25+ Educational Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These educational musicals offer insight into history, politics, and other classic academic subjects. The list includes shows that can support classroom learning, theatre studies, or anyone interested in musicals with something to teach.
Educational Musicals
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone
Topic: The Declaration of Independence
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Jay Kuo, Marc Acito, and Lorenzo Thione
Topic: Japanese American Internment
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Topic: Presidential Assassinations and Attempts
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Roger Miller and William Hauptman
Topic: Pre-Civil War America
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Ann Duquesnay, George C. Wolfe, and Reg E. Gaines
Topic: African American history
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Topic: September 11 Aftermath
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Topic: Princess Diana
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Topic: Eva Perón
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Miranda Cooper, Jennifer Decilveo, and Chris Bush
Topic: Women Throughout History
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein
Topic: Jewish Traditions and History
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Michael John La Chiusa
Topic: Historical First Daughters
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Topic: Historical First Ladies
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O’Donnell, and Thomas Meehan
Topic: Racial Integration
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Topic: Alexander Hamilton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman
Topic: History of Blues Music
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Topic: 19th Century Japan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Douglas Lyons, Greg Borowsky, and Melvin Tunstall III
Topic: Prejudice and Diversity
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Topic: Race and Immigration
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela
Topic: The Soweto Uprising
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: George Keating, Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, and Others
Topic: Core Academic Subjects
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Topic: Wives of Henry VIII
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Topic: Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Gregory Boyd
Topic: The American Civil War
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and David Thompson
Topic: The Scottsboro Trials
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Topic: 1930s Austria
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Mel Marvin, Gary Pearle, Mary Kyte, and Others
Topic: US History
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Peter Stone
Topic: The RMS Titanic Disaster
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: William Patrick Harrison, Maryhee Yoon, and Cara Baldwin
Topic: WWII Propaganda