The road between movies and Broadway used to be a one way street, running from the Great White Way directly to the Silver Screen.<\/p>\n
But the success of musical theater adaptations movies such as Beauty and the Beast<\/strong>, Hairspray <\/strong>and The Producers<\/strong> has increased the flow of traffic in both directions. Now, The Weinstein Company is pulling on that highway with musicals based on some of their film catalog.<\/p>\n Variety is reporting that The Weinstein Company, who were longtime co-producers and investors on Broadway shows (including film to stage veterans The Producers <\/strong>and Young Frankenstein<\/strong>), will be taking the lead producer role on a number of film projects they will be adapting for the stage.<\/p>\n First up is a musical based on Finding Neverland<\/strong>, the 2004 movie starring Johnny Depp. They are eyeing a 2010 release for the stage production.<\/p>\n Another project in the pipeline is a Broadway adaptation of Pink Floyd’s The Wall<\/strong>, with Roger Waters set to lend a hand in bringing his band’s cult album to Broadway life.<\/p>\n Other films mentioned as Broadway fodder in the article are Shakespeare in Love, Chocolat, Cinema Paradiso<\/strong>, and Shall We Dance. <\/strong>
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This is a risky proposition for the Weinsteins. Because for every Lion King <\/strong>there is a Tarzan<\/strong>, for every Hairspray <\/strong>there is a Cry-Baby<\/strong>, and for every The Producers <\/strong>there is a Young Frankenstein. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"