Which musicals made the transfer from stage to screen unscathed? Here's one person's opinion.
The best musical adaptations:
- "Les Miserables" 2012
- "My Fair Lady" 1964
- "Little Shop of Horrors" 1986
- "Oliver!" 1968
- "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" 1967
- "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" 1966
- "Gypsy" 1962
- "Chicago" 2002
- "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" 2007(Tim Burton doing Sondheim! How good can it get?)
- "Annie" 1982 version (poor John Huston)
- "Jesus Christ Superstar" 1973
- "Man of La Mancha" 1972 (calling this a turkey is high praise)
- "Hair" 1979 (just because the timing was wrong, 1968 becomes 1979?)
- "The Wiz" 1978 (poor Sidney Lumet)
- "Evita" 1996 (Madge as Evita sounded good on paper)
- "The Sound of Music" 1966
- "West Side Story" 1961
- "Oklahoma" 1955
- "South Pacific" 1957
- "The King and I" 1956
- "Fiddler on the Roof" 1971
- "Funny Girl" 1968
- "Hello Dolly" 1969
- "Paint Your Wagon" 1969
- "Camelot" 1967
- "Sweet Charity" 1968
- "Grease" 1978
- "Dreamgirls" 2006
- "The Producers" 2005
- "Guys and Dolls" 1955
- "A Chorus Line" 1985
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