The Top 10 Books You Wish Were Musicals
This month’s reader poll is sponsored by MATILDA THE MUSICAL. MATILDA is the story of an extraordinary girl who dreams of a better life. Armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, Matilda dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.Time Magazine calls the show “the best musical since THE LION KING.” Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, MATILDA has won 47 international awards, and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages on Broadway and in London’s West End. The Wall Street Journal says, “The makers of MATILDA have done the impossible—triumphantly! It is smart, sweet, zany, and stupendous fun.”
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In our latest reader poll, we asked what books you’d love to see brought to life on stage as musicals. The votes are in (y’all have great taste), and these are the top ten!
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
I’ve got a few personal favorites among this line-up. What do you think? Any you wish had made the list?
