The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife
MusicStephen Schwartz
LyricsStephen Schwartz
BookJoseph Stein
BasisThe film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono
Productions1989 West End
1997 Nappanee, Indiana
2005 Millburn, New Jersey
2017 Carlisle, Cumbria
2017 Kingston upon Hull, UK
2024 London, UK

The Baker's Wife is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a short run but, although establishing a dedicated cult following, has not been produced on Broadway.