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Books That Inspired Musicals

Hey, turns out a lot of famous musicals were inspired by books! Not all of them are successful, though.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
1
Alice Walker
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
2
William Shakespeare
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
3
Roald Dahl
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
4
Leo Tolstoy
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
5
Charles Dickens
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
6
Miguel De Cervantes
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
7
Victor Hugo
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
8
J.M. Barrie
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
9
Gregory Maguire
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
10
Gaston Leroux
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
11
Stephen King
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
12
Roald Dahl
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
13
Nick Hornby
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
14
P.L. Travers
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
15
Alison Bechdel
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
16
Anonymous
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
17
Natalie Babbitt
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
18
Ron Chernow
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
19
E.L. Doctorow
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
20
George Bernard Shaw
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
21
L. Frank Baum
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T.S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
22
T.S. Eliot
Grimms's Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)
Grimms's Fairy Tales
23
Brothers Grimm
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
24
Charles Dickens
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
25
Ovid
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
26
James A. Michener
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Fairy Tales
27
Hans Christian Anderson
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
28
Christopher Isherwood
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
29
Torah
Torah
30
Anna and the King of Siam (Margaret Landon)
Anna and the King of Siam
31
Margaret Landon
Tevye the Dairyman
Tevye the Dairyman
32
Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray)
Little Orphan Annie
33
Harold Gray
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962) (Frank Loesser & Abe Burrows)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962)
34
Frank Loesser & Abe Burrows
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