An American in Paris is a musical at Broadway's Palace Theatre. An American in Paris opened at The Palace Theatre on April 12, 2015, following its pre-Broadway engagement at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl and an indomitable European city are at the heart of Broadway’s breathtakingly beautiful new musical, An American in Paris, the four-time Tony Award-winning production that also earned the awards for Best Musical of the Year from both the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama League.