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18 Musicals That Began as Plays
18 Musicals That Began as Plays
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Musical: Audra McDonald, Michael-Hayden, and Sally Murphy in
Carousel
Joan Marcus
Musical: Audra McDonald, Michael-Hayden, and Sally Murphy in
Carousel
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
Musical: Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar in
110 in the Shade
Joan Marcus
Musical: Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar in
110 in the Shade
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
Musical: Tom Hewitt and cast in
The Boys from Syracuse
Joan Marcus
Musical: Tom Hewitt and cast in
The Boys from Syracuse
Play: The cast of
The Comedy of Errors
by Shakespeare
Jim Cox
Play: The cast of
The Comedy of Errors
by Shakespeare
Musical: Susan Johnson and Shorty Lon in
The Most Happy Fella
Arthur Cantor
Musical: Susan Johnson and Shorty Lon in
The Most Happy Fella
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
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
Musical: Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in
Kiss Me Kate
Joan Marcus
Musical: Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in
Kiss Me Kate