Musicals Set in Ireland – The Full List of Shows
Last Updated: May 6, 2025
From the rolling green hills to the streets of Dublin, Ireland has been the backdrop for many stage musicals. Whether a show is fully set in Ireland, partially takes place there, or just mentions the country, you’ll find it below. Here’s a full list of musicals set in Ireland.
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Musicals Partially Set in Ireland
Musicals Set in a Fictional Ireland
Musicals Fully Set in Ireland
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Setting: Ireland (Dublin)
Music/Lyrics: Marc Blitzstein Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Setting: Ireland (Dublin)
Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Setting: Ireland (Dublin)
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Ben Elton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Setting: Ireland (Belfast)
Music: Vincent Youmans Lyrics: Edward Heyman Book: Brian Hooker
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1932)
Setting: Ireland
Musicals Partially Set in Ireland
Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Setting: Ireland (Dublin), USA (NYC)
Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: John Dempsey Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Setting: England, Ireland, At Sea
Music/Lyrics: Ralph Blane Book: Charles O’Neal, Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Setting: Ireland, USA (Georgia)
Musicals Set in a Fictional Ireland
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael Webborn, Daniel Finn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: Ireland (Fictional)
Musicals That Mention Ireland
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Book: Pearl S. Buck, Charles K. Peck, Jr.
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Song That Mentions Ireland: “Ireland Was Never Like This”
Music: Burton Lane Lyrics/Book: Yip Harburg Book: Fred Saidy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Song That Mentions Ireland: “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?”
Music/Lyrics: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe Book: Heather Hach
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Song That Mentions Ireland: “Ireland”
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Song That Mentions Ireland: “Lady’s Maid”
Music/Lyrics: Tom Lehrer Adaptation: Cameron Mackintosh, Robin Ray
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1980)
Song That Mentions Ireland: “Irish Ballad”
Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: 1944 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1989)
Song That Mentions Ireland: “A Touch of the Irish”
Irish Musicals
The following musicals were created by Irish composers and writers.
Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
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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.
