Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is the live show,

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and

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arm of

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. The company forms a part of

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, one of the major business segments of Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is led by Mark Kaufman. Founded in 2003, to develop and produce plays and musicals based on the Warner Bros. library. The first production by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures was a musical adaptation of

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's ''

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'' entitled '' Lestat'' which entered development in 2003 and opened in 2006.

History

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures was formed in May 2003 by Gregg Maday, to focus on making stage adaptations of the Warner Bros. film library. Warner Bros. had considered creating a division to produce live stage shows after witnessing

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success with bringing ''

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'' to Broadway. Maday brought in Broadway producer

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as a consultant, and the first production they started working on was one about

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. The music was written by

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, with a book by

David Ives David Ives (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is perhaps best known for his comic one-act plays; ''The New York Times'' in 1997 referred to him as the "maestro of the short form". Ives has also written ...

, originally

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expressed interest in directing the Broadway show. But after Dance of the Vampires by Steinman and Ives flopped on Broadway, Warner Bros. pulled the plug on the Batman musical. Warner Bros. received an offer from

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and Robert Jess Roth, the writer and director of the ''Beauty and the Beast'' musical. The two of them wanted to work with songwriters

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and

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on a new musical based on

's ''

''. "When you are starting something, and you get offered the two people who had worked on ''Beauty and the Beast'', Elton John and Bernie Taupin on their first Broadway partnership, and Anne Rice, who has extraordinary success as a novelist, as package, it was really difficult to say 'no' to that, even if I wanted to," Maday explained. Production on '' Lestat'' started in November of 2003. ''Lestat'' premiered at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, California on December 17, 2005 and closed on January 29, 2006. The musical opened on

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at the

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on March 25, 2006 and closed on May 28, 2006, after 33 previews and 39 performances." 'Lestat' Listing"
Internet Broadway Database The next venture into Broadway was not until 2009, with ''

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''. After a 2009 workshop, the musical officially opened for a limited holiday engagement at the

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on November 14, 2010, following previews from November 2, 2010. Maday went on to leave Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in 2011, and was replaced by Mark Kaufman.

Book adaptations

''Lestat''

The show began previews in New York City on March 25, 2006 and officially opened at the

on April 25, 2006. The musical was the first Broadway adaptation by

, based on

and featured a book by

, music by

, and lyrics by

. The musical closed on May 28, 2006 after 33 previews and 39 performances, and overall bad reviews.

''The Bridges of Madison County''

The musical began

previews on January 17, 2014 at the

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and opened on February 20, 2014.Brantley, Ben
"‘Bridges of Madison County’ Brings Iowa to Broadway"
''The New York Times'', February 20, 2014 Although critically the musical was received fairly well, it failed to sell enough tickets to stay open and the musical closed on May 18, 2014, after 137 performances. Despite closing early, the musical went on to win the 2014 Tony Awards for " Best Original Score" and " Best Orchestrations" on June 8, 2014. A US national tour began November 2015 and ran until July 2016.

''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''

Adapted by

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and directed by

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, the show premièred at the

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's Cottesloe Theatre on 2 August 2012. The show went on to win eight

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in 2013, including Best New Play,

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, and

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. Following the success in London, it play went on a UK tour in December 2014. The play transferred to Broadway making its American debut at the

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, starting previews on October 5, 2014, with the official opening September 10, 2014. The show was a massive critical success, going on to win six Tony Awards, six

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s, and six

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s. The show ended its Broadway run on September 4, 2016, after 800 performances. A US national tour began September 27, 2016, followed by an international tour and another UK tour in 2017, and an Australian tour in 2018.

''Doctor Zhivago''

Doctor Zhivago had its world premiere as ''Zhivago'' at the

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in San Diego, California in 2006. An Australian touring production of the musical directed by

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premiered as ''Doctor Zhivago – A New Musical'' at the

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. The show received glowing reviews. The production ran from February 19 through April 3, 2011, A Seoul original production directed by Des McAnuff, premiered at the Charlotte Theatre, Seoul, January 25, 2012, following previews the show opened officially January 27, and ran until June 3, 2012. In 2014, McAnuff directed a Swedish translation of the play for the Scandinavian premier, at

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. A 2015

production, again directed by Des McAnuff, It began previews at the

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on March 27, 2015, opened on April 21, 2015, and closed on May 10, 2015, due to low ticket sales and a lack of

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nominations. It had played a total of 26 previews and 23 performances.

