Musicals Set in Ireland – The Full List of Shows
Are you looking for a musical that takes place in the Emerald Isle? There aren’t a ton, but there are a handful out there. Below you’ll find a list of musicals set in Ireland, followed by a list of musicals that were written by Irish artists.
The following list is broken down into the following categories – “Musicals Fully Set in Ireland” and “Musicals Partially Set in Ireland”, “Musicals Set in a Fictional Ireland“, “Musicals That Mention Ireland” and “Irish Musicals“. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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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/Operetta (1932)
Setting: Ireland
Musicals Partially Set in Ireland
Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Setting: Ireland (Dublin) / NYC
Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: John Dempsey Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Setting: 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 (Spindlewood/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: E.Y. 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/Revue (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 written 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 has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theatre, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.