17+ Disco Musicals – The Full List of Shows
Last Updated: May 8, 2025
Looking for musicals that feature disco music? From shows blending styles like funk, pop, or soul, to those deeply rooted in the genre, the following shows incorporate disco music into their scores. Here is the full list of disco musicals.
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Musicals with a Featured Disco Song
Disco Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey Book: Marco Pennette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Jack Plotnick, Seth Rudetsky
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Music Genre: Disco
Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Book: Catherine Johnson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1999)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Ossie Davis, Philip Rose
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Folk / Funk
Music/Lyrics: Bee Gees Adaptation: Nan Knighton, Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, Robert Stigwood
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Music Genre: Disco
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Musical Theatre / R&B / Soul
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Music/Lyrics: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara, Various Book: Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop / R&B
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genres: Disco, Pop, Pop-Rock, R&B
Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen Book: Nick Enright, Martin Sherman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Rick Elice
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop
Music/Lyrics/Book: Max Vernon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop / Rock
Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls Book: William F. Brown
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / R&B / Soul
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop
Music/Lyrics/Book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Music Genres: Disco / Jazz / Pop / Rock
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop-Rock
Note: Disco Inferno and Boogie Nights are also disco musicals, but they have been left off of the list since there are no cast albums available or other ways to explore the shows online.
Musicals with a Featured Disco Song
Music: John Du Prez Music/Lyrics/Book: Eric Idle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Disco Song: “His Name Is Lancelot”
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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.
