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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books for Musical Theatre Fans

The original list is made by Jennifer Marer from Book Riot. She seems to like Hamilton. I'm more of a Wicked person myself
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Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
1
Gregory Maguire
Merchant of Yonkers (Thornton Wilder)
Merchant of Yonkers
2
Thornton Wilder
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
3
Alison Bechdel
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
4
Victor Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5
Victor Hugo
Teyve the Dairyman (Sholem Aleichem)
Teyve the Dairyman
6
Sholem Aleichem
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
7
Green Grow the Lilacs (Lynn Riggs)
Green Grow the Lilacs
8
Lynn Riggs
7½ Cents (Richard Bissell)
7½ Cents
9
Richard Bissell
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
10
Lorraine Hansberry
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T.S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
11
T.S. Eliot
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
12
Roald Dahl
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
13
Alice Walker
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
14
J.M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
15
L. Frank Baum
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
16
Roald Dahl
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
17
Charles Dickens
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
18
P.L. Travers
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
19
Baroness Orczy
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
20
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
21
Louisa May Alcott
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
22
Stephen King
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
23
Charlotte Bronte
Be More Chill (Ned Vissini)
Be More Chill
24
Ned Vissini
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
25
Ned Vizzini
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
26
Leo Tolstoy
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
27
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
28
Charles Dickens
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
29
Natalie Babbitt
Kids on Strike! (Susan Campbell Bartoletti)
Kids on Strike!
30
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Annie Oakley (Shirl Kasper)
Annie Oakley
31
Shirl Kasper
The Addams Family: An Evilution (H. Kevin Miserocchi and Charles Addams)
The Addams Family: An Evilution
32
H. Kevin Miserocchi and Charles Addams
J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys: The Real Story Behind Peter Pan (Andrew Birkins)
J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys: The Real Story Behind Peter Pan
33
Andrew Birkins
From the Diary of Sally Hemings (William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton)
From the Diary of Sally Hemings
34
William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton
Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
35
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
36
Ron Chernow
Yellow Face (David Henry Hwang)
Yellow Face
37
David Henry Hwang
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
38
William Shakespeare
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
39
J.K. Rowling
Hope in a Ballet Shoe (By Michaela Deprince, Elaine Deprince)
Hope in a Ballet Shoe
40
By Michaela Deprince, Elaine Deprince
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