Midnight Cowboy and Priscilla Hit the Stage

Even if Footloose and Urban Cowboy weren't big hits on Broadway, the successes of Hairspray and The Producers pretty much ensure we're going to be seeing lots of movies turned into stage musicals.

One unlikely candidate is Midnight Cowboy, based on gay director John Schlesinger's grim look at a would-be hustler adrift in a grimy and cruel New York City. The "play with music" sold out its performances at last month's Edinburgh Festival and looks set to open in London's West End.

A more obvious choice is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The musical stage version of this transgender road romp will open in Sydney, Australia, in October, and will probably play even wider than I Should Be So Lucky, the Kylie Minogue musical, did.

Broadway fans, begin wishing and hoping now.