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The Blue Angel is a musical written by David Thompson and a score by Stew and Heidi Rodewald. The story is based on the 1930 film of the same name directed by Josef von Sternberg, which in turn was based on Heinrich Mann's novel Professor Unrat.

Background and early adaptations of the film
Thompson, Stew, and Rodewald are not the first to adapt the film for the stage. The earliest stage adaptation of the film was by Romanian playwright Razvan Mazilu, which premiered in 2001 at the Odeon Theatre in Bucharest, starring Maia Morgenstern as Lola Lola. Director Trevor Nunn had also staged an adaptation of The Blue Angel in the West End.

In April 2010, it was reported Thompson was writing the book for a musical based on the film, making it the third major time the film had been staged as a theatre production. Stew and Rodewald were named to write the score, with Scott Ellis (a frequent collaborator with Thompson) attached to direct.