Many shows that come to Broadway are based off other works, whether taken from a book, movie, play, or more. These six shows all came from movies before being turned into musicals from which a movie musical was created.
Test your theatre knowledge - do you know these shows that started life on the big screen?


A Little Night Music
Martha Swope/The New York Public Library
Movie: Smiles of a Summer Night
A Little Night Music Playbill - Sept 1973
Movie Musical: A Little Night Music
Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity.
Friedman-Abeles / The New York Public Library
Movie: Nights of Cabiria
Sweet Charity Playbill - May 1967
Movie Musical: Sweet Charity
Nine
Joan Marcus
Movie: 8 1/2
Nine Playbill - May 1982
Movie Musical: Nine
A scene from Hairspray on Broadway.
Paul Kolnik
Movie: Hairspray
Hairspray Playbill - Opening Night, July 2002
Movie Musical: Hairspray
Little Shop of Horrors
Peter Cunningham
Movie: The Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 2003
Movie Musical: Little Shop of Horrors
The Producers
Paul Kolnik
Movie: The Producers
Producers Playbill - Opening Night
Movie Musical: The Producers