

Garfield had many costumed live shows throughout the strip's run, but a musical adaptation was performed in 2017 called Garfield: The Musical with Catitude that mostly follows an original story about Garfield's birthday, and him realizing what The Power of Friendship truly is.

Sub-Trope of Recycled with a Gimmick, and may overlap with Hero Stage Show.

Especially for kids shows, it will include the most popular songs from the series, usually with at least one unique song, so the "live show" CD can be sold in the lobby.May create an entirely new plot rather than try to adapt the original source material, though some shows do simply re-enact the media.Is usually intended to be temporary from the get-go, either as a touring production or a limited local production.Often comes from production companies who produce many shows like this a year.The differences between this and a Screen-to-Stage Adaptation is that this type of show: Live on Stage! are stage productions based on directly or indirectly on licensed properties. So what do you do next? Well, it's only natural that you produce Tropey The Wonder Dog Live! and tour it in major arenas! When your work gets turned into a live stage show featuring people in costumes, you've officially made it in showbiz. So your show (or Show Within a Show) is hugely popular among a wide audience.
