List of musicals filmed live on stage

The following is a list of works of musical theatre that have been notably filmed live on stage, also known as professionally shot musicals or, colloquially, proshot musicals. Musicals are listed by the year they were filmed, not necessarily by the year they were first broadcast or released to the public. Unless otherwise specified, these productions were performed in English.

Before 1980

1955

• The Desert Song (live television recording; Max Liebman Presents)

1957

• Annie Get Your Gun (live television recording; NBC-TV)

1976

• Pacific Overtures (original Broadway cast)

1978

• The Comedy of Errors (ITV)

1980s

1980

• The Pirates of Penzance (The Public Theater, New York)
• Tell Me on a Sunday (BBC)

1981

• Ain't Misbehavin' (broadcast 1982)
• Pippin (CTV)

1982

• Camelot (2nd Broadway revival)
• Sophisticated Ladies (1986 release)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (national tour, Los Angeles; PBS Great Performances)

1984

• Barnum (with Michael Crawford; BBC release 1986; PBS Great Performances 1990)

1985

• The Gospel at Colonus
• Sunday in the Park with George (original Broadway cast; Showtime and PBS American Playhouse broadcasts 1986)

1986

• Follies in Concert

1989

• Show Boat (PBS Great Performances)
• Into the Woods (original Broadway cast; PBS American Playhouse broadcast 1991; public release 1997 and 2014)

1990s

1990

• A Little Night Music (New York City Opera revival; PBS Live from Lincoln Center)

1991

• The Will Rogers Follies

1993

• Bette Middler: Gypsy (made-for-television film)
• Nunsense (with Rue McClanahan)

1994

• Jesus Christ Superstar: A Resurrection
• Nunsense 2: The Sequel
• The Pirates of Penzance (Essgee Entertainment)

1995

• Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert or 10th Anniversary Concert
• Victor/Victoria
• Company (Donmar Warehouse, London; BBC Two broadcast 1997)
• Passion (PBS American Playhouse broadcast 1996; Image Entertainment release 2003)
• The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

1997

• H.M.S. Pinafore (Essgee Entertainment)

1998

• Cats (PolyGram)
• Nunsense 3: The Jamboree

1999

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London; The Really Useful Group; PolyGram / PBS Great Performances broadcast 2000)

2000s

2000

• Jekyll & Hyde: Direct from Broadway (original Broadway run, final cast; Broadway Worldwide; broadcast 2001)
• Peter Pan (California; A&E)
• Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway (Broadway Worldwide)

2001

• Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical
• Putting It Together: Direct from Broadway (Broadway Worldwide)
• Sweeney Todd the Concert (Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway)

2002

• Fosse (PBS Great Performances)
• Kiss Me, Kate (London revival; PBS Great Performances broadcast 2003)
• Ragtime (BBC Four)
• Contact (PBS Live from Lincoln Center)

2003

• Taboo

2004

• Our House
• The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas

2005

• Acorn Antiques The Musical! (original London cast, 2006 release)
• Candide (PBS Live from Lincoln Center / Great Performances broadcast)
• Jerry Springer the Opera (London; BBC Two 2006 broadcast)
• Passion (PBS Live from Lincoln Center)

2006

• Company (Broadway revival with Raúl Esparza; PBS Great Performances broadcast 2008; DVD and Blu-Ray 2009 release)
• Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (Universal Pictures)
• Kiss Me, Kate (London)
• The Light in the Piazza (Broadway run; PBS Live from Lincoln Center)
• Manchester Passion (UK)
• South Pacific in Concert (Carnegie Hall)
• The Ten Commandments: The Musical (Kodak Theatre, Hollywood)

2007

• Bad Girls: The Musical (2009 release)
• Never Forget (original tour, Manchester Opera House; Universal Pictures)
• Naked Boys Singing!
• Nunsensations: The Nunsense Vegas Revue
• Legally Blonde (Broadway; MTV)

2008

• Camelot (PBS Live from Lincoln Center)
• Imagine This
• Keating! (ABC2, Madman Entertainment)
• Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (original Broadway run, final cast)
• Rocky Horror Tribute Show

2009

• Chess in Concert (PBS Great Performances)
• Passing Strange (original Broadway cast; Spike Lee / IFC; PBS Great Performances 2010 broadcast)
• A Very Potter Musical (original cast, though not professionally shot; StarKid Productions)

2010s

2010

• Into the Woods (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London revival; 2011 release)
• Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
• Meshuggah-Nuns!
• South Pacific (PBS Live From Lincoln Center)
• A Very Potter Sequel (StarKid Productions)

2011

• Company (New York Philharmonic revival with Neil Patrick Harris; DVD and Blu-Ray 2012 release)
• Memphis: Direct from Broadway
• Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
• Starship (StarKid Productions)

2012

• Holy Musical B@man! (StarKid Productions)
• Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation (Universal Studios 2013 release)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (Arena Tour, UK; Universal Studios / The Really Useful Group)
• Love Never Dies (Regent Theatre, Melbourne)
• Nunset Boulevard
• A Very Potter Senior Year (StarKid Productions)

