42nd Street Musical Memorabilia Available 42nd Street is an American musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, produced by David Merrick, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the…

  Bad Cinderella – Musical Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella is a stage musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel, and a book by Emerald Fennell. Loosely adapted from the classic story of the same name, plot changes include recast gender relationships and thematic exploration of beauty shaming. Cinderella changes her appearance to secure love, but discovers it…

Anastasia Music and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty and a book by Terrence McNally Memorabilia Available  Anastasia is a musical with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 1997 film of the same name, the musical adapts the legend of Grand Duchess…

Lestat – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Lestat is a Broadway musical inspired by Anne Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles. The score is by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, with the book by Linda Woolverton. The musical had a brief run on Broadway in 2006. Production History The musical had a reading in November 2003, with the title The Vampire Lestat. The reading cast featured James Barbour as Lestat, Jack Noseworthy, Steve Blanchard…

  Mame – Musical Mame is a musical with the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Originally titled My Best Girl, it is based on the 1955 novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis and a 1956 Broadway play, by Lawrence and Lee. A period piece set in New York City and spanning the Great Depression and World War II, it focuses on eccentric bohemian Mame Dennis, whose…

  The Notebook – Musical The Notebook is a musical with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by Bekah Brunstetter. The musical is based on the 1996 novel of the same name, written by Nicholas Sparks and was originally presented by the New York Stage and Film at the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College in June 2019.[1] “The Notebook” unfolds over the lifetimes of Allie…

  Some Like It Hot – Musical Some Like It Hot is a new musical based on the film Some Like It Hot, with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Shaiman, and a book by Matthew López & Amber Ruffin.[1] The musical, like the film, follows the story of jazz age musicians struggling during Prohibition.[2] Production History Broadway (2022) The musical…

  A Beautiful Noise – Musical A Beautiful Noise is a musical based on the life and music of Neil Diamond. It will open on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4, 2022. It premiered on June 21, 2022 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston.[1][2][3] Titled for Diamond’s 1976 album of the same name, A Beautiful Noise was written by Anthony McCarten….

  The Boy Friend – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Boy Friend (sometimes misrepresented The Boyfriend) is a musical by Sandy Wilson. Its original 1954 London production ran for 2,078 performances, briefly making it the third-longest running musical in West End or Broadway history (after Chu Chin Chow and Oklahoma!) until they were all surpassed by Salad Days. The Boy Friend marked Julie Andrews‘ American stage debut….

& Juliet – Musical & Juliet is a 2019 coming-of-age stage musical featuring the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin, with a book by David West Read. The story focuses on a “what if” scenario, where Juliet does not die at the end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Opening to critical acclaim in London’s West End in 2019, the show was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards in 2020,…

The Music Man The Music Man – Starring Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Jefferson Mays produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Jerry Zaks with choreography by Warren Carlyle. The Music Man by Meredith Willson Memorabilia Available The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by…

  Love Never Dies Love Never Dies is a romantic musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth and Slater. It is a sequel to the long-running musical The Phantom of the Opera and was loosely adapted from Forsyth’s novel The Phantom…

  Back to the Future – The Musical Back to the Future: The Musical is an Olivier Award-winning stage musical with music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard and a book by Bob Gale, adapted from the original screenplay by Robert Zemeckis and Gale. Based on the 1985 film of the same name, the show features original music alongside hits from the film, including “The Power of…

James Joyce’s The Dead – Musical James Joyce’s The Dead is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce‘s short story “The Dead“. Productions The musical was originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, starting on October 1, 1999. The opening night cast included Blair Brown, Paddy Croft, Brian Davies, Daisy Eagan, Dashiell Eaves, Sally Ann Howes, John Kelly, Brooke Sunny Moriber, Marni Nixon, Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Stephen Spinella and Christopher Walken. Musical direction…

Nick and Nora – Musical Nick & Nora is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and music by Charles Strouse. The plot involves witty and urbane high society couple Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett in his novel The Thin Man, which inspired six films, a radio show, and a television series. In this version, the two are attempting to solve…

  Steel Pier – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Steel Pier is a musical written by the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb from the original book by David Thompson. The Original Broadway cast recording was released by RCA Victor Broadway on July 29, 1997. Productions Directed by Scott Ellis with choreography by Susan Stroman, the musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on April 24, 1997, and closed…

A Chorus Line – Musical Memorabilia Available Here A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. A Chorus Line provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers…

KPOP – Musical KPOP is a musical with a book by Jason Kim and music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon. The musical premiered at Ars Nova in September 2017. Productions KPOP made its world premiere Off-Broadway at Ars Nova in New York City on September 5, 2017. The production ran until October 21.[1] The musical’s book is by Jason Kim, direction by Teddy Bergman, choreography…

Promises Promises – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Promises, Promises is a musical with music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and a book by Neil Simon. It is based on the 1960 film The Apartment written by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. The story concerns a junior executive at an insurance company who seeks to climb the corporate ladder by allowing his apartment to…

Lempicka – Database a New Musical by Matt Gould and lyrics and a book by Carson Kreitzer Lempicka is a musical with music by Matt Gould and lyrics and a book by Carson Kreitzer. Based on the life of Tamara de Lempicka, the musical made its world premiere try-out at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown,…

  1776 – Musical Memorabilia Available Here 1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. The show is based on the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, telling a story of the efforts of John Adams to persuade his colleagues to vote for American independence and to sign the document….

