Plays that were transformed into musicals? — Page 2

I don't believe anyone mentioned the musical Let It Ride, based on the play Three Men on a Horse.

Although not fitting this thread and, probably, there wouldn't be enough examples to make a thread, there's this sequence.

The novel "7 1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell was the source of the musical, The Pajama Game, which was later filmed.

Then Richard Bissell wrote a book called "Say, Darling" based on his experiences involved with turning a novel into a Broadway musical.

The novel "Say, Darling" was then produced as a play with music (music: Jule Styne, lyrics by Comden and Green).

In "Say, Darling" gave a memorable performace as Ted Snow, which was a thinly disguised portrayal of Hal Prince, the producer of "The Pajama Game."

Also, don't forget one of the obvious ones -- Kiss Me, Kate which was based on (and incorporates as the play-within-a-play) Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

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both versions of The Wild party were based on a poem, i dont know if you want to count that or not.

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"Don't forget all the Shakespeare adaptations:
Comedy of Errors = BOYS FROM SYRACUSE and OH BROTHER
12th Night = YOUR OWN THING and PLAY ON
The Tempest - RETURN TO FORBIDDEN PLANET "

I'm going to see the latest musical adaptation of one of Shakespeare's plays -- MERRY WIVES, based on THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR -- in Stratford-Upon-Avon in a couple of weeks. Simon Callow is playing Falstaff and Dame Judi Dench is playing Mistress Quickly.

i think that Miss Saigon was based on Madame Butterfly which was based on Madame Crysanthemum (i think that's how it's spelled)...