Really Rosie, based on Maurice Sendak’s The Nutshell Library; off Broadway (1980)
The Secret Garden, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel; Broadway (1991)
Seussical, based on the works of Dr. Seuss; Broadway (2000)
His Dark Materials, based on Philip Pullman’s trilogy; National Theatre, London (2003)
Go, Dog. Go!, based on the beginning reader by P.D. Eastman; Seattle Children’s Theatre (2003)
Peter and the Starcatcher, based on Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson; San Diego, Calif.’s La Jolla Playhouse (2009); off Broadway (2011), Broadway (2012), off Broadway (2013–present).
Freckleface the Musical, based on Julianne Moore’s picture book Freckleface Strawberry, illus. by LeUyen Pham; off Broadway (2010)
A Wrinkle in Time, based on the novel by Madeleine L’Engle; South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, Calif. (2010)
Arnie the Doughnut, based on the picture book by Laurie Keller; Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre (2011)
The Berenstain Bears LIVE in Family Matters the Musical, based on Stan and Jan Berenstain’s Berenstain Bears book series; Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre (2009), off Broadway (2011–present)
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis; Bethesda, Md.’s Imagination Stage (2012)
Fancy Nancy the Musical, based on Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser’s Fancy Nancy picture books; N.Y.C.’s Vital Theatre Company (2012–present)
Bunnicula, based on Deborah and James Howe’s novel Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery; DR2 Kids Theatre and Theatreworks USA coproduction off Broadway (2013)
Ivy and Bean: The Musical, based on the Ivy and Bean chapter book series by Annie Barrows, illus. by Sophie Blackall; Bay Area Children’s Theatre, Oakland, Calif. (2013)
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