2013

• Carousel (PBS Live from Lincoln Center)
• Follies (Opéra de Toulon)
• Merrily We Roll Along (London; Digital Theatre)
• Shrek the Musical (original Broadway run; RadicalMedia / DreamWorks)
• Sunday in the Park With George (Mezzo TV)
• The Sound of Music Live! (NBC)
• Twisted (StarKid Productions)

2014

• Ani (StarKid Productions)
• Billy Elliot the Musical Live
• From Here to Eternity
• Kiss Me, Kate (BBC Proms)
• Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (HBO broadcast 2016)
• Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary
• Peter Pan Live! (NBC television event)
• Show Boat (PBS Live from Lincoln Center 2015 broadcast)
• Sweeney Todd in Concert (PBS Live from Lincoln Center)
• The Trail to Oregon! (StarKid Productions)
• 21 Chump Street

2015

• Daddy Long Legs
• Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre (London)
• Show Boat (San Francisco Opera)
• The Rocky Horror Show Live (40th Anniversary broadcast, London)
• The Wiz Live! (NBC)

2016

• Allegiance (Broadway)
• Falsettos (PBS Great Performances broadcast 2017)
• Firebringer (StarKid Productions)
• Funny Girl (London revival and then Digital Theatre, Manchester, UK; 2018 release)
• Grease Live!
• Hairspray Live! (NBC television event)
• Holiday Inn (BroadwayHD / Universal Pictures 2017 release)
• The Passion: New Orleans (Fox television event)
• She Loves Me (Broadway revival; The Roundabout Theatre Company / BroadwayHD)
• The Threepenny Opera
• The Woodsman

2017

• A Christmas Story Live! (Fox television event)
• An American in Paris (London; PBS Great Performances broadcast 2018)
• Elf (Manchester, UK; Channel 5, UK)
• Follies (London revival)
• Lazarus (original New York broadcast 2018; global broadcast 2021)
• The MeshugaNutcracker! (Amazon; BroadwayHD)
• Newsies
• The Wind in the Willows (BroadwayHD)

2018

• Bandstand
• Eugenius! (Facebook Live 2020 broadcast)
• Everybody's Talking About Jamie
• The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (StarKid Productions)
• Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
• The King and I (London revival; Trafalgar Entertainment, 2019 release)
• The Toxic Avenger (BroadwayHD)

2019

• 42nd Street
• Black Friday (StarKid Productions)
• Curtains (Palace Theatre, Manchester 2020 release)
• Fame (Peacock Theatre, London; BroadwayHD 2020 release)
• Into the Woods: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
• Kinky Boots (original London run; Fathom Events / BroadwayHD)
• Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (Gielgud Theatre, London)
• The Little Mermaid Live!
• Rent: Live (Fox television event)
• Ruthless! (Arts Theatre, London; BroadwayHD)
• The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! (Nickelodeon)

2020s

2020

• Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live! (NBC television event)
• Godspell: 50th Anniversary Concert (BroadwayHD)
• Hamilton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO)

2021

• Anything Goes (BBC 2 2022 broadcast)
• Annie Live! (NBC television event)
• Come From Away (Entertainment One / RadicalMedia; Apple TV release)
• Diana (Netflix)
• Dracula, the Musical (Germany)
• Little Women (London premiere; Aria Entertainment / BroadwayHD)

2022

• Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
• Girl from the North Country (Broadway)
• Heathers: The Musical (London revival; Roku Original)
• Jersey Boys (GK Films 2021 or 2022)

2023

• Nerdy Prudes Must Die (StarKid Productions)
• The Prince of Egypt (Universal Pictures; DVD and Blu-Ray 2024 release)
• Spy x Family
• Waitress: The Musical (Broadway return cast)

2024

• Bonnie & Clyde

2025

• Six (original London cast reunion)
• Frozen (London; Disney expected 2025 release)

TBA

• Aladdin (mixed production cast, London; Disney exclusive release)
• Hadestown (mixed production cast)
• Kiss Me, Kate (London)
• Merrily We Roll Along (Broadway)
• Suffs (Broadway, for PBS release)

Musicals performed in languages other than English

1999

• Notre-Dame de Paris (Paris)

2001

• Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour (Paris)

2012

• Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort

2015

• The Count of Monte Cristo (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
• Death Note (Two Casts, Japan)
• La Légende du roi Arthur (Paris)

2016 or 2017

• Anna Karenina (Moscow Operetta Theatre; 2017 first US release)

2020

• Spring Awakening (Argentina)

2021

• Mōryō no Hako
• Mozart! (Two Casts, Japan)
• Next To Normal (China)

2023

• La Legende du Roi Arthur (Two Casts, Japan)
• A Silent Voice

2024

• CROSS ROAD ~The Devil's Violinist Paganini~
• In This Corner of the World
• RRR (Takarazuka Revue)
• Tesso no Ori
• Next To Normal (London, Wyndham’s Theatre)

See also

• List of musical films by year

References