Broadway Musicals Based on Historical Events

Hamilton is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Evita is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Eva Perón, the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952.

Marie Antoinette is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France from 1774 to 1793.

Anne Boleyn is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England.

Joan of Arc is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Joan of Arc, a French peasant girl who led the French army to victory in several battles during the Hundred Years' War.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights leader who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Mandela is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa.

Gandhi is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader of the Indian independence movement.

Mother Teresa is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order dedicated to serving the poor and sick in Calcutta, India.

Malala is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.

Rosa Parks is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American civil rights activist who became known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.

Harriet Tubman is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who helped slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad.

Frederick Douglass is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Frederick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.

Sojourner Truth is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Sojourner Truth, an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Shirley Chisholm is a Broadway musical that tells the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress.