which wasn't an original stage production, rob marshall's chicago is the only other musical to find success as a film. it won the best picture oscar in 2002. # that they had it coming, they had it coming - # they had it coming allalong.... - the musicaljust celebrated its 25th consecutive year on broadway as a stage show. its producer knows something about what makes a hit. it has to have a story worth telling and then all of the ingredients have to uphold that story. the piece has to say something, it has to be meaningful. there are some that are just pure entertainments, but even they have an underlying story to tell. sometimes great storytelling on broadway does not translate to film. the most modern example being 2019's cats, which was described as ridiculous by the stage show�*s composer, andrew lloyd webber.