32+ Country Musicals – The Full List of Shows
Whether you’re auditioning for musicals, setting up your rep book, or simply looking for some new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this full list of country musicals (or musicals with country elements to them) for you below.
The following list is broken down into three categories – “Bluegrass Musicals”, “Country Musicals”, and “Country/Mixed Genre Musicals”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Bluegrass Musicals
Music/Book: Steve Martin Music/Lyrics: Edie Brickell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genre: Bluegrass
Music: Brendan Milburn Lyrics: Valerie Vigoda Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Bluegrass / Electronic / Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel Book: Tina Landau
Music Genre: Bluegrass
Music: Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard Music/Lyrics: Andreas Carlsson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Music Genre: Bluegrass / Jazz / Musical Theatre
Music: Chris Miller Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Mariana Elder
Musical Type: Contemporary
Music Genre: Bluegrass
Music: Robert Waldman Lyrics/Book: Alfred Uhry
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
Music Genre: Bluegrass
Music/Lyrics: PigPen Theatre Co. Book: Rick Elice
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Music Genres: Bluegrass / Blues / Folk
Country Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton Book: Patricia Resnick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller Book: William Hauptman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1985)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Don Black Book: Ivan Menchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Adaptation: Ronald Hanmer, Phil Park
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1943)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Music Genre: Country (Hints of Bluegrass)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Music/Lyrics: Carol Hall Book: Larry L. King, Peter Masterson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Book: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Jack Murphy Book: Gregory Boyd
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Book: James Valcq Lyrics/Book: Fred Alley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Music Genre: Country
Country/Mixed Genre Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre
Music: David Friedman Lyrics/Book: Peter Kellogg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre
Music: Galt MacDermot Lyrics/Book: Gerome Ragni
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1972)
Music Genres: Country / Folk-Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett Book: Greg Garcia, Mike O’Malley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Country / Tropical Rock
Music: Chris Miller Lyrics: Nathan Tysen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genres: Country / Gospel / Pop
Music: Trey Anastasio Music/Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genres: Country / Gospel / Rock / Soul
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1968)
Music Genres: Calypso / Country / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock & Roll
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Frank Galati
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre
Music/Lyrics/Book: John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, Jim Wann
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Music Genres: Blues / Country
Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash Concept/Creation: Bill Meade, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genre: Country / Rock
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Philip Rose, James Lee Barrett
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre
Music/Lyrics: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally Book: Robert Horn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, Nick Coler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Music Genres: Blues / Country / Gospel / Pop / Rap / Rock
Music: Robert Emmett Dolan Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Book: John Whedon, Sam Moore
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Music Genres: Classical / Country / Legit
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Music/Lyrics: David Nehls Book: Betsy Kelso
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Music Genres: Country / Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Justin Levine Music/Lyrics: Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance Book: Adam Rapp
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Rock & Roll
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jeff Blim Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Meredith Willson Book: Richard Morris
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre / Ragtime
Music/Lyrics: Sara Bareilles Book: Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.