Movies Turn Musicals: 9 Fan Favorite Flicks That Went To Broadway

Movies Turned Into Musicals

They didn’t start out as musicals, but these movies were turned into Broadway smash hits after their time on the big screen. Check out these fan-fave movies that made the move to the Great White Way!

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Relive Idina Menzel’s Broadway Journey! View Photos Courtesy of Envato Elements and Everett Collection.