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==Stage musical== Allen adapted the film as a stage [[jukebox musical]], titled ''[[Bullets Over Broadway (musical)|Bullets Over Broadway the Musical]]''. The musical is directed and choreographed by [[Susan Stroman]], produced by [[Julian Schlossberg]] and Allen's younger sister [[Letty Aronson]], with a score from the [[American songbook]] using songs from the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name=HollywoodReporter-musical>{{cite magazine|last=Rooney|first=David|title=Susan Stroman to Shepherd Woody Allen's 'Bullets Over Broadway' to Stage|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/susan-stroman-shepherd-woody-allens-337857|access-date=14 August 2012|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 14, 2012|archive-date=18 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618150152/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/susan-stroman-shepherd-woody-allens-337857|url-status=live}}</ref> The new musical premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[St. James Theatre]] on April 10, 2014.<ref name=play1>{{cite magazine |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/189909-The-Verdict-Critics-Review-Woody-Allen-Musical-Bullets-Over-Broadway |title=The Verdict: Critics Review Woody Allen Musical ''Bullets Over Broadway'' |magazine=[[Playbill]] |date=April 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623083150/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/189909-The-Verdict-Critics-Review-Woody-Allen-Musical-Bullets-Over-Broadway |archive-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> A staged reading was held in June 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/179080-With-Reading-Underway-Woody-Allen-Musical-Bullets-Over-Broadway-Will-Test-Legs-in-Fall-Lab |title=With Reading Underway, Woody Allen Musical ''Bullets Over Broadway'' Will Test Legs in Fall Lab |magazine=Playbill |date=June 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906081329/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/179080-With-Reading-Underway-Woody-Allen-Musical-Bullets-Over-Broadway-Will-Test-Legs-in-Fall-Lab |archive-date=September 6, 2013}}</ref> The cast features [[Zach Braff]] as David Shayne, [[Brooks Ashmanskas]], Betsy Wolfe, [[Lenny Wolpe]], and Vincent Pastore.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/179577-Zach-Braff-Brooks-Ashmanskas-Betsy-Wolfe-Vincent-Pastore-Set-for-Bullets-Over-Broadway-Opening-in-April-2014 |title=Zach Braff, Brooks Ashmanskas, Betsy Wolfe, Vincent Pastore Set for ''Bullets Over Broadway'', Opening in April 2014 |magazine=Playbill |date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905233933/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/179577-Zach-Braff-Brooks-Ashmanskas-Betsy-Wolfe-Vincent-Pastore-Set-for-Bullets-Over-Broadway-Opening-in-April-2014 |archive-date=September 5, 2013}}</ref> [[Marin Mazzie]] stars as Helen Sinclair,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185162-Marin-Mazzie-Lands-Coveted-Leading-Role-in-Woody-Allen-Musical-Bullets-Over-Broadway?tsrc=hpt2 |title=Marin Mazzie Lands Coveted Leading Role in Woody Allen Musical ''Bullets Over Broadway'' |magazine=Playbill |date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110131702/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185162-Marin-Mazzie-Lands-Coveted-Leading-Role-in-Woody-Allen-Musical-Bullets-Over-Broadway?tsrc=hpt2 |archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> and [[Karen Ziemba]] appears as Eden Brent.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/186325-Karen-Ziemba-Joins-Woody-Allens-Bullets-Over-Broadway-Casting-Now-Complete?tsrc=hph |title=Karen Ziemba Joins Woody Allen's ''Bullets Over Broadway''; Casting Now Complete |magazine=Playbill |date=January 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110131700/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/186325-Karen-Ziemba-Joins-Woody-Allens-Bullets-Over-Broadway-Casting-Now-Complete?tsrc=hph |archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> Musical supervisor Glen Kelly has adapted and written additional lyrics for songs including "Tain't Nobody's Bus'ness", "Running Wild", "Let's Misbehave", and "I Found a New Baby".<ref name=play1/> The musical closed on August 24, 2014, after 156 performances and 33 previews.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hetrick |first1=Adam |last2=Gans |first2=Andrew |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/curtain-comes-down-on-woody-allen-musical-bullets-over-broadway |title=Curtain Comes Down on Woody Allen Musical ''Bullets Over Broadway'' |magazine=Playbill |date=August 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114933/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/curtain-comes-down-on-woody-allen-musical-bullets-over-broadway |archive-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref>
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