Golden Age
1940s-1960s
1940s-1960s
Set in the American Midwest, it was the first of its kind to fully integrate song, dance and story.
Oklahoma
This 1971 musical tells the story of high school love, summer nights, and gangs.
Grease
This Tony-award winning musical reimagines the ancient greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Hadestown
Mamma Mia!
A nerdy florist raises a plant that feeds on human flesh.
Little Shop of Horrors
Set in Austria in the 1930s, tells the story of a governess who brings joy to the von Trapp family by teaching them to sing.
The Sound of Music
This rock opera explores the last days of the messiah through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
Jesus Christ Superstar
This musical reimagines the wives of Henry VIII as modern pop stars.
Six
This 2004 musical about a young man who brings love and a sense of rebellion to a small town in the 1950s was inspired by the songs of Elvis Presley.
All Shook Up
This popular off-broadway musical debuted in 1985 and features five women putting on a fundraiser to save their vonvent.
Nunsense
Set during the American Revolution, dramatizes the signing of the Declaration of Independance.
1776
This 1997 musical features innovative puppetry to brings its animal characters to life.
The Lion King
This satirical musical set in a dystopian future explores themes of water scarcity and corporate greed.
Urinetown
This 2019 musical reimagines a Shakespearean classic with the popular music of Britney Spears.
& Juliet
This Tony-award winning musical features puppets alongside human actors in a fictional New York City neighborhood.
Avenue Q
Set in 1950s Manhattan, this musical reimagines a Shakespearean tragedy.
West Side Story
This groundbreaking 1975 musical explores the lives of dancers auditioning for a Broadway show.
A Chorus Line
Thoroughly Modern Millie
This punk rock musical explores themes of dissilusionment and rebellion in post-9/11 America.
American Idiot
This 1971 musical features a series of parables based on the New Testament.
Godpsell
This 1945 musical centers on the troubled romance of Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan.
This musical features a plucky teen who fights for racial integration in 1960s Baltimore.
Hairspray
This 2002 musical tells the story of a Dublin bus conductor who dreams of putting on a play while grappling with love, identity, and acceptance.
A Man of No Importance
This musical, inspired by Sir Philip Sidney's poem "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" features the music of an all-female 80s rock band.
Head Over Heels
The longest-running musical in theatrical history features two young lovers and the parents who try to keep them apart.
The Fantasticks