Musicals Set in Germany – The Full List of Shows
Last Updated: May 25, 2025
From the streets of Berlin to the Bavarian countryside, Germany has been the backdrop for several musicals over the years. Whether a show is fully set in Germany or just partially takes place there, you’ll find it below. Here’s a full list of musicals set in Germany.
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Musicals Partially Set in Germany
Musicals Fully Set in Germany
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joe Masteroff
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Setting: Germany (Berlin)
Music/Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest, Maury Yeston Book: Luther Davis
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Setting: Germany (Berlin)
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Herbert Fields, Morrie Ryskind
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Setting: Germany
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Setting: Germany
Musicals Partially Set in Germany
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Setting: Germany (Fictional), USA (Washington, D.C.)
Music: Mark Baron Lyrics/Book: Jeffrey Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Setting: Arctic, Germany, Switzerland, At Sea
Music: Barry Manilow Lyrics/Book: Bruce Sussman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Setting: Denmark, Germany, USA (California, NYC)
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Trask Book: John Cameron Mitchell
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Setting: Germany (Berlin), USA (Kansas)
Music: Kurt Weill Lyrics: Various Book: Alfred Uhry
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Setting: Germany, USA (California, NYC)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Stew Music: Heidi Rodewald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Setting: Germany (Berlin), Netherlands (Amsterdam), USA (California)
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Music/Lyrics: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara, Various Book: Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Setting: Germany, USA (California, Massachusetts, NYC)
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Setting: England (London), Germany
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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 holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
