When it comes to bringing a new musical to Broadway<\/span>, producers find inspiration in all sorts of places \u2014 including beloved movies<\/span>.<\/p>\n Tina Fey<\/b><\/span> premiered her musical version of the hit movie Mean Girls <\/i>in April 2018.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cThe greatest thing about bringing this musical to life is that our creative team didn\u2019t say, \u2018Can you just recreate the iconic film performance?\u2019 We could never hope to,\u201d Erika <\/b><\/span>Henningsen<\/b>, who played Lindsay Lohan<\/b><\/span>\u2019s character Cady Heron<\/span> on stage, exclusively told Us Weekly <\/i>in April 2018<\/span>. \u201cIt has been really special being able to recreate these characters for a musical and in this current time period.\u201d<\/p>\n Two years prior, Sara Bareilles<\/b><\/span>\u2019 version of Waitress <\/i>debuted on Broadway<\/span>.\u00a0\u201cI just think Waitress <\/i>is comfort food. It\u2019s got so much heart and it\u2019s got so much humor,\u201d Bareilles exclusively told Us <\/i>in February 2019<\/span>. \u201cI know I\u2019m biased because I\u2019m intimately involved, but I really believe in the story of resilience and strength and vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n Scroll below to see more movies that have been adapted into Broadway musicals:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\")
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