Waitress - Adelphi Theatre / U.K. Tour / Cinema

That's not how i meant it- some great musicals have been based on books/ film/ pre exisisting content since forever, and yes the all original are far more rare. But they didn't NEED to be based on anything to sell, it was an artisitc choice- the pre existing story inspired the writer, not the producer (if you know what I mean).

There used to be a time i think when people went to see a musical because it was a new musical and needed nothing more. Now it feels like the thought process of most patrons is : "let's go see this musical- it's based of of this succesful film i liked in the cinema" or "this one because so and so (film/ pop star) are starring in this".
 People aren't going to see a new musical because it's just that- a new musical- that's why there is all this arguing over wether Hamilton is relevant  enough to the British audience, or wether people have heard about the waitress film here. (Im not disagreeing or arguing with ali at all- just my take) the story of Waitress itself is quite an interesting one, I found it moving and earnest (though the book could use some trimming and shaping, but all in all it's fine, it's the music that doesn't do it favour). But people are concerned with wether they have seen it and liked before they have even seen the musical. The musicals I like most are the ones I went seeing knowing nothing about them. That's what I meant.