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fromVulture
1 month ago

The Lost Boys Has Too Much of Everything, and That's Okay

The Lost Boys musical adaptation combines camp and spectacle, aiming for humor while navigating a significant budget and runtime challenges.
#broadway
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fromVulture
1 month ago

Beaches Did Make Me Sad, But Not the Way It Wants To

Broadway adaptations of beloved films often lack originality and depth, resulting in performances overshadowed by their source material.
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fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Dwayne Johnson WWE film to be reimagined as a stage musical

Fighting With My Family is being adapted into a stage musical, inspired by the true story of WWE superstar Paige.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Neko Case's Thelma & Louise Musical to Debut This Fall

Neko Case's musical adaptation of Thelma & Louise premieres in London from September 3 to October 24 at the Young Vic Theater.
#thelma--louise
fromTime Out London
1 month ago
London music

The Young Vic's new season includes the world premiere of the 'Thelma & Louise' musical, plus Ben Whishaw in 'Eurotrash'

fromTime Out London
1 month ago
London music

The Young Vic's new season includes the world premiere of the 'Thelma & Louise' musical, plus Ben Whishaw in 'Eurotrash'

London music
fromTime Out London
1 month ago

The Young Vic's new season includes the world premiere of the 'Thelma & Louise' musical, plus Ben Whishaw in 'Eurotrash'

Neko Case adapts 'Thelma & Louise' for the stage, while Ben Whishaw stars in 'Eurotrash' adaptation at the Young Vic.
London music
fromTime Out London
1 month ago

The Young Vic's new season includes the world premiere of the 'Thelma & Louise' musical, plus Ben Whishaw in 'Eurotrash'

Neko Case adapts 'Thelma & Louise' for the stage, while Ben Whishaw stars in a new adaptation of Christian Kracht's novel.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

Sister Act in Sunnyvale | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Whoopi Goldberg's performance as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act is considered one of her greatest. The film, released in 1992, features a storyline about a lounge singer who hides in a convent after witnessing a mob hit.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

King Princess to Star in Aimee Mann's Girl, Interrupted Musical

A musical adaptation of Girl, Interrupted featuring Aimee Mann's songs will debut later this year, starring King Princess as Lisa.
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fromJezebel
1 month ago

Andrew Lloyd Webber Bought a Dog Over the Cats Movie

The film adaptation of the musical 'Cats' was poorly received, prompting Andrew Lloyd Webber to humorously seek comfort in a therapy dog.
#trainspotting
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on new musicals: sex, drugs and song n' dance | Editorial

Trainspotting the Musical adapts Irvine Welsh's novel, showcasing the evolution of stories from books to stage with contemporary themes.
London music
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

A musical version of 'Trainspotting' is coming to London's West End this summer

Irvine Welsh is adapting his novel Trainspotting into a musical, expanding the story with new characters and original songs.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's got real sass!' Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical

Trainspotting is being adapted into a musical, featuring original songs and selections from the film's soundtrack, opening in London in July.
Film
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Somehow the Oscars Captured the Magic of What Might Be the Best Movie Scene of the Year

The Oscar performance of "I Lied to You" successfully recreated the film's iconic musical scene on stage, translating its cinematic power to live performance through meticulous recreation and staging.
#wicked-for-good
#theatre
London music
fromTime Out London
6 months ago

London is getting the world premiere of a new musical based on the cult movie 'Pride'

A stage musical adaptation of the 2014 film Pride will premiere at the National Theatre Dorfman in June 2026, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Film
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
7 months ago

Kiss of the Spider Woman Is at Times Spellbinding - San Francisco Bay Times

Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman updates the musical with powerful political context, compelling Molina–Valentin scenes, and some weaker musical numbers.
fromBusiness Insider
7 months ago

The cast of '10 Things I Hate About You,' 26 years later

Is it just too good to be true? No, "10 Things I Hate About You" really is streaming on Netflix. The film, based on the Shakespeare comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," remains one of the most enduring and beloved examples of both '90s teen rom-coms and modern-day Shakespeare adaptations. The cast was also filled with soon-to-be movie stars such as Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, and, of course, future Oscar winner Heath Ledger.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

The Harder They Come review electrifying reggae musical is sweet, dandy and catchy as hell

A theatrical adaptation turns The Harder They Come into a reggae-fueled musical that moves from comic energy to elegiac tragedy while foregrounding protest and folk-heroism.
fromScary Mommy
8 months ago

A 'Baby-Sitters Club' Musical Is Coming & Every Detail Is Perfection

Set 12 years after disbanding The Baby-Sitters Club, the musical introduces us to 25-year-old Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey as they return to Stoneybrook, Connecticut, honoring a pact they made when they were 13 to reunite, reported . Of course, you do a lot of growing up in 12 years, and the girls now face revisiting their past and handling things popping up in their present-day life, from relationships and omg-what-am-I-doing-with-my-life questions to who-the-hell-am-I-now worries.
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fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
8 months ago

Little Shop of Horrors in Sunnyvale | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Directed by the King of Cult Cinema, Roger Corman, 1960's, , approached the burgeoning horror genre farcically, employing humor to tell the story of a florist's assistant who begins feeding his plants human blood. Thanks to word-of-mouth, acclaim, and an appearance of young Jack Nicholson, became a cult hit. This led to various adaptations over the years, including a 1986 movie retelling, which served as the basis for the off-Broadway musical of the same name.
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fromwww.london-unattached.com
9 months ago

Harold keeps walking:- Preview of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

A British musical adaptation of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, with songs by Passenger, transfers to Theatre Royal Haymarket January–April 2026.
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fromArs Technica
9 months ago

Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has significantly impacted culture and remains a midnight movie mainstay.
Music
fromTime Out London
10 months ago

Review: 'Burlesque the Musical', Savoy Theatre

The West End's newest musical is a three-hour adaptation of the 2010 Christina Aguilera film directed by Todrick Hall.
fromTime Out London
11 months ago

Shakespeare's Globe has announced its 2025 winter season

First off, a bilingual English and Welsh take on Romeo and Juliet entitled Romeo a Juliet (Nov 5-8)... it will apparently function as a study of the struggle for Welsh identity.
London music
fromThe Washington Post
11 months ago

How the whimsical, intergalactic 'A Wrinkle in Time' became a musical

"In most children's books, there's just this constant feeling of adrenaline - of pushing forward to solve the problem. Madeleine slowed us down and took us to Ixchel to sit for a while."
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fromVulture
11 months ago

Jennifer Lopez Spins Up a Comeback

Jennifer Lopez is set to make a significant comeback in 2025 with the musical adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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fromInverse
11 months ago

86 Years Later, An Iconic Fantasy Franchise Brings Back A Crucial Character

Wicked: For Good explores the backstory of iconic characters from Oz, revealing deeper themes of friendship, betrayal, and the morality of power.
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