125+ Musicals Based on Movies – The Full List
Last Updated: May 16, 2025
Looking for musicals that bring the excitement of cinema to the stage? From beloved film classics to modern blockbusters, these shows transform iconic movies into live stage productions. Here’s the full list of musicals based on movies.
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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: Jule Styne Lyrics: Bob Hilliard Book: Ben Hecht
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Movie It’s Based On: Nothing Sacred➝
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 Adaptation: 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: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Movie It’s Based On: All About Eve➝
Music/Lyrics: Paul Williams Book: Alan Parker
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
Movie It’s Based On: Bugsy Malone➝
Music: Burton Lane Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1979)
Movie It’s Based On: Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell➝
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics/Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Movie It’s Based On: Shenandoah➝
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1988)
Movie It’s Based On: Fame➝
Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen Book: Harvey Fierstein, Charles Suppon
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1988)
Movie It’s Based On: The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1982)
Movie It’s Based On: Little Shop of Horrors➝
Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: 1944 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1989)
Movie It’s Based On: Meet Me in St. Louis➝
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1982)
Movie It’s Based On: 8 1/2➝
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Bob Carlton
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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/Pre-Contemporary 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/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1983)
Movie It’s Based On: Singin’ in the Rain➝
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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/Pre-Contemporary 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: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
Movie It’s Based On: Beauty and the Beast➝
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr. Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Movie It’s Based On: Big➝
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Book: A.J. Carothers
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
Movie It’s Based On: St. Martin’s Lane➝
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Movie It’s Based On: Doctor Dolittle➝
Music: Tom Snow Lyrics/Book: Dean Pitchford Book: Walter Bobbie
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Movie It’s Based On: Footloose➝
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: 1956 Film/Pre-Contemporary 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: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Movie It’s Based On: My Favorite Year➝
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Movie It’s Based On: Reefer Madness➝
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Tom Briggs, Louis Mattioli
Musical Type: 1945 Film/Pre-Contemporary 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: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Movie It’s Based On: Sunset Boulevard➝
Music: Martin Silvestri Lyrics/Book: Joel Higgins
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Movie It’s Based On: The Traveling Executioner➝
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Movie It’s Based On: The Goodbye Girl➝
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: James Lapine, Peter Parnell
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Movie It’s Based On: The Lion King➝
Music: Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Book: Blake Edwards
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
Movie It’s Based On: Victor/Victoria➝
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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➝
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Joseph Robinette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Movie It’s Based On: A Christmas Story➝
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➝
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 Disney 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/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge
Musical Type: Contemporary (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/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➝
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
