List of Historical Musicals

Titanic

Titanic: The Musical dramatizes the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, which sank after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, one of the most tragic maritime disasters in history.

Allegiance

Allegiance is inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei (who also starred in the original production), telling the story of the Kimura family, Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II.

Rags

Rags: The Musical tells the story of Jewish immigrants who come to America in the early 20th century seeking a better life.

Ragtime

Ragtime: The Musical weaves together the stories of three diverse families in pursuit of the American dream at the turn of the 20th century.

Betty Blue Eyes

Betty Blue Eyes is set in post-WWII England, at a time when the country is gripped by austerity and rationing.

Flying Over Sunset

Flying Over Sunset is a fictional exploration of the lives of three real-life figures: writer Aldous Huxley, playwright Clare Boothe Luce, and actor Cary Grant, as they each experiment with the drug LSD in the 1950s.

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Parade

Parade is a powerful and evocative musical dramatizing the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank.

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun tells the story of Annie Oakley, a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and her romance with fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables is a powerful and epic story of love, redemption, and revolution.

Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie & Clyde is a musical that chronicles the infamous lives of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the notorious American outlaws and lovers.

SIX

SIX is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII presented as a pop concert.

Hamilton

Hamilton is a revolutionary moment in theatre – a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

Anastasia

Anastasia is a stage musical that transports its audience to the tumultuous era of the Russian Empire's fall and the rise of the Soviet Union.

Diana

Diana: The Musical presents the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a dramatic portrayal.

Aida

Aida is a timeless love story, set in ancient Egypt.

Newsies musical

Newsies

Newsies is a musical based on the 1992 Disney film and the true story of the Newsboys' Strike of 1899 in New York City.

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.

Cabaret

Cabaret is set in the nightlife of 1930s Berlin, just before the rise of the Nazi regime.

1776

1776 is a musical that dramatizes the efforts of John Adams to persuade his colleagues in the Second Continental Congress to vote for American independence and to sign the Declaration of Independence.