Stage & Musicals

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, set beneath the Paris Opera House, became one of Broadway's longest-running shows.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, set beneath the Paris Opera House, became one of Broadway's longest-running shows.

Les Misérables adapts Victor Hugo's novel into a musical set amid 19th-century French unrest.

Les Misérables adapts Victor Hugo's novel into a musical set amid 19th-century French unrest.

Hamilton retold a founding father's story through hip-hop and swept a record number of Tony nominations.

Hamilton retold a founding father's story through hip-hop and swept a record number of Tony nominations.

Wicked reimagines the Wizard of Oz story from the perspective of its witches.

Wicked reimagines the Wizard of Oz story from the perspective of its witches.

Chicago satirized Jazz Age crime and celebrity, and its film version later won Best Picture.

Chicago satirized Jazz Age crime and celebrity, and its film version later won Best Picture.

Cats set a tribe of felines to music, based on a poetry collection by T. S. Eliot.

Cats set a tribe of felines to music, based on a poetry collection by T. S. Eliot.

Rent followed young New York artists during the AIDS crisis; composer Jonathan Larson died the night before its premiere.

Rent followed young New York artists during the AIDS crisis; composer Jonathan Larson died the night before its premiere.

The Sound of Music follows a governess and an Austrian family fleeing the Nazis, based on the real Trapp Family Singers.

My Fair Lady adapts Shaw's Pygmalion into a musical about class, speech, and transformation in London.

Hairspray addresses racial integration through a 1960s television dance show, based on the 1988 film.

Hairspray addresses racial integration through a 1960s television dance show, based on the 1988 film.

The Book of Mormon satirizes young missionaries in Uganda and won multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical.

The Book of Mormon satirizes young missionaries in Uganda and won multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Dear Evan Hansen explores grief and social media through a lie that spirals after a classmate's death.

Dear Evan Hansen explores grief and social media through a lie that spirals after a classmate's death.

Fiddler on the Roof follows a Jewish milkman balancing tradition and change in Tsarist Russia.

South Pacific addressed racial prejudice directly for its time, set among Americans in the wartime Pacific.

Annie follows a Depression-era orphan and features the enduringly popular song Tomorrow.

Annie follows a Depression-era orphan and features the enduringly popular song Tomorrow.

The Producers, about con men staging a deliberate Broadway flop, set a record for Tony Award wins.

The Producers, about con men staging a deliberate Broadway flop, set a record for Tony Award wins.

Sondheim's Into the Woods weaves together fairy tales and explores what follows after their happy endings.

Sondheim's Into the Woods weaves together fairy tales and explores what follows after their happy endings.

Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album before becoming a stage retelling of Jesus's final days.

Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album before becoming a stage retelling of Jesus's final days.

Avenue Q used Sesame Street-style puppets for adult themes and won Best Musical over a far larger rival show.

Avenue Q used Sesame Street-style puppets for adult themes and won Best Musical over a far larger rival show.

The Lion King musical's elaborate puppetry helped make it one of the highest-grossing shows in theater history.

The Lion King musical's elaborate puppetry helped make it one of the highest-grossing shows in theater history.

Mamma Mia! built its entire story around ABBA's songs and became a global stage and film phenomenon.

Mamma Mia! built its entire story around ABBA's songs and became a global stage and film phenomenon.

Beauty and the Beast adapted the animated Disney film into one of the studio's first major stage musicals.

Beauty and the Beast adapted the animated Disney film into one of the studio's first major stage musicals.

Rock of Ages sets classic 1980s arena rock anthems against the Sunset Strip's glam rock scene.

West Side Story transplants Romeo and Juliet into 1950s New York gang rivalry, scored by Leonard Bernstein.

West Side Story transplants Romeo and Juliet into 1950s New York gang rivalry, scored by Leonard Bernstein.

The Sound of Music follows a governess and an Austrian family fleeing the Nazis, based on the real Trapp Family Singers.

My Fair Lady adapts Shaw's Pygmalion into a musical about class, speech, and transformation in London.

Grease's 1950s high school setting later became one of the best-selling movie musicals ever made.

Grease's 1950s high school setting later became one of the best-selling movie musicals ever made.

A Chorus Line, set at a dancer audition, was built from real interviews with working Broadway performers.

A Chorus Line, set at a dancer audition, was built from real interviews with working Broadway performers.

Fiddler on the Roof follows a Jewish milkman balancing tradition and change in Tsarist Russia.

Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, is often credited with transforming musical theater.

Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, is often credited with transforming musical theater.

South Pacific addressed racial prejudice directly for its time, set among Americans in the wartime Pacific.