Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Sign up for free
Discover
Login
Broadway Shows You Can Watch On Screen
42 items
By
Bekah Walsh
Ever wondered where that viral song came from? Often, it's Broadway. Many shows have been recorded or adapted into movies!
Sections
2
Broadway Pro Shots
Broadway Movie Adaptations
Broadway Pro Shots
This outdoor live production was recorded and can be viewed on BroadwayHD via Amazon
Into the Woods UK
This live recording is a concert version of Les Miz with a star-studded cast including Nick Jonas
Les Miserables 25th anniversary
This 25th anniversary Phantom performance is very close to the usual live show
Phantom Of The Opera Royal Albert Hall 25th
Surprise! Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote a short-lived Phantom of the Opera sequel. This is the Austrailian version.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies
Yes, HUGH JACKMAN was in Oklahoma and you can see it in this UK pro shot
Oklahoma!
Yes, it's a musical about cats.
Cats
This musical is based on “shop around the corner” the same tale that ultimately inspired “You've Got Mail.”
She Loves Me
This musical adaptation of the book of the same name ran off Broadway and was recorded.
Between the Lines
Yes, a Shrek musical came to Broadway. And you can watch the original cast perform here.
Shrek the Musical
A historic recording of the 1982 production starring THE Angela Lansbury
Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet St (1982)
This musical featuring the music of Irving Berlin is based on the film from 1942
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
The Prince of Egypt played on the West End and has not yet made it to Broadway
The Prince of Egypt: The Musical
Little Women hit Broadway as a musical in 2005 and remained popular. This recording is of a 2022 production.
Little Women: The Musical
A chaotic musical about writing a musical
[title of show]
Composer Jason Robert Brown wrote this musical about the unraveling of his own marriage.
The Last Five Years
Broadway Movie Adaptations
He had it coming! Cell Block Tango and more iconic songs in this movie adaptation of Chicago, the longest running musical currently on Broadway.
Chicago
Another Kander and Ebb classic! This adaptation has some changes from the stage version and stars Judy Garland's daughter Liza Minelli
Cabaret
There are pro shots available of live ITW productions, and Disney made this film adaptation in 2014
Into The Woods (Theatrical)
The movie version of Les Mis is a great place to start for anyone new to the story. There are live concert recordings available as well.
Les Miserables
Broadway's longest running musical was adapted into a movie in 2004
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
This film covers Act 1 of the Broadway production of Wicked
Wicked Pt 1
Oklahoma! Was transformational for Broadway. This movie adaptation is very close to the source material.
Oklahoma!
Barbara Streisand's performance is what makes this film iconic
Funny Girl
If you've only heard “Seasons of Love,” it's time to learn what RENT is really about
RENT
If you're a fan of 80's music, this jukebox musical is full of it. Cast includes Russell Brand and Julianne Hough.
Rock of Ages (2012)
This crowd favorite tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, featuring their most popular songs
Jersey Boys
Moulin Rouge was a movie before it came to Broadway (with different songs) in 2019. Which version do you prefer?
Moulin Rouge
Good morning, Baltimore! Hairspray is a movie turned musical turned movie musical turned live musical. You can't stop the beat!
Hairspray
Before Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda wrote In The Heights. This movie offers a fresh relevant take on the broadway material.
In the Heights
This adaptation doesn't do the staged musical justice, but it's a good way to get familiar with the story.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
It's not on Broadway - yet! This movie was adapted into a musical backed by Todrick Hall that is currently playing in London's West End.
Burlesque
Dolly is a diva classic that any theatre kid should know.
Hello, Dolly!
A star studded comedy - what if you try to make a musical fail?
The Producers (2005)
In this case, the movie came first. Little Shop of horrors has sucessfully been running off Broadway with a lineup of stars for several years.
Little Shop of Horrors
A Rodgers and Hammerstein Golden Age classic with themes that remain relevant.
South Pacific
Can a gambler woo a missionary?
Guys and Dolls
A song from this musical was once sampled in a Gwen Stefani single!
Fiddler On the Roof
A classic everyone should see at least once. Ariana Grande's “7 rings” samples from this musical.
The Sound of Music
This indie film made in Ireland inspired a Broadway musical of the same name.
Once
Get to know the “internationally ignored” sensation Hedwig in this rock opera.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Madonna stars as Argentinian first lady Eva Peron in this Andrew Lloyd Weber movie adaptation
Evita
This Cole Porter musical is inspired by Shakespeare's “Taming of the Shrew”
Kiss Me, Kate
