Editing Musical film (section)

=== 2000–now: The second-classical era or New Musical Era ===

==== 21st-century musicals or New Age ====
In the 21st century, movie musicals were reborn with darker musicals, musical biopics, epic drama musicals and comedy drama musicals such as ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'', ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'', ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'', ''[[Walk the Line]]'', ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'', ''[[La La Land]]'', and ''[[West Side Story (2021 film)|West Side Story]]''; all of which won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] in their respective years, while such films as ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'', ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'', ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'', ''[[Burlesque (2010 American film)|Burlesque]]'', ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]'', ''[[Sing Street]]'', ''[[The Greatest Showman]]'', ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'', ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]]'', ''[[The Prom (film)|The Prom]]'', ''[[Cyrano (film)|Cyrano]]'', ''[[Tick, Tick... Boom! (film)|Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'', ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]'', ''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'', and ''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]'' were only nominated. ''Chicago'' was also the first musical since ''Oliver!'' to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

[[Joshua Oppenheimer]]'s Academy Award-nominated documentary ''[[The Act of Killing]]'' may be considered a nonfiction musical.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/interviews/build-my-gallows-high-joshua-oppenheimer-act-killing|title=Build my gallows high: Joshua Oppenheimer on The Act of Killing|work=British Film Institute|access-date=2018-04-29|language=en}}</ref>

One specific musical trend was the rising number of [[jukebox musicals]] based on music from various pop/rock artists on the big screen, some of which based on Broadway shows. Examples of Broadway-based jukebox musical films included ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia]]!'' ([[ABBA]]), ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'', and ''[[Sunshine on Leith (film)|Sunshine on Leith]]'' ([[The Proclaimers]]). Original ones included ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'' ([[The Beatles]]), ''Moulin Rouge!'' (various pop hits), ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' ([[Outkast]]) and ''[[Yesterday (2019 film)|Yesterday]]'' ([[The Beatles]]).

Disney also returned to musicals with ''Enchanted'', ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', ''[[Tangled]]'', ''[[Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'', ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'', ''Into the Woods'', ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', ''Mary Poppins Returns'', ''[[Frozen II]]'', ''[[Stargirl (film)|Stargirl]]'', ''[[Encanto]]'', ''[[Better Nate Than Ever (film)|Better Nate Than Ever]]'', ''[[Hollywood Stargirl]]'', ''[[Disenchanted (film)|Disenchanted]]'', ''[[Wish (film)|Wish]]'', ''[[Moana 2]]'' and ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]''. Following a string of successes with [[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|live]] [[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|action]] [[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|fantasy]] [[Pete's Dragon (2016 film)|adaptations]] of several of their [[Maleficent (film)|animated]] [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|features]], Disney produced a live action version of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', the first of this live action fantasy adaptation pack to be an all-out musical, and features new songs as well as new lyrics to both the [[Gaston (song)|Gaston]] number and the reprise of the title song. [[Bill Condon]], who directed ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', directed ''Beauty and the Beast''. The second film of this live action fantasy adaptation pack to be an all-out musical was ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]'' and features new songs. The third film of this live action fantasy adaptation pack to be an all-out musical was ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' and features new songs. The fourth film of this live action fantasy adaptation pack to be an all-out musical was ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' and features new songs with lyrics by [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]], replacing Ashman. [[Pixar]] also produced ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', the first [[computer-animated]] musical film by the company. Other animated musical films include ''[[Happy Feet]]'', ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'', ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'', ''[[The Lorax (film)|Dr. Seuss' The Lorax]]'', ''[[Rio 2]]'', ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'', ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'', ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'', ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'', ''[[Smallfoot]]'', ''[[UglyDolls]]'', ''[[Trolls World Tour]]'', ''[[Over the Moon (2020 film)|Over the Moon]]'', ''[[Vivo (film)|Vivo]]'', ''[[Sing 2]]'', ''[[The Bob's Burgers Movie]]'', ''[[Under the Boardwalk (2023 film)|Under the Boardwalk]]'', ''[[Trolls Band Together]]'', ''[[Leo (2023 American film)|Leo]]'', ''[[Thelma the Unicorn]]'', ''[[Spellbound (2024 film)|Spellbound]]'', ''[[KPop Demon Hunters]]'', ''[[Smurfs (film)|Smurfs]]'', ''[[In Your Dreams (film)|In Your Dreams]]'', and ''[[Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie]]''.

Biopics about music artists and showmen were also big in the 21st century. Examples include ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' ([[Eminem]]), ''[[Ray (film)|Ray]]'' ([[Ray Charles]]), ''[[Walk the Line]]'' ([[Johnny Cash]] and [[June Carter]]), {{Lang|fr|[[La Vie en rose (film)|La Vie en Rose]]}} ([[Édith Piaf]]), ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'' ([[Biggie Smalls]]), ''[[Jersey Boys (film)|Jersey Boys]]'' ([[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]]) ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]'' ([[Brian Wilson]]), ''[[CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story]]'' ([[TLC (group)|TLC]]), ''[[Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B]]'' ([[Aaliyah]]), ''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]'' ([[James Brown]]), ''[[Whitney (2015 film)|Whitney]]'' and ''[[Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody|I Wanna Dance With Somebody]]'' ([[Whitney Houston]]), ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' ([[N.W.A]]), ''[[The Greatest Showman]]'' ([[P. T. Barnum]]), ''[[Bohemian Rhapsody (film)|Bohemian Rhapsody]]'' ([[Freddie Mercury]]), ''[[The Dirt (film)|The Dirt]]'' ([[Mötley Crüe]]), ''[[Judy (2019 film)|Judy]]'' ([[Judy Garland]]), ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]]'' ([[Elton John]]), ''[[Respect (2021 American film)|Respect]]'' ([[Aretha Franklin]]), ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]'' ([[Elvis Presley]]) and ''[[A Complete Unknown]]'' ([[Bob Dylan]]). Grossing over $900 million at the box office ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' is the most commercially successful musical biopic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen biopic surpasses $900m at box office |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47939549 |access-date=15 April 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref>

Director [[Damien Chazelle]] created a musical film called ''[[La La Land]]'', starring [[Ryan Gosling]] and [[Emma Stone]]. It was meant to reintroduce the traditional jazz style of song numbers with influences from the Golden Age of Hollywood and [[Jacques Demy]]'s French musicals while incorporating a contemporary/modern take on the story and characters with balances in fantasy numbers and grounded reality. It received 14 nominations at the [[89th Academy Awards]], tying the record for most nominations with ''[[All About Eve]]'' (1950) and ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997), and won the awards for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]], and [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]].

====Live! television events====
In 2013, [[NBC]] produced ''[[The Sound of Music Live!]]'' as part of their effort for expanded live entertainment events, which became an annual tradition of adaptations of stage musicals, created specifically as live television events. The following years featured ''[[Peter Pan Live!]]'', ''[[The Wiz Live!]]'', ''[[Hairspray Live!]]'', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert]]'', ''[[Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!]]'', and ''[[Annie Live!]]''. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] also produced similar events, including ''[[Grease Live!]]'', ''[[A Christmas Story Live!]]'', ''[[Rent: Live]]'', and ''[[The Little Mermaid Live!]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/musicals/live-musicals-on-tv-ranked/|title = Live TV Musicals Ranked, from Worst to Best|date = 6 November 2019}}</ref>