Blues Musicals

A Night with Janis Joplin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Janis Joplin, Randy Johnson, and Others

Music Genres: Blues / Rock / Soul

Ain’t Misbehavin’

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Creators: Thomas “Fats” Waller, Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Others

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

Black and Blue

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Creators: Various Artists

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

Blues in the Night

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)

Creators: Sheldon Epps and Others

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

Bring In ‘Da Noise, Bring In ‘Da Funk

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Creators: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Ann Duquesnay, George C. Wolfe, and Reg E. Gaines

Music Genres: Blues / Funk / Hip-Hop

Bubbling Brown Sugar

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)

Creators: Loften Mitchell and Others

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz

Caroline, or Change

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner

Music Genres: Blues / Musical Theatre / Soul

Don’t Play Us Cheap

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Creators: Melvin Van Peebles

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz

Dreamgirls

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

Creators: Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen

Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Creators: Janet Hood and Bill Russell

Music Genres: Blues / Pop-Rock

Five Guys Named Moe

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Creators: Louis Jordan and Clarke Peters

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Jive

From Here to Eternity

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Stuart Brayson, Tim Rice, and Bill Oakes

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

Girl From the North Country

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson

Music Genre: Blues / Folk-Rock

Grind

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Creators: Larry Grossman, Ellen Fitzhugh, and Fay Kanin

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz

Hot Mikado

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)

Creators: Rob Bowman and David H. Bell

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Scat / Swing

House of Flowers

Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)

Creators: Harold Arlen and Truman Capote

Music Genres: Blues / Calypso / Musical Theatre

It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Creators: Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman

Music Genres: Blues

Jelly’s Last Jam

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Creators: Jelly Roll Morton, Luther Henderson, Susan Birkenhead, and George C. Wolfe

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Swing

Lost in the Stars

Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)

Creators: Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson

Music Genres: Blues / Opera

Me and Bessie

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

Creators: Will Holt, Linda Hopkins, and Others

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Soul

Parade

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry

Music Genres: Blues / Folk / Jazz / Musical Theatre

Play On!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Creators: Cheryl West, Duke Ellington, and Others

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Swing

Porgy and Bess

Musical Type: Opera (1935)

Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Dorothy Heyward

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Opera

Prettybelle

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Creators: Jule Styne and Bob Merrill

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

Pump Boys and Dinettes

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

Creators: John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, and Jim Wann

Music Genres: Blues / Country

Raisin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)

Creators: Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan, Robert Nemiroff, and Charlotte Zaltzberg

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Pop

Show Boat

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

Creators: Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Operetta

Shuffle Along

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)

Creators: Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Ragtime

Simply Heavenly

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Creators: David Martin and Langston Hughes

Music Genres: Blues / Calypso / Jazz / Musical Theatre

St. Louis Woman

Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)

Creators: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Arna Bontemps, and Countee Cullen

Music Genres: Blues / Musical Theatre

Starlight Express

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, and Nick Coler

Music Genres: Blues / Country / Gospel / Pop-Rock / Rap

The Color Purple

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman

Music Genres: Blues / Soul

The Last Five Years

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Creators: Jason Robert Brown

Music Genres: Blues / Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

The Scottsboro Boys

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and David Thompson

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Ragtime

The Wild Party

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Creators: Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

The Wild Party

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Creators: Andrew Lippa

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz