Epic Musicals

Epic Musicals

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Allegiance

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jay Kuo  Book: Marc Acito, Lorenzo Thione

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Genre: Drama / Historical

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Chess

Music: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Richard Nelson, Danny Strong

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)

Genre: Drama

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Doctor Zhivago

Music: Lucy Simon  Lyrics: Michael Korie, Amy Powers  Book: Michael Weller

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Genre: Drama

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Evita

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Tim Rice

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)

Genre: Biography / Drama / Historical

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Frankenstein

Music: Mark Baron  Lyrics/Book: Jeffrey Jackson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Genre: Horror

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Giant

Music/Lyrics: Michael John LaChiusa  Book: Sybille Pearson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Genre: Drama

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Hamilton

Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Genre: Biography / Historical

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Jekyll & Hyde

Music: Frank Wildhorn  Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Genre: Horror / Thriller

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Tim Rice

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Genre: Religious Drama

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Les Misérables

Music/Lyrics: Claude-Michel Schönberg  Lyrics: Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)

Genre: Drama

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Marguerite

Music: Michel Legrand  Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer  Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil  Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Jonathan Kent

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Genre: Drama

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Martin Guerre

Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg  Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil  Lyrics: Edward Hardy, Stephen Clark

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Genre: Drama / Historical

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Miss Saigon

Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg  Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Genre: Drama / Historical

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Oh, What a Lovely War!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Charles Chilton, Theatre Workshop, Inc.

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)

Genre: Satire

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Ragtime

Music: Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Genre: Drama / Historical

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Show Boat

Music: Jerome Kern  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

Genre: Drama

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Suffs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Shaina Taub

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Genre: Historical

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The Count of Monte Cristo

Music: Frank Wildhorn  Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Genre: Drama

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The Dolls of New Albion

Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Shapera

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Genre: Science Fiction

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The Lion King

Music: Elton John  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama

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The Pirate Queen

Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg  Lyrics: John Dempsey  Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Genre: Adventure

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The Prince of Egypt

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz  Book: Philip LaZebnik

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Genre: Religious Drama

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The Rothschilds / Rothschild & Sons

Music: Jerry Bock  Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick  Book: Sherman Yellen

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Genre: Drama

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

Music: Frank Wildhorn  Lyrics/Book: Nan Knighton

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Genre: Drama