Baker's Dozen : Books Edition

Books that have been turned into Theatrical Productions, either musicals or straight plays. Name both the Book and the Show!

1. Book - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Show - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
2. Zorba the Greek - Joseph Stein
Zorba (the musical)
3. Matilda - Roald Dahl
Matilda (the musical)
4. Tales of the South Pacific - James Michener; South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare --- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, play by W. S. Gilbert
6. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha - Cervantes
Man of La Mancha - Leigh and Darion
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Faust - Goethe; Damn Yankees
9. Les Miserables- Victor Hugo (trifceta- book, Broadway musical and film musical)

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Books that have been turned into Theatrical Productions, either musicals or straight plays. Name both the Book and the Show!

1. Book - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Show - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
2. Zorba the Greek - Joseph Stein
Zorba (the musical)
3. Matilda - Roald Dahl
Matilda (the musical)
4. Tales of the South Pacific - James Michener; South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare --- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, play by W. S. Gilbert
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Books that have been turned into Theatrical Productions, either musicals or straight plays. Name both the Book and the Show!

1. Book - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Show - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
2. Zorba the Greek - Joseph Stein
Zorba (the musical)
3. Matilda - Roald Dahl
Matilda (the musical)
4. Tales of the South Pacific - James Michener; South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare --- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, play by W. S. Gilbert
6. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha - Cervantes
Man of La Mancha - Leigh and Darion
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Faust - Goethe; Damn Yankees
9. Les Miserables- Victor Hugo (trifceta- book, Broadway musical and film musical)
10. Oliver Twist (Dickens) becomes ... Oliver!

Books that have been turned into Theatrical Productions, either musicals or straight plays. Name both the Book and the Show!

1. Book - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Show - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
2. Zorba the Greek - Joseph Stein
Zorba (the musical)
3. Matilda - Roald Dahl
Matilda (the musical)
4. Tales of the South Pacific - James Michener; South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare --- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, play by W. S. Gilbert
6. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha - Cervantes
Man of La Mancha - Leigh and Darion
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Faust - Goethe; Damn Yankees
9. Les Miserables- Victor Hugo (trifceta- book, Broadway musical and film musical)
10. Oliver Twist (Dickens) becomes ... Oliver!
11. The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Books that have been turned into Theatrical Productions, either musicals or straight plays. Name both the Book and the Show!

1. Book - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Show - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
2. Zorba the Greek - Joseph Stein
Zorba (the musical)
3. Matilda - Roald Dahl
Matilda (the musical)
4. Tales of the South Pacific - James Michener; South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare --- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, play by W. S. Gilbert
6. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha - Cervantes
Man of La Mancha - Leigh and Darion
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Faust - Goethe; Damn Yankees
9. Les Miserables- Victor Hugo (trifceta- book, Broadway musical and film musical)
10. Oliver Twist (Dickens) becomes ... Oliver!
11. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
12. I Remember Mama -- Mama's Bank Account

Books that have been turned into Theatrical Productions, either musicals or straight plays. Name both the Book and the Show!

1. Book - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Show - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
2. Zorba the Greek - Joseph Stein
Zorba (the musical)
3. Matilda - Roald Dahl
Matilda (the musical)
4. Tales of the South Pacific - James Michener; South Pacific - Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare --- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, play by W. S. Gilbert
6. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha - Cervantes
Man of La Mancha - Leigh and Darion
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Faust - Goethe; Damn Yankees
9. Les Miserables- Victor Hugo (trifceta- book, Broadway musical and film musical)
10. Oliver Twist (Dickens) becomes ... Oliver!
11. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
12. I Remember Mama -- Mama's Bank Account
13. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum (The Wiz)

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson

(Jury's still out on the Third....)

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett
7. The Shadow Country trilogy - Peter Matthiessen

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett
7. The Shadow Country trilogy - Peter Matthiessen
8. The Kenzie & Gennaro books - Dennis Lehane

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett
7. The Shadow Country trilogy - Peter Matthiessen
8. The Kenzie & Gennaro books - Dennis Lehane
9. The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett
7. The Shadow Country trilogy - Peter Matthiessen
8. The Kenzie & Gennaro books - Dennis Lehane
9. The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
10. Philip Marlowe novels - Raymond Chandler

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett
7. The Shadow Country trilogy - Peter Matthiessen
8. The Kenzie & Gennaro books - Dennis Lehane
9. The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
10. Philip Marlowe novels - Raymond Chandler
11. The Lensman Series -EE Doc Smith

Great Book Series

1. The Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
2. The Merlin series - Mary Stewart
3. The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
4. The Mushroom Planet series - Eleanor Cameron (my favorite from 6th grade)
5. The Rabbit books - John Updike
6. The Tiffany Aching series of Discworld - Terry Pratchett
7. The Shadow Country trilogy - Peter Matthiessen
8. The Kenzie & Gennaro books - Dennis Lehane
9. The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
10. Philip Marlowe novels - Raymond Chandler
11. The Lensman Series -EE Doc Smith
12. The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson

I'm going to shill a little bit for The Shadow Country trilogy. Go read Killing Mr. Watson. You must read this trilogy in order. It was given to me as a gift, and the books are among the best things that I have read in the last 25 years.