Carrie: The Musical premiered on May 12, 1988 and closed after only five performances. Even so, many petitions have emerged to revive it.
"Carrie: The Musical" was based on Stephen King's novel "Carrie." The musical opened on Broadway in 1988 but closed after only five performances due to negative reviews.
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The novel of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain was the basis of the Broadway musical of the same name.
Yes, "Grease" was originally a musical that premiered on Broadway in 1971. The musical was adapted into a film in 1978, and a novel based on the film was later published.
Cosette was a main character in the broadway musical and classic novel by Victor Hugo.
The first recorded performance by The King and I was on Broadway in 1951. The play itself is based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam written by Margaret Landon in 1944.
"Creepshow" is a Stephen King movie that is not based on a short story or a novel. It is an anthology horror film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King.
No character of that name exists in the musical. That character may be in the novel, "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire, but not in the Broadway musical.
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The musical based on the first novel by the 2003 winner of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters was choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler. Blankenbuehler is a talented choreographer known for his work on various Broadway productions, including "Hamilton" and "In the Heights."
Many people. the first we should give credit for is Gegory Maguire. he wrote the novel it is based off of, and without his permission, wouldn't have made it to the stage. Next is Stephen Schwartz,who composed and wrote the lryics for the music. also Winnie Holtzman, who wrote the lines, or book for the play. The story is that Schwartz and Holtman were having lunch one day when Schwartz said that the book should be a musical. later, Schwartz convinced Maguire that his novel would be great as a musical.
No.Wicked is both a Broadway musical and a novel.Trust me, the musical is easier to understand. Both the musical and the novel tell the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before she became evil up untill her death.
The musical version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden was produced on Broadway in 1991.