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By Marc J. Franklin

July 29, 2021

Josh Groban and the cast Chad Batka

Many Broadway fans say that theatre is their life... but what if their life was theatre? Inspired by Schmiagdoon!, the AppleTV+ series in which a traveling couple gets trapped in a musical town, we wondered what shows would theatre fans want to inhabit.

We asked and you answered: check out these 43 musicals Playbill readers wish they were stuck inside.

All The World’s A Stage: 43 Musicals Theatre Fans Wish They Could Live Inside

Natasha_Pierre_&_the_Great_Comet_of_1812_Broadway_Production_Photo_2016_Josh_Groban_and_cast_HR — All The World’s A Stage: 43 Musicals Theatre Fans Wish They Could Live Inside

43 PHOTOS

SpongeBob_SquarePants_Broadway_Production_Photos_2017_4_Cast_HR — The cast of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.

Joan Marcus

Avenue Q HR — Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia

Carol Rosegg

Sweet_Charity_Broadway_Production_Photo_1966_Gwen Verdon_HR — Sweet Charity

Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! (2017) - HR — Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!

Julieta Cervantes

Keala Settle, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn in Waitress

Joan Marcus

In_The_Heights_Broadway_Production_Photo_2008_Andréa Burns_Robin de Jesús_Christopher Jackson_Lin-Manuel Miranda_Karen Olivo_HR — Andréa Burns, Robin de Jesús, Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, and cast

Joan Marcus

Anastasia_Broadway_Production_Photos_2017_Christy Altomare_HR — Christy Altomare

Matthew Murphy

Pippin_Production_Photo_Broadway_2013_Company_HR — The company in Pippin

Joan Marcus

Oklahoma_Broadway_Production Photos_2019_Cast_HR — Cast of Oklahoma!

Little Fang Photo

The_Drowsy_Chaperone_Broadway_Production_Photo_Sutton Foster_company_HR — The Drowsy Chaperone

Joan Marcus

HR - Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in The Phantom of the Opera — Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in The Phantom of the Opera.

Beetlejuice_Broadway_Production Photos_2019_Alex Brightman_HR — Alex Brightman

Matthew Murphy

Newsies_Broadway_Production_Photo_Jeremy Jordan_ cast_HR — Newsies

Deen van Meer

Bye Bye Birdie_Broadway_Production Photos_1960_Cast_HR — Bye Bye Birdie

Spring_Awakening_Broadwy_Production_Photos_2006_Jonathan_Groff_Company_HR — Jonathan Groff and company

HR - Into the Woods - Original Broadway Cast — Danielle Ferdland, Ben Wright, Kim Crosby, Chip Zien, and Bernadette Peters in the original Broadway production of Into the Woods.

Martha Swope / The New York Public Library

Wicked_Broadway_Production_Photos_2017_Kristin_Chenoweth_Idina_Menzel_2003_HR — Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in Wicked

Joan Marcus

Hadestown_Broadway_Production Photos_2019_Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, and Reeve Carney_HR — Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, and Reeve Carney in Hadestown

Matthew Murphy

Gavin Creel and Jane Krakowski

Joan Marcus

Legally_Blonde_Broadway_Production_Photos_2007_Laura_Bell_Bundy_cast_HR — Laura Bell Bundy and cast of Legally Blonde

Paul Kolnik

Mean_Girls_Broadway_Production_Photos_2018_Cast_HR — The original cast of Mean Girls

Joan Marcus

Next Slide

Chicago_Broadway_Production_Photo_1996_Ann Reinking_Bebe Neuwirth _HR — Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuwirth

Dan Chavkin

Once_on_This_Island_Broadway_Production_Photo_2017_Alex Newell_Hailey Kilgore_HR — Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgore, and the cast

Joan Marcus

Something_Rotten_Tour_Production_Photos_07_HR — Something Rotten!

HR - Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz in Big Fish (Broadway 2013) — Big Fish

Paul Kolnik

Kinky Boots_Broadway_Production Photos_2013_HR — Cast of Kinky Boots

Hair_Broadway_Production_Photos_2009_Gavin Creel, Will_Swenson_cast_HR — Hair

Joan Marcus

Camelot_New_York_State_Theatre_Production_Photos_1980_Paxton_Whitehead_Christine_Ebersole_Richard_Burton_HR — Camelot

La Cage Aux Folles_Broadway_Production Photos_2010_Les Cagelles_HR — Les Cagelles in La Cage Aux Folles

Grand_Hotel_Broadway_Production_Photo_1989_Liliane Montevecchi_Brent Barrett_HR — Grand Hotel

Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Natasha_Pierre_&_the_Great_Comet_of_1812_Broadway_Production_Photo_2016_Josh_Groban_and_cast_HR — Josh Groban and the cast

Chad Batka

HR - The Lion King — A scene from The Lion King.

Joan Marcus

HR - Lin-Manuel Miranda and the company of Hamilton — Lin-Manuel Miranda and cast of Hamilton

Joan Marcus

Glenn_Close _Sunset_Boulevard_HR — Sunset Boulevard

Craig Schwartz

Clyde Alves, Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson and the cast of Broadway's ON THE TOWN. HR — Clyde Alves, Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson and the cast of On The Town

Joan Marcus

Moulin_Rouge!_Broadway_Production Photo_2019_Cast_HR — Moulin Rouge!

Matthew Murphy

Favorite Production Photo Lookback_Jeremy Daniel_The Lightning Thief_HR — Kristin Stokes, Chris McCarrell, and Jorrel Javier in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Rock_of_Ages_Constantine Maroulis_Broadway_HR — Rock of Ages

Joan Marcus

West_Side_Story_Production_Photos_1957_Carol_Lawrence_Larry_Kert_HR — Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert in a promotional photo for the 1957 production of West Side Story

©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Frozen_Broadway_Production_Photo_2018_Caissie Levy_Patti Murin_Company_HR — Caissie Levy and Patti Murin

Deen van Meer

HR - Mamma Mia - Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, Judy Kaye (Broadway 2001) — Mamma Mia!

Joan Marcus

My_Fair_Lady_Broadway_Production_Photo_1956_Rex Harrison_Julie Andrews_HR — My Fair Lady

Sunday_in_the_Park_with_George_Orignial_Broadway_HR — Bernadette Peters

Martha Swope/©Billy Rose Theatre Division, NYPL for the Performing Arts

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