Theatrical adaptation

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In a theatrical adaptation, material from another artistic medium, such as a novel or a film is re-written according to the needs and requirements of the theatre and turned into a play or musical.

Directors must make artistic decisions about what to include and exclude from the source material. The original mediums have a significant influence on these decisions, for example, much must be elided in the adaptation from a novel to a stage production, due to practical time constraints. These decisions are always controversial and comparisons between the original and the adaptation are unavoidable.^{[original research?]}

Film adaptation

The Lion King was originally a 1994 Disney animated film and its theatrical adaptation has become the most successful musical in history.

Adaptations from other sources

The 1975 musical Chicago was adapted from a 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, who was a reporter and used her experiences with real-life criminals to form the basis of the story. The musical Oklahoma! is an adaptation of the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs.^[2]

References

1. ^ "The Story Behind South Pacific". Observer. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
2. ^ "Oklahoma! | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-22.

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