Kimberly Akimbo – Musical Kimberly Akimbo is a 2021 musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, and lyrics and book by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on Lindsay-Abaire’s 2001 play of the same name. The show tells the story of a lonely teenage girl, Kim, who suffers from a condition similar to progeria that causes her to age rapidly, thereby giving her…

  Into the Woods – Database by Stephen Sondheim and Book by James Lapine Memorabilia Available Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The…

A Tale of Two Cities – Musical Memorabilia Available Here A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the 1859 novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. After tryouts at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida, in October and November 2007, the show opened on Broadway on September 18, 2008, following previews from August 19 at…

  Almost Famous the Musical Almost Famous is a Broadway musical based on the 2000 film of the same name by Cameron Crowe. Previews will begin on September 13 with opening night scheduled for October 11, 2022. The musical is directed by Jeremy Herrin with book and lyrics by Crowe and an original score by Tom Kitt.[1] [2] The show debuted…

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Musical Memorabilia Available Here On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1926 by John L. Balderston.[1] It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated. The musical received three Tony Award nominations.     Productions The Broadway production…

  The Scarlet Pimpernel – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Nan Knighton, based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The show is set in England and France during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the spy fiction and the superhero genres, where…

  A Little Night Music – Musical Memorabilia Available   A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English…

Parade – Musical Parade is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical is a dramatization of the 1913 trial and imprisonment, and 1915 lynching, of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia.   The musical premiered on Broadway in December 1998 and won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score (out of nine nominations) and six Drama Desk Awards….

  Dancin’ – Database Dancin’ is a musical revue produced on Broadway in 1978, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, who won a Tony Award for the choreography. The show is a tribute to the art of dance, and the music is a collection of mostly American songs, many with a dance theme, from a wide variety of styles, from operetta to jazz to classical to marches to pop.    …

Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Musical [corner-ad id=”2″] Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death (Tunes from Blackness) is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles. The musical contains some material also on three of Van Peebles’ albums, Brer Soul, Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death and As Serious as a Heart-Attack,[1] some of which…

  I Can Get It for You Wholesale – Musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title. It marked the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by…

  A New Brain – Database A New Brain is a musical with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine. Though many of Finn’s previous musicals were to some extent autobiographical, A New Brain dealt directly with his own harrowing experience with an arteriovenous malformation and the healing power of art.[1] The hero of the musical, Gordon Schwinn, worries that…

The Addams Family – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. Although numerous film and television adaptations…

Finian’s Rainbow – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Finian’s Rainbow – Musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was released in 1968 and several revivals have followed. An elderly Irishman, Finian McLonergan, moves to…

Jerry’s Girls – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Jerry’s Girls is a musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. Created by Herman and Larry Alford in 1981, the show originated as a modest presentation at Onstage, a nightclub located in the Theater District in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The revue consisted of four actresses and Herman. Writing in The New York Times, John S….

  Beetlejuice The Musical – Database Memorabilia Available Beetlejuice is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name. The story concerns a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home…

  Beauty and the Beast – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Beauty and the Beast is a Disney stage musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton. Adapted from Walt Disney Pictures’ Academy Award-winning 1991 animated musical film of the same name – which in turn had been based on the classic French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince…

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is a rock musical with music and lyrics written by Michael Friedman and a book written by its director Alex Timbers.[1] The show is a comedic historical rock musical about the founding of the Democratic Party. It redefines Andrew Jackson, America’s seventh President, as an emo rock star and focuses on populism, the Indian Removal Act,…

Man of La Mancha – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Man of La Mancha is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman’s non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century novel Don Quixote. It tells the story of the “mad” knight…

  Mr Saturday Night – Musical Mr. Saturday Night is a stage musical with music by Jason Robert Brown lyrics by Amanda Green and a book by Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel, based on the 1992 film. It premiered at Barrington Stage Company in October 2021. Production History The musical had its world premiere at Barrington Stage Company on October 22, 2021, for a limited run until October…

  Gigi – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Gigi is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It is based on the 1944 novella Gigi by Colette and 1958 hit musical film of the same name. The story concerns Gigi, a free-spirited teenaged girl living in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. She is being groomed as…

  The Little Prince – Musical The unforgettable story of The Little Prince becomes an unforgettable Broadway show, Based on the classic book that continues to touch millions, this stunning production will transport you to a magical world unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. After an aviator descends from the sky to find himself in the middle…

  Oliver! – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Oliver! is a British coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre in 1960 before opening in the West End, where it enjoyed a record-breaking long run, and successful long runs on Broadway, tours and revivals, after…

  Meet Me in St Louis – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1989 musical based on the 1944 film of the same title, about a family living in St. Louis, Missouri on the eve of the 1904 World’s Fair. Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane Book by Hugh Wheeler The musical…

  Godspell – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Godspell is a musical composed by Stephen Schwartz with the book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show opened off-Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has since been produced by multiple touring companies and in many revivals. The 2011 revival played on Broadway from October 13, 2011, through June 24, 2012. The musical is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel…

  The Will Rogers Follies – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers, using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies, which he often headlined, and describes every episode in his life…

A Strange Loop – Musical A Strange Loop is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson. The show had its world premiere Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in co-production with Page 73 Productions[1] and ran from May 24 to July 28, 2019. The original cast recording was released on September 27, 2019, on Yellow Sound Label.[2] The album peaked at…

Call Me Madam – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Call Me Madam is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America’s penchant for lending billions of dollars to needy countries. It centers on Sally Adams, a well-meaning but ill-informed socialite widow, who is appointed United States Ambassador to the fictional European country of Lichtenburg…

  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – Musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a musical with a book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, lyrics by Leo Robin, and music by Jule Styne, based on the best-selling 1925 novel of the same name by Loos. The story involves an American woman’s voyage to Paris to perform in a nightclub. The musical opened on Broadway in 1949 (running for 740 performances…

Tuck Everlasting – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Tuck Everlasting is a musical based upon the American children’s novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. It features music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and a book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw. The musical had its premiere at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2015. It began Broadway previews on March 31, 2016; and opened on April…

Bells Are Ringing – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Bells Are Ringing is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The story revolves around Ella, who works at an answering service, and the characters that she meets there. The main character was based on Mary Printz, who worked for Green’s answering service.[1] Three of the…

  A Class Act – Musical Memorabilia Available Here A Class Act is a quasi-autobiographical musical loosely based on the life of composer-lyricist Edward Kleban, who died at the age of 48 in 1987.[1] Featuring a book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price along with music and lyrics by Kleban himself, the musical uses flashbacks and the device of time running backwards to…

  Falsettoland – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Falsettoland is a musical with a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by William Finn. Following In Trousers and March of the Falsettos, it is the third in a trio of one-act musicals centering on Marvin, his wife Trina, his psychiatrist Mendel, his son Jason, and his gay lover Whizzer Brown. In this chapter of Marvin’s life,…

