18 Musicals Set in Ireland – The Full List of Shows
These musicals set in Ireland take place fully or partially within the country, bringing Irish settings and stories to the stage. The list includes shows across various genres and time periods, sorted for easy browsing.
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Musicals Partially Set in Ireland
Musicals Set in a Fictional Ireland
Musicals Fully Set in Ireland
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Setting: Ireland (Dublin)
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Marc Blitzstein and Joseph Stein
Setting: Ireland (Dublin)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Gary Clark, John Carney, and Enda Walsh
Setting: Ireland (Dublin)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton
Setting: Ireland (Belfast)
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1932)
Creators: Vincent Youmans, Edward Heyman, and Brian Hooker
Setting: Ireland
Musicals Partially Set in Ireland
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, and Enda Walsh
Setting: Ireland (Dublin), USA (NYC)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, John Dempsey, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Setting: England, Ireland, At Sea
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Ralph Blane, Charles O’Neal, and Abe Burrows
Setting: Ireland, USA (Georgia)
Musicals Set in a Fictional Ireland
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn
Setting: Ireland (Fictional)
Musicals That Mention Ireland
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster, Pearl S. Buck, and Charles K. Peck, Jr.
Song About Ireland: “Ireland Was Never Like This”
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Creators: Burton Lane, Yip Harburg, and Fred Saidy
Song About Ireland: “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?”
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1919)
Creators: Harry Tierney, Joseph McCarthy, James Montgomery, Joseph Stein, and Hugh Wheeler
Song About Ireland: “An Irish Girl”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe, and Heather Hach
Song About Ireland: “Ireland”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Peter Stone
Song About Ireland: “Lady’s Maid”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Tom Lehrer, Cameron Mackintosh, and Robin Ray
Song About Ireland: “Irish Ballad”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, and Hugh Wheeler
Song About Ireland: “A Touch of the Irish”
Irish Musicals
The following musicals were created by Irish composers and writers.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, and Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Gary Clark, John Carney, and Enda Walsh