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Books and Their Theatre Counterparts

Enclosed is a list of books that have been adapted for the stage and their theatrical adaptations. Some are from a couple of Playbill articles, others are recent additions.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Big River
Big River
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The Arabian Nights (Sir Richard Burton)
The Arabian Nights
Sir Richard Burton
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Aladdin
Aladdin
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Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
Christopher Isherwood
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Cabaret
Cabaret
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My Love, My Love: Or the Peasant Girl (Rosa Guy)
My Love, My Love: Or the Peasant Girl
Rosa Guy
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Once on This Island
Once on This Island
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The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
T.H. White
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Camelot
Camelot
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T. S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
T. S. Eliot
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Cats
Cats
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Tevye's Daughters (Sholom Aleichem)
Tevye's Daughters
Sholom Aleichem
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Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
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Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune (Shepherd Mead)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune
Shepherd Mead
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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A Treasury of Damon Runyon (Damon Runyon)
A Treasury of Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon
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Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
Stephen King
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Carrie
Carrie
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Anna and the King of Siam (Margaret Landon)
Anna and the King of Siam
Margaret Landon
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The King and I
The King and I
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Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
Victor Hugo
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Les Misérables
Les Misérables
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Jekyll and Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Little Women
Little Women
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Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
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Matilda the Musical
Matilda the Musical
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