| Well, there certainly have been multiple attempts at famous stories in the past. In opera, for example, both Massenet's "Manon" and Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" are still in the standard repertory. Plus in musical theater of much more recent vintage there are the two dueling versions of "The Wild Party", plus Maury Yeston's version of "Phantom" vs. Lloyd Webber's behemoth. There was also apparently a full score written by Yeston for a version of "La Cage aux Folles" called "The Queen of Basin Street" which, to my knowledge, has never surfaced for some reason. So, yes, other writers have made attempts at famous properties, but it's a matter of financing and also, if it would even see the light of day for all their efforts in writing it. |
