15 Amazing Disco 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 disco musicals for you below, sorted alphabetically.
The following list is broken down into two categories – “Disco Musicals” and “Mixed Genre Disco Musicals”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Disco Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Jack Plotnick, Seth Rudetsky
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2011)
Music Genre: Disco
Music/Lyrics: Bee Gees Book: Nan Knighton, Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, Robert Stigwood
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Jukebox (1998)
Music Genre: Disco
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Music/Lyrics: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabra, Various Book: Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2017)
Music Genre: Disco
Music/Lyrics: Various Concept: Marcia Hines, Peter Rix, Craig Ilott
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2015)
Music Genre: Disco
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.
Mixed Genre Disco Musicals
Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Music Genres: Disco/Gospel/Soul/R&B/Pop
Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Book: Catherine Johnson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Jukebox (1999)
Music Genres: Disco/Pop
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2006)
Music Genres: Disco/Pop
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Ossie Davis, Philip Rose
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Music Genres: Gospel/Folk/Funk/Disco
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre/Disco/Gospel/Soul
Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen Book: Nick Enright, Martin Sherman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Jukebox (1998)
Music Genres: Pop/Musical Theatre/Disco
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Rick Elice
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2018)
Music Genres: Disco/Pop
Music/Lyrics/Book: Max Vernon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Pop/Rock/Disco
Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls Book: William F. Brown
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Music Genres: Disco/Soul/Gospel
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre/Pop/Disco
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Music Genres: Disco/Pop-Rock
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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, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.