18 Musicals That Began as Plays | Playbill

18 Musicals That Began as Plays

18 Musicals That Began as Plays

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Carousel_Broadway_Production_Photo_1993_Audra Ann-McDonald, Michael-Hayden & Sally-Murphy_HR.jpg — Musical: Audra McDonald, Michael-Hayden, and Sally Murphy in Carousel Joan Marcus

Musical: Audra McDonald, Michael-Hayden, and Sally Murphy in Carousel

Burgess Meredith. Joan Tetzel & Ingrid Bergman in Liliom - New York 44th Street Theatre (1940).jpg — Play: Burgess Meredith, Joan Tetzel, and Ingrid Bergman in Liliom by Ferenc Molnar

Play: Burgess Meredith, Joan Tetzel, and Ingrid Bergman in Liliom by Ferenc Molnar

Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar in <i>110 in the Shade</i>, 2007 — Musical: Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar in 110 in the Shade Joan Marcus

Musical: Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar in 110 in the Shade

Darren McGavin and Geraldine Page in <i>The Rainmaker</i> — Play: Darren McGavin and Geraldine Page in The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Play: Darren McGavin and Geraldine Page in The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash

Tom Hewitt and cast in <i>The Boys from Syracuse</i>, 2002 — Musical: Tom Hewitt and cast in The Boys from Syracuse Joan Marcus

Musical: Tom Hewitt and cast in The Boys from Syracuse

The cast of <i>The Comedy of Errors</i> — Play: The cast of The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare Jim Cox

Play: The cast of The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare

Susan Johnson and Shorty Long in <i>The Most Happy Fella</i> — Musical: Susan Johnson and Shorty Lon in The Most Happy Fella Arthur Cantor

Musical: Susan Johnson and Shorty Lon in The Most Happy Fella

Glenn Anders, Pauline Lord, and Richard Bennett in <i>They Knew What They Wanted</i> — Play: Glenn Anders, Pauline Lord, and Richard Bennett in They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard Francis Joseph Bruguière/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Play: Glenn Anders, Pauline Lord, and Richard Bennett in They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard

Taming of the Shrew 1960 .jpg — Play: Cast of Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Play: Cast of Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare

Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i>, 1999 — Musical: Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in Kiss Me Kate Joan Marcus

Musical: Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in Kiss Me Kate

Carousel_Broadway_Production_Photo_1993_Audra Ann-McDonald, Michael-Hayden & Sally-Murphy_HR.jpg

Burgess Meredith. Joan Tetzel & Ingrid Bergman in Liliom - New York 44th Street Theatre (1940).jpg

Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar in <i>110 in the Shade</i>, 2007

Darren McGavin and Geraldine Page in <i>The Rainmaker</i>

Tom Hewitt and cast in <i>The Boys from Syracuse</i>, 2002

The cast of <i>The Comedy of Errors</i>

Susan Johnson and Shorty Long in <i>The Most Happy Fella</i>

Glenn Anders, Pauline Lord, and Richard Bennett in <i>They Knew What They Wanted</i>

Taming of the Shrew 1960 .jpg

Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i>, 1999

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