10 Best Broadway Musicals That Became Blockbuster Movies

From Stage to Screen: 10 Best Broadway Musicals That Became Blockbusters!

Wicked (2024-2025)

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Les Misérables (2012)

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Chicago (2002)

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The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

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West Side Story (1961 & 2021)

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The Sound of Music (1965)

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Sweeney Todd (2007)

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Mamma Mia! (2008)

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Hairspray (2007)

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Into the Woods (2014)

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Which Broadway-to-Hollywood adaptation do you love most?

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