Best Historical / Biographical Plays and Musicals

1.
Lion in Winter
Lion in Winter 4.22 avg rating — 10,075 ratings
2.
Amadeus
Amadeus 4.15 avg rating — 18,795 ratings
3.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,158 ratings
4.
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century
Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century 3.93 avg rating — 23,925 ratings
5.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,293 ratings
6.
Richard II
Richard II 3.78 avg rating — 27,042 ratings
7.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan 3.78 avg rating — 9,495 ratings
8.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 4.18 avg rating — 14,594 ratings
9.
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 14,707 ratings
10.
King Henry IV, Part 1
King Henry IV, Part 1 3.80 avg rating — 32,531 ratings
11.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,358 ratings
12.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra 3.67 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
13.
The Miracle Worker: A Play
The Miracle Worker: A Play 4.19 avg rating — 35,075 ratings
14.
King Richard III
King Richard III 3.91 avg rating — 57,231 ratings
15.
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project 4.19 avg rating — 14,160 ratings
16.
Henry IV, Part Two
Henry IV, Part Two 3.77 avg rating — 20,897 ratings
17.
The Diary of Anne Frank: The Play
The Diary of Anne Frank: The Play 4.09 avg rating — 11,239 ratings
17.
Edward II
Edward II 3.66 avg rating — 7,236 ratings
19.
Murder in the Cathedral
Murder in the Cathedral 3.71 avg rating — 12,138 ratings
20.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra 3.71 avg rating — 42,725 ratings
21.
The Belle of Amherst
The Belle of Amherst 3.96 avg rating — 193 ratings
21.
King John
King John 3.35 avg rating — 7,763 ratings
23.
Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George 4.17 avg rating — 3,391 ratings
24.
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 1 3.54 avg rating — 9,452 ratings
25.
Evita Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords
Evita Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords 3.94 avg rating — 284 ratings
25.
Wilhelm Tell
Wilhelm Tell 3.21 avg rating — 8,822 ratings
27.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail 3.73 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
28.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen 3.91 avg rating — 6,814 ratings
29.
1776
1776 4.20 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
30.
Gypsy -- Broadway Revival Edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Gypsy -- Broadway Revival Edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 127 ratings
31.
Shadowlands: A Play
Shadowlands: A Play 4.13 avg rating — 526 ratings
32.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating — 52,372 ratings
32.
Galileo
Galileo 3.66 avg rating — 18,227 ratings
34.
Richard III
Richard III 3.91 avg rating — 57,231 ratings
35.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus 3.72 avg rating — 18,999 ratings
35.
King Henry VI, Part 2
King Henry VI, Part 2 3.61 avg rating — 8,097 ratings
37.
King Henry VI, Part 3
King Henry VI, Part 3 3.71 avg rating — 7,688 ratings
38.
Henry VIII
Henry VIII 3.50 avg rating — 9,602 ratings
39.
Don Karlos: Infant von Spanien
Don Karlos: Infant von Spanien 3.51 avg rating — 2,129 ratings
40.
Wallenstein
Wallenstein 3.70 avg rating — 236 ratings
41.
Demetrius
Demetrius 3.39 avg rating — 41 ratings
42.
Fires in the Mirror
Fires in the Mirror 3.93 avg rating — 1,400 ratings
42.
Three Sumner Tales: TV Scripts Based on the Sting Endorsed Biography 'A Sting in the Tale'
Three Sumner Tales: TV Scripts Based on the Sting Endorsed Biography 'A Sting in the Tale' 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
42.
The Oxford Shakespeare: Complete Works
The Oxford Shakespeare: Complete Works 4.48 avg rating — 57,543 ratings
42.
Hamilton: The Revolution
Hamilton: The Revolution 4.45 avg rating — 54,260 ratings
42.
44 Plays for 44 Presidents
44 Plays for 44 Presidents 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
47.
Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary
Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary 3.97 avg rating — 1,173 ratings
48.
Assassins
Assassins 4.25 avg rating — 1,782 ratings
48.
Marie and Rosetta
Marie and Rosetta 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
50.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
by: Ted Tally
4.27 avg rating — 120 ratings
51.
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 3.99 avg rating — 2,048 ratings
51.
King Edward III
King Edward III 3.17 avg rating — 999 ratings
53.
The Invention of Love
The Invention of Love 3.99 avg rating — 2,298 ratings
54.
Sunrise at Campobello - A Play in Three Acts
Sunrise at Campobello - A Play in Three Acts 3.53 avg rating — 53 ratings
55.
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial 3.80 avg rating — 105 ratings
56.
The Maid Of Orleans
The Maid Of Orleans 3.47 avg rating — 1,514 ratings
57.
Maria Stuart
Maria Stuart 3.46 avg rating — 10,097 ratings
58.
Dantons Tod
Dantons Tod 3.35 avg rating — 3,735 ratings
59.
Woyzeck
Woyzeck 2.96 avg rating — 25,270 ratings
60.
Salomé
Salomé 3.71 avg rating — 20,197 ratings
61.
Quills
Quills 4.01 avg rating — 307 ratings
62.
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon 4.02 avg rating — 554 ratings