Musicals Based on Movies
The following list includes stage musicals based on movies, including films released for cinema and television. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Golden Age Musicals Based on Movies
Golden Age Musicals Based on Movies
Music/Lyrics: Harold Rome Book: Leonard Gershe
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Movie It’s Based On: Destry Rides Again➝
Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: John Fearnley, Beverly Cross, Tommy Steele
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Movie It’s Based On: Hans Christian Andersen➝
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Bob Hilliard Book: Ben Hecht
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Movie It’s Based On: Nothing Sacred➝
Music/Lyrics: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans Book: Al Morgan, José Ferrer
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Movie It’s Based On: The Captain’s Paradise➝
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Movie It’s Based On: Ninotchka➝
1960s Musicals Based on Movies
Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill Adaptation: Edward Albee
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Movie It’s Based On: Breakfast at Tiffany’s➝
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Adaptations: Charles K. Freeman, Ronald Hanmer, Phil Park
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Movie It’s Based On: Calamity Jane➝
Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Michael Stewart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Movie It’s Based On: Lili➝
Music/Lyrics: Walter Marks Book: Ernest Kinoy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Movie It’s Based On: A Hole in the Head➝
Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Nunnally Johnson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Movie It’s Based On: The World of Henry Orient➝
*This musical is also based on the book, The World of Henry Orient➝
Music: Manos Hadjidakis Lyrics: Joe Darion Book: Jules Dassin
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Movie It’s Based On: Never on Sunday➝
Miracle on 34th Street (Here’s Love)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Movie It’s Based On: Miracle on 34th Street➝
Music: Burt Bacharach Lyrics: Hal David Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Movie It’s Based On: The Apartment➝
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics: Dorothy Fields Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Movie It’s Based On: Nights of Cabiria➝
1970s Musicals Based on Movies
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Movie It’s Based On: Smiles of a Summer Night➝
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Movie It’s Based On: All About Eve➝
Music/Lyrics: Paul Williams Book: Alan Parker
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Movie It’s Based On: Bugsy Malone➝
Music: Burton Lane Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Movie It’s Based On: Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell➝
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics/Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Movie It’s Based On: Twentieth Century➝
* This musical is also based on the play, Twentieth Century.
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Philip Rose, James Lee Barrett
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Movie It’s Based On: Shenandoah➝
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Movie It’s Based On: Some Like It Hot➝
1980s Musicals Based on Movies
Music: Steve Margoshes Lyrics: Jacques Levy Book: José Fernandez
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Movie It’s Based On: Fame➝
Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen Book: Harvey Fierstein, Charles Suppon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Movie It’s Based On: The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Movie It’s Based On: Little Shop of Horrors➝
Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: 1944 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1989)
Movie It’s Based On: Meet Me in St. Louis➝
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Movie It’s Based On: 8 1/2➝
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Bob Carlton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Movie It’s Based On: Forbidden Planet➝
* This musical is also based on the play, The Tempest➝
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Music/Lyrics: Gene de Paul, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Book: Lawrence Kasha, David Landay
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1982)
Movie It’s Based On: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers➝
Music/Lyrics: Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed Book: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Musical Type: 1952 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1983)
Movie It’s Based On: Singin’ in the Rain➝
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Movie It’s Based On: Smile➝
Music/Lyrics: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg Music: Herbert Stothart Book: L. Frank Baum, John Kane
Musical Type: 1939 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1987)
Movie It’s Based On: The Wizard of Oz➝
* This musical is also based on the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz➝
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Movie It’s Based On: Woman of the Year➝
1990s Musicals Based on Movies
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Movie It’s Based On: Beauty and the Beast➝
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr. Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Movie It’s Based On: Big➝
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Book: A.J. Carothers
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Movie It’s Based On: St. Martin’s Lane➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Movie It’s Based On: Doctor Dolittle➝
Music: Tom Snow Lyrics/Book: Dean Pitchford Book: Walter Bobbie
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Movie It’s Based On: Footloose➝
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: 1956 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1997)
Movie It’s Based On: High Society➝
Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil Lyrics: Edward Hardy, Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Movie It’s Based On: The Return of Martin Guerre➝
* This musical is also based on the true story of Martin Guerre.
