I and Albert is a 1972 musical by composer Charles Strouse, and lyricist Lee Adams. The plot is based on the lives of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was adapted for the stage by Jay Allen. The musical debuted in London at the Piccadilly Theatre on November 6th 1972, under the direction of John Schlesinger, but proved a flop, running only for three months. It failed to arrive at Broadway.
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