"Promises, Promises" (Link: http://ibdb.com/production.asp?id=3438) is based on Billy Wilder's film The Apartment. You can search for more Broadway musicals with apartment settings on the internet Broadway Database at http://ibdb.com. Just click on "Advanced Search" and type in "apartment" in the settings field.
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The musical Cats is based on Old Possum's Book of Pratical Cats by T.S. Elliot.
You must go to your local housing authority in your county and they will give a income based voucher for an apartment.
Yes Ragtime the Musical is based on the book
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Yes, the musical "Grease" is based on a 1971 musical of the same name written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The screenplay for the popular 1978 film adaptation was written by Bronte Woodard, loosely based on the original musical.
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When a musical is based off of a tv show, movie, book, poetry, etc.
There have been a few... "Annie" is based on the Harold Gray comic strip/cartoon character "Little Orphan Annie". "Popeye the Musical" is based on the Elzie Seegar character "Popeye the Sailor". "Shrek the musical" is based on the cartoon character from the Shreck series of movies. "The Little Mermaid" is based on the Disney animated movie of the same name
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