All Female Musicals
A list of all-female musicals, including shows featuring roles that are written exclusively for female performers. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals with an All-Female Cast
Musicals with an All-Female Writing Team
All-Female Cast Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Larry Gallagher and Others
Cast Size: 6
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Cast Size: 10
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Miranda Cooper, Jennifer Decilveo, and Chris Bush
Cast Size: 5+
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Michael John La Chiusa
Cast Size: 7
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon
Cast Size: 2
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Larry Alford, and Wayne Cilento
Cast Size: 3
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Alan Stevens Hewitt, and Tim Maner
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Will Holt, Linda Hopkins, and Others
Cast Size: 1
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Cast Size: 5+
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Marvin Laird and Joel Paley
Cast Size: 7
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Phillip George, David Lowenstein, and Others
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Cast Size: 6
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Cast Size: 1
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Cast Size: 15+
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black
Cast Size: 1
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: David Kirshenbaum and Jack Heifner
Cast Size: 3
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Cast Size: 4
Musicals by Female Writers
These musicals feature an all-female writing team for the book, lyrics, and music.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Kath Gotts, Maureen Chadwick, and Ann McManus
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Micki Grant and Vinnette Carroll
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Miranda Cooper, Jennifer Decilveo, and Chris Bush
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Anaïs Mitchell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Helen Miller and Eve Merriam
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Zina Goldrich andMarcy Heisler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Juliana Nash and Julia Jordan
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Kate Diaz and Tina Landau
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Elizabeth Swados
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson
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Last Reviewed: April 15, 2026