60+ Musicals Set in France – The Full List of Shows
These musicals set in France take place fully or partially within the country, from Paris and other major cities to rural and historical settings. The list includes shows that use France as a central setting or feature the country for a significant part of the story.
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Musicals Partially Set in France
Musicals Fully Set in France
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Daniel Messé, Nathan Tysen, and Craig Lucas
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Michel Legrand, Didier van Cauwelaert, and Jeremy Sams
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Craig Lucas
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Emerald Fennell
Setting: France
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, and Linda Woolverton
Setting: France
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Various Artists
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Cole Porter and Abe Burrows
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Bob Merrill and Michael Stewart
Setting: France
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: André Previn and Alan Jay Lerner
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Michael J. Lewis and Anthony Burgess
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane
Setting: France (French Riviera)
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Setting: France (French Riviera, Nice)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Harold Rome, S.N. Behrman, and Joshua Logan
Setting: France (Marseille)
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
Creators: Cole Porter and Herbert Fields
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady, and Sidney Michaels
Setting: France
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Marguerite Monnot, Alexandre Breffort, Julian More, David Heneker, and Monty Norman
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein
Setting: France (Saint-Tropez)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel
Setting: France
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Harold Adamson, and Sherman Yellen
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Michel Legrand, Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Jonathan Kent
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Edward Hardy, and Stephen Clark
Setting: France (Artigat)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: John Logan and Others
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Ricky Ian Gordon and Richard Nelson
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen
Setting: France (Calais)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Victor Young, Stella Unger, and Victor Wolfson
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein
Setting: France
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Setting: France
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy
Setting: France
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Michael Stewart, and Mark Bramble
Setting: France (Paris, St. Nazaire)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, James Lapine, and Peter Parnell
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe
Setting: France (Paris)
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Cole Porter and Rowland Leigh
Setting: France (Paris)
Musicals Partially Set in France
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Max Martin and David West Read
Setting: England, France (Paris), Italy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Jill Santoriello
Setting: England (London), France
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Jay Kuo, Marc Acito, and Lorenzo Thione
Setting: France, Italy, USA (California, Washington, D.C., Wyoming)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Setting: France (Paris), Russia
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Charles Hart
Setting: France, Italy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Mark Sandrich, Jr. and Sidney Michaels
Setting: France (Paris), USA (New Jersey)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, John La Touche, Stephen Sondheim, Dorothy Parker, John Caird, Hugh Wheeler, and Lillian Hellman
Setting: Argentina, France (Paris), Italy, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, At Sea
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff
Setting: England (London), France (Paris)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Creators: Jule Styne, Leo Robin, Joseph Fields, and Anita Loos
Setting: France (Paris), USA (NYC), At Sea
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer
Setting: France (Paris), USA (California)
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh, and Neil Simon
Setting: France, Monte Carlo, USA (California, Illinois, New York)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Jule Styne, Leo Robin, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Anita Loos, Joseph Fields, Kenny Solms, and Gail Parent
Setting: France (Paris), USA (NYC), At Sea
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Gertrude Stein, and Frank Galati
Setting: France (Paris), Italy, USA (California, Illinois, Maryland)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Setting: England (London), France, Monaco, USA (New Jersey)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Robert E. Sherwood
Setting: France (Paris), USA (NYC)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Berry Gordy and Others
Setting: Caribbean, England, France, USA (California, Michigan)
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Samuel Taylor
Setting: France, Monte Carlo
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: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Al Morgan, and José Ferrer
Setting: England (London), France (Paris), At Sea
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach
Setting: France (Paris), USA
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Cole Porter, George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows
Setting: France (Paris), Russia
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Setting: France (Paris, Seine), USA
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Elton John, Shaina Taub, Mark Sonnenblick, and Kate Wetherhead
Setting: France (Paris), USA (NYC)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Sigmund Romberg, Leo Robin, Jerome Chodorov, and Joseph Fields
Setting: France, USA (NYC)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Setting: France, Italy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Lindsey Ferrentino
Setting: France, USA (Florida, New York)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton
Setting: England, France (Paris)
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Meredith Willson and Richard Morris
Setting: France (Paris), Monte Carlo, USA (Colorado, Missouri), At Sea
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Lee Pockriss, Anne Croswell, and David Shaw
Setting: France (Paris), Russia
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, and Blake Edwards
Setting: France (Paris), USA (Illinois)