Editing Musical theatre (section)

===== Film and TV musicals =====
{{Further|Musical film}}
[[File:Zac Efron and Zendaya Coleman in 2017.jpg|left|thumb|[[Zac Efron]] and [[Zendaya]] starred with [[Hugh Jackman]] in ''[[The Greatest Showman]]'']]
Live-action film musicals were nearly dead in the 1980s and early 1990s, with exceptions of ''[[Victor/Victoria]]'', ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' and [[Evita (1996 film)|the 1996 film of ''Evita'']].<ref name=Kenrick80s90s>Kenrick, John. [http://www.musicals101.com/1980film.htm "The 1980s"], History of Musical Film, musicals101.com, accessed July 11, 2014; and Kenrick, John. [http://www.musicals101.com/1990film.htm "The 1990s: Disney & Beyond"], History of Musical Film, musicals101.com, accessed July 11, 2014</ref> In the new century, [[Baz Luhrmann]] began a revival of the film musical with ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001). This was followed by ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002); ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|Phantom of the Opera]]'' (2004); ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'' (2005); ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006); ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'', ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'' and ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd]]'' (all in 2007); ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2008); ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'' (2009); ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' and ''[[Pitch Perfect]]'' (both in 2012), ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into The Woods]]'', ''[[The Last Five Years (film)|The Last Five Years]]'' (2014), ''[[La La Land]]'' (2016), ''[[The Greatest Showman]]'' (2017), ''[[A Star Is Born (2018 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' and ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' (both 2018), ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]]'' (2019) and ''[[In the Heights (film)|In the Heights]]'' and [[Steven Spielberg]]'s version of ''[[West Side Story (2021 film)|West Side Story]]'' (both in 2021), among others. [[Dr. Seuss]]'s ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' (2003), turned children's books into live-action film musicals. After the immense success of Disney and other houses with animated film musicals beginning with ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' in 1989 and running throughout the 1990s (including some more adult-themed films, like ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' (1999)), fewer animated film musicals were released in the first decade of the 21st century.<ref name=Kenrick80s90s/> The genre made a comeback beginning in 2010 with ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010), ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' (2011) and ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' (2013). In Asia, India continues to produce numerous "Bollywood" film musicals, and Japan produces "Anime" and "Manga" film musicals.

Made for TV musical films were popular in the 1990s, such as ''[[Gypsy (1993 film)|Gypsy]]'' (1993), ''[[Cinderella (1997 film)|Cinderella]]'' (1997) and ''[[Annie (1999 film)|Annie]]'' (1999). Several made for TV musicals in the first decade of the 21st century were adaptations of the stage version, such as ''[[South Pacific (2001 film)|South Pacific]]'' (2001), ''[[The Music Man (2003 film)|The Music Man]]'' (2003) and ''[[Once Upon a Mattress]]'' (2005), and a televised version of the stage musical ''[[Legally Blonde (musical)|Legally Blonde]]'' in 2007. Additionally, several musicals were filmed on stage and broadcast on Public Television, for example ''[[Contact (musical)|Contact]]'' in 2002 and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' and ''Oklahoma!'' in 2003. The made-for-TV musical ''[[High School Musical]]'' (2006), and its several sequels, enjoyed particular success and were adapted for stage musicals and other media.

