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• Wicked

  the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a Novel

  Maguire, Gregory

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  "Wicked" is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.

• Les Misérables

  Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

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  "Les Misérables" is a sung-through musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, and a book by Schönberg and Boublil.

• The Color Purple

  Walker, Alice, 1944-

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  "The Color Purple" is a musical with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.

• Carrie

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  "Carrie" is a musical with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore.

• Alexander Hamilton

  Chernow, Ron

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  "Hamilton: An American Musical" is a sung-and-rapped-through biographical musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

• Fun Home

  a Family Tragicomic

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  "Fun Home" is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron.

• Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

  Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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  "Cats" is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

• The Phantom of the Opera

  Leroux, Gaston, 1868-1927

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  "Phantom of the Opera" is a musical with lyrics and a book by Ken Hill.

• Matilda

  Dahl, Roald

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  "Matilda" is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly.

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919

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  "The Wiz” is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown.

• Daddy-long-legs

  Webster, Jean, 1876-1916

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  "Daddy Long Legs" is a stage musical with a book by John Caird, and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon.

• The Once and Future King

  White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964

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  "Camelot" is a musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner.

• Don Quixote

  Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616

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  "Man of La Mancha" is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion.

• The Woman in White

  Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889

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  "The Woman in White" is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel, and a book by Charlotte Jones.

• Oliver Twist

  Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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  "Oliver!" is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.

• Ragtime

  Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015

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  "Ragtime" is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally.

• American Psycho

  a Novel

  Ellis, Bret Easton

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  "American Psycho" is a musical with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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  "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a musical with music and lyrics by Roger Miller, and a book by William Hauptman.

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Dahl, Roald

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  "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a musical with book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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  "The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical" with music, lyrics, and a book by Rupert Holmes.