List of 1940s Musicals

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun tells the story of Annie Oakley, a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and her romance with fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler.

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! is set in the Oklahoma Territory in the early 20th century and tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams.

Carousel

Carousel is a poignant and touching story set in a small New England fishing village.

Brigadoon

Brigadoon is a musical about a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years.

South Pacific

South Pacific is set on an island in the South Pacific during World War II and centers around two parallel love stories that are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.

Kiss Me, Kate is a musical about a production of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew' and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director and star, and his leading lady and ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi.