Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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OHMYGOD HEY!

Currently two things seem to be true: there are ever more stage musicals based on films, and there is ever more debate about whether there are too many of them.

Today I'm glancing back at the history of the film-to-stage adaptations, the major examples that shifted how audiences engage with such shows including Disney's arrival on Broadway as well as musicals including Monty Python's Spamalot and Legally Blonde, and the potentially growing disinterest in recent movie based narratives.

I'm also considering whether musicals based on movies have a brand image problem, the shows that are already trying to circumvent that, what the future might look like for the contemporary Broadway musical, and whether original shows are inherently better...

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00:00 | introduction
03:04 | the history
13:41 | the popularity
23:52 | is originality better?
30:28 | conclusion

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