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Books and Their Theatre Counterparts - Page 3

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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Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
81
Sara Gruen
Water for Elephants: The Musical
Water for Elephants: The Musical
82
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
83
S.E. Hinton
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
84
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
85
Charles Dickens
Hard Times for These Times
Hard Times for These Times
86
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
87
Ovid
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
88
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
89
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
90
Gypsy a Memoir (Gypsy Rose Lee)
Gypsy a Memoir
91
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy
Gypsy
92
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
93
Helen Keller
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
94
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
95
Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
96
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
97
William Shakespeare
West Side Story
West Side Story
98
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
99
William Shakespeare
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate
100
Spring Awakening (Frank Wedekind)
Spring Awakening
101
Frank Wedekind
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
102
Liliom (Ferenc Molnár)
Liliom
103
Ferenc Molnár
Carousel
Carousel
104
The Rainmaker (N. Richard Nash)
The Rainmaker
105
N. Richard Nash
110 in the Shade
110 in the Shade
106
The Comedy of Errors (William Shakespeare)
The Comedy of Errors
107
William Shakespeare
The Boys From Syracuse
The Boys From Syracuse
108
They Knew What They Wanted (Sidney Howard)
They Knew What They Wanted
109
Sidney Howard
The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella
110
Green Grow the Lilacs (Lynn Riggs)
Green Grow the Lilacs
111
Lynn Riggs
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
112
Merrily We Roll Along (George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart)
Merrily We Roll Along
113
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along
114
The Visit of the Old Lady (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)
The Visit of the Old Lady
115
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Visit
The Visit
116
Parfumerie (Miklós László)
Parfumerie
117
Miklós László
She Loves Me
She Loves Me
118
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Christopher Godfrey Bond)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
119
Christopher Godfrey Bond
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
120
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