Musicals Set in the 1920s

Musicals Fully Set in the 1920s

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Adding Machine

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joshua Schmidt  Lyrics/Book: Jason Loewith

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Blackbirds of 1928

Music: Jimmy McHugh  Lyrics: Dorothy Fields

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Bugsy Malone

Music/Lyrics: Paul Williams  Book: Alan Parker

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Bullets Over Broadway

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Woody Allen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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By Jeeves

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics/Book: Alan Ayckbourn

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Chicago

Music: John Kander  Lyrics/Book: Fred Ebb  Book: Bob Fosse

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Death Takes a Holiday

Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston  Book: Peter Stone, Thomas Meehan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Fifty Million Frenchmen

Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter  Book: Herbert Fields

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Floyd Collins

Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel  Book: Tina Landau

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Leo Robin  Book: Joseph Fields, Anita Loos

Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Good News!

Music: Ray Henderson  Lyrics/Book: Buddy DeSylva  Lyrics: Lew Brown  Book: Laurence Schwab

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Grand Hotel

Music/Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest, Maury Yeston  Book: Luther Davis

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Juno

Music/Lyrics: Marc Blitzstein  Book: Joseph Stein

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Kitty’s Kisses

Music: Con Conrad  Lyrics: Gus Kahn  Book: Philip Bartholomae, Otto Harbach

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Lady, Be Good!

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Book: Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1924)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Legs Diamond

Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen  Book: Harvey Fierstein, Charles Suppon

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Love Birds

Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert J. Sherman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Lucky in the Rain

Music: Jimmy McHugh  Lyrics: Dorothy Fields, Harold Adamson  Book: Sherman Yellen

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Mr Cinders

Music: Vivian Ellis, Richard Myers  Lyrics/Book: Clifford Grey, Greatrex Newman

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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My One and Only

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Book: Peter Stone, Timothy S. Mayer

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Nice Work If You Can Get It

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Book: Joe DiPietro

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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No, No, Nanette

Music: Vincent Youmans  Lyrics: Irving Caesar  Lyrics/Book: Otto Harbach  Book: Frank Mandel

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Oh, Kay!

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Book: Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Sally

Music: Jerome Kern  Lyrics: Clifford Grey  Book: Guy Bolton  Additional Music/Lyrics: Victor Herbert, Anne Caldwell, Buddy DeSylva, P.G. Wodehouse

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1920)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Saturday Night

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Julius J. Epstein

Musical Type: Golden Age (1955) / Late 20th Century (1997)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Shuffle Along

Music/Lyrics: Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle  Book: Flournoy Miller, Aubrey Lyles

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Singin’ in the Rain

Music/Lyrics: Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed  Book: Adolph Green, Betty Comden

Musical Type: 1952 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1983)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Strike Up the Band

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Book: Morrie Ryskind  Original Libretto: George S. Kaufman

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Boy Friend

Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Cabaret Girl

Music: Jerome Kern  Lyrics/Book: George Grossmith, Jr., P.G. Wodehouse

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1922)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Desert Song

Music: Sigmund Romberg  Lyrics/Book: Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Girl Friend

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics: Lorenz Hart  Book: Herbert Fields

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Great Gatsby

Music: Jason Howland  Lyrics: Nathan Tysen  Book: Kait Kerrigan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Happy Time

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: N. Richard Nash

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Most Happy Fella

Music/Lyrics/Book: Frank Loesser

Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The New Yorkers

Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter  Book: Herbert Fields

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Wild Party

Music/Lyrics/Book: Andrew Lippa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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The Wild Party

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa  Book: George C. Wolfe

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Thoroughly Modern Millie

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: Dick Scanlan  Book: Richard Morris

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Tovarich

Music: Lee Pockriss  Lyrics: Anne Croswell  Book: David Shaw

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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You Never Know

Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter  Book: Rowland Leigh

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

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Zorba!

