![]() The Fault in Our Stars – “Okay?” “Okay.” John Green’s book about teens finding love at their cancer support group was hugely popular with readers and theater-goers, beating out Tom Cruise’s latest sci-fi action film Edge of Tomorrow at the box office in their shared opening weekend. In no particular order, here are the top 15 YA books that would make great musicals.ġ5. Which childhood classics and coming-of-age stories should get the Broadway treatment? Read on to find out. If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory does well enough in London, author Roald Dahl could very soon have two musicals playing on Broadway based on his books.Īll of these YA novel adaptations on-screen and on-stage got me thinking about books I would love to see adapted as musicals. The stage adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time also recently started previews, and the Public Theater’s popular adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home will get a Broadway run at Circle in the Square. YA novel adaptations have been popular on Broadway for years with successful adaptations of Little Women and The Secret Garden, and Matilda. This year’s blockbuster line-up was full of YA, or young adult, novel adaptations from The Fault in Our Stars to Maze Runner and If I Stay, not to mention the highly-anticipated The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. ![]() Broadway has a habit, for better or worse, of following Hollywood trends.
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