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Water for Elephants

You'll enjoy these titles because: Do you love Sara Gruen's novel "Water for Elephants" or the 2011 film adaptation from director Francis Lawrence? Experience the critically acclaimed story in a fresh new way as Broadway Grand Rapids presents a unique, spectacle-filled new musical adaptation! Find ticketing information below for their upcoming eight performances of "Water for Elephants" at the DeVos Performance Hall from October 7-12, 2025, preview the music from the show, and discover more similar reads curated by GRPL Staff!

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  • Water for Elephants

    the Musical : Original Broadway Cast Recording

    Pigpen Theatre Company (Musical group),
    The original Broadway cast recording of the Tony Award-nominated "Water for Elephants" musical, adapted by Rick Elice and scored by PigPen Theatre. Also streaming on Hoopla!
    Music CD, 2024[New York] : Ghostlight Records, [2024] — CD Soundtrack Water
  • Staff Pick! "This book is simply a beautiful take that everyone should read." - Courtnei M.
    Book, 2011New York : Doubleday, ©2011. — Fiction Morgenstern
  • Staff Pick! "It may sound like a typical small girl goes to the city and meets a rich bachelor story, but there are bittersweet, realistic moments that bring the story down to reality. But it's still magical, lively and full of 1950s glamour." -…
    Book, 2011New York : Viking, c2011. — Fiction Towles
  • Another story of a relationship blooming in the shadow of the Big Top, in this case the European traveling circus, the World of Wonders, at the onset of the second world war.
    Book, 2022New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022] — Fiction Parikh
  • A fictionalized retelling of the collaborative and personal relationship between budding screenwriter Frances Marion and up and coming actress Mary Pickford - two of the earliest pioneers of filmmaking in Hollywood. The story spans from 1914 to 1969…
    Book, 2018New York : Delacorte Press, [2018] — Fiction Benjamin
  • A dual timeline narrative that alternates between Charlotte, an ambitious woman in 1949 who's sees a glamorous (and lucrative) opportunity in the Miss Subway beauty contest, and Olivia, an advertising executive in the present day who's looking to…
    Book, 2018New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2018. — Fiction Schnall
  • Staff Pick! "It follows the lives of the three Schuyler sisters. This one is about Pepper and how she takes to a glamorous and wealthy woman who sold her car to Pepper. From there on you start to understand the backstory of the Schuyler family line…
    Book, 2015New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015. — Fiction Williams
  • A fictionalized account of the 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train failed to halt and crashed through the station wall and onto the street below. Told from the perspectives of the train's passengers, "The Paris Express" paints a fascinating…
    Book, 2025New York : Summit Books, 2025. — Fiction Donoghue
  • Staff Pick! "Laura did something really great here. Superbly researched and written! Truly and amazing story." - Andrea H.
    Book, 2001New York : Random House, c2001. — 798.4 H557s
  • Another novel that takes place at the dawn of the second World War, told through the eyes of Maddie - a naive and somewhat sheltered socialite from Philadelphia, whose husband is determined to win back his father's approval (and financial support),…
    Book, 2015New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2015] — Fiction Gruen
  • A delightful twist on Prohibition-era speakeasy culture featuring a prim and proper vampire running an illegal bloodhouse behind the doors of her prestigious tearoom. A thrilling heist novel full of romance, revenge, and betrayals for readers that…
    Book, 2024New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024. — Teen Fiction Faizal
  • Staff Pick! "I'll never say no to a good historical fiction and this is one of my favorites! SO heartwarming and filled with such lovable characters." - Raven P.
    Large Print, 2008Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2008. — Large Print Fiction Shaffer
  • Staff Pick! "Women bringing books to families by horseback. Need I say more?" - Rachel D.
    Book, 2019[New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019] — Fiction Moyes
  • Staff Pick! "A truly wholesome tale of adventure that will transport you to another era."
    Book, 2021[New York] : Viking, [2021] — Fiction Towles
  • Traveling to Key West on Henry Flagler's legendary Overseas Railroad is a chance to get away from it all: from the looming specter of the Wall Street crash and the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. But, even here, the echoes of the Great War are…
    Book, 2020New York : Berkley, [2020] — Fiction Cleeton
  • The second book in Fannie Flagg's "Whistle Stop, Alabama" series, following "Fried Green Tomatoes." This novel takes place after the railroad yards shut down and the town that depended on them withers away. A story about bridging the past and…
    Book, 2020New York : Random House, [2020] — Fiction Flagg
  • A novel not about the silent film star Louise Brooks, but about the chaperone who accompanied her when she first traveled to a dance academy in New York in 1922. An exploration of the city during the 1920s and 1930s through the fresh eyes of a…
    Book, 2012New York : Riverhead Books, c2012. — Fiction Moriarty
  • Haven't had a chance to read the original novel? Click through to check out a copy in your preferred format!
    Book, 2006Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books, c2006. — Fiction Gruen