I think it predates the film—it was in place in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. (Not that that's any more canon.)

As of a couple of years ago, she was (allegedly) dating a much older screenwriter.

FYI: it's Enda Walsh, not Edna. Enda's a dude.

Did the same thing to the pig.

HE IS GROOT.

Some of the missing ones:

His name's Alex.

Yeah, but he also killed the guy who killed Hitler.

Yeah, but he also killed the guy who killed Hitler.

A musical based on the original Rocky is opening in Germany in a few months. The creative team, though, is all American—score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (although incorporating both "Gonna Fly Now" and "Eye of the Tiger"), book by Tom Meehan, and direction by Alex Timbers.

Some do.  For me, it depends on the source material (is it a decent idea for a musical?), the nature of the adaptation (are we getting a new, original score, or is it just gonna be a bunch of songs from the movie?), and the writers on the project (are they any good?).  But some decry it no matter what.

Having heard a few songs from the score in concert several years ago, I'm genuinely excited for the show.  The writers are Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, who have written a buttload of terrific cabaret songs and a couple of other musicals that haven't really gotten off the ground.  (They wrote "Taylor the Latte…