13 Musicals Set in Germany – The Full List of Shows
These musicals set in Germany take place fully or partially within the country, from specific cities and regions to broader historical settings. The list includes shows that use Germany as a central setting or feature the country for a significant part of the story.
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Musicals Partially Set in Germany
Musicals Fully Set in Germany
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff
Setting: Germany (Berlin)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Robert Wright, George Forrest, Maury Yeston and Luther Davis
Setting: Germany (Berlin)
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Herbert Fields, and Morrie Ryskind
Setting: Germany
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater
Setting: Germany
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, Jodi Picoult, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Setting: Germany
Musicals Partially Set in Germany
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Setting: Germany (Fictional), USA (Washington, D.C.)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Mark Baron and Jeffrey Jackson
Setting: Arctic, Germany, Switzerland, At Sea
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman
Setting: Denmark, Germany, USA (California, NYC)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell
Setting: Germany (Berlin), USA (Kansas)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Kurt Weill, Alfred Uhry, and Others
Setting: Germany, USA (California, NYC)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Stew and Heidi Rodewald
Setting: Germany (Berlin), Netherlands (Amsterdam), USA (California)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara, Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, Des McAnuff, and Others
Setting: Germany, USA (California, Massachusetts, NYC)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen
Setting: England (London), Germany