Detective Musicals
The following list includes detective musicals, focusing on mystery, investigation, and detective characters. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
Detective Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Norman L. Martin
The Detective: Detective Callahan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, Rachel Axler, and Kait Kerrigan
The Detective: Detective Case
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
The Detective: Donald Kimball
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel, Jerome Coopersmith, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick
The Detective: Sherlock Holmes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Cy Coleman, David Zippel, and Larry Gelbart
The Detective: Stone
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Rupert Holmes
The Detective: Lieutenant Frank Cioffi
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Ivan Menchell
The Detective: L
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard, and Bruce Joel Rubin
The Detective: Detective Beiderman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair
The “Detective”: Marcus Moscowicz
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Nick Lang, and Matt Lang
The Detective: Detective Shapiro
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Arthur Laurents
The Detective: Nick
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry
The Detective: Detective Starnes
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Albert Hague, Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, and David Shaw
The Detective: Inspector White
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse
The Detective: Sherlock Holmes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: James McDonald, David Vos, Robert Gerlach, and Ed Linderman
The Detective: Miss Tweed
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Rupert Holmes
The Detective: Dick Datchery