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CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#26: Jul 18th 2011 at 6:02:21 AM

K-On! the Musical
i imagine the girls just eating cake and forgetting to play music

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cheeseypoofs from my happy place Since: Jan, 2010
#27: Jul 18th 2011 at 5:33:37 PM

Ouran High School Host Club The Musical.

I don't know what exactly would be in it, but it would be awesome.

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CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#28: Jul 18th 2011 at 5:35:35 PM

[up]a musical rendition of the OP with LOTS AND LOTS OF Flower Motifs?
im up for that

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#29: Jul 21st 2011 at 8:14:31 PM

IMO, there are only two reasons why The Blues Brothers has not yet been made into a musical:

  • There are no visual FX in existence that could adequately pull off the car chase.
  • It simply wouldn't be as awesome as the movie.

Other than that, I think it has the potential to be a great show. I just watched it, and spent the whole time thinking "Has anyone tried to adapt this? Has anyone tried to adapt this?"

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cheeseypoofs from my happy place Since: Jan, 2010
#30: Jul 21st 2011 at 8:20:46 PM

[up] Yes, they have. It's going to be an off season show in the Chicago theatre district.

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CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#31: Jul 22nd 2011 at 9:26:54 AM

i will wear shades to watch the musical

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#33: Jun 22nd 2012 at 4:57:26 PM

Pfft. I can make a whole list for this:

edited 22nd Jun '12 5:37:51 PM by blackadder98

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#34: Jun 28th 2012 at 8:05:10 AM

Bop to the top.

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Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#35: Jun 28th 2012 at 1:32:26 PM

There is a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical. Mainly using songs from the Gene Wilder film.

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TakeAMelody Dat Troper from Midgard Since: Jun, 2012
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#36: Jun 29th 2012 at 6:55:56 AM

^^^ I would watch a Midnight In Paris musical in a heartbeat.

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#37: Jul 23rd 2012 at 9:00:30 AM

[up] Wanna start a petition?

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Phoenixflame Since: Nov, 2012
#38: Apr 18th 2013 at 3:22:44 PM

If there were more characters, the storyline of Kamelot's Silverthorn and Epica/Black Halo C Ds could make good musicals.

Like for the song "Falling Like the Fahrenheit" I picture the bad guy in the wife's bedroom, strumming a few chords on a cello. The song is beautiful and haunting but the scene is tense because you know this guy's bad news. Finally, just when you think he's going to leave, he runs her through with the cello bow.

MorwenEdhelwen Aussie Tolkien freak from Sydney, Australia Since: Jul, 2012
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#39: May 5th 2013 at 3:02:41 PM

The Volsunga Saga.

No, really!

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Sisi Since: Oct, 2012
#40: Jan 21st 2014 at 7:27:00 AM

American Psycho has just been made into a West End Show with Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) doing the music and Matt Smith (yes THAT one) playing Patrick Bateman.

I'd be down for a Kamelot musical. I would also love to see Nightwish's Imaginaerum adapted into a Julie Taymor-style show(Lion King not Spiderman)with surreal set designs and costumes to invoke the dreamscape.

I'd also mention Strictly Ballroom, but that's also happening for real.

edited 21st Jan '14 7:28:40 AM by Sisi

Phoenixflame Since: Nov, 2012
#41: Feb 16th 2014 at 12:44:39 PM

[up]Eee! Imaginaerium would kick ass as a Taymor-esque musical. "Scaretale" and "Ghost River" would be amazing.

In the vein of Elisabeth and Evita, a musical about Julie d'Aubigny. The lady was larger than life—a duelist, adventurer, and opera singer. Total rake, in her own way. One of her lovers came about because she wounded him in a duel and later went to check on him, teehee. Oh, and she was bisexual. When her girlfriend got locked in a nunnery, Julie rescued her in a way that got her charged with with kidnapping, body snatching, and arson.

edited 16th Feb '14 12:45:07 PM by Phoenixflame

MorwenEdhelwen Aussie Tolkien freak from Sydney, Australia Since: Jul, 2012
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#42: Mar 3rd 2014 at 4:32:35 PM

[up]In the vein of Evita, a musical about a male politician— Fulgencio Batista. It would be a tragedy as the idealistic country boy becomes a corrupt dictator.

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Sisi Since: Oct, 2012
#43: Mar 6th 2014 at 9:31:48 AM

Speaking of Elisabeth, I would love to see another musical utilize a similar interpretation and depiction of Death.

And Trudeau the Musical anyone? Hell they can just ring up Colm Feore again XD. Seriously though, as any Canuck will tell you, his life was pretty much made to be a musical.

Also a musical about Grace O'Mlley that doesn't suck. Or Boadicea. Written by Enya, or maybe Loreena Mc Kennit.

Jinxmenow Ghosts N' Stuff Remix from everywhere you look, everywhere you look Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
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#44: Mar 21st 2014 at 9:09:45 AM

[up] For that matter, Mort has already been made into a play-why not a musical?

edited 21st Mar '14 9:09:56 AM by Jinxmenow

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#45: Jun 14th 2014 at 3:58:20 PM

A musical based off of the wife of Walt Disney.

"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy."
WaxingName from Everywhere Since: Oct, 2010
#46: Aug 8th 2014 at 12:13:08 PM

I'd like a musical based on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness; it shouldn't be too difficult to turn a Concept Album into an actual musical...

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DreamCord Mysterious Stranger from Somewhere in California Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Married to the music
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#47: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:23:50 PM

I've actually made a list of fake musicals. One idea I have is a musical version of Trigun with the acts split between the first half's lighthearted, episodic nature, and the second half's darker and more connected nature.

edited 20th Jan '17 9:29:08 PM by DreamCord

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#48: Jan 22nd 2017 at 8:01:40 AM

Tetris: The Romantic Musical

The signature score will be titled "We Fit Together".

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#49: Feb 7th 2017 at 5:02:53 AM

What about a modernized musical version of Tosca? It's the only one of Puccini's standard rep operas that hasn't already been given this treatment (the other two being La Bohème and Madame Butterfly) and before you say it, Turandot doesn't count, seeing as he fell victim to Author Existence Failure before he finished it.) The only problem I see is where to set it? The only idea I could come up with was some sort of dystopian future, as some of the stuff in the plot would require major MST3K Mantra to hold up in modern day (unless it was in WWII era Germany or something ). Thoughts/criticisms?

edited 7th Feb '17 5:03:40 AM by Theatre_Maven_3695

DreamCord Mysterious Stranger from Somewhere in California Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Married to the music
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#50: Feb 7th 2017 at 5:35:30 PM

Re post #33: There actually is a Peggy Sue Got Married musical.

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