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