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Books and Their Theatre Counterparts

Enclosed is a list of books that have been adapted for the stage and their theatrical adaptations. Some are from a couple of Playbill articles, others are recent additions.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
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Alice Walker
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
3
Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
4
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
7
Mark Twain
Big River
Big River
8
The Arabian Nights (Sir Richard Burton)
The Arabian Nights
9
Sir Richard Burton
Aladdin
Aladdin
10
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
11
Christopher Isherwood
Cabaret
Cabaret
12
My Love, My Love: Or the Peasant Girl (Rosa Guy)
My Love, My Love: Or the Peasant Girl
13
Rosa Guy
Once on This Island
Once on This Island
14
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
15
T.H. White
Camelot
Camelot
16
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T. S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
17
T. S. Eliot
Cats
Cats
18
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
19
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
20
Tevye's Daughters (Sholom Aleichem)
Tevye's Daughters
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Sholom Aleichem
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
22
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
23
Leo Tolstoy
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
24
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune (Shepherd Mead)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune
25
Shepherd Mead
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
26
A Treasury of Damon Runyon (Damon Runyon)
A Treasury of Damon Runyon
27
Damon Runyon
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
28
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
29
Stephen King
Carrie
Carrie
30
Anna and the King of Siam (Margaret Landon)
Anna and the King of Siam
31
Margaret Landon
The King and I
The King and I
32
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
33
Victor Hugo
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
34
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
35
Robert Louis Stevenson
Jekyll and Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde
36
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
37
Louisa May Alcott
Little Women
Little Women
38
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
39
Roald Dahl
Matilda the Musical
Matilda the Musical
40
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