Will CODA Be the First Best Picture to Become a Broadway Musical?
This year's Best Picture winner, CODA, might be going from the Oscars to Broadway. Ahead of the film's triumph at the 2022 Academy Awards, a stage musical version was revealed to be in the works, as reported by The New York Times. The idea was first conceived in 2014 with the release of La Famille Bélier, the French film that CODA is based on. The adaptation is now specifically tied to AppleTV+'s Oscar-winning remake and is being developed at the Deaf West Theatre, which is based in Los Angeles but has transferred a number of shows to New York City's iconic theater district.
The ultimate destiny of the CODA musical is unknown—it is said to be at least two years away from happening anyway—yet the movie's success and increased awareness and certain popularity, as proven by the Oscars, make the show's prospects so much brighter. Even though CODA itself is not a traditional musical, its focus on a young singer dreaming of attending a prestigious music academy should easily translate to the medium of a Broadway musical. And the Deaf West Theatre, best known for its Tony Award-nominated revival of the musical Spring Awakening starring CODA actors Marlee Matlin and Daniel Durant, is the perfect venue to make it happen.
Related: CODA Cast & Character Guide
If CODA does wind up on Broadway, would it be the first Best Picture winner to spawn a musical version? Not quite. CODA can claim a few Oscars firsts, such as being the first Best Picture to have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and being the first movie exclusive to a streaming service to win the top Academy Award. But there have actually been a few precedents when it comes to Best Picture winners winding up on the Broadway stage following their Oscar glory. Still,
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