Epic Musicals
The following list includes epic musicals, characterized by large-scale narratives and heightened dramatic stakes. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
Epic Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Jay Kuo, Marc Acito, and Lorenzo Thione
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Lucy Simon, Michael Korie, Amy Powers, and Michael Weller
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Mark Baron and Jeffrey Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Anaïs Mitchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Michel Legrand, Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Jonathan Kent
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Edward Hardy, and Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Charles Chilton, Theatre Workshop, Inc., and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Creators: Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Paul Shapera
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, James Lapine, and Peter Parnell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Elton John, Tim Rice, Roger Allers, and Irene Mecchi
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: A.R. Rahman, Christopher Nightingale, Värttinä, Matthew Warchus, and Shaun McKenna
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, John Dempsey, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Peter Stone