If only to see choreographers forced to acknowledge the 1, 2, 3, 4, I support this.
I think the obvious answer is Alice Cooper.
There are already a couple of amateur efforts to make a **Jonathan Coulton **musical (Artificial Heartache and one based around Code Monkey) but I think there’s potential for one there if one could find enough upbeat songs in his catalogue (and there aren’t as many as you’d think). It might be easier if you make it a joint JoCo/Paul and Storm musical - more to choose from, more upbeat songs and all in a similar vein.
I’m not the guy to figure out what story line it should have, but I’d probably go see a jukebox musical featuring the songs of The Manhattan Transfer.
ETA: Was Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge qualified to be considered a jukebox musical?
Looking at the Wikipedia list, I’m amazed that neither Lionel Richie nor Celine Dion haven’t been done.
My nomination: Bon Jovi. Musical Name: Tommy and Gina
I’ve always had a dream of producing a Cherry Poppin’ Daddies musical, which would largely be set in the Pink Elephant and feature characters like Sleazy P. Martini, Mister White Keys, The Ding Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line and have big dance numbers like Zoot Suit Riot and Brown Derby Jump. It would make millions 
I would image some of these people have asked to have a jukebox musical done for their music, but have refused for various reasons. Remember, if you can’t get the musical rights, you have no musical.
I loved the neo-swing trend and the Cherry Poppin Daddies. I’d see that musical!
John Cougar Mellencamp:
[ul]
[li]Hurts So Good[/li][li]Jack and DIane[/li][li]Pink Houses[/li][li]Small Town[/li][li]R.O.C.K. in the USA[/li][li]Rain on the Scarecrow[/li][li]Authority Song[/li][li]Paper in Fire[/li][li]Crumblin’ Down[/li][li]Wild Night[/li][li]I Need a Lover[/li][/ul]
It practically writes itself. Small town songwriter falls in love with high school sweetheart, but longs for the big city lights. Makes it big, fame and money, descends into decadence, returns to small town but life has moved on while he was away.
Creedence Clearwater Revival presents “Travelin’ Band”:
A young man struggles through obscurity and adversity to become a big rock star, but things start to turn bad. He gets tired of the life and longs for simpler times, finally returning to his humble home.
- Born On The Bayou
- Fortunate Son
- Down On The Corner
- Lodi
- Hey Tonight
- Travelin’ Band
- Commotion
- Bad Moon Rising
- Green River
- Up Around The Bend
- Long As I Can See The Light
- Lookin’ Out My Back Door
(I guess you’d have to stick “Proud Mary” in there somewhere too. People would expect it.)
Btw, if Alan Sherman and Tom Lehrer can have then, Weird Al should get one, too.
Didn’t anyone mention that Across the Universe is essentially what you guys are talking about? I didn’t see it if it were.
An easy movie would be any of the album releases by the Drive By Truckers. The movie I would really wanna see would wanna see the movie made from Apostrophe and Overnite Sensation by Frank Zappa. The world really needs a Zomby Woof movie.
I’ll play.
Styx
Angry Young Man turns Renegade then meets Lorelei and settles down with his Lady, gets restless so leaves his Babe, ends up with Too Much Time on [His] Hands and returns to Come Sail Away with his Lady happily ever after in the Best of Times.
XTC
Life Begins At The Hop
10 Feet Tall
When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
Making Plans For Nigel
Then She Appeared
Rocket From A Bottle
Burning With Optimism’s Flames
All Of a Suddden (It’s Too Late)
No Language In Our Lungs
Love On A Farmboy’s Wages
Senses Working Overtime
Earn Enough For Us
Mayor of Simpleton
Chalkhills And Children
Garden of Earthly Delights
It writes itself!
Andy? Colin? How much do I get?
MiM
Louis Jordon. Tells the story of Louis Jordon.
Directed by Tim Burton.
I think someone could probably make a good comedic one based on the songs of “Weird” Al Yankovic.
+1 for Little Feat from the OP; that was my immediate first-response before I’d read that far.
Nine Inch Nails would be easy, but depressing as hell.
Violent Femmes, Lou Reed, Camper Van Beethoven, Joe Jackson, Garbage, James Brown and ZZ Top all come to mind.
R.E.M. would be either really easy or really difficult, depending upon whether the narrative-crafter thought s/he understood WTH Stipe was saying (literally–like, the text of the lyrics) and/or meant.
And I gotta shout-out Cowboy Junkies here.
Metallica. Formation from a music add. Scrappy Upstarts get some traction. Fire member(Who forms another influential band). Requisite death of member (Cliff Burton RIP). Goes on to attain world wide fame.
Pantera. ( A Brother’s Story) Same as above. Substitute drug addiction breaking the band at their height. Murder on stage of a beloved member and multiple people. Grieving brother goes on to form new band only to die…
It would sort of require a reconciliation and new album (for a happy ending), but I think you could make a decent musical of The Kinks’ story. Lots of great tunes and no shortage of drama, that’s for sure.