Disco Musicals – The Complete List

Disco Musicals

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Death Becomes Her

Music/Lyrics: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey  Book: Marco Pennette

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock

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Disaster!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Jack Plotnick, Seth Rudetsky

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Music Genre: Disco

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Dreamgirls

Music: Henry Krieger  Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul

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Mamma Mia!

Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus  Book: Catherine Johnson

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop

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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop

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Purlie

Music: Gary Geld  Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell  Book: Ossie Davis, Philip Rose

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Folk / Funk

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Saturday Night Fever

Music/Lyrics: Bee Gees  Adaptation: Nan Knighton, Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, Robert Stigwood

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genre: Disco

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Sister Act

Music: Alan Menken  Lyrics: Glenn Slater  Book: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Musical Theatre / R&B / Soul

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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

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The Bodyguard

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Alexander Dinelaris

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genres: Disco, Pop, Pop-Rock, R&B

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The Boy From Oz

Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen  Book: Nick Enright, Martin Sherman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop

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The Cher Show

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Rick Elice

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop

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The View UpStairs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Max Vernon

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop / Rock

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The Wiz

Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls  Book: William F. Brown

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / R&B / Soul

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They’re Playing Our Song

Music: Marvin Hamlisch  Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager  Book: Neil Simon

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Why Am I So Single?

Music/Lyrics/Book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Music Genres: Disco / Jazz / Pop / Rock

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Xanadu

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar  Book: Douglas Carter Beane

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop-Rock

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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.

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