Musical Lists

Nine Person Musicals

This list of 9 person musicals includes stage works written for nine or more performers. Shows marked with (+) indicate that the cast size can be expanded.


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A Slice of Saturday Night

Music/Lyrics/Book: The Heather Brothers

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Number of Roles: 9+


Adding Machine

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joshua Schmidt  Lyrics/Book: Jason Loewith

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Number of Roles: 9


Bring In ‘Da Noise, Bring In ‘Da Funk

Music: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark  Music/Lyrics: Ann Duquesnay  Lyrics: George C. Wolfe  Lyrics/Book: Reg E. Gaines

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Number of Roles: 9+


Broadway Bounty Hunter

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis  Book: Lance Rubin, Jason SweetTooth Williams

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Number of Roles: 9


Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope

Music/Lyrics: Micki Grant  Concept: Vinnette Carroll

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Number of Roles: 9+


Flora, the Red Menace

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: George Abbott, Robert RussellRevisions: David Thompson

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

Number of Roles: 9+


Fun Home

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: Lisa Kron

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Number of Roles: 9


Grey Gardens

Music: Scott Frankel  Lyrics: Michael Korie  Book: Doug Wright

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Number of Roles: 9


Hot Shoe Shuffle

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Larry Buttrose, Kathryn Riding

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Number of Roles: 9


Inner City

Music: Helen Miller  Lyrics: Eve Merriam

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Number of Roles: 9


Is There Life After High School?

Music/Lyrics: Craig Carnelia  Book: Jeffrey Kindley

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)

Number of Roles: 9


Kid Victory

Music: John Kander  Lyrics/Book: Greg Pierce

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Number of Roles: 9


Kimberly Akimbo

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Number of Roles: 9


Love in Hate Nation

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Number of Roles: 9


Moll Flanders

Music: George Stiles  Lyrics: Paul Leigh  Book: Claire Luckham

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

Number of Roles: 9+


Nuncrackers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Number of Roles: 9


Smokey Joe’s Cafe

Music/Lyrics: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

Number of Roles: 9+


The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Music/Lyrics: William Finn  Book: Rachel Sheinkin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Number of Roles: 9


The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd

Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Number of Roles: 9+


They’re Playing Our Song

Music: Marvin Hamlisch  Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager  Book: Neil Simon

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Number of Roles: 9


Things to Ruin

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis  Concept: John Simpkins

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Number of Roles: 9


Whoop-Dee-Doo!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Howard Crabtree, Charles Cantanese, Mark Waldrop, Dick Gallagher, Phillip George, Peter Morris

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

Number of Roles: 9


Xanadu

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar  Book: Douglas Carter Beane

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Number of Roles: 9+