50+ Folk Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These folk musicals incorporate elements of folk music into their scores, drawing on folk-inspired melodies and storytelling styles. The list includes shows where folk influences shape all or part of the show’s music.
Folk Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson
Music Genres: Folk / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Tom Kitt and Cameron Crowe
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Andrew Lippa and John August
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Music Genre: Bluegrass / Country / Folk
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: John Hawkins, Richard Hill, Nevill Coghill, and Martin Starkie
Music Genre: Folk-Rock / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Music Genre: Folk-Rock / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Peter Duchan
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: Galt MacDermot and Gerome Ragni
Music Genres: Country / Folk-Rock / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda, and Joe DiPietro
Music Genres: Bluegrass / Electronic / Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Adam Guettel and Tina Landau
Music Genre: Bluegrass / Country / Folk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Music Genre: Folk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson
Music Genre: Blues / Folk-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak
Music Genres: Folk / Gospel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Anaïs Mitchell
Music Genre: Folk / Jazz
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado
Music Genre: Folk-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher
Music Genres: Folk-Punk
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Music Genre: Folk
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Helen Miller and Eve Merriam
Music Genres: Folk-Rock / Soul
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman
Music Genres: Chanson / Folk / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Music Genre: Folk-Rock
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
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Music Genres: Classical / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, and Enda Walsh
Music Genre: Folk-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry
Music Genres: Blues / Folk / Jazz / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Al Carmines and María Irene Fornés
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Operetta
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Ossie Davis, and Philip Rose
Music Genres: Disco / Folk / Funk / Gospel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Andrew R. Butler
Music Genre: Folk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Kate Diaz and Tina Landau
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Elizabeth Swados
Music Genre: Folk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: The Avett Brothers and John Logan
Music Genre: Bluegrass / Folk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nic Doodson, Andrew Kay, and Others
Music Genes: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Gregory Boyd
Music Genre: Country / Folk / Gospel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Darren Clark and Jethro Compton
Music Genre: Celtic / Folk
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Albert Hague and Allan Sherman
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq
Music Genres: Folk / Gospel / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Sting, Brian Yorkey, John Logan, and Lorne Campbell
Music Genres: Celtic / Folk-Rock / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Music Genre: Folk-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Benjamin Scheuer
Music Genre: Folk-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Justin Levine, Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, and Adam Rapp
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Rock & Roll
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: James Valcq and Fred Alley
Music Genre: Country / Folk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Music Genres: Classical / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Galt MacDermot, John Guare, and Mel Shapiro
Music Genre: Folk-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: PigPen Theatre Co. and Rick Elice
Music Genres: Bluegrass / Country / Folk / Jazz / Musical Theatre
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
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Hal Hester, Danny Apolinar, and Donald Driver
Music Genre: Folk-Rock