Sentences with phrase «stage musical adaptation»

Singer / actress Kristin Chenoweth is clinging to a dream she'll be invited to join the cast of the stage musical adaptation of her cancelled Tv series...

However, no matter how successful the film has been it pales in comparison to the success of the stage musical adaptation — which is the highest - grossing stage musical ever, with worldwide grosses of over $ 6 billion.

In fact, the new Producers derives from Brooks» 2000 Tony - winning, Broadway stage musical adaptation of his earlier film (and Brooks, enjoying his septugenarian impresario rebirth, has written ten songs for an upcoming stage musical version of Young Frankenstein).

's stage musical adaptation sets its debut for next summer in Boston.

Here's a lesser known piece of trivia: The Color Purple, the stage musical adaptation of the same novel, narrowly avoided repeating that exact same trick at the Tony Awards in 2006.

She soon will begin work on Cyrano, Goodspeed's stage musical adaptation featuring music from the band The National, playing Roxanne to Peter Dinklage's Cyrano de Bergerac.

Not exact matches

Having run continuously on Broadway for the past 28 years (longer than any in history), Alain Boublil and Claude Michel Schonberg's much - loved stage musical Les Misérables brings a well - seasoned audience frothing for an equally worthy screen adaptation.

By the way, if you get an opportunity to see Gordon's stage adaptation, Re-Animator: The Musical, do so.

Not the big, stylized theatrical acting you see in most stage musicals and movie adaptations thereof, but intimate, realistic performances, grounded in real human emotion.

In 2012 he was seen in New Line's adaptation of the Broadway stage musical ROCK OF AGES, directed by Adam Shankman.

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th - century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.

For the few uninitiated (the stage show has been seen by 60 million people), Les Misérables is Cameron Mackintosh's adaptation of Claude - Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's musical based on the Victor Hugo saga set in early 19th century France.

The title more obviously calls to mind Victor Hugo's 19th century novel, the highly successful and long - running 1980s stage musical, and now the major feature film adaptation that will open in theaters on Christmas Day.

-- a jovial adaptation of Lionel Bart's stage show from the Dickens novel — is the director's only musical, as...

Backstage Disney offers a look at the adaptation of the movie into a Broadway Musical (Mary Poppins: From Page to Stage), a peek at the Broadway cast performing a song and dance routine (Step In Time) and a MP3 version of Step In Time (featuring Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee, stars of the Broadway production).

Interestingly, rather than try to keep as much of the stage musical intact in order to please fans of the theater production, Condon has made several significant changes in his adaptation, most notably in making the characters play more like the real - life counterparts of their inspiration.

Richard LaGravenese's adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's stage musical contains about four big numbers that are among the year's most memorable scenes (even though the film itself is pretty spotty).

After six years working on First Australians, it is not hard to imagine why, in 2009, Perkins embarked on the adaptation to film of Jimmy Chi's 1990s stage musical hit Bran Nue Dae.

Nearly a decade after it first appeared on theater stages and was subsequently staged in more than 170 cities worldwide, the film adaptation of the hit musical Mamma Mia!

Anyone who has seen the lavish stage musical and also loved it (and that two - part distinction is essential) will find much to be thankful for in director Tom Hooper's lavish film adaptation.

Though I didn't really like Tom Hooper's big screen adaptation of the popular stage musical or Judd Apatow's quasi-sequel to «Knocked Up,» there are still plenty of new releases worth checking out, including one of 2012's best films and the most anticipated prequel since «The Phantom Menace.»

Kate Abbott storms the barricades to sing the praises of Tom Hooper's adaptation of the ever - popular stage musical

Starting at full - emotion and never wavering for a moment, this huge movie adaptation of the long - running stage musical wears us out with its relentlessly epic approach.

He played Clive Owen's son in The Boys Are Back in 2009 and a soldier in the 2012 World War I miniseries Birdsong with Eddie Redmayne and Clémence Poésy, and had a surprising turn in 2013's Sunshine on Leith, a film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name based on songs by the Proclaimers.

Fans of the Oscar - winning 2006 Irish film Once (and its more recent stage - musical adaptation) may find this American drama a little derivative, but it's a strong story in its own right.

The big - screen adaptation welcomes songs from the stage musical, including «Children Will Listen,» «Giants in the Sky,» «On the Steps of the Palace,» «No One Is Alone» and «Agony,» among others.

