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13 Novels That Were Adapted Into Broadway Musicals


Before becoming stage shows, these Broadway musicals were books

The biggest surprise might have come when Angelina Jolie became a major champion for The Outsiders musical, helping to bring Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Broadway as a producer. Grant is one of many cast members making their Broadway debut in the musical adaptation of The Outsiders, which officially opened in April. Two 1933 short stories by Damon Runyon — The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown and Blood Pressure — were the inspiration for this musical.

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