March of the Falsettos – Musical Memorabilia Available Here March of the Falsettos is a 1981 musical with a book, lyrics, and music by William Finn. It is the second in a trilogy of musicals, preceded by In Trousers and followed by Falsettoland. March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland later formed the first and second act respectively of the 1992 musical Falsettos. Stephen Bogardus, Alison Fraser, James…

In Trousers – Musical Memorabilia Available Here In Trousers is a musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1979, with book, music and lyrics by William Finn. It is the first in a trilogy of musicals, followed by March of the Falsettos and then Falsettoland. Concept The one-act musical centers on Marvin, who has a wife and child. He recalls the past relationships he shared with, among…

Rocky the Musical – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Rocky the Musical  is a 2012 musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, based on the 1976 film of the same name written by Stallone. The show held its world premiere in Hamburg in 2012 and opened on Broadway in 2014 at the Winter Garden Theatre. [1][2] Back Story…

  Mamma Mia! – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Mamma Mia! (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, members of the band. The title of the musical is taken from the…

  Chicago – Musical by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb   Memorabilia Available    Chicago is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Jazz Age Chicago, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter…

Paradise Square – Musical Paradise Square is a stage musical with music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare and a book by Christina Anderson, Marcus Gardley, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan. The production is directed by Moises Kaufman and choreographed by Bill T. Jones.[1] Paradise Square had its Broadway premiere at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in March 2022. The musical was produced by Garth…

  Bandstand – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The first musical certified by the organization Got Your 6 tells the story of a group of veterans returning home to the United States after World War II. Struggling to fit into their old lives while dealing with the lingering effects of the war – including post-traumatic stress and survivor’s guilt – they form a…

  Bonnie & Clyde – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Bonnie & Clyde is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and a book by Ivan Menchell. The world premiere took place in San Diego, CA in November 2009. The musical centers on Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the ill-fated lovers and outlaws whose story has been infamous since they achieved folk hero…

The Rocky Horror Show – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O’Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of…

Memphis – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Memphis is a musical with music by David Bryan, lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro. The show is loosely based on the story of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. It played on Broadway from October 19, 2009 to August 5, 2012, winning four Tony…

Sister Act – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Sister Act is a musical based on the hit 1992 film of the same name with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellne, and Douglas Carter Beane. After having a regional premiere in 2006 in Pasadena, California,[1] the original West End production opened on June 2, 2009 at the London Palladium, starring Patina Miller and produced…

  Dreamgirls – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,[1] the musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called “The Dreams”, who become music superstars. Staged with…

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Musical By Rebecca Feldman Music and Lyrics by William Finn Memorabilia Available   The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one act musical comedy conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay…

  The Wiz – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum‘s children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) in the context of contemporary African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974,…

  In the Heights – Musical Memorabilia Available Here In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Hispanic and Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York City. After a 2005 tryout in Waterford, Connecticut and a 2007 off-Broadway run, the show opened on Broadway in March…

The Lion King – Musical Memorabilia Available Here The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated feature film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M[1]. Directed by Julie Taymor, the…

Freestyle Love Supreme – Musical Freestyle Love Supreme is an improvisational hip-hop comedy musical group started by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale in 2004 and directed by Thomas Kail.[1][2] The group currently runs a Broadway musical of the same name at the Booth Theatre. Run Broadway – Oct 2, 2019 – Jan 12, 2020 – Oct 19, 2021 – Jan 02, 2022 – 37 Previews…

  On the Twentieth Century – Musical Memorabilia Available Here On the Twentieth Century is a musical with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Cy Coleman. Based partly on the 1930s film and play of the same name, the musical is part operetta, part farce and part screwball comedy. The story involves the behind-the-scenes relationship between Lily, a temperamental actress and…

  Peter Pan – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Peter Pan is a musical based on J. M. Barrie‘s 1904 play Peter Pan and his 1911 novelization of it, Peter and Wendy. The music is mostly by Moose Charlap, with additional music by Jule Styne, and most of the lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh, with additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The original 1954 Broadway production, starring Mary Martin as…

  On the Town – Musical Memorabilia Available Here On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based on Jerome Robbins‘ idea for his 1944 ballet Fancy Free, which he had set to Bernstein’s music. The musical introduced several popular and classic songs, among them “New York, New York”, “Lonely Town”, “I Can Cook,…

  Funny Girl – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Funny Girl is a musical that opened on Broadway in 1964. The book was by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny Brice featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Its original title was My Man. The…

Rags – Musical Rags is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein (with revisions by David Thompson), lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and music by Charles Strouse. Working Title Films acquired the film rights for the musical in 1996, and the production was in “development hell” ever since. Beanie Feldstein and Daniel Day-Lewis were in talks to play the parts of Bella and Saul respectively. No…

  Annie – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie and loosely based on the 1885 poem Little Orphant Annie written by James Whitcomb Riley, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin…

American Idiot – Musical Memorabilia Available Here American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by punk rock band Green Day. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009, the show moved to the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Previews began on March 24, 2010, and the musical officially opened on April 20, 2010. The show closed on…

  Annie Get Your Gun – Musical Memorabilia Available Here Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, and her romance with sharpshooter Frank E. Butler (1847–1926).[1] The 1946 Broadway production was a…

  Priscilla Queen of the Desert Memorabilia Available Here Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a jukebox musical with a book by Australian film director-writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott’s 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the musical tells the story of two drag queens and a trans woman, who contract to perform…

  MJ: The Musical MJ is a jukebox musical with music and lyrics by Michael Jackson, and a book by Lynn Nottage.[1][2] The original production of MJ was originally scheduled to premiere on Broadway in mid-2020, with direction by Christopher Wheeldon. On November 21, 2019, Ephraim Sykes was cast as Michael Jackson,[3][4] but in June 2021 it was announced that the role would be played by Myles…

