Do You Think it is a good idea for film’s to be made into a Musical Production?
A tricky question which I ill go in depth to try to answer and perhaps argue.
Personally a Film being made into a Musical Production for me brings Life, Colour and Emotions to an live audience, therefore you are able to feel more personally involved in the storyline, also if you have seen the Film before, seeing what other’s have interpreted sometimes in a different angle can be very interesting, exciting and exhilarating . For Example taking Beauty and the Beast Broadway Production(April 29th 1997), a review states,” Seen by over 25 million people, Beauty and the Beast is one of the biggest Musicals of all time. Nominated foe nine Tony Award’s including Best Musical, this eye popping musical has been wowing audiences worldwide with record breaking run’s in New York, L.A., Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo and London’s west end where it enjoyed a two and a half year run.”1 ( http://www.thisistheatre.com/regional/beauty-and-the-beast.html) So this just proves in itself that a Film infact, can be turnt into a musical successfully.
However as an audience, majority of people state the fact the Film was better than the Production. This can clearly be seen in a review written by Peter Brown on the 9th of May, “ Fame now has incredible competition and in it’s present form fall’s rather short of what most people expect from a musical these day’s. The script is weak dated and trife, and there is a kind of tired feeling about it that seems to demand retirement to a greener more pleasant land.” 2 . He then continues, “ At very least it should be given a facelift with an injection of some gritty reality and modernism.”3 ( www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/reviews/fame07.htm) This is a prime example of a Film turned musical being unsuccessful.
This pattern in the musical theatre industry suggest that success in doing this has paid off and created a new fresh type of theatre which we now call Modern Day Theatre
With this new type of theatre the west end has drawn in more audiences than ever especially with the new arrivals of Dirty Dancing (October 23 2006), Oliver (January 2009) and Hairspray (October 11th 2007) which were all Flim’s successfully been made into a Musical Production.
So if your asking me the question “ Do You Think It Is A Good Idea That Film’s Be Made Into A Musical Production?”.
I personally believe that it is a good idea, especially because the audience has seen the film can now relate and connect to a live performance of there much loved favorite’s enhancing their viewing experience to another level.
Bibliography:
1) http://www.thisistheatre.com/regional/beauty-and-the-beast.html) 1
2) www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/reviews/fame07.htm) 2,3
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