Film has long been a source of inspiration for Broadway, with many theatre creators re-envisioning the vibrant worlds of the screen for the stage. In September, the screen-to-stage canon will get a little larger when musical adaptation of the 1988 film Mystic Pizza premieres at the Ogunquit Playhouse.
In celebration of the upcoming stage adaptation, check out these Broadway musicals that also began as films, from modern classics like Mean Girls to cult hits like Amélie.
9 to 5 Playbill - Opening Night
110 in the Shade Playbill - March 1964
Aladdin Playbill - April 2018
Amélie Playbill - Opening Night
Anastasia Playbill - Opening Night
Applause Playbill - Sept 1970
The Band's Visit Playbill - May 2018
Beauty and the Beast Playbill - Opening Night
Beetlejuice Playbill - Opening Night
Big Fish Playbill - Opening Night
Billy Elliot Playbill - Opening Night
The Bridges of Madison County Playbill - Opening Night
Bring It On Playbill - Opening Night
Bullets Over Broadway Playbill - Opening Night
Catch Me If You Can Playbill - Opening Night, March 2011
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Playbill - Opening Night
A Christmas Story Playbill - Opening Night
Cry-Baby
Dance of the Vampires
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 2005
Elf Playbill - Opening Night
Fanny
Finding Neverland Playbill - Opening Night
Footloose Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1998
Frozen Playbill - Opening Night
Full Monty Playbill - Opening Night
Ghost the Musical Playbill - Opening Night
The Goodbye Girl
Grand Hotel Playbill - Nov 1989
Grey Gardens Playbill - Opening Night
Groundhog Day Playbill - Opening Night
Hairspray Playbill - Opening Night, July 2002
Hands On A Hardbody
Honeymoon in Vegas Playbill - Opening Night
King Kong Playbill - Opening Night
Kinky Boots Playbill - Opening Night
Legally Blonde
Legs Diamond
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid Playbill - February 2008
A Little Night Music Playbill - Sept 1973
Little Shop of Horrors Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 2003
Mary Poppins
Mean Girls Playbill - Opening Night
Moulin Rouge Playbill - Opening Night
Mrs. Doubtfire Playbill - March 2020
My Favorite Year
Newsies Playbill - Opening Night
Nine Playbill - May 1982
On the Twentieth Century Playbill - March 1978
Once Playbill - Opening Night
Passion Playbill - Oct 1994
Pretty Woman: The Musical Playbill - Opening Night
Priscilla Queen of the Desert Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 2011
Producers Playbill - Opening Night
Promises, Promises
Rocky Playbill - Opening Night
Saturday Night Fever
School of Rock
Shenandoah Playbill - May 1977
Shrek Playbill
Sing Street Playbill - Opening Night
Sister Act Playbill - Opening Night
Smile Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1986
A Soldier's Play Playbill - Opening Night
Spamalot Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 2005
State Fair Playbill - Opening Night, March 1996
Sunset Boulevard Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1994
Sweet Charity Playbill - May 1967
Sweet Smell of Success Playbill
Tarzan Playbill - Opening Night
Tootsie
Victor/Victoria Playbill - Opening Night
Waitress Playbill - Opening NIght
Wedding Singer