  The Life Memorabilia Available Here The Life is a musical with a book by David Newman, Ira Gasman and Cy Coleman, music by Coleman, and lyrics by Gasman. Based on an original idea by Gasman, the show explores the underbelly of Times Square’s 42nd Street, inhabited by pimps and prostitutes, druggies and dealers, and runaways and street people in the era prior to its Disneyfication. Back Story Ira Gasman recalls walking on 42nd…

  Wildcat Wildcat is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, and music by Cy Coleman. The original production opened on Broadway in 1960, starring a 49-year-old Lucille Ball in her only Broadway show. The show introduced the song “Hey, Look Me Over“, which was subsequently performed as a cover version by several musicians. Back Story and Productions Nash had envisioned the…

  Your Arms Too Short to Box with God Your Arms Too Short to Box with God: A Soaring Celebration in Song and Dance is a Broadway musical based on the Biblical Book of Matthew, with music and lyrics by Alex Bradford and a book by Vinnette Carroll, who also directed. Micki Grant was credited for “additional music and lyrics.” A 1980 revival was the Broadway…

  High Society Memorabilia Available Here High Society is a musical comedy with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Some updated or new lyrics were provided by Susan Birkenhead. The musical is based on Philip Barry‘s 1939 stage comedy The Philadelphia Story and the subsequent 1956 musical film adaptation, High Society, which features Porter’s songs. The musical includes most of…

  Ghost the Musical Memorabilia Available Here Ghost: The Musical is a musical with book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin and music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Based on the hit 1990 romantic fantasy thriller film of the same name, the musical had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester in March 2011. Ghost then began its West End premiere in summer 2011, opening on 19…

  Hedwig and the Angry Inch Memorabilia Available Here Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell. The musical follows Hedwig Robinson, a genderqueer East German singer of a fictional rock and roll band. The story draws on Mitchell’s life as the child of a U.S. Army Major General who once commanded the U.S….

Leap of Faith Memorabilia Available Here Leap of Faith is a stage musical based on the 1992 American movie of the same name, which starred Steve Martin. The music is by Alan Menken, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Janus Cercone and Slater about a con man posing as a man of faith,…

Tick, Tick… Boom! Tick, Tick… Boom! (styled as tick, tick… BOOM!) is a musical written by American composer Jonathan Larson. Tick, Tick… Boom! tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts. The story is autobiographical, as stated by Larson’s…

  Fame Memorabilia Available Here Fame is a stage musical based on the 1980 musical film of the same name, with book by José Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. Conceived and developed by David De Silva, it premiered in 1988 in Miami, Florida, and has spawned many stagings worldwide, including an Off-Broadway production at the Little Shubert Theatre from…

Guys and Dolls Memorabilia Available Here Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” (1933) and “Blood Pressure”, which are two short stories by Damon Runyon,[1][2] and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, such as “Pick the Winner”.[3]…

We Will Rock You We Will Rock You (often abbreviated as WWRY) is a jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought and fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses,…

Caroline, or Change – Musical Memorabilia Available  Caroline, or Change is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Tony Kushner. The score combines spirituals, blues, Motown, classical music, and Jewish klezmer and folk music. The show ran both Off-Broadway and on Broadway as well as in London. Productions The musical was first workshopped in May 1992 at New York’s Off-Broadway Public Theater. Director George C. Wolfe continued…

  The Producers – Database Memorabilia Available Here The Producers is a musical with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. It is adapted from Brooks’s 1967 film of the same name. The story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by fraudulently overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Complications arise when the show…

  Mack and Mabel – Database   Mack and Mabel (often stylized as Mack & Mabel) is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand (transformed from an artist’s model to a waitress from Flatbush, Brooklyn for the musical), who became one of his biggest stars. In a series…

  Nice Work If You Can Get It Memorabilia Available Nice Work If You Can Get It is a musical with a score by George and Ira Gershwin, a book written by Joe DiPietro, and based on material by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse.[1] Nice Work premiered on Broadway in April 2012. An original Broadway cast recording…

  Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Memorabilia Available Click Here   Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a musical based on the character Spider-Man, with music and lyrics by Bono and the Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The story incorporates elements of the 2002 Spider-Man film and the Greek myth of Arachne. It tells Spider-Man’s origin story, his romance with Mary Jane, and his battles with…

  The Full Monty – Database Memorabilia Available Here The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek. In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club after seeing their wives’ enthusiasm for…

  Applause – Database Memorabilia Available Here Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950 film All About Eve and the short story on which the movie is based, Mary Orr’s “The Wisdom of Eve”. The story centers on aging…

  The Sound of Music – Database   Memorabilia Available Here The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria…

  The Goodbye Girl Musical – Database Memorabilia Available Here The Goodbye Girl is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, and music by Marvin Hamlisch, based on Simon’s original screenplay for the 1977 film of the same name. Production History Out-of-town tryouts The Goodbye Girl opened in out-of-town tryouts at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago, from December 29, 1992 to January 30,…

  Brigadoon – Database Memorabilia Available Here…Click   Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe.[1] Songs from the musical, such as “Almost Like Being in Love”, have become standards. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Tommy,…

  Wonderful Town – Database Memorabilia Available  Here   Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and actress respectively, seeking success from their basement apartment in New York City’s Greenwich Village. It is based…

  Grand Hotel – Database Memorabilia Available Here   Grand Hotel is a musical with a book by Luther Davis and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. Based on the 1929 Vicki Baum novel and play, Menschen im Hotel (People in a Hotel), and the subsequent 1932 MGM feature film, the musical focuses on events taking place over the…

  The Color Purple – Database Memorabilia Available Here   The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and its 1985 film adaptation, the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th…

  Sunday in the Park with George – Database Memorabilia Available Here   Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat‘s painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. The plot revolves around George, a fictionalized version of Seurat, who…

Rent – Database Memorabilia Available Here   Rent  is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini‘s 1896 opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.[1] The musical…

  The Light in the Piazza   Memorabilia Available Here   The Light in the Piazza is a musical with a book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. Based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer, the story is set in the 1950s and revolves around Margaret Johnson, a wealthy Southern woman and…

  Coco – Database Coco was a 1969 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by André Previn, inspired by the life of Coco Chanel. It starred Katharine Hepburn in her only stage musical. Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era…

