Call it a hunch.

A parallel to John Waters and Hairspray: Mel Brooks' The Producers, another progression from movie (1968) to musical (2001) to movie of musical (2005). It follows a particularly similar arc: world tour and financial success (twice setting the all-time theatre box-office record for largest single day sales), though it took four years instead of five for the musical to be turned into a movie. As with Hairspray and Cry-Baby, its success prompted the Bialystocks of the world to set the next installment in motion.





Young Frankenstein will premiere in Seattle on August 7th and have its proper Broadway premiere in early November. The role of Dr. Frankenstein goes to Roger Bart (this guy).

The 2005 Producers movie flopped theatrically, but made its money back on DVD. It seems likely we can expect the new Young Frankenstein movie 2011 or so.

Next movie-to-musical to go back to movie? Here are some possibilities:

Legally Blonde: 2001 movie, 2007 musical.
Evil Dead: 1981 movie, 2006 musical.
Silence of the Lambs: 1991 movie, 2004 musical.
Carrie: 1976 movie, 1988 musical.
Solder of Orange: 1977 movie, 2007 musical (upcoming to the Netherlands).
Turkish Delight: 1973 movie, 2006 musical (Netherlands).
Desperately Seeking Susan: 1985 movie, half a dozen Blondie songs in a 2007 musical, upcoming.