Musical theater biography books

Novels About Musical Theatre (99 books) - Goodreads

Here are 50 recommendations, autobiographies, and original books and plays to read if you love musical theater.

FAMOUS MUSICALS BASED ON ORIGINAL Works

1.Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire Yes, Wicked was originally a book. Possibly the most famous musical of this generation (before Hamilton), Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked With of the West retells The Wizard of Oz from the point of view of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch.

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2.Merchant of Yonkers by Thornton Wilder Otherwise known as The Matchmaker, otherwise known as Hello, Dolly!, the Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Tony Award winner for Best Musical Revival.

Dolly Levi wants Horace Vandergelder’s money, and blocking his plan of marrying M Musical Theatre Books for Broadway Lovers: Memoirs & Non-Fiction VYJEJ