  The Drowsy Chaperone – Database Memorabilia Available Here   The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. It is a parody of American musical comedy of the 1920s. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theatre fan. As he plays the record of his favorite musical, the fictional 1928 hit The…

  Grease – Database Memorabilia Available Here Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey with additional songs written by John Farrar. Named after the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers, the musical is set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School [1] (based on William Howard Taft School…

  The Act – Database Memorabilia Available   The Act is a musical with a book by George Furth, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. It was written to showcase the talents of Kander and Ebb favorite Liza Minnelli, who portrayed Michelle Craig, a fading film star attempting a comeback as a Las Vegas singer. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1977.  …

  Carnival! – Database Memorabilia Available Carnival! is a musical, originally produced by David Merrick on Broadway in 1961, with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1953 film Lili, which again was based on the short story and treatment titled “The Seven Souls of Clement O’Reilly” by Paul Gallico. The…

  Curtains – Database Memorabilia Available   Curtains is a musical mystery comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes. Based on the original book and concept of the same name by Peter Stone, the musical is a send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston,…

  The Pajama Game – Database Memorabilia Available   The Pajama Game is a musical based on the 1953 novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where workers’ demands for a seven-and-a-half cent raise are going unheeded. In the…

  Spring Awakening – Database Memorabilia Available Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality. In the musical, alternative rock is employed…

Singin’ in the Rain – Database Memorabilia Available Singin’ in the Rain is a stage musical with story by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown. Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the plot closely adheres to the original. Set in Hollywood in the waning days of the silent screen era, it focuses on romantic lead…

  Can Can – Database – Musical by Cole Porter Memorabilia Available   Can-Can is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows. The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s. The original Broadway production ran for over two years beginning in 1953, and the 1954 West End production was also a success. Gwen Verdon,…

  She Loves Me – Database Memorabilia Available   She Loves Me is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play Parfumerie by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film The Shop Around the Corner and the 1949 Judy Garland–Van Johnson musical version In the Good Old Summertime….

  Damn Yankees – Database Memorabilia Available   Damn Yankees is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend[1] set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball. It is based on Wallop’s 1954 novel The Year the Yankees…

  Sweet Charity – Database Memorabilia Available Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on the screenplay for the 1957…

  The Bridges of Madison County – Database The Bridges of Madison County is a musical, based on Robert James Waller’s 1992 novel, with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 20, 2014, and closed on May 18, 2014. The Broadway production was directed by Bartlett Sher and starred Kelli…

  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Database Memorabilia Available   Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane. Based on the Pedro Almodóvar film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), the musical tells the tale of a group of women in late…

Ragtime Memorabilia Available Ragtime is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow. Set in the early 20th century, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in the United States: African Americans, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; upper-class suburbanites, represented by Mother,…

  Footloose Memorabilia Available Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow (among others), the lyrics by Dean Pitchford (with additional lyrics by Kenny Loggins), and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. Footloose requires a pit orchestra in a rock combo style. The instrumentation calls for two keyboards, two guitars, bass guitar, drums,…

Urban Cowboy Memorabilia Available Urban Cowboy is a musical with a book by Aaron Latham and Phillip Oesterman and a score by Broadway composer–lyricists Jeff Blumenkrantz and Jason Robert Brown and a variety of country music tunesmiths, including Clint Black and Charlie Daniels. Plot Based on the 1980 screenplay by Latham and James Bridges, which had been adapted from a magazine article about Texas nightlife written by Latham, the plot focuses on Bud Davis, a country boy who moves…

  Grey Gardens – Database     Grey Gardens is a musical with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie, produced in 2006 and based on the 1975 documentary of the same title about the lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (“Big Edie”) and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (“Little Edie”) by Albert and David Maysles. The Beales were Jacqueline Kennedy’s aunt and cousin, respectively….

  It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman!   It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman is a 1966 musical composed by Charles Strouse, with lyrics by Lee Adams and book by David Newman and Robert Benton. It is based on the comic book character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster…

  Death Takes a Holiday – Database Memorabilia Available   Death Takes a Holiday is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan. The story is adapted from the 1924 Italian play La Morte in Vacanza by Alberto Casella, which was adapted in English for…

  Thoroughly Modern Millie Memorabilia Available   Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan.[1] It is based on the 1967 film of the same name,[2] which itself was based on the British musical Chrysanthemum, which opened in London in…

  James Joyce’s The Dead – Database   James Joyce’s The Dead is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce‘s short story “The Dead“. Plot The story centres on Gabriel Conroy, a teacher and part-time book reviewer, and explores the relationships he has with his family and friends. Gabriel and his wife, Gretta, arrive late to an…

  Prince of Broadway   Memorabilia Available Prince of Broadway is a musical revue showcasing the producing career of Harold Prince. Prince himself directed the production, his final Broadway credit. The show features a book by two-time Tony Award nominee David Thompson and is co-directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman. Jason Robert…

  Saturday Night – Database Saturday Night is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and the book by brothers Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein, based on their play, Front Porch in Flatbush. The musical was expected to open on Broadway in 1954–1955, but because of the lead producer’s death, it…

  The Who’s Tommy – Database Memorabilia Available The Who’s Tommy is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and a book by Townshend and Des McAnuff. It is based on the 1969 rock opera Tommy by The Who. This musical inspired Data East’s production of a pinball machine called The Who’s Tommy Pinball Wizard, which used music, sound effects and artwork based on the original…

  Side Show – Database Memorabilia Available   Side Show is a musical by Bill Russell (book and lyrics) and Henry Krieger (music) based on the lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who became famous stage performers in the 1930s. The musical opened October 16, 1997, on Broadway; Robert Longbottom directed and choreographed, and the cast starred Emily Skinner as Daisy and Alice Ripley as Violet. Despite receiving…

  Next to Normal – Database   Next to Normal is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. The musical addresses grief,…

  American Psycho – Database BY DUNCAN SHEIK – ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Memorabilia Available American Psycho is a musical with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. It is based on the controversial 1991 novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis,[1] which also inspired a 2000 film of the same name,…

