yes!

[rm]

Stricly Ballroom to become a stage musical.

Man, I've been waiting for that rumour to go somewhere for YEARS.

(also if the Gatsby project turns out to be true, I will be delightfully beside myself -- although god knows what any Aussie pub means when they say US-based: could mean filmed here (which I doubt) or just that Fox is handing the money around again).

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[ophymirage.livejournal.com]

Didn't it start originally as a stage production? I seem to remember some story about Fran having to fight to convince the directors etc. that she should play the lead in the film, because she'd been playing the lead in the stage show for a couple of years at least?

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

It did! Footage of a performance is one of the extras of the Red Curtain box set. I guess that this time they'll have a much bigger budget to throw at it.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Also the original stage version was never longer than 30 minutes I don't think and despite having dancing was not a musical.