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Musicals by decade

Broadway musicals of the 1960s

The Golden Age gave way to new voices: Fiddler on the Roof and Hello, Dolly! ran for years, while Cabaret and Hair pointed toward the concept musical and the rock musical.

Below are the shows in our library that first opened on Broadway in the 1960s, in order of premiere. Tap any title for the full show guide.

12 musicals on this list.

  • Bye Bye Birdie1960 · Charles Strouse · Golden AgeBye Bye Birdie is a 1960 musical comedy that pokes fun at rock and roll mania and small town American life through the eyes of one Ohio family caught up in a media…
  • Camelot1960 · Frederick Loewe · Golden AgeCamelot dramatizes the rise and fall of King Arthur's court, tracing his idealistic vision of justice through the love triangle with Guenevere and Lancelot that…
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying1961 · Frank Loesser · Golden AgeHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1961 satirical musical that follows an ambitious window washer who claws his way to the top of a corporation using…
  • Oliver!1963 · Lionel Bart · Golden AgeOliver! brings Charles Dickens' tale of a poor orphan boy to musical life, spinning grim Victorian London into a score full of warmth, wit, and unforgettable melody.
  • Fiddler on the Roof1964 · Jerry Bock · Golden AgeFiddler on the Roof is the beloved Golden Age musical about a Jewish milkman and his family navigating tradition, love, and upheaval in a small Eastern European village.
  • Funny Girl1964 · Jule Styne · Golden AgeFunny Girl tells the story of comedienne and singer Fanny Brice, tracing her rise from a scrappy Lower East Side kid to one of the biggest stars of the Ziegfeld Follies.
  • Hello, Dolly!1964 · Jerry Herman · Golden Age"Hello, Dolly!" follows Dolly Gallagher Levi, a New York matchmaker who sets out to arrange a match for a wealthy Yonkers merchant and ends up angling for him herself.
  • Man of La Mancha1965 · Mitch Leigh · Golden AgeMan of La Mancha is the Golden Age classic that reimagines the legend of Don Quixote as a story within a story, staged inside a Spanish prison.
  • Cabaret1966 · John Kander · DramaCabaret is a landmark musical drama that uses the seedy glamour of a Berlin nightclub to examine the rise of fascism in a city sliding toward catastrophe.
  • Mame1966 · Jerry Herman · Golden AgeMame is a 1966 musical about a flamboyant, free spirited New York socialite who takes in her orphaned nephew and raises him through decades of adventure, upheaval…
  • Sweet Charity1966 · Cy Coleman · ComedySweet Charity is a 1966 musical about a warmhearted, endlessly hopeful dance hall hostess in New York City who keeps searching for love despite one disappointment after…
  • Hair1968 · Galt MacDermot · Rock/PopHair is the 1968 rock musical that brought the sound and spirit of 1960s counterculture to Broadway, following a tribe of young hippies confronting the Vietnam War draft.

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