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Musicals based on novels

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The Phantom of the Opera

musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Les Misérables

1980 musical composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg, libretto by Alain Boublil, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel

Wicked (musical)

Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is loosely based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire, which itself was based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and its 1939 film adaptation. Set in the Land of Oz before and after Dorothy Gale's arrival from Kansas, the musical explores the complex relationship between Elphaba Thropp and Glinda Upland — the future Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good — as they are tested by their contrasting perspectives, shared love interest, and reactions to the Wizard's corrupt rule, culminating in Elphaba's tragic fall.

Oliver! is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

Beauty and the Beast

1994 musical composed by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice

1951 musical by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II

1927 musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II

1990 American musical

Love Never Dies

Matilda the Musical

2011 musical composed by Tim Minchin

British stage musical adaptation of Mary Poppins, opened West End 2004 Broadway 2006 Compañía Cesar Araguz 2022

1974 musical based on the 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Das Dreimäderlhaus

viennese pastiche operetta with music by Franz Schubert

American musical

musical written for television, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II in 1957

A Very Potter Musical

Harry Potter parody musical

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Kristina från Duvemåla

1995 musical with music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and directed by Lars Rudolfsson

Aspects of Love

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

musical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace

The Pajama Game

Nord-Ost (, means "North-East" in German) is a Russian musical theatre production that was composed by Aleksei Ivaschenko and Georgii Vasilyev, based on the novel The Two Captains by Veniamin Kaverin. It is a fictional story based around the historical events surrounding the discovery of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in 1913. The musical was first staged on October 19, 2001 in the Dubrovka theatre, where it played over 400 performances.

musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1992 musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1954 musical adaptation

Whistle Down the Wind

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Once on This Island

High Button Shoes

musical composed by David Bowie

The Three Musketeers

American musical

The Color Purple

musical based on E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime

Lord of the Rings

The Member of the Wedding

1946 novel by Carson McCullers

The Night of the Hunter

novel by Davis Grubb

The Woman in White

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

The Wizard of Oz

2011 musical based on the 1939 film

Marie Antoinette

Phantom of the Opera

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Germanian musical

Soldier of Orange

musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

1933 musical with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics and book by Otto Harbach