the characters created by Dashiell Hammett".
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