There are some films that seem like logical inspirations for Broadway musicals - such as
Sister Act,
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and
The Lion King, to name just a few of the shows currently playing on the Great White Way.
Barry Levinson's 1982 coming-of-age dramedy
Diner doesn't seem like one of them. Although the film boasts an impressive soundtrack of midcentury classics, with hits by Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, ...