Old Musicals Were Reborn
Chicago proved that you could take a classic musical from the past and bring it into the 21st century successfully, and after seeing how well the film had done, studios began greenlighting remakes, reboots, and rebirths of classic movie musicals from the past. The 1991 Disney animated classic, Beauty and the Beast, was one example of a musical-centric film to be brought back to life with a live-action 2017 version.
Colin Firth (4th L), Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan with the ‘Mamma Mia!’ cast, 2008. Photo By Richard Young/Shutterstock
A Star is Born was also remade, along with a successful Mamma Mia sequel and even a new Mary Poppins film in the form of Mary Poppins Returns. Movies like Once, Enchanted, La La Land, The Greatest Showman, and Rocketman have all taken inspiration from Chicago too.