With Broadway shows like 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', and 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical', shows that are based on a book, film, TV show or something else are still firm favorites with New York theatre audiences!
Let Show-Score's community of avid theatre fans tell you the best book/movie-based theatre shows to see in and around New York! Read New York theatre reviews from our members and their picks for the best book/movie-based shows running on Broadway and beyond right now!
This hip-hop infused tuner about America's founding fathers won 11 Tony Awards inc. Best Musical.
This all-ages musical spectacle tells the untold true story of the Witches of Oz.
Puppets and live actors create a magical world to tell the story of Simba's rise to the throne.
Harry Potter is all grown up in this Tony-winner that brings the magic of the books alive on stage.
Returning to its Off-Broadway roots, this new production stars Jeremy Jordan and Christian Borle.
This classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is the longest running in Broadway history.
A new musical based on the young adult novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter.
Disney's stage adaptation features hit songs from the film, plus several new songs for Broadway.
A world premiere musical based on Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning film, featuring its iconic songs.
A musical parody of the classic film, Titanic, using Celine Dion's music
The ghost-with-the-most comes to life in this rocking musical based on Tim Burton’s beloved film.
Set at a certain school for witches and wizardry, meet an unrecognized classmate, Wayne.
Irish Rep presents a recorded version of the classic musical about a family dealing with change.
Winnie the Pooh and friends embark on fun adventures, in this new musical with life-size puppets.
World premiere musical based on the bestselling memoir by comedian Sarah Silverman.
Irish Rep's world-premiere solo show about James Joyce's most sensual hero – Molly Bloom.
Golden Globe nominee Beanie Feldstein stars as Fanny Brice in the classic musical comedy.
An interactive new musical based on the popular hit TV series.
An inclusive take on Oscar Wilde’s masterwork, reimagined with queer representation at the center.
A family escapes to safety when punishment befalls the biblical city of Sodom.
The international musical spectacular, based on Victor Hugo's classic work, makes its New York debut
The West End play based on Khaled Hosseini's international best-selling novel comes to Broadway.
A new musical adaptation of the classic Hollywood film of the same name.
A young Irish boy escapes into a dream world in a musical adaptation of the modern literary classic.