Gospel Musicals
The following list includes gospel musicals, featuring stage works that incorporate elements of gospel music in their score. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals with a Featured Gospel Song
Gospel Musicals
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Gospel / Musical Theatre / Pop
Music/Lyrics: Traditional Book: Langston Hughes
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Music Genre: Gospel
Music: Vernon Duke Lyrics: John La Touche Book: Lynn Root
Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)
Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Swing
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: John Caird
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Music Genres: Gospel / Musical Theatre
Music/Lyrics: Micki Grant Concept: Vinnette Carroll
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Music Genres: Gospel / Pop-Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics/Book: Melvin Van Peebles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz
Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: John-Michael Tebelak
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Music Genres: Folk / Gospel
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Clifford Odets, William Gibson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre
Music: Larry Grossman Lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh Book: Fay Kanin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz
Music: Trey Anastasio Music/Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genres: Country / Gospel / Rock / Soul
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Kristoffer Diaz, Robert Horn, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Gospel / Musical Theatre / Pop
Music: Rob Bowman Lyrics/Book: David H. Bell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Scat / Swing
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Janus Cercone, Warren Leight
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Music Genres: Gospel / Pop / Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Will Holt, Linda Hopkins
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Soul
Music/Lyrics: David Bryan Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Music Genres: Gospel / R&B / Rock & Roll / Soul
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Colin Escott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Music Genres: Country / Gospel / Rock & Roll
Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Music/Lyrics/Book: Stew Music: Heidi Rodewald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genres: Gospel / Rock
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Ossie Davis, Philip Rose
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Music Genres: Disco / Folk / Funk / Gospel
Music: Judd Woldin Lyrics: Robert Brittan Book: Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Pop
Music: David Pomeranz, David Friedman Lyrics/Book: Kathie Lee Gifford
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Musical Theatre / R&B / Soul
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, Nick Coler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Music Genres: Blues / Country / Gospel / Pop-Rock / Rap
Music: Dana P. Rowe Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Music Genres: Gospel / Musical Theatre / Rock
Music: Galt MacDermot Libretto: William Dumaresq
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Music Genres: Folk / Gospel / Pop-Rock
Music/Book: Cy Coleman Lyrics/Book: Ira Gasman Book: David Newman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls Book: William F. Brown
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / R&B / Soul
Musicals with a Featured Gospel Song
Music/Lyrics/Book: Joshua Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Jason Loewith
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Gospel Song: “The Gospel According to Shrdlu”
Music/Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe Book: Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Gospel Song: “A Joyful Noise”
Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller Book: William Hauptman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Gospel Song: “Free At Last”
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Don Black Book: Ivan Menchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Gospel Song: “God’s Arms Are Always Open”
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Loften Mitchell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Gospel Song: “His Eye is on the Sparrow”
Music: Steve Margoshes Lyrics: Jacques Levy Book: José Fernandez
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Gospel Song: “Mabel’s Prayer”
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Gospel Song: “I Know Where I’ve Been”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Gospel Song: “Holier Than Thou”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Gospel Song: “There’s Only One Way to End Your Prayers”
Music/Book: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Jack Murphy Book: Gregory Boyd
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Gospel Song: “River Jordan”
Music/Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Gospel Song: “Hell No!”
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin Book: Bob Martin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Gospel Song: “Love Thy Neighbor”
Music/Lyrics: Mark Hollmann Lyrics/Book: Greg Kotis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Gospel Song: “Run, Freedom, Run!”
Last Reviewed: December 19, 2025