Musicals Set in the 1700s – The Full List of Shows
Between royal courts, the influence of the Enlightenment period, and the stirrings of revolution, musicals set in the 1700s capture an era of grandeur and change. These shows bring the 18th century to life in all its drama. Here’s the full list of musicals set in the 1700s.
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Musicals Fully Set in the 1700s
Musicals Partially Set in the 1700s
Musicals Fully Set in the 1700s
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Jill Santoriello
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Christopher Smith and Arthur Giron
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Mark Sandrich, Jr. and Sidney Michaels
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, John La Touche, Stephen Sondheim, Dorothy Parker, John Caird, Hugh Wheeler, and Lillian Hellman
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and Herbert Fields
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Mark Baron and Jeffrey Jackson
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Charles Lederer, and Luther Davis
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Laurie Johnson, Lionel Bart, and Bernard Miles
When It’s Set: The 1730s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: George Stiles, Paul Leigh, and Claire Luckham
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Creators: Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab
When It’s Set: The 1790s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Robert Waldman and Alfred Uhry
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Jeffrey Stock, Susan Birkenhead, and James Magruder
When It’s Set: The 1700s
Musicals Partially Set in the 1700s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers
When It’s Set: 1770s-1830s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
When It’s Set: 1770s-1800s
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner
When It’s Set: 1700s, 1960s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Lindsey Ferrentino
When It’s Set: 1700s, 1990s, 2000s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen
When It’s Set: 1770s-1810s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Bernard J. Taylor
When It’s Set: 1770s-1800s
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Gipsy Kings, John Cameron, Stephen Clark, and Helen Edmundson
When It’s Set: 1790s-1810s