“What is happening now with a lot of musicals is because musicals are so expensive to produce onstage, and when they are turned into movies, they already have a built-in audience,” Camp said. While some adaptations have received mixed reviews from audience members, filmmakers continue to adapt musical productions for the screen. Musicals first made popular on Broadway, such as “Mamma Mia,” “Evita” and “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” have now graced the silver screen. In recent years, more film companies have been taking on the challenging task of adapting musical theater for film.
“There has always been a lovely relationship.” “Historically, there has been a great tie between movies and the stage,” Camp said. While there seems to be a growing trend toward turning musicals into movies, Camp said the interchange between Broadway and Hollywood is not new. Some earlier plays adapted for the big screen include the 1965 classic “Sound of Music” and George Cukor’s 1964 musical film “My Fair Lady.” This image released by Universal Pictures shows Amanda Seyfried as Cosette in a scene from “Les Misérables.” The costumes for the film were designed by Spanish designer Paco Delgado (AP photo).Īmy Camp, a graduate from Brigham Young University–Idaho, is a self-proclaimed music theater junkie.
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