When Broadway is adapted for the cinema

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Wicked: Part One

U.S. 2024. Musical by Jon M. Chu with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey. When the Wicked Witch of the West dies, the Good Witch of the South tells the people of the Land of Oz the story of her friendship with the deceased.

Runtime: 160 min.

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West Side Story

U.S. 1961. Musical drama by Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins with Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris. In a New York neighborhood, a teenage gang leader?s sister falls in love with a member of a rival gang.

Runtime: 155 min.

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The Sound of Music

U.S. 1965. Musical by Robert Wise with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr. As governess to an Austrian nobleman's children, a novice trains the entire family in choral singing.

Runtime: 173 min.

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Funny Girl

U.S. 1968. Musical by William Wyler with Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford. The life of Fanny Brice, a Broadway comedy star in the early twentieth century, marked by professional success and a difficult love affair with a professional gambler.

Runtime: 140 min.

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Cabaret

U.S. 1972. Musical by Bob Fosse with Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey. In Berlin in 1931, a young Englishman falls in love with an eccentric-looking American woman who sings in a third-rate nightclub.

Runtime: 125 min.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

U.S. 1973. Musical drama by Norman Jewison with Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman. Portrayal of the last days of Jesus' life in the form of a musical show.

Runtime: 108 min.

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Hair

U.S. 1979. Musical by Milos Forman with John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly d'Angelo.

Runtime: 121 min.

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Annie

U.S. 1982. Musical by John Huston with Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett. The misadventures of an orphan girl who is chosen to live with a billionaire for a week.

Runtime: 128 min.

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Hairspray

U.S. 1988. Musical by John Waters with Ricki Lake, Leslie Ann Powers, Divine. A chubby teenager desperate to participate in a music show for young people gets noticed because of her energy and her ardour.

Runtime: 90 min.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

U.S. 2001. Musical drama by John Cameron Mitchell with John Cameron Mitchell, Andrea Martin, Michael Pitt. In search of love and fame, a transgender singer tells the story of her life during a concert tour.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Chicago

U.S. 2002. Musical by Rob Marshall with Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere. In the 1920s, a music hall star and an aspiring singer-dancer who are both accused of murder hire the same shrewd lawyer.

Runtime: 113 min.

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The Phantom of the Opera

G.-B. 2004. Musical drama by Joel Schumacher with Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson. In Paris, in 1870, a mysterious figure who haunts the backstage of an opera house falls in love with a young singer.

Runtime: 140 min.

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The Producers

U.S. 2005. Musical by Susan Stroman with Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman. A Broadway producer on the verge of bankruptcy and a shy accountant hatch a dishonest scheme to get rich quick.

Runtime: 134 min.

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Rent

U.S. 2005. Musical drama by Chris Columbus with Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp. In 1989, in New York City, a group of young people strive to overcome the many obstacles they face in their quest for happiness and success.

Runtime: 134 min.

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Dreamgirls

U.S. 2006. Musical drama by Bill Condon with Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles. The professional and romantic tribulations of a trio of African-American singers during the 1960s.

Runtime: 125 min.

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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

U.S. 2007. Musical by Tim Burton with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman. Back in London after fifteen years in Australia, a fallen barber sets out to get revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life.

Runtime: 116 min.

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Mamma Mia!

U.S. 2008. Musical by Phyllida Lloyd with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan. Determined to find out the identity of her father, a young woman invites three men who could potentially be her father to her wedding, without her mother's knowledge.

Runtime: 108 min.

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Nine

U.S. 2009. Musical by Rob Marshall with Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz. On the eve of shooting his next film, an Italian filmmaker runs out of inspiration and takes refuge in a spa town where, to his great misfortune, his team joins him.

Runtime: 119 min.

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Les Misérables

G.-B. 2012. Musical drama by Tom Hooper with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne. Persecuted by a persistent policeman, a former convict, who has become a factory owner under a false identity, adopts the daughter of one of his former employees who died in poverty.

Runtime: 158 min.

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Jersey Boys

U.S. 2014. Biography by Clint Eastwood with John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Vincent Piazza. From 1951 to 1990, the successes and setbacks of the pop-rock group The Four Seasons and its star singer, Frankie Valli.

Runtime: 134 min.

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Into the Woods

U.S. 2014. Musical by Rob Marshall with Emily Blunt, James Corden, Meryl Streep. To undo the spell cast on them by a witch, a baker and his wife must find four objects or animals belonging to fairy tale characters in three days.

Runtime: 125 min.

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Cats

U.S. 2019. Musical by Tom Hooper with Francesca Hayward, Judi Dench, Idris Elba. In London, an abandoned cat attends the annual Jellicle Ball, where the oldest cat in the world chooses who will be reborn into a new life.

Runtime: 110 min.

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In the Heights

U.S. 2021. Musical drama by Jon M. Chu with Anthon Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace. Life in a Latin American neighbourhood in New York City is turned upside down by the plans of a local grocer who dreams of opening a café in the Dominican Republic.

Runtime: 143 min.

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Fiddler on the Roof

U.S. 1971. Musical by Norman Jewison with Chaim Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey. In a Ukrainian village, a Jewish farmer and father of five daughters worries about the love affairs of his three oldest daughters.

Runtime: 180 min.

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The King and I

U.S. 1955. Musical by Walter Lang with Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno. In 1862, an English widow is entrusted with the education of King of Siam?s children.

Runtime: 133 min.

Broadway adapted for the cinema

Wicked: Part One

West Side Story

The Sound of Music

Funny Girl

Cabaret

Jesus Christ Superstar

Hair

Annie

Hairspray

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Chicago

The Phantom of the Opera

The Producers

Rent

Dreamgirls

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Mamma Mia!

Nine

Les Misérables

Jersey Boys

Into the Woods

Cats

In the Heights

Fiddler on the Roof

The King and I

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