With the release of August: Osage Country this weekend, we look at the best stage to screen adaptations.
Recently, I wrote about stage musicals that had made the successful transition to the big screen. Those included Sweeney Todd, Chicago and The Sound of Music. However, this article will focus more on plays that have received the Hollywood treatment and have made the jump to the big screen. There are numerous plays that have done so, including such shows as War Horse, Closer, and Frost/Nixon. Here are three shows that have made the leap and done so well.