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Joseph Dougherty
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Movie It’s Based On: My Favorite Year➝
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Movie It’s Based On: Passione d’Amore➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Fosca➝
Music/Book: Dan Studney Lyrics/Book: Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Movie It’s Based On: Reefer Madness➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Movie It’s Based On: Scrooge➝
* This musical is also based on the book, A Christmas Carol➝
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Tom Briggs, Louis Mattioli
Musical Type: 1945 Film / Late 20th Century Musical (1996)
Movie It’s Based On: State Fair➝
* This musical is also based on the book, State Fair➝
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Movie It’s Based On: Sunset Boulevard➝
Music: Martin Silvestri Lyrics/Book: Joel Higgins
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Movie It’s Based On: The Traveling Executioner➝
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Movie It’s Based On: The Goodbye Girl➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: James Lapine, Peter Parnell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Movie It’s Based On: The Hunchback of Notre Dame➝
* This musical is also based on the book, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame➝
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Movie It’s Based On: The Lion King➝
Music: Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Book: Blake Edwards
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Movie It’s Based On: Victor/Victoria➝
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Movie It’s Based On: Whistle Down the Wind➝
* This musical is also based on the novella, Whistle Down the Wind➝
2000s Musicals Based on Movies
Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton Book: Patricia Resnick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Movie It’s Based On: 9 to 5➝
Music/Lyrics: John Bucchino Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: The Catered Affair➝
* This musical is also based on the teleplay, The Catered Affair.
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Joseph Robinette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Movie It’s Based On: A Christmas Story➝
* This musical is also based on In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash➝ by Jean Shepherd
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Movie It’s Based On: A Man of No Importance➝
Music: Elton John Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Movie It’s Based On: Billy Elliot➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Cinco Paul Book: Ken Daurio
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Movie It’s Based On: Bubble Boy➝
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Movie It’s Based On: Catch Me If You Can➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Catch Me If You Can➝
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Adaptations: Jeremy Sams, Ray Roderick
Musical Type: 1968 Film/Contemporary Musical (2002)
Movie It’s Based On: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang➝
Music/Lyrics: Adam Schlesinger, David Javerbaum Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: Cry-Baby➝
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Eleanor Bergstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Movie It’s Based On: Dirty Dancing➝
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Jeffrey Lane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Movie It’s Based On: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: George Reinblatt Music: Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, Melissa Morris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Movies Based On: The Evil Dead➝, Evil Dead II➝, Army of Darkness➝
Music/Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez Book: Lindsay Anderson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: Finding Nemo➝
Music/Lyrics: Robbie Roth Lyrics/Book: Robert Cary Book: Tom Hedley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Movie It’s Based On: Flashdance➝
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Movie It’s Based On: Hairspray➝
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: David Simpatico
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: High School Musical➝
Music/Lyrics: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe Book: Heather Hach
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: Legally Blonde➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Legally Blonde➝
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: 1964 Film/Contemporary Musical (2004)
Movie It’s Based On: Mary Poppins➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Mary Poppins➝
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Movie It’s Based On: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert➝
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Movie It’s Based On: Shrek➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Shrek!➝
Music/Lyrics: Jon Kaplan, Al Kaplan Book: Hunter Bell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Movie It’s Based On: The Silence of the Lambs➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Movie It’s Based On: Sister Act➝
Music: John Du Prez Music/Lyrics/Book: Eric Idle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Movie It’s Based On: Monty Python and the Holy Grail➝
Music/Lyrics: David Kirshenbaum Book: Hunter Foster
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Movie It’s Based On: Summer of ’42➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Summer of ’42➝
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Craig Carnelia Book: John Guare
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Movie It’s Based On: Sweet Smell of Success➝
* This musical is also based on the novella, Sweet Smell of Success.
