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Photo Features 47 Broadway Musicals Theatre Fans Want Adapted Into Film Following the recent release of tick, tick… BOOM!, West Side Story, and more, theatre lovers shared the other works they want added to the film canon.
By Marc J. Franklin
December 16, 2021
Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, and Reeve Carney in Hadestown Matthew Murphy

While there is nothing like the magic of a live musical onstage, many film adaptations breathe new life into a beloved show, immersing audiences into a piece with a new perspective.

Following the recent release of tick, tick… BOOM!, West Side Story, and more, theatre lovers shared the other works they want added to the film canon, from original musicals to shows that actually began their life as motion pictures. We asked, and you answered: Check out these 47 Broadway musicals theatre fans want adapted into film.

47 Broadway Musicals Theatre Fans Want Adapted for Film

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47 Broadway Musicals Theatre Fans Want Adapted for Film

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HR - Ragtime - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald in Ragtime.
Catherine Ashmore
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Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, and Reeve Carney in Hadestown
Matthew Murphy
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Spring Awakening
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Will Roland and cast of Be More Chill
Maria Baranova
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Six
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The_Tap_Dance_Kid_Broadway_Production_Photos_1983_Samuel_E_Wright_Hattie_Winston_Martine_Allard_Alfonso_Ribeiro_HR
The Tap Dance Kid
Kenn Duncan
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Anthony Rosenthal, Betsy Wolfe, Tracie Thoms, Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block, Brandon Uranowitz, and Andrew Rannells
Joan Marcus
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Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgore, and the cast
Joan Marcus
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Heather Headley in Aida
Joan Marcus
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Miss Saigon
Joan Marcus
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If/Then
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Josh Groban and the cast
Chad Batka
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Alan Campbell and Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard (Broadway, 1994)

Joan Marcus
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The company in Pippin
Joan Marcus
HR - Assassins (Broadway 2004): Alexander Gemignani, Becky Ann Baker, Jeffrey Kuhn, Michael Cerveris, Neil Patrick Harris, Mario Cantone, Mary Catherine Garrison, Denis O'Hare, James Barbour
Assassins
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Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Joan Marcus
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Company
Matthew Murphy
Parade Broadway Production Photo 1998 Brent Carver Carolee Carmello HR
Parade
Joan Marcus
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Cast
Carol Rosegg
HR - John Cariani and Brian d'Arcy James in Something Rotten!
John Cariani and Brian d'Arcy James in Something Rotten!
Joan Marcus
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Allegiance
Matthew Murphy
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On Your Feet!
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Mandy Patinkin
Martha Swope/©Billy Rose Theatre Division, NYPL for the Performing Arts
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Fun Home
Joan Marcus
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Jekyll and Hyde
Carol Rosegg
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Corey Cott, Laura Osnes, and the company
Jeremy Daniel
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Kristin Stokes, Chris McCarrell, and Jorrel Javier in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Jeremy Daniel
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Alex Brightman
Matthew Murphy
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical_Broadway_Production Photos_2019_Adrienne Warren_HR
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Manuel Harlan
HR - Passion - Jere Shea and Donna Murphy
Passion
Joan Marcus
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Follies
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Jelly's Last Jam
HR - Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway 1993) - Brent Carver, Chita Rivera, Anthony Crivello

Brent Carver, Chita Rivera, and Anthony Crivello in the original Broadway company of Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
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Laura Bell Bundy and cast of Legally Blonde

Paul Kolnik
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Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley in Side Show
Joan Marcus
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Jessie Mueller in Beautiful
Joan Marcus
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Hunter Foster and cast
Joan Marcus
HR - Next to Normal (Broadway 2009) - Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, J Robert Spencer
Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, and J. Robert Spencer in Next to Normal
Joan Marcus
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Keala Settle, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn in Waitress
Joan Marcus
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James Naughton, Kay McClelland, and Greg Edelman
Martha Swope
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Lisa O'Hare, Bryce Pinkham, and Lauren Worsham
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The Drowsy Chaperone
Joan Marcus
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Violet
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The Secret Garden
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Me and My Girl
Nathaniel Kramer
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Caroline, or Change
Joan Marcus
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Chess
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