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Books That Were Turned Into Musicals

Musicals take a lot of inspiration from existing sources, like movies from the obscure (Smiles Of A Summer Night, 8½) and the downright bizarre (who was truly craving for ROCKY the musical?!?). But books are a popular source for musicals as well.
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42nd Street (Bradford Ropes)
42nd Street
1
Bradford Ropes
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
2
Bret Easton Ellis
The Apple Tree (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Apple Tree
3
Daphne Du Maurier
Aspects of Love (David Garnett)
Aspects of Love
4
David Garnett
Be More Chill (Ned Vizzini)
Be More Chill
5
Ned Vizzini
Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)
Big Fish
6
Daniel Wallace
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
7
Mark Twain
Blood Brothers (Willy Russell)
Blood Brothers
8
Willy Russell
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
9
Robert James Waller
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
10
T.H. White
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
11
Voltaire
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
12
Stephen King
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T.S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
13
T.S. Eliot
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
14
Roald Dahl
Cinderella (Charles Perrault)
Cinderella
15
Charles Perrault
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
16
Alice Walker
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (Douglass Wallop)
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
17
Douglass Wallop
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
18
Boris Pasternak
Tevye's Daughters (Sholom Aleichem)
Tevye's Daughters
19
Sholom Aleichem
Love Is Just Around the Corner (Lester Atwell)
Love Is Just Around the Corner
20
Lester Atwell
The Flower Drum Song (C. Y. Lee)
The Flower Drum Song
21
C. Y. Lee
Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (Roy Horniman)
Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal
22
Roy Horniman
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
23
Anita Loos
Gigi (Colette)
Gigi
24
Colette
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
25
Vicky Baum
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
26
Dr. Seuss
Guys and Dolls (Damon Runyon)
Guys and Dolls
27
Damon Runyon
Orpheus and Eurydice (Steven McCabe)
Orpheus and Eurydice
28
Steven McCabe
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
29
Robert Louis Stevenson
Anna and the King of Siam (Margaret Landon)
Anna and the King of Siam
30
Margaret Landon
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
31
Manuel Puig
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
32
Victor Hugo
Light in the Piazza and Other Italian Tales (Elizabeth Spencer)
Light in the Piazza and Other Italian Tales
33
Elizabeth Spencer
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
34
Rick Riordan
Love Song: The Lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya (Ethan Mordden)
Love Song: The Lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya
35
Ethan Mordden
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
36
Patrick Dennis
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
37
Miguel De Cervantes
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
38
Roald Dahl
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
39
Charles Dickens
Nick and Nora (Arthur Laurents)
Nick and Nora
40
Arthur Laurents
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