15 Musicals Set in the Future – The Full List of Shows
With visions of emerging technology, new societies, and worlds beyond our own, musicals set in the future explore what might lie ahead. These shows bring imagined realities to life in all their wonder and uncertainty. Here’s the full list of musicals set in the future.
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Musicals Set in the Near Future
Musicals Set in the Future
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Jim Steinman
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Charles Strouse and Alan Jay Lerner
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Will Aronson and Hue Park
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Andrew R. Butler
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Bob Carlton and Others
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Paul Shapera
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Matt Sax and Eric Rosen
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Ben Elton and Queen
When It’s Set: The Future
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Alan Menken, David Spencer, and Alan Brennert
When It’s Set: The Future
Musicals Set in the Near Future
The following musicals are set in the present or a different, often unstated time period, but their plots imply a setting that is reminiscent of the near future.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz
When It’s Set: “The Present”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
When It’s Set: “The Present”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: David Bowie and Enda Walsh
When It’s Set: “The Present”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Barry Keating and Stuart Ross
When It’s Set: “The Present”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Richard O’Brien
When It’s Set: Fictional
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
When It’s Set: Fictional