Good, bad, or ugly, there have been 20 major stage-to-film adaptations since the start of the 21st century. Subsequent movie musicals tried to retain the original Broadway productions’ casts to shaky results, while others muted the excesses of the genre with realism, a head-scratcher when people are prone to burst into song and dance. Many tried to mimic Chicago’s success, but few did. Stage musical adaptations were, in their minds, bankable again. In 2002, a bewigged Catherine Zeta-Jones stepped into the spotlight, her character Velma Kelly having just murdered her husband, and belted out “All That Jazz.” No one could resist the rendition on a wave of critical and commercial success, Chicago picked up the Oscar for Best Picture (the first movie musical winner since 1968’s Oliver!), and studio executives hunted for movies that could replicate the magic.
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