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'The Queen's Gambit' -

The immensely popular Netflix series 'The Queen's Gambit,' based on Walter Tevis' 1983 novel is leveling up. On March 8, Level Forward announced that they've acquired the rights to turn the tale into a musical. Will there be dancing chess pieces involved? Only time will tell. 

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'Moulin Rouge!' - Based on Baz Luhrmann's musical movie, 'Moulin Rouge!' uses the same songs to tell the story of a poet who falls in love with a sex worker.

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'The Lion King' - 'The Lion King' is a beloved animated movie. It famously inspired an accompanying musical, which became a huge hit.

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'Billy Elliot' - Follow Billy Elliot, a talented young boy who goes against the grain and embraces dancing. A hugely popular musical opened in 2005, and has toured around the world.

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'Saturday Night Fever' -

A 'Saturday Night Fever' musical opened in the West End in 1998. The production uses the same songs from the best-selling film soundtrack.

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'Hairspray' - An unexpected success from controversial director John Waters, 'Hairspray' inspired a musical adaptation that opened in 2002.

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'Carrie' - Stephen King's 'Carrie' is another unexpected hit. A stage production opened on Broadway in 1988, and returned earlier in the 2010s.

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'Sister Act' -

Whoopi Goldberg starred in the iconic musical comedy. Alan Menken created the music for the onstage adaptation, which has seen sold-out crowds across the globe.

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'Mary Poppins' - 'Mary Poppins' is just too musical not to have become a stage musical. Indeed, a stage version opened in the West End back in 2004, moving onto Broadway in 2006.

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'9 to 5' - The workplace comedy originally came out in 1980, and was adapted for Broadway in 2009. Dolly Parton herself has starred in some productions.

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'The Wizard of Oz' -

Sure, 'The Wizard of Oz' was originally a book, but the 1939 film inspired two musicals, which opened in 1987 and 2011. The latter version was helmed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' - Roald Dahl's classic novel was adapted into a movie, which served as the inspiration for a 2013 West End production, which also went to Broadway.

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'Amélie' - Audrey Tautou starred in the classic French film, which was adapted for stage in 2015 and has played on Broadway and around the world.

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'School of Rock' - Who doesn't love 'School of Rock'? Andrew Lloyd Webber helped adapt it for the stage, and it opened on Broadway in 2015.

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'Legally Blonde' - Based on the hit comedy, 'Legally Blonde' premiered on Broadway in 2007. It has also played in the West End and across the globe.

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'Footloose' - The musical drama follows a teen who fights a ban on dancing. In 1998, a musical based on the film opened on Broadway.

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'The Bodyguard' - 'The Bodyguard' solidified Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner as bonafide stars. The romantic thriller became a musical in 2012, to great success.

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'Catch Me If You Can' - The engaging biopic about a successful con man hit cinemas back in 2002. With music from Marc Shaiman, it's become a moderate success on stage since its Broadway opening in 2011.

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'The Color Purple' - Menno Meyjes' screenplay was directly adapted into a musical, and opened on Broadway in 2005.

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'Sunset Boulevard' - A Hollywood classic about Hollywood, 'Sunset Boulevard' got the onstage treatment by Andrew Lloyd Webber and opened in the West End in 1993.

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'Once' - The low-budget drama became an unexpected hit. A musical has matched its success, opening on Broadway in 2012.

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'Heathers' -

Winona Ryder starred in the late '80s dark comedy. 'Heathers: The Musical' has toured from Los Angeles to the West End.

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'Fame' - 'Fame' first opened in 1988, and has been a hit ever since. It's based on the early-'80s film, which follows several teens who study performing arts.

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'Evil Dead' - Sam Raimi's supernatural horror is a classic of the genre. Surprisingly, it became a musical in 2003, and has found success around the world.

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'Mean Girls' - The hit teen comedy made stars of Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams. A musical adaptation premiered in 2017.

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'Pretty Woman' - Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance made the music for 'Pretty Woman: The Musical,' based on the beloved rom-com starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

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'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' - The hit British children's film is theatrical in its own right, so it was only fair that it was adapted for the stage in 2002.

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'Shrek the Musical' - 'Shrek' is something of a modern classic, and the musical version has also become a hit. It's played in North America, across Europe, and South America.

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'King Kong' -

'King Kong' was first introduced in 1933. The silent film has inspired two musicals: a South African production that debuted in 1959, and one that opened in Australia in 2013.

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'Beetlejuice' - Twenty years after it hit cinemas, 'Beetlejuice' saw a theater adaptation open in Washington, D.C.

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'Back to the Future' -

The classic '80s flick captivated a generation. A musical adaptation is currently being worked on, and is expected to open in 2021.

Also read up on the best ever stage-to-screen musicals.

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