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Pages in category "Musicals based on poems" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe is a musical that was written, composed, and directed by Jonathan Christenson and designed by Bretta Gerecke. [1] It follows the life of Edgar Allan Poe and the internal and external struggles he faced which are depicted as inspiring his writings.
Musicals that were adapted from short stories, novellas, and other works of short fiction. ... Musicals based on A Christmas Carol (6 P) F. Fiddler on the Roof (1 C, 8 P)
Musical settings of poems by author (10 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Music based on poems" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950 film All About Eve and the short story on which the movie is based, Mary Orr's "The Wisdom of Eve". The story centers on aging star Margo Channing, who innocently takes a fledgling actress under ...
Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, novelist, short story writer and wit, whose works have been the basis of a considerable number of musical works by noted composers. In classical genres, these include operas, ballets, incidental music , symphonic poems , orchestral suites and single pieces, cantatas , and songs and song cycles .
Carnival is a musical, originally produced by David Merrick on Broadway in 1961, with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill.The musical is based on the 1953 film Lili, which again was based on the short story and treatment titled "The Seven Souls of Clement O'Reilly" by Paul Gallico.
Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.