# Producers Movie Musical in 2005, and other possibilities for movie musicals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2004, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producers-movie-musical-in-2005-and-other-possibilities-for-movie-musicals/223387 "2004-01-08T08:01:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alzarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producers-movie-musical-in-2005-and-other-possibilities-for-movie-musicals/223387/1 "2004-01-08T08:01:58Z")
I was thrilled in 2001 when Moulin Rouge brought the movie musical back to life, and got nominated for an Oscar. I was ecstatic in 2002 when Chicago went one step further and brilliantly brought a great stage musical to the silver screen, and people saw it, and it won the Oscar. 2003 was pretty dismal for movie musicals though, what with “From Justin to Kelly” possibly scaring off future movie musicals. I believe 2004 will see Phantom of the Opera. And apparently in 2005 we’ll be getting a movie version of the musical “The Producers” with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. I’ve heard various rumors of Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, Pippin, Rent and Sweeny Todd, but have no idea how close these are to fruition. Now a bit of trivia: There have been 56 winners of the Best Musical Tony since they were first awarded in 1949. 49-Kiss Me Kate (movie & stage revival taping) 50-South Pacific (movie & TV movie) 51-Guys and Dolls (movie) 52-The King and I (movie) 53-Wonderful Town 54-Kismet (movie) 55-Pajama Game (movie) 56-Damn Yankees (movie) 57-My Fair Lady (movie) 58-The Music Man (movie & TV movie) 59-Redhead 60-The Sound of Music (movie) 60-Fiorello! 61-Bye Bye Birdie (movie & TV movie) 62-How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (movie) 63-A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (movie) 64-Hello, Dolly! (movie) 65-Fiddler on the Roof (movie) 66-Man of La Mancha (movie) 67-Cabaret (movie) 68-Hallejuah, Baby! 69-1776 (movie) 70-Applause 71-Company 72-Two Gentlemen of Verona 73-A Little Night Music (movie) 74-Raisin 75-The Wiz (movie) 76-A Chorus Line (movie) 77-Annie (movie & TV movie) 78-Ain’t Misbehavin’ (stage show taping - unreleased) 79-Sweeney Todd (stage show taping) 80-Evita (movie) 81-42nd Street (based on original movie) 82-Nine 83-Cats (stage show taping) 84-La Cage Aux Folles 85-Big River 86-Mystery of Edwin Drood 87-Les Miserables 88-Phantom of the Opera (movie in 2004) 89-Jerome Robbins’ Broadway 90-City of Angels 91-Will Rogers’ Follies 92-Crazy For You (stage show taping - unreleased) 93-Kiss of the Spiderwoman 94-Passion (stage show taping) 95-Sunset Boulevard 96-Rent 97-Titanic: The Musical 98-Disney’s The Lion King (based on original movie) 99-Fosse (stage show taping) 00-Contact (stage show taping - unreleased) 01-The Producers (movie in 2005) 02-Thoroughly Modern Millie 03-Hairspray ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producers-movie-musical-in-2005-and-other-possibilities-for-movie-musicals/223387/2 "2004-01-08T11:08:37Z")
I heard a couple years ago that a producer of the movie MOULIN ROUGE got the rights to do a reimagining of JC SUPERSTAR. Ah gots to have mah PHANTOM OF THE OPERA movie! and I’d truly love a Sweeny Todd (casting anyone?)