A musical is often remembered for its songs and music but the book is just as pivotal, shaping the story and transporting an audience. How well do you know the book writers behind these iconic musicals?
Do I Hear a Waltz Playbill - Opening Night, March 1965
Arthur Laurents
Kiss of the Spider Woman Playbill - Opening Night, May 1993
Terrence McNally
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Fun Home Playbill - Opening Night
Lisa Kron
Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations Playbill - Opening Night
Dominique Morisseau
Marc J. Franklin
Annie Playbill - Feb 1980
Thomas Meehan
Monica Simoes
Falsettos Playbill - Opening Night, May 1992
James Lapine and William Finn
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Xanadu Playbill - Opening Night
Douglas Carter Beane
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
On Your Feet! Playbill - Opening Night
Alexander Dinelaris
Bye Bye Birdie
Michael Stewart
Company Playbill - Dec 1970
George Furth
Mamma Mia! Playbill - Opening Night
Catherine Johnson
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Playbill - Opening Night
Katori Hall
Avenue Q Playbill - Opening Night
Jeff Whitty
La Cage aux Folles
Harvey Fierstein
Assassins Playbill - Opening Night, April 2004
John Weidman
In the Heights Playbill - Opening Night
Quiara Alegría Hudes
Rags Playbill - Aug 1986
Joseph Stein
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
The Color Purple Playbill - Opening Night
Marsha Norman
Marc J. Franklin
Hadestown Playbill - Opening Night
Anaïs Mitchell
Wicked Playbill - July 2016
Winnie Holzman
Little Shop of Horrors Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 2003
Howard Ashman
She Loves Me
Joe Masteroff
Monica Simoes
Beetlejuice Playbill - Opening Night
Anthony King and Scott Brown
