List of Comedy Musicals

Anything Goes

Anything Goes is a classic musical comedy set aboard the ocean liner S.S. American.

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& Juliet

& Juliet is a creative and modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet.

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I Should Be So Lucky

Brand new Stock Aitken Waterman jukebox musical I Should Be So Lucky features the soundtrack of a generation with music from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and Bananarama.

Hairspray

Hairspray is set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, and follows Tracy Turnblad, a plump teenager with a big heart and a passion for dancing.

Waitress

Waitress: The Musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name.

Falsettos

Falsettos is a poignant and humorous exploration of the modern family dynamic, set against the backdrop of New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels is a bold and inclusive musical that combines the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band The Go-Go's with a story inspired by Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia.

City of Angels

City of Angels is a musical that cleverly interweaves two plots: the real world of a writer, Stine, attempting to adapt his detective novel into a screenplay, and the fictional world of his creation, 1940s Los Angeles, inhabited by his detective character, Stone.

Company

Company is a concept musical revolving around Robert (Bobby), a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage.

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows: The Musical is based on the beloved children's book by Kenneth Grahame.

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy is based on the 1998 film of the same name.

High Fidelity

High Fidelity: The Musical is based on the novel by Nick Hornby and the subsequent film adaptation.

The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife follows the story of Aimable Castagnet, the middle-aged baker of a quaint village in France, and his young and beautiful wife Geneviève.

A Christmas Story: The Musical

A Christmas Story: The Musical is based on the 1983 film of the same name, which in turn was inspired by Jean Shepherd's semi-autobiographical short stories.

In Transit

In Transit: A Cappella Musical is Broadway's first all-a cappella musical, telling the intertwined stories of eleven New Yorkers facing various personal challenges and changes.

First Date

First Date: The Musical centers on the blind date between Aaron, an uptight businessman, and Casey, a fun-loving, quirky artist.

Lysistrata Jones

Lysistrata Jones transports the ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes to the modern-day Athens University, where the basketball team hasn't won a game in 30 years.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is a darkly comedic musical that tells the story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune, who discovers that he's ninth in line to inherit the D'Ysquith family estate.

Be More Chill

Be More Chill follows the story of high school junior Jeremy Heere, who, tired of being a social outcast, takes a pill called a Squip that implants a supercomputer in his brain.

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical is based on Woody Allen's 1994 film of the same name.

Betty Blue Eyes

Betty Blue Eyes is set in post-WWII England, at a time when the country is gripped by austerity and rationing.

Chicago

Chicago is set in the jazz-age city of Chicago in the 1920s and focuses on two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail.

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Becoming Nancy

Becoming Nancy is based on the novel of the same name by Terry Ronald.

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.

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Bronco Billy The Musical

Set in 1979, this new musical comedy follows a group of Wild West performers led by Bronco Billy, portrayed by Tarinn Callender, who cross paths with Antoinette Lily, a Manhattan heiress on the run.

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Plastered

A comedy musical set in a '50s San Francisco coffee house, where a beatnik sculptor accidentally creates a new art style.

Sister Act

Sister Act is a feel-good musical comedy based on the 1992 film of the same name.

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Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice: The Musical is based on Tim Burton's film of the same name.

Funny Girl

Funny Girl is the story of Fanny Brice's rise to fame and her stormy relationship with gambler Nick Arnstein.

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy that reimagines the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.

Grease

Grease is a high-spirited musical that captures the look and sound of the 1950s in a rollicking tale of Rydell High's senior class.

Shrek The Musical

Shrek The Musical is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film 'Shrek' and William Steig's 1990 book 'Shrek!'.

Elf

Elf: The Musical is a heartwarming and humorous adaptation of the beloved 2003 film "Elf".

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie is set in the late 1950s and focuses on the frenzy that ensues when rock 'n' roll superstar Conrad Birdie is drafted into the Army.

School of Rock

School of Rock: The Musical is based on the 2003 hit film of the same name.

The Prom

The Prom is a heartfelt and humorous musical about acceptance and love.

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors is a dark comedy rock musical about Seymour Krelborn, a meek florist who discovers a mysterious plant with a craving for fresh blood.

Monty Python's Spamalot

Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy adapted from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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Babies

From Jack Godfrey & Martha Geelan, Babies is a joy-filled, heart-wrenching comedy about growing out of growing up.

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Mean Girls

Mean Girls: The Musical is based on the 2004 film written by Tina Fey.

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The Great British Bake Off Musical

Combine eight budding bakers, two charismatic hosts, a pair of legendary judges, and an irresistibly sweet original score to create the ultimate baking extravaganza!

We Are the Tigers

We Are the Tigers: A New Musical combines elements of comedy, mystery, and horror.

The Music Man

The Music Man is a classic musical that tells the story of Harold Hill, a traveling con man who poses as a band organizer and leader, selling band instruments and uniforms to the naive townspeople of River City, Iowa.

The SpongeBob Musical

The SpongeBob Musical is based on the popular animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Bat Boy: The Musical

Bat Boy: The Musical is inspired by a tabloid headline about a half-boy, half-bat creature discovered in a cave.

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity follows the story of Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hall hostess with a heart of gold, who dreams of a better life and finding true love.

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady is a musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day: The Musical is a theatrical adaptation of the beloved 1993 film.

Xanadu

Xanadu is a whimsical and vibrant musical based on the 1980 film of the same name.

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is an uplifting and heartwarming musical based on true events and the 2005 British film of the same name.

Clueless: The Musical

Clueless: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1995 film 'Clueless', a modern spin on Jane Austen's 'Emma'.

The Addams Family

The Addams Family: The Musical is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls is a musical comedy that revolves around the lives of several New York City gamblers and the women who love them.

Kiss Me, Kate

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.