Whether you’re doing some research, putting on a show, or simply looking for new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list for you! A full list of musicals set in France are included below.
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Musicals Fully Set in France
Amelie
Music: Daniel Messi Lyrics: Daniel Messi, Nathan Tysen Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
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Amour
Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics/Book: Jeremy Sams, Didier Van Cauwelaert
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
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An American in Paris
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Contemporary (2014)
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Beauty and the Beast
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
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Black and Blue
Music: WC Handy, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Eubie Blake, Big Maybelle
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1985)
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Can-Can
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
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Carnival!
Music: Bob Merrill Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Michael Stewart
Musical Type: Post Golden Age (1961)
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Cinderella
Music: Rodgers Book and Lyrics: Hammerstein Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Golden Age/Contemporary (1957/2013)
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Cinderella
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Emerald Fennell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
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Coco
Music: André Previn Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
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Dear World
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Jeffrey Lane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
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Fanny
Music/Lyrics: Harold Rome Book: S.N. Behrman, Joshua Logan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
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Fifty Million Frenchmen
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
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Gigi
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1973)
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Goodtime Charley
Music: Larry Grossman Lyrics: Hal Hackady Book: Sidney Michaels
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
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Irma La Douce
Music: Marguerite Monnot Lyrics/Book: Alexandre Breffort
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
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La Cage aux Folles
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1983)
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Les Misérables
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alan Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel Book: Schönberg, Boublil
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1980)
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Lucky in the Rain
Music: Jimmy McHugh Lyrics: Dorothy Fields, Harold Adamson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
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Marguerite
Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer Book: Schönberg, Kent, Boublil
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
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Martin Guerre
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Boublil, Hardy, Clark Book: Schönberg, Boublil
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
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Moulin Rouge!
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: John Logan
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2018)
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Sunday in the Park With George
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Labine
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
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The Baker’s Wife
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
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The Boy Friend
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
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The Grand Tour
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Lapine, Parnell
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1999)
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The Phantom of the Opera
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe Book: Stilgoe, Webber
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
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You Never Know
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter, Robert Katscher Book: Rowland Leigh
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
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Musicals Partially Set in France
A Tale of Two Cities
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
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Flowers for Mrs Harris
Music/Lyrics: Richard Taylor Book: Rachel Wagstaff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Leo Robin Book: Joseph Fields, Anita Loos
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
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No Strings
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Book: Samuel A. Taylor
Musical Type: Post Golden Age (1962)
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Silk Stockings
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Kaufman, MacGrath, Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
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The Girl in Pink Tights
Music: Sigmund Romberg Lyrics: Leo Robin Book: Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age Operetta (1954)
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The New Moon
Music: Sigmund Romberg Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, Laurence Schwab
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Operetta (1927)
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Music: Frank Wildhorn Book/Lyrics: Nan Knight
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
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Victor/Victoria
Music: Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse, Wildhorn Book: Blake Edwards
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theater Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theater, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.