Books Adapted into Plays and Musicals

This mix of fiction and nonfiction books all inspired the creation of a play or musical.

Updated March 5, 2024
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Alexander Hamilton
Chernow, Ron.
Crime and punishment
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Paper Book
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is one of the world's first psychological thrillers. A mesmerizing detective story with an intriguing and multifarious central character, Crime and Punishment hinges on the ethical dilemmas and angst of the student Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov who plans and...
Wicked Collector?s Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Macguire, Gregory
Paper Book
The beloved multimillion-copy-bestselling novel and basis of the Tony Award-winning musical and movie, in a deluxe hardback edition with green stained edges, a ribbon marker, and an elegant foil-stamped cover. With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire...

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