Music/Lyrics: Phil Collins Book: David Henry Hwang
Musical Type: 1999 Film/Contemporary Musical (2006)
Movie It’s Based On: Tarzan➝
Music/Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Movie It’s Based On: The Color Purple➝
* This musical is also based on the book, The Color Purple➝
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Movie It’s Based On: The Full Monty➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: 1989 Film/Contemporary Musical (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: The Little Mermaid➝
* This musical is also based on the classic fairy tale.
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mel Brooks Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Movie It’s Based On: The Producers➝
Music/Book: James Valcq Lyrics/Book: Fred Alley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Movie It’s Based On: The Spitfire Grill➝
Music: Jimmy Roberts Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Movie It’s Based On: Männer➝
Music/Lyrics: David Bryan Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Movie It’s Based On: The Toxic Avenger➝
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin Book: Tim Herlihy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Movie It’s Based On: The Wedding Singer➝
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Dick Scanlan Book: Richard Morris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Movie It’s Based On: Thoroughly Modern Millie➝
* This musical is also based on the musical Chrysanthemum.
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: David Ives, Paul Blake
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Contemporary Musical (2000)
Movie It’s Based On: White Christmas➝
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: Xanadu➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mel Brooks Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Movie It’s Based On: Young Frankenstein➝
2010s Musicals Based on Movies
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin Lyrics: Tim Rice, Howard Ashman
Musical Type: 1992 Film/Contemporary Musical (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Aladdin➝
Music/Lyrics: Tom Kitt Lyrics/Book: Cameron Crowe
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Movie It’s Based On: Almost Famous➝
Music/Lyrics: Daniel Messé Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Amélie➝
Music/Lyrics: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: 1951 Film/Contemporary Musical (2014)
Movie It’s Based On: An American in Paris➝
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Movie It’s Based On: Anastasia➝
Music/Lyrics: Eddie Perfect Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Movie It’s Based On: Beetlejuice➝
Music: Howard Goodall Lyrics: Charles Hart Book: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Bend It Like Beckham➝
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: A Private Function➝
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa Book: John August
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Movie It’s Based On: Big Fish➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Big Fish➝ by Daniel Wallace.
Music: Tom Kitt Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Jeff Whitty
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Bring It On➝
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Woody Allen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Movie It’s Based On: Bullets Over Broadway➝
Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow Book: Tim Firth
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Calendar Girls➝
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: 1957 Film/Contemporary Musical (2013)
Movie It’s Based On: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella➝
* This musical is also based on the classic fairy tale.
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Cruel Intentions➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Les Liaisons Dangereuses➝
Music/Lyrics: Various Lyrics/Book: Nick Blaemire Adaptation: Madeline Smith
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movies Based On: Descendants Series➝
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Peter Duchan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Movie It’s Based On: Dogfight➝
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Chad Beguelin Book: Bob Martin, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Movie It’s Based On: Elf➝
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Richard Greenberg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Movie It’s Based On: Far From Heaven➝
Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Allan Knee, James Graham
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Movie It’s Based On: Finding Neverland➝
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Brian Yorkey Book: Bridget Carpenter
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)➝
Movies Based On: The Freaky Friday films➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Freaky Friday➝
Music/Lyrics: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez Book: Jennifer Lee
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Movie It’s Based On: Frozen➝
Music/Lyrics: Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard Lyrics/Book: Bruce Joel Rubin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Ghost➝
Music/Lyrics: Tim Minchin Book: Danny Rubin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Movie It’s Based On: Groundhog Day➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Laurence O’Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Movie It’s Based On: Heathers➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Kristoffer Diaz, Robert Horn, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Movie It’s Based On: Hercules➝
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge
Musical Type: 1942 Film / Contemporary Musical (2014)
Movie It’s Based On: Holiday Inn➝
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Andrew Bergman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Movie It’s Based On: Honeymoon in Vegas➝
Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Movie It’s Based On: Kinky Boots➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Janus Cercone, Warren Leight
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Movie It’s Based On: Leap of Faith➝
Music/Lyrics: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Little Miss Sunshine➝
Music/Lyrics: Howard Goodall Lyrics/Book: Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Movie It’s Based On: Love Story➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Love Story➝
Music: David Arnold Lyrics: Richard Thomas Book: Richard Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Movie It’s Based On: Made in Dagenham➝
Music: Jeff Richmond Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Tina Fey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Movie It’s Based On: Mean Girls➝
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: John Logan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Movie It’s Based On: Moulin Rouge!➝
Music: George Fenton, Simon Chamberlain Lyrics: Don Black Book: Terry Johnson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Mrs. Henderson Presents➝
Music/Lyrics: Nicky Ager Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Movie It’s Based On: Nativity!➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Jack Feldman Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: 1992 Film/Contemporary Musical (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Newsies➝
Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Once➝
Music/Lyrics: Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Book: Garry Marshall, J.F. Lawton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Movie It’s Based On: Pretty Woman➝
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Thomas Meehan, Sylvester Stallone
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Movie It’s Based On: Rocky➝
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: School of Rock➝
Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Movie It’s Based On: Sing Street➝
Music: Jeffrey Zahn Lyrics/Book: Joe Troiano
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Spookley: The Square Pumpkin➝
* This musical is also based on the book series, Spookley the Square Pumpkin➝
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Itamar Moses
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Movie It’s Based On: The Band’s Visit➝
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Movie It’s Based On: The Bodyguard➝
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Philip LaZebnik
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Movie It’s Based On: The Prince of Egypt➝
Music: Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Yip Harburg, Tim Rice Book: Jeremy Sams
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: The Wizard of Oz➝
* This musical is also based on the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz➝
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Robert Horn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Movie It’s Based On: Tootsie➝
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Matthew White, Howard Jacques
Musical Type: 1935 Film / Contemporary Musical (2011)
Movie It’s Based On: Top Hat➝
Music: A.J. Holmes Lyrics: Kaley McMahon Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Eric Kahn Gale
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Movie It’s Based On: Aladdin➝
Music/Lyrics: Sara Bareilles Book: Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Movie It’s Based On: Waitress➝
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Movie It’s Based On: The Powder and the Glory➝
* This musical is also based on the book, War Paint➝
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Jeffrey Lane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Movie It’s Based On: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown➝
2020s Musicals Based on Movies
Music/Lyrics: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard Book: Bob Gale
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Movie It’s Based On: Back to the Future➝
Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Movie It’s Based On: Days of Wine and Roses➝
Music/Lyrics: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey Book: Marco Pennette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Movie It’s Based On: Death Becomes Her➝
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: David Ives
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Movies Based On: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie➝, The Exterminating Angel➝
Music: Jason Robert Brown Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Movie It’s Based On: Mr. Saturday Night➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Karey Kirkpatrick Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick Book: John O’Farrell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Movie It’s Based On: Mrs. Doubtfire➝
* This musical is also based on the book, Alias Madame Doubtfire➝ by Anne Fine.
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Matthew López, Amber Ruffin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Movie It’s Based On: Some Like It Hot➝
Music/Book: Anna K. Jacobs Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Movie It’s Based On: Teeth➝
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Shaina Taub, Mark Sonnenblick Book: Kate Wetherhead
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Movie It’s Based On: The Devil Wears Prada➝
* This musical is also based on the book, The Devil Wears Prada➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Justin Levine Music/Lyrics: Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance Book: Adam Rapp
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Movie It’s Based On: The Outsiders➝
* This musical is also based on the book, The Outsiders➝
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey Book: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Movie It’s Based On: The Visitor➝
Music: Julianne Wick Davis Lyrics/Book: Dan Collins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Movie It’s Based On: Trevor➝
Last Reviewed: May 16, 2025