Folk Musicals

Alice by Heart

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson

Music Genres: Folk / Pop-Rock

Almost Famous

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Tom Kitt and Cameron Crowe

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Rock

Big Fish

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Andrew Lippa and John August

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre

Bright Star

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

Music Genre: Bluegrass / Country / Folk

Canterbury Tales

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

Creators: John Hawkins, Richard Hill, Nevill Coghill, and Martin Starkie

Music Genre: Folk-Rock / Musical Theatre

Come From Away

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Music Genre: Folk-Rock / Musical Theatre

Dessa Rose

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Soul

Dogfight

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Peter Duchan

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

Dude

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Creators: Galt MacDermot and Gerome Ragni

Music Genres: Country / Folk-Rock / Soul

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda, and Joe DiPietro

Music Genres: Bluegrass / Electronic / Folk / Musical Theatre

Floyd Collins

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

Creators: Adam Guettel and Tina Landau

Music Genre: Bluegrass / Country / Folk

Fugitive Songs

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen

Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop

Ghost Quartet

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Dave Malloy

Music Genre: Folk

Giant

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Creators: Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre

Girl From the North Country

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson

Music Genre: Blues / Folk-Rock

Godspell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Creators: Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak

Music Genres: Folk / Gospel

Hadestown

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Anaïs Mitchell

Music Genre: Folk / Jazz

Hair

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)

Creators: Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado

Music Genre: Folk-Rock

Hundred Days

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher

Music Genres: Folk-Punk

I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer

Music Genre: Folk

Inner City

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Creators: Helen Miller and Eve Merriam

Music Genres: Folk-Rock / Soul

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

Creators: Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman

Music Genres: Chanson / Folk / Pop

Jesus Christ Superstar

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Music Genre: Folk-Rock

Magdalena

Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)

Creators: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, and Homer Curran

Music Genre: Folk Operetta / Musical Theatre

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Dave Malloy

Music Genres: Classical / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop

Once

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, and Enda Walsh

Music Genre: Folk-Rock

Parade

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry

Music Genres: Blues / Folk / Jazz / Musical Theatre

Promenade

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

Creators: Al Carmines and María Irene Fornés

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Operetta

Purlie

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Ossie Davis, and Philip Rose

Music Genres: Disco / Folk / Funk / Gospel

Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Creators: Andrew R. Butler

Music Genre: Folk

Redwood

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Creators: Kate Diaz and Tina Landau

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock

Runaways

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Creators: Elizabeth Swados

Music Genre: Folk

Swept Away

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Creators: The Avett Brothers and John Logan

Music Genre: Bluegrass / Folk

The Choir of Man

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Nic Doodson, Andrew Kay, and Others

Music Genes: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock

The Civil War

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Gregory Boyd

Music Genre: Country / Folk / Gospel

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Darren Clark and Jethro Compton

Music Genre: Celtic / Folk

The Fig Leaves Are Falling

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)

Creators: Albert Hague and Allan Sherman

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre

The Human Comedy

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

Creators: Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq

Music Genres: Folk / Gospel / Pop-Rock

The Last Ship

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Sting, Brian Yorkey, John Logan, and Lorne Campbell

Music Genres: Celtic / Folk-Rock / Pop

The Last Sweet Days of Isaac

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer

Music Genre: Folk-Rock

The Lion

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Benjamin Scheuer

Music Genre: Folk-Rock

The Notebook

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Creators: Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre

The Outsiders

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Creators: Justin Levine, Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, and Adam Rapp

Music Genres: Country / Folk / Rock & Roll

The Spitfire Grill

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Creators: James Valcq and Fred Alley

Music Genre: Country / Folk

Three Houses

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Creators: Dave Malloy

Music Genres: Classical / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Creators: Galt MacDermot, John Guare, and Mel Shapiro

Music Genre: Folk-Rock

Violet

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley

Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre

Waitress

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson

Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre

Water for Elephants

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Creators: PigPen Theatre Co. and Rick Elice

Music Genres: Bluegrass / Country / Folk / Jazz / Musical Theatre

Working

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)

Creators: Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, James Taylor, and Nina Faso

Music Genres: Country / Folk / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop / Soul

Your Own Thing

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

Creators: Hal Hester, Danny Apolinar, and Donald Driver

Music Genre: Folk-Rock