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Photo Features 12 Plays That Were Turned Into Movies, Stage Musicals, and Movie Musicals A look at the evolution of Chicago, Sweeney Todd, My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly! and eight more.
By Hannah Vine
March 15, 2020

Many shows that come to Broadway are inspired by other works, sometimes a book, a movie, a play, or something else entirely. These 12 shows all started as plays before they were adapted into films, which in turn became musicals and movie musicals.

Flip through the 12 shows below:

12 Shows That Went From Play to Movie to Musical and Movie Musical

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12 Shows That Went From Play to Movie to Musical and Movie Musical

All of these stories have been recreated in four different formats.

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Pygmalion Playbill - May 1946
Play: Pygmalion
Pygmalion_Cover_Art_Film_HR
Film: Pygmalion
My Fair Lady Playbill - March 1960
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964) Movie Poster
Movie Musical: My Fair Lady
Romeo and Juliet Playbill - May 1940
Play: Romeo & Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Film_Cover_Art
Film: Romeo & Juliet
West Side Story Playbill - Feb 1959
West Side Story Playbill - Feb 1959
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Movie Musical: West Side Story
The Matchmaker Playbill - July 1956
The Matchmaker Playbill - July 1956
The Matchmaker_Cover_Art_Film
Film: The Matchmaker
Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Nov 1964
Musical: Hello, Dolly!
Barbra Streisand in the film adaptation
Barbra Streisand in the film adaptation
Auntie Mame Playbill - Dec 1956
Auntie Mame Playbill - Dec 1956
Auntie_Mame_Cover_Art_Film
Film: Auntie Mame
Mame Playbill - October 1966
Mame Playbill - October 1966
Mame_Film_Cover_Art_HR
Movie Musical: Mame
Chicago_Cover_Maurine_Dallas_Watkins
Play: Chicago
Roxie_Hart_Film_Cover_HR
Film: Roxie Hart
Chicago Playbill - June 1975
Chicago Playbill - June 1975
Movie_Musicals_Chicago_HR.jpg
Movie Musical: Chicago
Liliom_Production_Photo_1940_Burgess Meredith_Joan Tetzel_Ingrid Bergman
Play: Liliom
Liliom_1934_poster_Cover_Art_Film
Film: Liliom
Carousel Playbill - Nov 1946
Musical: Carousel
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Movie Musical: Carousel
20th Century Fox
I Am a Camera Playbill - Dec 1951
I Am a Camera Playbill - Dec 1951
I_Am_A_Camera_Cover_Art_Film
Film: I Am a Camera
Cabaret Playbill - Jan 1967
Cabaret Playbill - Jan 1967
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Movie Musical: Cabaret
La_Ronde_Cover_Art_Play
Play: La Ronde
La_Ronde_Film_Cover_Art
Film: La Ronde
Carolee Carmello and Donna Murphy in <i>Hello Again</i>
Musical: Hello Again
Joan Marcus
Hello_Again_Film_Production_Photo_2017_Audra McDonald_HR
Movie Musical: Hello Again
Hello Again LLC
Kismet_Play_Cover_Art
Play: Kismet
Kismet_(1944)_Cover_Art
Film: Kismet
Kismet Playbill - May 1954
Musical: Kismet
Kismet_Cover_Art_Film_HR
Movie Musical: Kismet
Berkeley_Square_Production_Photo_1929_Leslie Howard_Margalo Gillmore
Play: Berkeley Square
Berkeley_Square_(1933_Lobby_Card)_Cover_Art
Film: Berkeley Square
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1965
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1965
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Movie Musical: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
Sweeney_Todd,_the_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_Play_Christopher Bond
Play: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The_Demon_Barber_Of_Fleet_Street_Cover_Art
Film: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd Playbill - Feb 1979
Sweeney Todd Playbill - Feb 1979
Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in "Sweeney Todd."
Movie Musical: Sweeney Todd
Photo by Leah Gallo
Charley's_Aunt_Cover_Art
Play: Charley's Aunt
Charley's_Aunt Film_Cover_Art
Film: Charley's Aunt
Where's Charley? Playbill - March 1949
Where's Charley? Playbill - March 1949
Where's_Charley?_Cover_Art_Film_HR
Movie Musical: Where's Charley?
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