Shows Go from Broadway to Big Screen, Back Again
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Rosario Dawson, as Mimi, is one of the most familiar faces in the film's vast cast.
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Rosario Dawson, as Mimi, is one of the most familiar faces in the film's vast cast.
A film version of the Broadway musical Rent is now singing and dancing at your local cineplex -- soon to be joined by The Producers. Both are following in the footsteps of Chicago, another successful Broadway show that made its way to the silver screen.
Meanwhile, a stage musical based on the movie The Color Purple has just arrived on Broadway, soon to be joined by Tarzan.
Cross-pollination between stage and screen isn't new. But critic Bob Mondello says it's becoming more common -- and more profitable.
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