The Lightning Thief – Database The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki and a book by Joe Tracz, based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Rick Riordan. The musical follows Percy Jackson, a teenager who newly discovers that he is a demigod…

Gypsy – Database   with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Memorabilia Available   Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and…

  Merrily We Roll Along – Database   Merrily We Roll Along is a musical with a book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Furth and Sondheim retained the basic structure and overall theme of…

Bye Bye Birdie – Database Memorabilia Available Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Originally titled Let’s Go Steady, Bye Bye Birdie is set in 1958. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his…

  LoveMusik – Database Memorabilia Available LoveMusik is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill. The story explores the romance and lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, based on Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, edited and translated by…

  Oklahoma – Database  Memorabilia Available Oklahoma! Music Richard Rodgers Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II Book Oscar Hammerstein II Basis Lynn Riggs’ play Green Grow the Lilacs Productions 1943 Broadway 1947 West End 1951 Broadway revival 1955 Film 1979 Broadway revival 1980 West End revival 1998 West End revival 2002 Broadway revival 2010 UK Tour 2015…

Kiss Me, Kate – Database Kiss Me, Kate Memorabilia Available Kiss Me, Kate is a musical written by Samuel and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the…

  Be More Chill – Database   Be More Chill is a musical with original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, and a book by Joe Tracz, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini.[1] After a 2015 regional theatre production, the musical premiered off-Broadway in 2018. A Broadway production began…

  “9 to 5” BY DOLLY PARTON   Memorabilia Available 9 to 5: The Musical is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the 1980 movie Nine to Five. Resnick had co-written the screenplay with Colin Higgins, the director of the film, in which…

  Dear Evan Hansen Video Gallery Dear Evan Hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The titular character, Evan Hansen, is a high school senior with severe social anxiety, which inhibits his ability to connect with other people and make friends….

  Pacific Overtures – Database Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman. The show is set in Japan beginning in 1853 and follows the difficult westernization of Japan, told from the point of view of the Japanese. In particular, the story focuses on the…

  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Memorabilia Available Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by…

  Assassins – Database Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr. Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their…

  Titanic – Database Memorabilia Available  Titanic is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone that opened on Broadway in 1997. It swept the 1997 musical Tony Awards winning all five it was nominated for including the award for Best Musical and Best Score (Yeston’s second for…

  An American in Paris – Database Memorabilia Available Music George Gershwin Lyrics Ira Gershwin Book Craig Lucas Basis 1951 film An American in Paris Premiere 10 December 2014: Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris Productions 2014 Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris 2015 Broadway 2017 West End An American in Paris is a musical play inspired by the 1951 Academy…

Fun Home – Database Memorabilia Available Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. As in the book, the story concerns the father-daughter relationship between Alison Bechdel and her father Bruce Bechdel. It has been called “the first mainstream musical about…

The Secret Garden Memorabilia Available The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical’s script and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon. It premiered on Broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances. The story is set in the…

West Side Story by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim Memorabilia Available  West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.[1] It was inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. The story is set in the Upper West Side of New…

KPOP – Musical by Jason Kim and music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon KPOP is a musical with a book with Jason Kim and music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon. The musical premiered at Ars Nova in September 2017. Productions KPOP made its world premiere at Ars Nova in New York, New York on September 5, 2017. The production ran until…

  Come On Let’s Go – Database The Ritchie Valens Musical Come on Let’s Go is the new Ritchie Valens musical, Ritchie Valens is the first album by Ritchie Valens, posthumously released by Del-Fi Records in March 1959, one month after his death in a plane crash. It is his only studio album entirely composed…

  Almost Famous – Database Book & Lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Composer & Lyrics by Tom Kitt “Almost Famous,” the musical spun from Cameron Crowe’s autobiographically inspired 2000 film about a teenage rock journalist’s freewheeling sentimental education while on the road with an up-and-coming band, opened on Sept 1999 at the Old Globe Theatre…

  Tina: The Tina Turner Musical-Database Memorabilia Available  Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a jukebox musical featuring the music of Tina Turner and depicting her life from her humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, , to her transformation into a rock ‘n roll star. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd with a book by Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, and Kees Prins, the musical had…

  Six the Musical – Database Six is a British musical with book, music, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.[1] The musical is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII presented as a pop concert, as the wives take turns singing and telling their story to see…

Girl from the North Country – Musical Book by  Conor McPherson Using The Songs of Bob Dylan Memorabilia Available    Girl from the North Country is a musical with a book by Conor McPherson using the songs of Bob Dylan. It is the second Broadway show to use Dylan’s music after Twyla Tharp’s The Times…

Hadestown Memorabilia Available  Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus goes to the underworld to rescue his fiancée Eurydice. The original version of the musical premiered in the town of Barre, Vermont in 2006. There…

Jagged Little Pill Music by Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill is a rock musical with music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, lyrics by Morissette, and book by Diablo Cody, with additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth. The musical is inspired by the 1995 album of the same name by Morissette and deals…

  Dinkum Assorted by Linda Aronson Memorabilia Available   During the wartime winter of 1942, in the remote country town of Warrabadanga the female workers at the Dinkum Biscuit Factory are battling to keep the biscuits baking. For these ordinary Aussie women in a town devoid of men, life is challenging. Not only are they…

  Bran Nue Dae Memorabilia Available   Bran Nue Dae is a 1990 musical set in Broome, Western Australia, that tells stories and of issues relating to Indigenous Australians.[1] It was written by Jimmy Chi, his band Kuckles and friends and was the first Aboriginal musical. The name is a phonetic representation of ‘Brand New Day’. The musical was originally directed by Andrew…

Sing Street Sing Street is a musical with music and lyrics by Gary Clark and John Carney and a book by Enda Walsh. The musical is based on Carney’s 2016 film of the same name. The stage adaptation was originally presented at New York Theatre Workshop. The musical was initially set to premiere on Broadway…

  Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical Mrs. Doubtfire is a musical with a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell and music and lyrics by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick, based on the 1993 Twentieth Century Fox film of the same name (which is based on the 1987 novel Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine). Back Story On…

