Barbie: The Movie…The Musical In A Few Years’ Time?

Seeing Margot Robbie as Barbie in a variety of pink dresses is quite like how Selena Gomez pulled off a few splendid red dresses on the red carpet [5] [38] [39] [61], so it would hardly be a surprise if Barbie: The Movie’s global success will result in a sequel, spin-off…or stage musical adaption [54] [100] [101] [105]. According to a few sources, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Mark Ronson, and America Ferrera have expressed their interest in a stage musical adaption of the highest-grossing film of 2023 [17] [96]. This is quite an interesting time to think about such a concept happening during critical takes on the reboot of Mean Girls based on the original film’s musical adaption that does not really seem all that necessary to me [52] [68]. If you ask me, naming a stage musical adaption of Barbie: The Movie as “Barbie: The Musical” is more effective than a mouthful like “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” [27]. The same applies to simply naming the musical reboot of Mean Girls “Mean Girls”, but fitting a music note onto the “A” in the bold pink logo of the original film [51] [68]. It can be argued that Barbie: The Movie is Warner Bros.’s answer to Disney’s Frozen [5] [34]. That statement would become more agreeable if Barbie’s live-action journey to the real world gets adapted into a stage musical [17] [54] [60] [96].

Gerwig, Robbie, Ronson, and Ferrera’s approval of the idea of a stage musical adaption of the film in the future is like how Jack Black expressed a desire to make a direct sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie being more like a musical due to the acclaim of a romantic ballad sung by Bowser fittingly titled “Peaches” [17] [95] [96] [98] [99]. It is quite unfortunate how Gerwig and Robbie were snubbed in the Oscar nomination categories [14], but at least the film has won quite a lot of other awards after its billion-dollar success [6] [9] [10] [12] [104], has become the most popular film on Letterboxd and shall be back in cinemas for a week starting tomorrow [11] [13]. Moreover, will there be any Backwood Barbies in a stage musical adaptation in a few years’ time [1]? [11]

A full-on stage musical adaption of Barbie in a land of Barbie flair would NOT be the first time a production has brought this concept into action [87]. There was quite an obscure stage musical based on the Barbie franchise titled “Barbie Live: The Musical” that premiered in Singapore in late 2013 before it came to Melbourne in April 2014 [21] [74] [62] [74] [89] [92]. With a storyline that is notably different from the story of Barbie having an existential crisis that was told about a decade later [5], the musical was criticised for its seemingly unnecessary side plot involving a magical crystal and elements of vanity that add to what Barbie has been criticised for throughout the years but praised for its anti-bullying message, character development for Teresa and vibrant sets [29] [62] [74] [84]. The attention drawn to a musical adaption of Barbie: The Movie in a few years’ time would be quite unfortunate for the founder of Barbie Live!: The Musical as its relevancy died down after some time [87]. However, I suppose there can be some association with the production of Barbie Live!: The Musical when it comes to bringing the musical adaption of Barbie: The Movie to Singapore and Melbourne as its spiritual successor [89] [92], especially for those who fondly remember seeing it all those years ago…and those who expected better at the time [29] [62] [74] [84]. 

Here is the cast of Barbie Live! The Musical [21]. The show had its own songs, such as “Get Your Sparkle On” which sounded exactly like what a party Barbie would do and “I Wish I Had Her Life” which must have been associated with Teresa’s character development [29]. [21]

Who could play the roles of the Barbies and Kens? Some possible participants could include: 

• Cassie Levy as “Stereotypical” Barbie [58]
• Andrew Rannells as Beach Ken [58]
• Renee Elise Goldsberry as President Barbie [58]
• Sebastian Adcelus as the Mattel CEO (which would be assumingly coincidental as Will Ferrell who played the role of the CEO in the film also played the role of Buddy in Elf and Adcelus played the role of Buddy’s stage musical counterpart [5] [19] [30]) [19]

Can you imagine Elder Price from The Book Of Mormon being just Ken [5] [71] [91]? “Stereotypical” Barbie singing the stage musical version of “What I Was Made For” by Billie Eilish would make the moment when she becomes human even more impactful if it will be legal to use it [4] [5] [81]. Some new songs added to Barbie’s journey to self-discovery can be quite comparable to the musicality of Hazbin Hotel, but without much adult content as Barbie: The Movie is rated 12A in the United Kingdom [5] [53] [73]. Speaking of the United Kingdom, I would be delighted to see a cast of British performers for a stage musical adaption of Barbie: The Movie at Birmingham Hippodrome or one of London’s West End Theatres [35] [36]. Whoever will get the roles ought to have plenty of experience in singing and acting and can all hopefully pull them off rather exceptionally [54]. 

This performance on the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing gives a brief image of what a spiritual successor to Barbie Live! The Musical based on Barbie: The Movie would be like [15] [83] [89] [92]. Hopefully, the sets for Barbie: The Musical will not allegedly cause another pink paint shortage [100] [104], yet I would still be up for a lovely pink hotel like The Grand Budapest Hotel [72], but with a lot more shades and tints of pink and femininity in Barbie Land [5]. Just imagine the devastation of a pink nail varnish shortage [69]! [15]

Some could say that there might as well be some other legally covered songs from Barbie: The Album [2] [5] [9] [24], but perhaps the idea of a stage musical cover of “Pink” by Lizzo will not age too well for some of us [2] [5] [15] [85] [86]. [9]

The musical adaption might as well feature not only a few new songs but also a few differences in terms of the story [90]. I consider Buttons, a character exclusively for pantomime adaptions of Cinderella like a fanmade character who would be featured in a fairly decent or mediocre fanfiction [45], but I guess some exclusive characters can be a little interesting on their own accords without getting in the way of the main stars’ motives. But I digress. Why not let Allan have his own musical number [5] [105]? Perhaps there can be the return of Princess Annalise and a pauper named “Erika” from Barbie As The Princess And The Pauper as new interpretations to fit in the adaption and as a shout-out to my fellow 2000s kids who fondly remember watching it back in the day [7] [55] [93] [97], along with a few Barbies as fairies within a fairytale-themed area in Barbie Land, much like in Barbie Live!: The Musical [89] [92]. Perhaps there can be a little further exploration for the CEO, such as a few details on his family life [105], quite like Shrek’s childhood in Shrek: The Musical [82]. It is important for the musical to honour the film’s feminism, humour for older audience members and explorations of an existential crisis [5] [59].

Happy 20th Anniversary to this fairytale this Autumn [7] [33], Happy 20th Anniversary to the original Mean Girls, and Happy 40th Anniversary to the Mac from Apple Inc. [31] [32] [33] [51]! [7]

Shrek and Fiona catching a brief glimpse of one another as young children in Shrek: The Musical killed off the irony of them falling in love with one another in the original movie [23] [80] [82], but there are still plenty of brorges who enjoyed the musical adaptation [81]. [82]

Unfortunately, plenty of stage musical adaptions of an iconic film have been considered subpar [78]. Not every audience member considered the musical adaption of the original version of Mean Girls from 2004 all that fetch [52] [77]. Some Frozen fans may have found the addition of a few extra songs in Frozen: The Musical a bit excessive [37], but I still deeply appreciated “Monster” for expanding on Elsa’s self-esteem issues in addition to how deeply relatable she is to me [26]. I bet a stage musical of Barbie: The Movie will not pull off a similar transphobic moment from the earlier productions of Shrek: The Musical as transwomen are women [46] [78]. Period. Perhaps the musical adaption’s writing could be less preachy when it comes to the film’s feminism and political satire regarding the plot twist caused by Ken [5], yet it can still be valued, especially if people are still going to be inconsiderate in a few years’ time [25] [40]. Somewhat similarly, if there were to be a stage musical adaption of Hazbin Hotel [53] [73], the way Valentino abuses Angel Dust ought to be toned down as he is, without a doubt, the most controversial character in the first season of the series so far [41] [102] [103]. A few differences in a musical adaption of a film can be quite effective…or a little questionable [16] [77] [78].

Some of our fellow critics have written what they did not like about the musical reboot of Mean Girls in their burn books [18] [42]. Again, the new film based on the stage musical adaptation of the original Mean Girls does not seem highly necessary to me, especially after we saw the advertisements for Black Friday sales at Walmart in November [48] [49], but I am still fond of musicals, nonetheless. On Wednesdays, mean Barbies wear pink [5] [51]. [52]

It will be time to bid Frozen: The Musical in London a farewell this September [36], which is quite saddening, but love will still be an open door (as long as you know that you cannot marry someone you just met [34]). In addition to the lighter note, the musical premiered in Louisville yesterday [20]. [35]

In conclusion, I may not be too surprised if a Broadway musical adaption of Barbie: The Movie happens due to its billion-dollar success [17] [47] [54] [60] [96] [106]. If Greta Gerwig, the genius who wrote and directed the film prefers a stage musical adaption of the film into a musical over establishing a direct sequel or a spin-off centred on Ken [17] [100], that is fine by me. Chances are that it would be considered not as stylishly impactful as the film [16] [77] [78], but I can still see it beaming in some familiar appeal, which is an essence I sensed as I saw Frozen: The Musical in London with my fiancé and discussed the differences between it and the film with him afterwards back in 2022 [90]. I could also be up for a new Star Wars film centred on Rey Skywalker, but I think it just needs to be done right to an extent [3] [43]. In the meantime, there is a big compilation of Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” looks and more information regarding the costume design in Barbie: The World Tour this March around the same time Princess Peach stars in her second own game titled “Princess Peach: Showtime!” and a new duet of pastel pink Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers become available alongside its release [61] [66] [67]. Let us see the brightest Northern lights yet and wish Mattel’s plastic superstar a happy 65th anniversary in 2024 [76] [104]. 

I have come a long way since I played with quite a lot of Barbie dolls as a child. As the plastic starlet’s live-action film returns to the big screen tomorrow [11], there will be another Fang Vote for the guys and ghouls to decide the design of a new outfit for Jinafire Long [57]. Fans of Nicki Minaj can keep vibing to her raps from Pink Friday 2 and I will look forward to watching the rest of the first season of Hazbin Hotel on Prime Video after we hazbeans wished Eric Schwartz, the voice of Chaz from the second season of Helluva Boss a happy birthday [53] [63] [64] [65] [73] [79] [88]. And a special thanks to Plushi Stolas for building a lovely castle in Minecraft for me [70]! [61]

Oh! And before we head back to the real world, here is a shout-out to a Barbenheimer film that is currently in development [44]. Quite an interesting concept in honour of one of the biggest memes of 2023 [101]. Speaking of films, I sure hope Deadpool has not hijacked another car from Barbie Land [28] [75] [104]. Until then, just imagine your comfort character on a road trip with you…looking disgruntled [22], like some reactions to that parody of Bella Swan realising that Edward Cullen is a vampire performed by Frankie Stein and Draculaura [56] [94]. [44]

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