List of 1950s Musicals

West Side Story

West Side Story is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the mid-20th century on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.

Cinderella

Cinderella, originally written for television in 1957 with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, was adapted for the Broadway stage in 2013 with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane.

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy that reimagines the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.

Gypsy

Gypsy is based on the memoirs of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee.

The Music Man

The Music Man is a classic musical that tells the story of Harold Hill, a traveling con man who poses as a band organizer and leader, selling band instruments and uniforms to the naive townspeople of River City, Iowa.

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is set in 1930s Salzburg, Austria, and tells the story of Maria, a young woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the seven children of a naval officer widower, Captain von Trapp.

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady is a musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls is a musical comedy that revolves around the lives of several New York City gamblers and the women who love them.