But her weary impatience could just as easily apply to the rote and persistent assembly line of commercial Broadway musicals fabricated from VHS favorites.

Even in the tradition of screen-to-stage musicals, "Mrs. Doubtfire" is doggedly risk-averse, opting for simulacrum over reinvention.

"Mrs. Doubtfire" stars Matthew Lawrence, Lisa Jakub and Mara Wilson reunited 30 years after they played siblings in Robin Wilson's family comedy.