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 London are included below.
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Musicals Fully Set in London
A Christmas Carol
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Mike Ockrent, Ahrens
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
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A Minister’s Wife
Music: Joshua Schmidt Lyrics: Jan Levy-Tranen Book: Austin Pendleton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
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A VHS Christmas Carol
Music/Lyrics/Book: Clark Baxtresser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
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Alice by Heart
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
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Baker Street
Music/Lyrics: Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel, Jerry Bock Book: Jerome Coopersmith
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
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Becoming Nancy
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Elliot Davis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
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Bend It Like Beckham
Music: Howard Goodall Lyrics: Charles Hart Book: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
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Blitz!
Music/Lyrics: Lionel Bart Book: Bart, Joan Maitland
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
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Chaplin
Music/Lyrics: Christopher Curtis Book: Thomas Meehan, Curtis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
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Closer to Heaven
Music/Lyrics: Pet Shop Boys Book: Jonathan Harvey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
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Finding Neverland
Music/Lyrics: Frankel, Barlow, Kennedy, Korie Book: Knee, Graham
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
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Jekyll & Hyde
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, Steve Cuden Book: Bricusse
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1990)
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Lift
Music/Lyrics: Craig Adams Book: Ian Watson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
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Lock Up Your Daughters
Music: Laurie Johnson Lyrics: Lionel Bart Book: Bernard Miles
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
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Made in Dagenham
Music: David Arnold Lyrics: Richard Thomas Book: Richard Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
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Mary Poppins
Music/Lyrics: The Sherman Brothers, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1964/2004)
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Mrs Henderson Presents
Music: George Fenton, Simon Chamberlain Lyrics: Don Black Book: Terry Johnson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
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My Fair Lady
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
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Oliver!
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
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Only Fools and Horses
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Whitehouse, Jim Sullivan Music/Lyrics: John Sullivan, Chas Hodges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
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Redhead
Music: Albert Hague Lyrics/Book: Dorothy Fields Book: H. Fields, S. Sheldon, D. Shaw
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
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Robert and Elizabeth
Music: Ron Grainer Lyrics/Book: Ronald Millar
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
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Scrooge
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
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Sherlock Holmes – The Musical
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
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Soho Cinders
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Drewe, Elliot Davis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
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Something Rotten!
Music/Lyrics: Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick Book: K. Kirkpatrick, J. O’Farrell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
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Sunny Afternoon
Music/Lyrics: Ray Davies Book: Joe Penhall
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2014)
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Sweeney Todd
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1979)
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The Girl Who Came to Supper
Music/Lyrics: Noel Coward Book: Harry Kurnitz
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
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The Likes of Us
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Leslie Thomas
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert Holmes
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1985)
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The Who’s Tommy
Music/Lyrics/Book: Pete Townshend Book: Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
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Musicals Partially Set in London
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Music: Steven Lutvak Lyrics: Freedman, Lutvak Book: Robert Freedman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
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A Tale of Two Cities
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
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Billy Elliot
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Lee Hall Book: Lee Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
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Flowers for Mrs. Harris
Music/Lyrics: Richard Taylor Book: Rachel Wagstaff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
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Kinky Boots
Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
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Me and My Girl
Music: Noel Gay Lyrics/Book: Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
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Miss Littlewood
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sam Kenyon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
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Moll Flanders
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Paul Leigh Book: Claire Luckham
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
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Peter Pan
Music: Styne, Charlap, Rittman Lyrics: Comden, Green, Leigh Book: Barrie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
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Stephen Ward
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
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Taboo
Music/Lyrics: B. George Lyrics: K. Frost, J. Themis, R. Stevens Book: M. Markham, C. Busch
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
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The Woman in White
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Charlotte Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
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Top Hat
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Taylor, Scott, White, Jacques
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Contemporary (1935/2011)
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Musicals Set in a Fictional London
Cats
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: TS Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
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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.