21+ Musicals Set in Asia – The Full List of Shows
These musicals set in Asia take place fully or partially within the continent, from specific countries and cities to broader regional and historical settings. The list includes shows that use Asia as a central setting or feature the continent for a significant part of the story.
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Musicals Partially Set in Asia
Musicals Fully Set in Asia
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: A.R. Rahman, Don Black, Meera Syal, and Thomas Meehan
Setting: India
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster, Pearl S. Buck, and Charles K. Peck, Jr.
Setting: India
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1916)
Creators: Frederic Norton and Oscar Asche
Setting: Iraq
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Ivan Menchell
Setting: Japan (Tokyo)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Setting: Philippines
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Rob Bowman and David H. Bell
Setting: Japan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Charles Lederer, and Luther Davis
Setting: Iraq
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Will Aronson and Hue Park
Setting: South Korea
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Jerry Herman and Don Appell
Setting: Israel
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Setting: Japan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Setting: Turkey (Antioch)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: David Yazbek and Itamar Moses
Setting: Israel
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Setting: Siam (Thailand)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: William Patrick Harrison, Maryhee Yoon, and Cara Baldwin
Setting: Japan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Tracy Miller, Carly Robyn Green, Riko Sakaguchi, and Rinne B. Groff
Setting: Japan
Musicals Partially Set in Asia
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Setting: Hungary, Thailand, USA
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Setting: Thailand, USA (Georgia), Vietnam
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Cole Porter, Romney Brent, Steve Mackes, and Michael Whaley
Setting: England, France (Neuville, Paris), Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, and Alexander Dinelaris
Setting: England (London), Spain, USA (California, Florida, Nevada, NYC, Washington, D.C.), Vietnam
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: David Pomeranz, David Friedman, and Kathie Lee Gifford
Setting: Canada, China, USA (California)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Setting: Japan, USA (NYC)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman
Setting: England, India