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Following is a list of plays and musicals that have been adapted from films. Search forwards, backwards
and diagonal in the puzzle above for these titles. Disregard any spaces or words in brackets.

[THE] ADDAMS FAMILY HAIRSPRAY [THE] PRODUCERS

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST LEGALLY BLONDE SHREK
BILLY ELLIOT [THE] LION KING SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
BRING IT ON LITTLE MERMAID URBAN COWBOY
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS [THE] WEDDING SINGER
DIRTY DANCING MARY POPPINS WHITE CHRISTMAS
FOOTLOOSE [THE] NOTEBOOK

EXTRA CREDIT: Name the current Broadway musical that is not based on a movie but rather on a
CD by a popular music group.
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Broadway Musicals Based on Movies

Year first
Name of Play or Musical Year film produced
(Film name if different) released on stage*
The Addams Family 1991 2010
Beauty And The Beast 1991 1994
Billy Elliot 2000 2008
Bring It On 2000 2011
Catch Me If You Can 2002 2011
E D N O L B Y L L AG E L . . . . S . .
Dirty Dancing 1987 2007 . L . . . . L I ON K I NG . . R . . .
. D I R T Y D A N C I NG . . E . S . T
Footloose 1984 1998 . D . T . . . . . F . B . . C . A . S .
U S I . T . . . Y . O . R U . M . A . .
Hairspray 1988, 2007 2002 R I . A . L . W . L . OD I T . E . N .
B N . . M . E . E . I O T S N B . A . M
Legally Blonde 2001 2007 AG . . . R . S . D R M I L E GC . A .
N I . . . . E . H P D R A HOU I R . .
The Lion King 1994 1997 C N . T . . . M Y I H I T F OO Y T K .
O I . . O . . A E C P D N Y S P S OO .
Little Mermaid 1989 2008 WN . . . I R . E L NO F GOMO E . N
B T K . . P L T . A T I F P S B A . . .
OH . E S . I L Y . E T P H E I . D . .
Little Shop Of Horrors 1986 2003 Y E . R R H . T E M . I I T O . N . D .
. R I . W H U . H Y N . O L . R . G . A
Mary Poppins 1964 2006 . A . . . A S C . S L N . . . . R . E .
H I . . E . T . . . . L . . . . . O . R
The Notebook Musical (The 2006 2009 . N . B . A . . . . . . I . . . . . R .
Notebook) (workshop) . . . . C . . . . . . . . B . . . . . S

The Producers 1968, 2005 2001

Shrek, The Musical (Shrek!) 2001 2008
Singin’ In The Rain 1952 1985
Urban Cowboy 1980 2003
The Wedding Singer 1998 2006
Irving Berlin’sWhite
Christmas (White Christmas) 1954 2008

EXTRA CREDIT: Name the current Broadway musical that is not based on a movie but rather on a
CD by a popular music group. AMERICAN IDIOT (2010) music written and recorded by
Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Trey Cool)

Provided compliments of PIONEER DRAMA (www.pioneerdrama.com) Please feel free to reproduce for use in your classroom.