[[File:Dove Cameron in October 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Dove Cameron]] has starred in such TV musicals as ''[[Descendants (2015 film)|Descendants]]'', ''[[Hairspray Live!]]'' and ''[[Schmigadoon!]]'']]
In 2013, [[NBC]] began a series of live television broadcasts of musicals with ''[[The Sound of Music Live!]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/12/05/nbc-the-sound-of-music-bianco-review/3879119/ |title='Sound of Music' was a little off |author=Robert Bianco |work= USA TODAY |date= December 6, 2013 }}</ref> Although the production received mixed reviews, it was a ratings success.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/arts/television/a-network-is-buoyed-by-sound-of-music-ratings.html |title=NBC Says It Will Put On a Show, Again |author= Bill Carter |date= December 9, 2013 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Further broadcasts have included ''[[Peter Pan Live!]]'' (NBC 2014), ''[[The Wiz Live!]]'' (NBC 2015),<ref name=variety-ratings>{{cite news|title=''The Wiz Live'' Ratings Strong: NBC Musical Draws 11.5 Million Viewers|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-wiz-live-ratings-nbc-musical-1201653402/|access-date=4 December 2015|work=Variety}}</ref> a UK broadcast, ''[[The Sound of Music Live (2015)|The Sound of Music Live]]'' ([[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] 2015)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/15/as-itv-prepares-for-the-sound-of-music-live-are-we-watching-tvs-future |title=As ITV prepares for The Sound of Music Live, are we watching TV's future? |author=Jane Martinson | date=15 December 2015|work=The Guardian}}</ref> ''[[Grease: Live]]'' ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 2016),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/02/grease-live-makes-the-best-case-yet-for-the-tv-musical/458922/ |title=Grease: Live Makes the Best Case Yet for the TV Musical |author=Sophie Gilbert |date= February 1, 2016 |work=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-grease-live-surges-860957|title=TV Ratings: 'Grease Live' Surges on Fox, Nabs 12.2 Million Viewers|author=Michael O'Connell|date=February 1, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter }}</ref> ''[[Hairspray Live!]]'' (NBC, 2016), ''[[A Christmas Story Live!]]'' (Fox, 2017),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/watch-this-first-glimpse-at-foxs-a-christmas-story-live |title=Watch This First Glimpse of Fox's A Christmas Story Live! |last=Fierberg |first=Ruthie |date=November 1, 2017 |website=Playbill |access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Rent: Live]]'' (Fox 2019).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turchiano |first1=Danielle |title=Tinashe, Kiersey Clemons Among Cast for Fox's Live Version of 'Rent' |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/fox-rent-live-musical-casting-tinashe-kiersey-clemons-brandon-victor-dixon-valentina-1202677983/ |work=Variety |date=29 October 2018}}</ref>

Some television shows have set episodes as a musical. Examples include episodes of ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' ("The Bitter Suite" and "Lyre, Lyre, Heart's On Fire"), ''[[Psych]]'' ("[[Psych: The Musical]]"), ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' ("[[Once More, with Feeling (Buffy episode)|Once More, with Feeling]]"), ''[[That's So Raven]]'', ''[[Daria]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'', ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' (one episode was written by the creators of ''Avenue Q''), ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' ([[List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes|"Mayhem of the Music Meister"]]) and ''[[That '70s Show]]'' (the 100th episode, "[[That '70s Musical]]"). Others have included scenes where characters suddenly begin singing and dancing in a musical-theatre style during an episode, such as in several episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[30 Rock]]'', ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' and ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref>Cubillas, Sean. [https://www.cbr.com/family-guy-best-musical-numbers-ranked "''Family Guy'': 10 Best Musical Numbers"], CBR.com, March 9, 2020</ref> Television series that have extensively used the musical format have included ''[[Cop Rock]]'', ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'', ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]'' and ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]''.

There have also been musicals made for the internet, including ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]],'' about a low-rent super-villain played by [[Neil Patrick Harris]]. It was written during the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA writer's strike]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Exclusive: First Look at Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible" | first = Matt | last = Roush | url = http://www.tvguide.com/roush/Exclusive-Look-Joss-9886.aspx | publisher = TVGuide.com | date = June 30, 2008 | access-date = May 26, 2009 }}</ref> Since 2006, reality TV shows have been used to help market musical revivals by holding a talent competition to cast (usually female) leads. Examples of these are ''[[How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?]]'', ''[[Grease: You're the One That I Want!]],'' ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]],'' ''[[Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods]],'' ''[[I'd Do Anything (2008 TV series)|I'd Do Anything]]'' and ''[[Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)|Over the Rainbow]].'' In 2021, ''[[Schmigadoon!]]'' was a parody of, and homage to, Golden Age musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.<ref>Edwards, Belen. [https://mashable.com/article/schmigadoon-original-songs-musicals-cinco-paul "The original songs in ''Schmigadoon!'' perfectly capture the joy of musicals"], Mashable, July 22, 2021</ref>