Hollywood Films Re-imagined for Broadway

For many years, the relationship between Broadway and Hollywood went one way: from stage to screen.  But in the past couple of decades, some of the biggest Broadway hits have been adapted from films - think Hairspray or Kinky Boots. Four of the big new musicals opening this spring are based on movies, including Rocky: The Musical. The show’s creators knew they faced challenges when adapting Sylvester Stallone’s Academy Award-winning boxing movie for the stage. "If you...

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