  Trevor a New Musical Trevor is a new musical about a 13-year-old force of nature with a vivid imagination. As he deals with becoming a teenager, Trevor struggles to navigate his own identity and determine how he fits in a challenging world. Trevor is based on an original story by James Lecesne and the Academy Award-winning short…

  The King and I Memorabilia Available   The King and I is a musical, the fifth by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna…

Shrek The Musical Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek and William Steig’s 1990 book Shrek!. After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a…

  It Shoulda Been You By Brian Hargrove Book & Lyrics and Barbara Anselmi Music Memorabilia Available It Shoulda Been You, A Musical by Brian Hargrove-Book & Lyrics and Barbara Anselmi-Music and conceived by Barbara Anselmi opened on Broadway for previews March 17, 2015 with and opening night April 14, 2015 and Closed on Aug…

  Diana A True Musical Story Diana is a musical with music and lyrics by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro, based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.[1]   Productions Previews for Diana began on February 19, 2019 at the La Jolla Playhouse. The world premiere of Diana opened…

Company – Musical Memorabilia Available Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won six. Originally titled Threes, its plot revolves around Robert (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady…

  The Cher Show Musical Memorabilia Available   The Cher Show is a jukebox musical with a book by Rick Elice that tells the story of the early life and career of Cher. The musical had its world premiere at the Oriental Theatre, Chicago, in June 12, 2018, and opened on Broadway in December 2018. The…

The Pirate Queen Memorabilia Available   The Pirate Queen is a musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, French lyrics by Alain Boublil and English lyric adaptations by Richard Maltby, Jr. and John Dempsey. The French book was written by Boublil and Schönberg and the English book adaptation was by Maltby, Jr. Based on Grania: She-King…

Memorabilia Available  Anything Goes Anything Goes is a 1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.[1] The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York…

Memorabilia Available  Cabaret – 1966 Cabaret is a 1966 musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff, based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera, which was adapted from the short novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin as the…

  The Mystery of Edwin Drood Memorabilia Available  The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens.[1][2] The novel was unfinished at the time of Dickens’s death on 9 June 1870. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood’s uncle, John Jasper, a precentor, choirmaster…

Falsettos Memorabilia Available Falsettos is a musical with a book by James Lapine and William Finn, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, the last two installments in one trio of one-act Off-Broadway musicals (the first was In Trousers). The story involves Marvin, his ex-wife Trina,…

  Memorabilia Available  The Boy from OZ The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The original book is by Nick Enright, with a revised book by Martin Sherman. Premiering in Australia in 1998 starring Todd McKenney, the musical opened…

Tickets, Please!   Tickets, Please! is a musical revue. It contains sketches by Sketches by Harry Herrmann, Edmund Rice, Jack Roche and Ted Luce, with music and lyrics by Lyn Duddy, Joan Edwards, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Clay Warnick. Incidental music is by Phil Ingalls and Harold Hastings. It first played on Broadway at…

  The Wizard of Oz Memorabilia Available   The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with a book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes some new songs and additional…

  The Woman in White – 2004 Memorabilia Available     The Woman in White is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel with a book by Charlotte Jones, based on the novel The Woman in White written by Wilkie Collins, and elements of The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens.[1] It ran for nineteen months…

The Beautiful Game – 2000 The Beautiful Game (sometimes performed as The Boys in the Photograph) is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton about a group of teenagers growing up during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969. The title of the musical (The Beautiful Game) is a commonly used reference…

Whistle Down the Wind – 1996 Whistle Down the Wind is a musical with music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also co-wrote its book with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, and its lyrics were written by Jim Steinman. It is based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, whose source novel of the…

Aspects of Love   Memorabilia Available    Aspects of Love is a musical with a book and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. It is famous for the song “Love Changes Everything.” Based on the novella of the same name by David Garnett, the piece focuses on the…

  Cricket – 1986 Cricket, also called Cricket (Hearts and Wickets), is a short musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth’s 60th birthday celebration, and was first performed at Windsor Castle on 18 June 1986. Several of the tunes from the show were later used for Aspects…

Starlight Express 1984 Memorabilia Available    Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics). Later productions have used additional songs with lyrics by Don Black, David Yazbek, Nick Coler and Lauren Aquilina, and with music by the composer’s son, Alastair Lloyd Webber. Famously, the actors perform the entire…

  Song and Dance – 1982 Memorabilia Available  Song and Dance is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in “Song” and one entirely in “Dance”, tied together by a unifying love story. The “Song” act is Tell Me on a Sunday, with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, about…

Tell Me on a Sunday (1979)   Tell Me on a Sunday is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black. A one-woman show, it has been performed by a number of female singers/actors, most notably Marti Webb. A one-act song cycle, it tells the story of an ordinary English…

By Jeeves – 1975   Jeeves is the original 1975 version, which opened on 22 April 1975 and closed on 24 May after 38 performances at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London. It is regarded as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s only real flop. By Jeeves is the rewritten 1996 version, which opened 1 May 1996 in London and…

Jesus Christ Superstar – 1970 Rock Musical Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started as a rock opera concept album before its Broadway debut in 1971. The musical is mostly sung-through, with little spoken dialogue. The story is loosely based…

  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Memorabilia Available  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical or operetta with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the “coat of many colors” story of Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd…

The Likes of Us The Likes of Us is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The original book was by Leslie Thomas.[1] It is based on the true story of Thomas John Barnardo, a philanthropist who founded homes for destitute children. During his lifetime, nearly 60,000 children were…

  Stephen Ward By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton, Don Black Memorabilia Available Stephen Ward the Musical is a musical with a book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.[1] Based on the real life events behind the 1963 Profumo Affair,[2] the musical will make its West End…

  Evita Memorabilia Available Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. The story follows Evita’s early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual death. The musical began…

  Cats   by Andrew Lloyd Webber Memorabilia Available   Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It introduced the song standard “Memory”. The musical first opened in the West End in 1981 and then on Broadway in 1982. Each time…

  Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton Memorabilia Available Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the…

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations A New musical Ain’t Too Proud Musical with music and lyrics by The Temptations and a book by Dominique Morisseau. Based on the story of The Temptations, the musical had a series of regional productions and is began previews and performances  at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre from…

