Why aren’t there more stage plays with sequels and prequels?

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Cover of Grease 2

I’m not going to lie to you guys, I wrote a sequel to Guys and Dolls in high school. It will never see the light of day because it’s terrible but I wrote it because I wanted to see more of those characters and see where they ended up after the curtain fell. I guess that was my one and only brush with fan fiction. But it brings up an interesting discussion.

Sequels and prequels are big business at the movies and a series is the secret to success when it comes to books and video...