Musicals Set in London
The following list features stage musicals set in London, including works that are set fully or partially within the city. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals Partially Set in London
Musicals Set in a Fictional London
Musicals Fully Set in London
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens Book: Mike Ockrent
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Joshua Schmidt Lyrics: Jan Levy Tranen Book: Austin Pendleton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Clark Baxtresser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater Book: Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel Book: Jerome Coopersmith Additional Songs: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Howard Goodall Lyrics: Charles Hart Book: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart Book: Joan Maitland
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert J. Sherman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Book: A.J. Carothers
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Robb Stewart Lyrics/Book: Neville Phillips, Robin Chancellor
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Pet Shop Boys Book: Jonathan Harvey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Yip Harburg Book: Nunnally Johnson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Lee Pockriss Lyrics/Book: Anne Croswell
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Allan Knee, James Graham
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Hugh Martin, Timothy Gray
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Laurie Johnson Lyrics: Lionel Bart Book: Bernard Miles
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Setting: England (London)
Music: David Arnold Lyrics: Richard Thomas Book: Richard Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: 1964 Film/Contemporary Musical (2004)
Setting: England (London)
Music: George Fenton, Simon Chamberlain Lyrics: Don Black Book: Terry Johnson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Whitehouse, Jim Sullivan Music: John Sullivan, Chas Hodges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Tom Fletcher Book: Jessica Swale
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Albert Hague Lyrics/Book: Dorothy Fields Book: Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Ron Grainer Lyrics/Book: Ronald Millar
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Julian Slade Lyrics/Book: Dorothy Reynolds
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Phillip George, David Lowenstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Setting: England (London)
Music: George Stiles Lyrics/Book: Anthony Drewe Book: Elliot Davis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Karey Kirkpatrick Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick Book: John O’Farrell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Ray Davies Book: Joe Penhall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Boy George Music: Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens Book: Charles Busch
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics/Book: George Grossmith, Jr., P.G. Wodehouse
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1922)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics: Noël Coward Book: Harry Kurnitz
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rupert Holmes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Setting: England (London)
Music: Kurt Weill Lyrics/Book: Bertolt Brecht
Musical Type: Opera (1928)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jeff Wayne Lyrics: Paul Vigrass, Gary Osborne Book: Jerry Wayne, Doreen Wayne
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Pete Townshend Book: Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Setting: England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Setting: England (London)
Musicals Partially Set in London
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Music/Lyrics: Steven Lutvak Lyrics/Book: Robert L. Freedman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Setting: England (London, Various)
Music: Andrew Lippa Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Setting: Africa, England (London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Setting: England (London), France
Music: Elton John Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Setting: England (Durham, London)
Music: John Hawkins, Richard Hill Lyrics/Book: Nevill Coghill Book: Martin Starkie
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Setting: England (Canterbury, London)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Christopher Curtis Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Setting: England (London), USA (California)
Music/Lyrics: Richard Taylor Book: Rachel Wagstaff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Setting: England (London), France (Paris)
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Jay Presson Allen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Setting: England (London, Various)
Music: Justin Paul Lyrics: Benj Pasek Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Setting: England (Dover, London), USA (NYC), At Sea
Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Setting: England (London, Northampton)
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Setting: England (London), France, Monaco, USA (New Jersey)
Music: Noel Gay Lyrics/Book: Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Setting: England (London, Various)
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Paul Leigh Book: Claire Luckham
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Setting: England (London, Various)
Music/Lyrics: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans Book: Al Morgan, José Ferrer
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Setting: England (London), France (Paris), At Sea
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Music: Burton Lane Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Setting: England (London), USA (NYC)
Music/Lyrics: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Setting: England (London), Spain, USA (California, Florida, Nevada, NYC, Washington, D.C.), Vietnam
Music/Lyrics: Madness Book: Tim Firth
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Setting: England (London), USA (Nevada)
Music: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: J.M. Barrie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Setting: England (London), Fictional
Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Willis Hall
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Setting: England (London), Fictional
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Setting: England (London), Germany
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Charlotte Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Setting: England (London, Various)
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Matthew White, Howard Jacques
Musical Type: 1935 Film / Contemporary Musical (2011)
Setting: England (London), Italy (Venice), USA (NYC)
Musicals Set in a Fictional London
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Setting: London (Fictional)
Music/Lyrics: Queen Book: Ben Elton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Setting: London (Fictional)
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Last Reviewed: April 18, 2026