Moulin Rouge! The Musical   Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film of the same name directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce.[1] The musical premiered on July 10, 2018 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in…

  Wicked (Musical) Memorabilia Available       Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an alternative…

  Waitress the Musical By Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson Memorabilia Available     Waitress is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name, written by Adrienne Shelly. It tells the story of…

  Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is a musical with book by Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff and music and lyrics Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Paul Jabara, and others, based on the life of Donna Summer. The musical made its premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse…

  School of Rock the Musical   Memorabilia Available  School of Rock is a rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes. Based on the 2003 film of the same name, written by Mike White, the musical follows Dewey Finn, an out-of-work rock singer and…

  The Prom – Database Memorabilia Available    The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Bob Martin.[1] The musical made its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016 and premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in October…

Pretty Women the Musical Memorabilia Available  Pretty Woman The Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by Garry Marshall and J. F. Lawton. The musical is based on the 1990 film of the same name written by Lawton. It centres around a down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute…

The Phantom of the Opera Memorabilia Available The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. Richard Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber wrote the musical’s book together. Stilgoe also provided additional lyrics.[1] Based on the eponymous French novel by Gaston Leroux, its central plot revolves around…

Once on This Island Once on This Island is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, it is set in the French Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The show…

My Fair Lady Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and Music by Frederick Loewe Memorabilia Available   My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech…

The Lion King Memorabilia Available     The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated feature film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M[1]. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical…

King Kong the Musical King Kong is a musical with score by Marius de Vries, songs by Eddie Perfect and book by Jack Thorne, based on the 1933 film of the same name. It is scheduled to begin previews at the Broadway Theatre in October 2018.[1] An earlier version of the musical, under a different…

Tootsie the Musical Memorabilia Available Tootsie is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Robert Horn. The musical is based on the 1982 American comedy film of the same name written by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart…

  Mean Girls by Tina Fey Memorabilia Available   Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film is partially based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 non-fiction self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which describes female high school social cliques and the damaging effects they…

  Hello Dolly By Lyrics and Music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart Memorabilia Available  Time Line Broadway 1st Preview Jan 15, 1964 – Opening Night Jan 16, 1964 – Closed Dec 27, 1970 Total Previews 2 Total Performance’s 2844 – St. James Theatre Broadway 1st Preview Nov 03, 1975 – Opening…

Head Over Heels Head Over Heels is a “jukebox” musical comedy with music and lyrics from the catalogue of The Go-Go’s.  Jeff Whitty conceived the show and wrote the original book; after he quit the production[citation needed] the book was liberally adapted by James Magruder. The plot of the show is somewhat based on The…

Hamilton Music, Lyrics and Book by Lin-Manuel Miranda Memorabilia Available    Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung- and rapped-through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda,[1][2] inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by historian Ron Chernow. Incorporating hip hop, R&B, pop, soul,…

Gettin’ the Band Back Together – Musical Music and Lyrics by Mark Allen and a book by Ken Davenport and the Grundleshotz   Gettin’ the Band Back Together – musical with music and lyrics by Mark Allen and a book by Ken Davenport and the Grundleshotz, a group of performers and writers including Sebastian Arcelus,…

Frozen – Musical Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and book by Jennifer Lee Memorabilia Available     Frozen – Musical with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and book by Jennifer Lee based on the 2013 film of the same name. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, A pre-Broadway tryout ran…

Dear Evan Hansen – Musical by music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson Memorabilia Available Dear Evan Hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson.[1] The musical opened on Broadway at the Music Box…

  Come from Away with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Memorabilia Available  Come from Away is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is set in the week following the September 11 attacks and tells the true story of what transpired when 38…

  Carousel By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Memorabilia Available  Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár’s 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy…

The Book of Mormon Conceived by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez   Memorabilia Available    The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy about two young Mormon missionaries who travel to Uganda to preach the Mormon religion. First staged in 2011, the play makes light of various Mormon beliefs and practices, but ultimately…

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Book by Douglas McGrathth Memorabilia Available Click    Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath that tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, using songs that she wrote, often together with Gerry Goffin, and other contemporary songs…

110 in the Shade – Musical Book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt.   Memorabilia Available    110 in the shade Based on Nash’s 1954 play The Rainmaker, it focuses on Lizzie Curry, a spinster living on a ranch in the American southwest, and her relationships with local…

The Band’s Visit Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek & book by Itamar Moses The Band’s Visit is a stage musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name. The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in…

Aladdin Music – Alan Menken Lyrics – Howard Ashman/Tim Rice/Chad Beguelin Book – Chad Beguelin Memorabilia Available  Aladdin is a musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin. Beguelin also wrote the book. The musical includes…

  A Bronx Tale – The Musical Memorabilia Available  Book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Glenn Slater. A Bronx Tale is a musical based on the play by the same name with a book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Glenn Slater. After a ten-year development…

Kinky Boots Music & lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein Memorabilia Available  Kinky Boots is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and inspired by true events,…

  Newsies Memorabilia Available Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein Newsies The Musical is a musical based on the 1992 film Newsies, which in turn was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. The show has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by…

Memorabilia Available  A Catered Affair Book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino A Catered Affair is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino. It is based on both the 1956 film The Catered Affair written by Gore Vidal and the original 1955 teleplay…

Fiddler on the Roof – Musical Memorabilia Available  Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales…

Hairspray Memorabilia Available Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters’s 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and “downtown” rhythm and blues. In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager…

  Legs Diamond by Peter Allen / Harvey Fierstein Legs Diamond is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon based on the Warner Brothers film The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), with a screenplay by Joseph Landon. The music and lyrics are by Peter Allen. The Almost Totally Fictitious…

La Cage aux Folles Memorabilia Available La Cage aux Folles  is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein[1] and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman.[1] Based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, it focuses on a gay couple: Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment,…

South Pacific Memorabilia South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. The plot is based on James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of…

Finding Neverland – Musical Memorabilia Available Finding Neverland – Musical is an original musical with music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy and a book by James Graham. Inspired by the 2004 film Finding Neverland, the musical made its world premiere at the Curve theatre Leicester in 2012, with the reworked version making…