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: Joseph Stein

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

When It’s Set: The 1920s

Musicals Partially Set in the 1920s

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A Connecticut Yankee

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics: Lorenz Hart  Book: Herbert Fields

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

When It’s Set: 400s, 1920s

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Ain’t Misbehavin’

Music: Thomas “Fats” Waller  Lyrics: Various  Concept: Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1930s

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Allegro

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)

When It’s Set: 1900s-1940s

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Anastasia

Music: Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

When It’s Set: 1900s-1920s

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Black and Blue

Music/Lyrics: Various

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1930s

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Bonnie & Clyde

Music: Frank Wildhorn  Lyrics: Don Black  Book: Ivan Menchell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1930s

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Bright Star

Music/Book: Steve Martin  Music/Lyrics: Edie Brickell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

When It’s Set: 1920s, 1940s

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Bubbling Brown Sugar

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Loften Mitchell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)

When It’s Set: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1970s

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Doctor Zhivago

Music: Lucy Simon  Lyrics: Michael Korie, Amy Powers  Book: Michael Weller

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1930s

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Fanny

Music/Lyrics: Harold Rome  Book: S.N. Behrman, Joshua Logan

Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1930s

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Fiorello!

Music: Jerry Bock  Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick  Book: Jerome Weidman, George Abbott

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1930s

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Funny Girl

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Bob Merrill  Book: Isobel Lennart

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1920s

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George M!

Music/Lyrics: George M. Cohan  Lyrics: Mary Cohan  Book: Michael Stewart, John Pascal, Francine Pascal

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

When It’s Set: 1870s-1930s

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Giant

Music/Lyrics: Michael John LaChiusa  Book: Sybille Pearson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1950s

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Gypsy

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Arthur Laurents

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1930s

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Hallelujah, Baby!

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Adolph Green, Betty Comden  Book: Arthur Laurents

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1960s

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Harmony

Music: Barry Manilow  Lyrics/Book: Bruce Sussman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1930s

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I Do! I Do!

Music: Harvey Schmidt  Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)

When It’s Set: 1890s-1940s

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Jelly’s Last Jam

Music: Jelly Roll Morton, Luther Henderson  Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead  Book: George C. Wolfe

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

When It’s Set: 1890s-1940s

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Jimmy

Music/Lyrics: Bill Jacob, Patti Jacob  Book: Melville Shavelson

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1930s

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Lempicka

Music/Book: Matt Gould  Lyrics/Book: Carson Kreitzer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1930s

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Lorelei

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Leo Robin, Adolph Green, Betty Comden  Book: Anita Loos, Joseph Fields, Kenny Solms, Gail Parent

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1940s

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LoveMusik

Music: Kurt Weill  Lyrics: Various  Book: Alfred Uhry

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1950s

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Loving Repeating

Music: Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Gertrude Stein  Adaptation: Frank Galati

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

When It’s Set: 1890s-1930s

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Mack & Mabel

Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman  Book: Michael Stewart

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1930s

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Mame

Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman  Book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)

When It’s Set: 1920s-1940s

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Queen of the Mist

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

When It’s Set: 1900s-1920s

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Road Show

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: John Weidman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

When It’s Set: 1890s-1930s

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Scandalous

Music: David Pomeranz, David Friedman  Lyrics/Book: Kathie Lee Gifford

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1940s

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Show Boat

Music: Jerome Kern  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

When It’s Set: 1880s-1920s

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Suffs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Shaina Taub

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

When It’s Set: 1910s, 1920s, 1970s

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The Biograph Girl

Music/Lyrics: David Heneker  Lyrics/Book: Warner Brown

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1920s

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The Color Purple

Music/Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray  Book: Marsha Norman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

When It’s Set: 1900s-1940s

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Music/Lyrics: Darren Clark  Lyrics/Book: Jethro Compton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1980s

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The Drowsy Chaperone

Music/Lyrics: Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison  Book: Bob Martin, Don McKellar

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

When It’s Set: 1920s, Present

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The Will Rogers Follies

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green  Book: Peter Stone

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)

When It’s Set: 1910s-1930s