Tom Hooper's adaptation of the hit stage musical cast her as the tragic Fantine, who loses her job as a seamstress and comes to a bad end by the city gates.

If you've not seen The Tall Guy, you must, as any movie featuring an extensive series of sequences depicting a musical stage adaptation of The Elephant Man (called Elephant!)

I went in expecting a strong adaptation of the stage musical, but this take on Jersey Boys feels more like a cheap behind - the - scenes look at the drama amongst the guys.

[featured - video] Synopsis: An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th - century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's «Matilda» rushes at you from the stage of the Shubert Theatre with the relentlessness of a high - speed rail train.

The 27 - year - old actor and Alexa Davies will join newcomer Lily James on the cast of the sequel — a follow up to the 2008 adaptation of the stage musical based on ABBA songs.

Coming up this month are films like «Selma,» the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic; new work from Tim Burton and Nicolas Cage; Reese Witherspoon in her most transformative role to date; a stage - to - screen adaptation of one of the theater's most beloved composers and lyricists; and a contemporary reboot to a musical classic.

This Christmas, ANNIE takes center stage in a brand new movie adaptation of the classic musical.

led to a Broadway musical adaptation 16 years later; that stage hit was in turn followed by this musical screen version a couple of years after that.

Half an hour into Tom Hooper's adaptation of the long - running stage musical Les Miserables, he fixes his camera on Anne Hathaway's tortured, tear - streaked face, and she delivers what ought to become one of the great moments in musical cinema history — right up there with Dorothy singing wistfully of a land far away, Gene Kelly swinging happily around damp lamp poles, and a problem like Maria singing to the grassy Austrian hillsides.

Given that a major West End musical adaptation of the film is slated for next year (making this the fourth Whoopi Goldberg blockbuster to beget a stage musical), and that 2010 also just happens to be the film's 20th anniversary, there's a safe bet that a new release will be coming down the pipe in the relatively near future.

A movie musical based on a stage musical built on pre-existing music certainly has some of its work done for it right from the point of cinematic conception, but even with such a head start, Clint Eastwood still applies enough tender, heartfelt identity to his adaptation, Jersey Boys, to make the screen version a touching endeavor.

Anne Hathaway sings as poverty threatens to destroy her life alongside that of Hugh Jackman in director Tom Hooper lavish adaptation of the stage musical Les Miserables.

Here We Go Again,» the upcoming sequel to the 2008 film adaptation of the ABBA - themed stage musical which grossed more than $ 600 million worldwide.

The hot - ticket stage adaptation of that film marks his first time helming a new musical and is certain to attract some first - time theatergoers, as well.

In addition, Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, who both shared the stage on Broadway in The Mountaintop, will sing on the big screen in the musical adaptation with Jennifer Hudson.

The only question I want answered is: will the Broadway Room just be a stage adaptation of the screenplay, or are we in store for The Room: The Musical?

For more on books - to - musicals, see posts on Arthur Phillips» The Song is You and Lee Smith's and Jill McCorkle's short story stage adaptation.

(the stage musical and subsequent 1968 film), and other present - day adaptations.

- titled Musical Resident Evil - stars Reon Yuzuki - will feature a former Takarazuka Revue superstar - handled by G2, a playwright and director who is readying a new Japanese production of My Fair Lady - also being handled by Osaka's Umeda Arts Theatre - fully original musical - slated to run in Tokyo from September to October and open in Osaka in November - Capcom's Hiroyuki Kobayashi will oversee the stage adaMusical Resident Evil - stars Reon Yuzuki - will feature a former Takarazuka Revue superstar - handled by G2, a playwright and director who is readying a new Japanese production of My Fair Lady - also being handled by Osaka's Umeda Arts Theatre - fully original musical - slated to run in Tokyo from September to October and open in Osaka in November - Capcom's Hiroyuki Kobayashi will oversee the stage adamusical - slated to run in Tokyo from September to October and open in Osaka in November - Capcom's Hiroyuki Kobayashi will oversee the stage adaptation

Xanadu: Douglas Carter Beane scripted this campy stage adaptation of the 1980 movie musical about a muse (the kind from Greek mythology) who inspires a street artist.

The Little Mermaid: Stage adaptation of animated Disney musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about a mermaid who yearns to become human.

«I had been doing stage interactives, like an interactive musical where the two romantic leads are played by members of the audience, or an interactive adaptation of A Christmas Carol,» Wirth says.