Musicals Set in Greece
The following list features stage musicals set in Greece, including works that are set fully or partially within the country. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals Partially Set in Greece
Musicals Fully Set in Greece
Music/Book: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Lorenz Hart
Musical Type: Golden Age (1942)
Setting: Greece
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Kristoffer Diaz, Robert Horn, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Setting: Ancient Greece
Music: Manos Hadjidakis Lyrics: Joe Darion Book: Jules Dassin
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Setting: Greece
Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Book: Catherine Johnson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Setting: Greece
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: George Abbott
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Setting: Greece
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Burt Shevelove, Nathan Lane
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Setting: Ancient Greece
The Happiest Girl in the World
Music: Jacques Offenbach Lyrics: Yip Harburg Book: Fred Saidy, Henry Mayers
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Setting: Greece (Athens)
Music: Jeffrey Stock Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead Book: James Magruder
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Setting: Greece
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Setting: Greece
Musicals Partially Set in Greece
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: Cole Porter Book: Dwight Taylor, Reginald Lawrence
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Setting: Greece, USA (NYC), Fictional
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Setting: Greece, USA (California)
Musicals That Mention Greece
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Song That Mentions Greece: “Funeral Sequence”
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Goldman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Song That Mentions Greece: “Ah! Paris”
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Song That Mentions Greece: “I’ve Never Been to Me”
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Song That Mentions Greece: “Round and Round”
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Last Reviewed: May 6, 2025