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Books That Became/Inspired Musicals

One of my reading challenges categories this year is a book turned into a musical. This is not an exhaustive list but I wanted to make sure the music and the book both really existed. I plan to read The Tales of the South Pacific.
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Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
1
James A. Michener
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
2
Gregory Maguire
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
3
Charles Dickens
Les Mis (Victor Hugo)
Les Mis
4
Victor Hugo
Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
Phantom of the Opera
5
Gaston Leroux
Wizard of Oz (Baum, Frank L.)
Wizard of Oz
6
Baum, Frank L.
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
7
Roald Dahl
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
8
Miguel De Cervantes
Anna and the King of Siam (Margaret Landon)
Anna and the King of Siam
9
Margaret Landon
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
10
Roald Dahl
Peter Pan and Wendy
Peter Pan and Wendy
11
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
12
George Bernard Shaw
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers (Maria Augusta Trapp)
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
13
Maria Augusta Trapp
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T.S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
14
T.S. Eliot
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
15
Ron Chernow
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Ian Fleming)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
16
Ian Fleming
Tevye's Daughters (Sholom Aleichem)
Tevye's Daughters
17
Sholom Aleichem
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
18
P.L. Travers
Evita: The Woman With the Whip (Mary Main)
Evita: The Woman With the Whip
19
Mary Main
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Mary Norton)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
20
Mary Norton
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
21
Voltaire
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
22
Charles Dickens
Billy Liar (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar
23
Keith Waterhouse
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
24
Helen Fielding
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
25
Alice Walker
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
26
Neil Gaiman
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
27
Charles Dickens
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
28
Roald Dahl
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
29
Emily Bronte
The Vampire Chronicles
The Vampire Chronicles
30
Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
Pickwick Papers
31
Charles Dickens
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
32
Vladimir Nabokov
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
33
E.L. Doctorow
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
34
The Brothers Grimm
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
35
Christopher Isherwood
Show Boat (Edna Ferber)
Show Boat
36
Edna Ferber
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
37
Rick Riordan
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
38
Kenneth Grahame
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
39
Wilkie Collins
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
40
Lewis Carroll
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