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 list of the most notable country musicals (or musicals with country elements to them) for you below, sorted alphabetically.
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
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1994)
Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel Book: Tina Landau
Music Genre: Bluegrass
Music/Lyrics/Book: Peter Mills Book: Cara Reichel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Music Genre: Bluegrass
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
Country Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton Book: Patricia Resnick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
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 Book: Ronald Hanmer, Phil Park
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics/Book: Erica Allen McGee
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett Book: Greg Garcia, Mike O’Malley
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2017)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics/Book: Erica Allen McGee
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2017)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics: Tom Adair
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Gene De Paul Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Book: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Music Genre: Country
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Richard Rodgers Book/Lyrics: 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/Lyrics: Johnny Cash Created by: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2006)
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/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown, Jeff Blumenkrantz Book: Aaron Latham, Phillip Oesterman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Music Genre: Country
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Music Genre: Country
Country/Mixed Genre Musicals
Music/Lyrics/Book: Kirsten Childs
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Music Genre: Country/Musical Theatre
Music: David Friedman Lyrics/Book: Peter Kellogg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Music Genre: Country/Musical Theatre
Music: Chris Miller Lyrics: Nathan Tysen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Country/Pop/Gospel
Music/Lyrics: Trey Anastasio, Amanda Green Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genre: Country/Rock/Soul/Gospel
Music/Lyrics/Book: Foley, Hardwick, Monk, Morgan, Schimmel, Wann
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Music Genre: Country/Blues
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Philip Rose, James Lee Barrett
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Music Genre: Country/Musical Theatre
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Various
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Music Genre: Pop/Rock/Rap/Gospel/Blues/Country
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Music Genre: Legit/Classical/Country
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Music/Lyrics: David Nehls Book: Betsy Kelso
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Music Genre: Country/Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jeff Blim Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genre: Country/Mixed
Music/Lyrics: Sara Bareilles Book: Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genre: Musical Theatre/Folk/Country
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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 has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theatre, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.