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This trope can be taken one step further, by going from movie, to stage musical, to [[Recursive Adaptation]] movie-of-the-stage-musical.
This trope can be taken one step further, by going from movie, to stage musical, to [[Recursive Adaptation]] movie-of-the-stage-musical.
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=== Film musicals adapted for the stage: ===
== Film musicals adapted for the stage ==
* ''[[Forty Second Street|42nd Street]]''
* ''[[Forty Second Street|42nd Street]]''
* ''[[Calamity Jane]]''
* ''[[Calamity Jane]]''
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=== Stage musicals based on non-musical films (original film in parenthesis if neccessary): ===
== Stage musicals based on non-musical films (original film in parenthesis if neccessary) ==
* ''Against All Hope''
* ''Against All Hope''
* ''Applause'' (''[[All About Eve]]'')
* ''Applause'' (''[[All About Eve]]'')
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* ''[[Sister Act]]''
* ''[[Sister Act]]''
* ''[[Barbarella]]''
* ''[[Barbarella]]''
* ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]''. (Considered one of the biggest flops in Broadway history -- it only had four previews, and never officially opened)
* ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]''. (Considered one of the biggest flops in Broadway history—it only had four previews, and never officially opened)
* ''The Goodbye Girl'' (Adapted by screenwriter [[Neil Simon]] himself)
* ''The Goodbye Girl'' (Adapted by screenwriter [[Neil Simon]] himself)
* ''Donnybrook!'' (''[[The Quiet Man]]'')
* ''Donnybrook!'' (''[[The Quiet Man]]'')
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* Some stage adaptations of novels had input from people involved with movie adaptations of them.
* Some stage adaptations of novels had input from people involved with movie adaptations of them.
** The musical version of ''[[Carrie]]'' shared a scriptwriter with the movie and is still a Broadway byword for unmitigated failure in Screen-To-Stage Adaptationalizing. [[So Bad It's Good]] or unredeemably awful? [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3315584 You decide.] (Betty Buckley, who played Miss Collins in the movie and Carrie's mom here, still salvaged a song for her album though.)
** The musical version of ''[[Carrie]]'' shared a scriptwriter with the movie and is still a Broadway byword for unmitigated failure in Screen-To-Stage Adaptationalizing. [[So Bad It's Good]] or unredeemably awful? [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3315584 You decide.] (Betty Buckley, who played Miss Collins in the movie and Carrie's mom here, still salvaged a song for her album though.)
** ''[[The Color Purple]]'' counted among its producers two people who worked on the movie version -- Quincy Jones (co-producer) and Oprah Winfrey (she played Sofia).
** ''[[The Color Purple]]'' counted among its producers two people who worked on the movie version—Quincy Jones (co-producer) and Oprah Winfrey (she played Sofia).
* ''[[Back to The Future]]'' (currently in development with [[Alan Silvestri]] writing songs and [[Robert Zemeckis]] producing)
* ''[[Back to The Future]]'' (currently in development with [[Alan Silvestri]] writing songs and [[Robert Zemeckis]] producing)


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=== Non-musical stage adaptations of movies: ===
== Non-musical stage adaptations of movies ==
* ''Clue: The Play''
* ''Clue: The Play''
** Sadly, there is to date no commercially available stage adaptation of the film. A few players have obtained special permission, and any other performance was and would be technically illegal. There is a musical stage version, but it has nothing to do with the film.
** Sadly, there is to date no commercially available stage adaptation of the film. A few players have obtained special permission, and any other performance was and would be technically illegal. There is a musical stage version, but it has nothing to do with the film.
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=== Stage musicals based on manga and/or anime (these tend to be series of musicals that follow successive story arcs): ===
== Stage musicals based on manga and/or anime (these tend to be series of musicals that follow successive story arcs) ==
* ''Musical [[The Prince of Tennis]]'', known by fans as Tenimyu
* ''Musical [[The Prince of Tennis]]'', known by fans as Tenimyu
* ''Rock Musical [[Bleach]]'', known as Burimyu
* ''Rock Musical [[Bleach]]'', known as Burimyu
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* ''Butai Ban Fuma No Kojiro''
* ''Butai Ban Fuma No Kojiro''
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=== Special Mention ===
== Special Mention ==
* ''Gyakuten Saiban −Yomigaeru Shinjitsu'', based off the [[Ace Attorney]] video game series.
* ''Gyakuten Saiban −Yomigaeru Shinjitsu'', based off the [[Ace Attorney]] video game series.


=== Stage adaptations from other sources: ===
== Stage adaptations from other sources ==


* ''[[The Addams Family]]''
* ''[[The Addams Family]]''

Revision as of 14:42, 26 February 2015

It's usually the case that hit plays get turned into movies. But more and more nowadays, the opposite is happening, with films being translated for the stage. Some say it's a sign of intellectual bankruptcy in theatre. Hollywood has the same problem, but there are a lot more new successful movies in the last two decades than new successful plays. So the stealing ends up being one way.

These are usually musicals even when they weren't in the first place (see All Musicals Are Adaptations); Adaptation Decay usually occurs here. Movie musicals are also frequently adapted for the stage, and these tend to acquire additional songs in the stage version.

This trope can be taken one step further, by going from movie, to stage musical, to Recursive Adaptation movie-of-the-stage-musical.

Film musicals adapted for the stage

Stage musicals based on non-musical films (original film in parenthesis if neccessary)

Non-musical stage adaptations of movies

  • Clue: The Play
    • Sadly, there is to date no commercially available stage adaptation of the film. A few players have obtained special permission, and any other performance was and would be technically illegal. There is a musical stage version, but it has nothing to do with the film.
  • Night of the Living Dead: The public domain status, and relatively low budget the film had makes it an easy and convincing transfer onto stage.
  • The 39 Steps has been staged in a recent production with four actors.
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Adapted for amateur stagings in The Eighties)
  • Point Break Live! is a tongue-in-cheek retelling that uses an audience member to fill Keanu Reeves's role (dialogue is provided on cue cards).
  • 12 Angry Men: Technically, it was a play before it was a movie. However, it started as a teleplay on CBS' Studio One program.
    • Does it count as an adaptation if the two versions have almost exactly the same script? The movie has an extra, very short, intro scene and that's about it.

Stage musicals based on manga and/or anime (these tend to be series of musicals that follow successive story arcs)

Special Mention

  • Gyakuten Saiban −Yomigaeru Shinjitsu, based off the Ace Attorney video game series.

Stage adaptations from other sources

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