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When the Curtain Should’ve Stayed Closed: 14 Movies That Flopped on Stage
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items Not all movie-to-musical adaptations are created equal. In this post, we’re spotlighting the top films that dazzled on screen—only to crash and burn on stage. From awkward choreography to off-key storytelling, these musicals prove that some stories j...
While die-hard fans of Mean Girls may have enjoyed the musical adaptation of the iconic pop culture film, a lot of people beg to differ. What's your take on the Mean Girls musical?
Mean Girls The Musical Tour
You might be surprised to see this one on the list, but there's a lot of people online who agree that the musical adaptation of the movie truly just didn't do Fame any justice. To be honest with you… I actually agree with them. I was in a few high sc...
Fame The Musical
This was one I personally didn't even know was turned into a musical - but I'm shocked nonetheless. Fans say that it was underwhelming, especially considering the talent that was behind the music and scores written for the musical. Some even went so ...
Devil Wears Prada Musical | Dominion Theatre London
Just because a movie has a song or two in it… does not mean it should be made into a full blown musical.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Yes, the same UP that holds a special place in a lot of people's hearts. They couldn't even keep their hands off of this Disney/Pixar movie, turning it into a musical disasterpiece.
Big The Musical
I don't even have words. Just: why?
King Kong
Don't get me wrong, there's a great story behind Rocky - but not one that should be made into a musical, of all things. I'd much rather binge watch all 15 hours of the Rocky Movies.
Rocky - Broadway
I'm still struggling to process how they even turned this movie into a musical.
Legally Blonde
Just leave our childhood movies alone! Literally no one asked for a Shrek Musical. (Or maybe they did, but still… why?!)
Shrek the Musical
Yes you're reading that correctly - the horror movie series SAW has been turned into a musical. I'm still confused as to how someone was able to create music from gore-filled movie scenes to even create a whole musical. Not even mad, kinda just reall...
SAW The Musical
Listen, if you wanted to see the rain kissing scene in real life that bad, you totally could have just said so.
The Notebook The Musical
I took this one personally, not gonna lie. Almost Famous is one of the movies on my small list of life-long favorites… and they absolutely butchered it by turning it into a musical. I could actually cry.
Almost Famous - The Musical
I just don't think you can turn a Tim Burton movie into a musical and make it work. You can't capture that one-of-a-kind, dark magic he puts into his films - especially in a live performance with actors who aren't cut from the same creative-cloth as ...
BEETLEJUICE The Musical
This was, for whatever reason, one of my favorite Disney movies growing up - the musical rendition of the animated film, in my opinion, got so many negative reviews because they took a more historical approach to writing the musical. It's not as kid-...
Anastasia: The New Musical