Hollywood has certainly taken its time in bringing the breakout Broadway musical to cinemas. Universal announced in June 2016 that it had targeted the film for December 2019, although by August 2018 it had been confirmed that slot would go to
Cats. The film was pushed back to December 2021 but then taken off the schedule completely when the pandemic hit. This is quite a delayed adaptation process for a musical that opened on Broadway in October 2003.
Of course, this isn’t unusual in itself. Many successful musicals take their time coming to the screen.
My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway in March 1956 but released in cinemas in October 1964.