45+ Musicals Set in France – A Full List
Whether you’re doing some research, putting on a show, or simply looking for new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list for you! A full list of musicals set in France are included below.
The following list is broken down into two categories – “Musicals Fully Set in France” and “Musicals Partially Set in France”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Musicals Fully Set in France
Music/Lyrics: Daniel Messé Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: France
Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics/Book: Jeremy Sams, Didier Van Cauwelaert
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Setting: France
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: 1951 Film/Contemporary Musical (2014)
Setting: France
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Emerald Fennell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Setting: France
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
Setting: France
Music: W.C. Handy, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Eubie Blake, Big Maybelle
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1985)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Michael Stewart
Musical Type: Post Golden Age (1961)
Setting: France
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: 1957 Film/Contemporary Musical (2013)
Setting: France
Music: André Previn Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Setting: France
Music: Michael J. Lewis Lyrics/Book: Anthony Burgess
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1973)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Jeffrey Lane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Harold Rome Book: S.N. Behrman, Joshua Logan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
Setting: France
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1973)
Setting: France
Music: Larry Grossman Lyrics: Hal Hackady Book: Sidney Michaels
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
Setting: France
Music: Marguerite Monnot Lyrics/Book: Alexandre Breffort
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1983)
Setting: France
Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics/Book: Alan Boublil Lyrics: Jean-Marc Natel
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1980)
Setting: France
Music: Jimmy McHugh Lyrics: Dorothy Fields, Harold Adamson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Setting: France
Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer Book: Schönberg, Kent, Boublil
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Setting: France
Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil Lyrics: Edward Hardy, Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: John Logan
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2018)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Setting: France
Sunday in the Park With George
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Setting: France
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
Setting: France
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: James Lapine, Peter Parnell
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1999)
Setting: France
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Richard Stilgoe Book: Charles Hart
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter, Robert Katscher Book: Rowland Leigh
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Setting: France
Musicals Partially Set in France
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Setting: France/London
Music: Jerry Herman, Mark Sandrich, Jr. Lyrics/Book: Sidney Michaels
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Setting: France/USA (New Jersey)
Music/Lyrics: Richard Taylor Book: Rachel Wagstaff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Setting: France/London
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Leo Robin Book: Joseph Fields, Anita Loos
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Setting: France/At Sea
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Setting: France/Switzerland
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Bernie Taupin Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Setting: France/USA
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Robert E. Sherwood
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Setting: France
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Book: Samuel A. Taylor
Musical Type: Post Golden Age (1962)
Setting: France/NYC
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Romney Brent
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Setting: France/Europe (Various)
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Setting: France/Russia
Music: Sigmund Romberg Lyrics: Leo Robin Book: Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age/Operetta (1954)
Setting: France/NYC
Music: Sigmund Romberg Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, Laurence Schwab
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Operetta (1927)
Setting: France/USA
Music: Frank Wildhorn Book/Lyrics: Nan Knighton
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Setting: France/England
Music: Lee Pockriss Lyrics: Anne Croswell Book: David Shaw
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Setting: France/Russia
Music: Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Book: Blake Edwards
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
Setting: France/USA (Illinois)
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theatre, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.