Musicals Set in Asia
The following list features stage musicals set in Asia, including works that are set fully or partially within the continent. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals Partially Set in Asia
Musicals Fully Set in Asia
Music: A.R. Rahman Lyrics: Don Black Book: Meera Syal, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Setting: India
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Book: Pearl S. Buck, Charles K. Peck, Jr.
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Setting: India
Music: Frederic Norton Lyrics/Book: Oscar Asche
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1916)
Setting: Iraq
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Jack Murphy Book: Ivan Menchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: Japan (Tokyo)
Music/Lyrics: David Byrne Music: Fatboy Slim
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Setting: Philippines
Music: Rob Bowman Lyrics/Book: David H. Bell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Setting: Japan
Music: Alexander Borodin Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest Book: Charles Lederer, Luther Davis
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Setting: Iraq
Music/Book: Will Aronson Lyrics/Book: Hue Park
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Setting: South Korea
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Don Appell
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Setting: Israel
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Setting: Japan
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Setting: Turkey (Antioch)
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Itamar Moses
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Setting: Israel
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Setting: Siam (Thailand)
Music: William Patrick Harrison Lyrics/Book: Maryhee Yoon, Cara Baldwin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Setting: Japan
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Tracy Miller, Carly Robyn Green Book: Riko Sakaguchi, Rinne B. Groff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Setting: Japan
Musicals Partially Set in Asia
Music: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Richard Nelson, Danny Strong
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Setting: Hungary, Thailand, USA
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Setting: Thailand, USA (Georgia), Vietnam
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Romney Brent, Steve Mackes, Michael Whaley
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Setting: England, France (Neuville, Paris), Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey
Music/Lyrics: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: England (London), Spain, USA (California, Florida, Nevada, NYC, Washington, D.C.), Vietnam
Music: David Pomeranz, David Friedman Lyrics/Book: Kathie Lee Gifford
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Setting: Canada, China, USA (California)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Setting: Japan, USA (NYC)
Music: Lucy Simon Lyrics/Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Setting: England, India
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Last Reviewed: May 20, 2025