''Misery''

Written by

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, the writer of the 1990 film, ''Misery'' was produced in association with

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. The show premiered at the

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for a limited time engagement on November 24, 2012, for 11 performances, and closed December 8, 2012. In March 2015 it was announced that ''Misery'' would premiere on Broadway for a limited time engagement starring

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as writer Paul Sheldon and

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as Annie Wilkes at the

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beginning previews on October 22, 2015, formally opening on November 15, 2015. The show closed on February 14, 2016. For her performance as Annie, Metcalf was nominated for a

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''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''

The musical began previews May 22, 2013, at the

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, officially opening June 25, 2013. The show currently holds the record for the highest weekly gross in the West End, with an income of £1,080,260 during the week commencing December 30, 2013. A reworked version of the show opened on Broadway in early 2017 with changes including new direction by Jack O'Brien, choreography by Josh Bergasse and a new set design by original designer Mark Thompson. O'Brien stated the score would pay homage to the Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley songs written for the 1971 film and would also feature the songs written by Shaiman and Wittman. In August 2016, O'Brien confirmed that "

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" and "

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" would be included in the musical. The show opened at the

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starring

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as Willy Wonka. Emma Pfaeffle as Veruca Salt, and F. Michael Haynie as Augustus Gloop. previews began March 28, 2017, with opening night officially being April 23, 2017. On 15 November 2017, producers announced that production would close on 14 January 2018 after 27 previews and 305 performances."Breaking: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Will Close Up Shop; National Tour Will Launch in Fall 2018
Broadway World, November 15, 2017 A US National Tour began September 2018, starting in

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. An Australian production premiered at the Capitol Theatre on January 5, 2019, and opened on the 11th.

Live-action adaptations

''Elf''

The show debuted for a limited time holiday engagement on November 2, 2010, in New York City at the

in previews, with the official opening being November 14, 2010. A Broadway cast recording was released to November 1, 2011. The popularity of the show spawned repeated national tours in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. The show was revived for Broadway November 9, 2012 for another limited time holiday engagement before closing January 6, 2013. In 2014 NBC premiered a stop-motion animation adaptation of Elf: The Musical starring Jim ParsonsWeinstein, Shelli
"Jim Parsons To Star in NBC’s ‘Elf’ Animated Holiday Special"
''Variety'', October 24, 2014 Elf made its international debut in

for another limited time holiday engagement at the

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October 24, 2015. The show officially became the fastest selling show since the Dominion Theatre opened in 1929.

''A Christmas Story: The Musical''

Premiering at the

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for a limited holiday engagement in December 2009. The musical began previews for another limited holiday engagement on

at the

on November 7, 2012, with the official opening on November 19, 2012. The musical features original songs from

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and is an adaptation of the 1983 film of the same name. Due to the show's popularity, it spawned national tours annually and received its international debut in London at the Waterloo Easter Theatre on November 28, 2018. In 2017,

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broadcast a live

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of the musical entitled

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''Beetlejuice''

The musical opened October 14, 2018 at the National Theatre in

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, after a successful limited-time run the show closed on November 18, 2018. On September 6, 2018, it was announced following its Washington, D.C. performance the show would transfer to Broadway, opening for the 2018-2019 musical season at the

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with previews beginning on March 28, 2019, and an official opening night on April 25, 2019. The show was set to close on June 6, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, closed on March 10, 2020

''New Jack City: Live''

Warner Bros Theater Venture made special arrangements and licensed the rights to playwright and

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Award winner Je'Caryous Johnson to produce a live stage adaptation to the 1991 action-crime film ''

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''. The production opened its two-day preview on October 29-30, 2022 at the Gas South Theater in

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and is currently running in a nine-city national tour from November of 2022 into February of 2023. The stage play stars

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, who reprises his role as "Gee Money",

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as Nino Brown,

Flex Alexander Mark Alexander Knox (born April 15, 1970), better known as Flex Alexander or Flex, is an American actor, comedian and dancer. He has had a lot of guest-starring roles on many television sitcoms before portraying single father Flex Washington on ...

as "Pookie",

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as Stone and

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as Scotty. The live stage adaptation is the second production Je'Caryous Johnson produced under the Warner Bros. Theater Venture. He previously produced '' Set It Off: Live'' in 2018 and 2020.

Upcoming productions

''Dave''

The show was first announced by

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in November 2014 after an industry reading held on October 31. In summer 2016 it was announced a second private reading was held featuring Broadway star Brian d’Arcy James The musical debuted at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. on July 18, 2018, for a limited engagement until August 19, 2018. There has yet to be any word on whether the show will move to Broadway.

Other adaptations

''Baby It's You!''

The show is a

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that premiered at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles on July 18, 2009, that ran until August 30, 2009. The show went on to open with the same cast at the

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on November 13, 2009, and ran until December 13, 2009. The show opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, starting previews on March 26, 2011, officially opening on April 27, 2011. The production closed on September 4, 2011, after horrible reviews, even going so far to be called "dismal" by

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Non-stage productions

Others

*'' Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas'' – A stop-motion animation production of the 2009 musical *''

'' - A 2017 Television adaptation of the 2012 musical

References

External links

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