With the major crash of Broadway last year, many shows were pulled from the mighty musical lineup. Now, as the economy begins to stabilize, many of these Broadway stars are looking to get in on the next big thing - video games. "Oh, sure we understand that music is timeless," said the Phantom of the Opera from his dressing room, "But we need some kind of back-up plan. Something to get these kids playing their games in their parents' basement all day long into the theaters."

The Phantom explained that he first had the idea for video games when a child was playing Guitar Hero on a DS in the front row of his show one evening. "The kid had headphones on and was strumming it like it was some kind of guitar!" The Phantom exclaimed. "Why couldn't he do that for my music? I mean, what's not to like about musicals? They've got adventure, action, love unrequited and music! That's everything that game players are looking for, right?"

Echoing the Phantom's argument was the Rum Tum Tugger, who we found sorting through a trashcan in search for fish. While at first, we could only hear him meowing in the night, he came around to English once he realized what we were asking. "Oh yeah, I've seen those video games and I think they'd be great for Broadway!" he said, as he cleaned his tail. "I mean, come on. With all those cheerleading and music games, a show like Cats would be purr-fect to bring to the Wii. It would have singing, dancing, choreography and at the end, you could adopt one of us in-game to care for, just like that Nintendogs game."

However, not everybody was onboard for the video game revolution to come to Broadway. "I swear, if this ever goes through, the sun will most definitely not come out tomorrow, and you can bet your bottom dollar on that," said a distraught Little Orphan Annie. "Musicals are classic for a reason - they don't need any special effects or tie-ins to be successful. Sure, some of us have gotten very old very fast, but there's no reason to change things if they're working even a little bit. We've got a hard knock life right now, but that's going to change soon, I'm sure of it!"

The Phantom, however, did not share Annie's enthusiasm. "That's the naïveté of an orphan that got adopted by a billionaire," he said as he practiced making a chandelier fall off the roof. "Those of us who haven't had as much success onstage with life know a lot better than to trust that everything will turn out fine."

Still, many others of the Broadway mainstays seem to be on the side of turning to video games as an option to stay relevant. Even those who have only come into their own recently, such as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. "Getting my story - the true story - out there, is one of the most important things for me," she said. "If I can accomplish that just as well through a game as I can in a musical, then I am very much on board. I'd like to see what kids would think of a game where they could have their character defy gravity."

"We currently have a market where nobody is taking advantage of the opportunities for gaming," said Billy Flynn. "I may only be a lawyer from Chicago, but I know the value of giving 'em the old razzle dazzle to get back on top." While Flynn may have the right idea, he is practical about his chances of getting his own video game. "I understand that in recent years, our show hasn't been as popular as others - and nobody really wants to play a game about lawyers who defend the guilty, but hey, if I have to wait my turn, I'm willing to wait. All I care about is love."

"It's time for people to hear the music of the night in video games," said the Phantom as we wrapped up our conversation. "We believe that our stories are timeless and our music is for the masses - what better way to design a game than on our stories? Games get made based on lesser works all the time and with not nearly as much story or potential as ours. It's time for a revolution and musicals will lead the way for the future of video games."

Only time will tell if the Phantom is correct. As we left the hall where the Phantom sat, ready to begin his performance, we could only wonder what the future holds for Broadway and for gaming.