Emerging/Indie Musicals
This section showcases independently produced and emerging musicals with potential for future inclusion in Theatre Trip’s main Musical Database. Here, you’ll find promising works that may not yet fully meet the criteria for inclusion among the mainstream musicals listed on the website.
To be included below, a show must meet the following criteria:
- A high-quality cast album of the show is available online.
- The show must have had at least one live production.
- At least one cast album of the musical must be available in English.
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17 Again
Music/Lyrics: Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner Book: Marco Pennette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Music Theatre International➝
3hree
Music/Lyrics/Book: Various
Musical Type: Contemporary
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
42 Balloons
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jack Godfrey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
50 Shades! The Musical
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: Amanda Blake Davis, Ashley Ward, Dan Wessels, Jody Shelton Book: Emily Dorezas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
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A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet
Music/Lyrics/Book: Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
A Letter to Harvey Milk
Music: Laura l. Kramer Lyrics: Ellen M. Schwartz Book: Jerry James
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
A Little More Alive
Music/Lyrics/Book: Nick Blaemire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
A Musical About Star Wars
Music/Lyrics: Billy Recce Book: Tom D’Angora, Taylor Crousore, Scott Richard Foster
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
A Taste of Things to Come
Music/Lyrics/Book: Debra Barsha, Hollye Levin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
After You
Music: Alex Parker Lyrics/Book: Katie Lam
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Anne of Green Gables
Music/Lyrics/Book: Matt Vinson, Matte O’Brien
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
As You Like It
Music/Lyrics/Concept: Shaina Taub Concept: Laurie Woolery
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
B
Bella: An American Tall Tale
Music/Lyrics/Book: Kirsten Childs
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Between the Lines
Music/Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Music Theatre International➝
Blackbeard
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rob Gardner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Breathe
Music/Lyrics: Various Concept: Jodi Picoult, Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Music Theatre International➝
Broadbend, Arkansas
Music/Lyrics: Ted Shen Lyrics/Book: Ellen Fitzhugh, Harrison David Rivers
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
Brooklyn Crush
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: David Eric Davis Book: Sam Forman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Private➝
Brownstone
Music: Peter Larson Lyrics/Book: Josh Rubins Book: Andrew Cadiff
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1979)
Cast Album: Apple➝
Licensing: N/A
C
Cagney
Music/Lyrics: Robert Creighton, Cristopher McGovern Book: Peter Colley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
D
Darling Grenadine
Music/Lyrics/Book: Daniel Zaitchik
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
David
Music/Lyrics/Book: Gabriel Wilson Book: Kristen Brewer, Aidan Davis, Shane Litchfield, Ryan Miller, Jeff Bender
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Debbie Does Dallas
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Sherman Book: Susan L. Schwartz
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
E
Emma
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Gordon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Music Theatre International➝
F
Faking Bad
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rob Gathercole
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Fellowship! The Musical Parody of the Fellowship of the Ring
Music/Lyrics: Allen Simpson Lyrics: Various Book: Kelly Holden-Bashar, Joel McCrary
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Five Course Love
Music/Lyrics/Book: Gregg Coffin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
Footballers’ Wives
Music/Lyrics: Kath Gotts Book: Maureen Chadwick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
G
Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge
Music/Lyrics/Book: Peter Mills Book: Cara Reichel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Goodbye New York
Music: Andrew Beall Lyrics: Evan McCormack Book: David Don Miller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
H
Harlem Song
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: George C. Wolfe
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Hex
Music: Jim Fortune Lyrics: Rufus Norris Book: Tanya Ronder
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
His Story
Music/Lyrics/Book: Anna Miriam Brown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Private➝
I
In Pieces
Music/Lyrics: Joey Contreras
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Private➝
In the Green
Music/Lyrics/Book: Grace McLean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
Islander
Music/Lyrics: Finn Anderson Book: Stewart Melton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
It’s a Wonderful Life
Music: Bruce Greer Lyrics/Book: Keith Ferguson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
It’s Only Life
Music/Lyrics/Concept: John Bucchino Concept: Daisy Prince
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
J
Johnny & the Devil’s Box
Music/Lyrics/Book: Douglas Waterbury-Tieman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Judy’s Scary Little Christmas
Music/Lyrics: Joe Patrick Ward Book: David Church, Jim Webber
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
K
Kin
Music/Lyrics/Book: Emil Dale, Stefan Kelk
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Kuni-Leml
Music: Raphael Crystal Lyrics: Richard Engquist Book: Nahma Sandrow
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
L
Lift
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics: Craig Adams Book: Ian Watson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
Light Years
Music/Lyrics/Book: Robbie Schaefer
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
M
MacGyver The Musical
Music/Lyrics: Peter Lurye Book: Kate Chavez, Robin Holloway, Lindsey Hope Pearlman, Lee D. Zlotoff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Meet John Doe
Music/Book: Andrew Gerle Lyrics/Book: Eddie Sugarman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Colin Escott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Theatrical Rights➝
Miracle City
Music: Max Lambert Lyrics/Book: Nick Enright
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Miss Littlewood
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sam Kenyon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Miss You Like Hell
Music/Lyrics: Erin McKeown Lyrics/Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Theatrical Rights➝
Monstersongs
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rob Rokicki
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
My Brilliant Career
Music: Mathew Frank Lyrics: Dean Bryant Book: Sheridan Harbridge
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
N
Night of the Living Dead!
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jordan Wolfe
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Private➝
No Way to Treat a Lady
Music/Lyrics/Book: Douglas J. Cohen
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1987)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
O
Olympus on My Mind
Music: Grant Sturiale Lyrics/Book: Barry Harman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Once We Lived Here
Music: Mathew Frank Lyrics/Book: Dean Bryant
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Oscar @ the Crown
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Barret Cox Book: Mark Mauriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
P
Pageant
Music: Albert Evans Lyrics/Book: Bill Russell, Frank Kelly
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Paris Commune
Music/Lyrics/Book: Steve Cosson, Michael Friedman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Private➝
R
Radio Gals
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Ranked
Music/Lyrics: David Taylor Gomes Book: Kyle Holmes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Uproar Theatrics➝
Ride
Music/Lyrics: Jack Williams Lyrics/Book: Freya Catrin Smith
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Rogers – The Musical
Music/Lyrics: Christopher Lennertz Lyrics: Jordan Peterson, Alex Karukas Book: Hunter Bell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
S
Salvation
Music/Lyrics/Book: Peter Link, C.C. Courtney
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Music Theatre International➝
Selma
Music/Lyrics/Book: Tommy Butler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Shoestring ’57
Music/Lyrics: Various
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Space Dogs
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: Nick Blaemire, Van Hughes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Starry
Music/Lyrics: Matt Dahan Lyrics/Book: Kelly Lynne D’Angelo
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Stone Crossed
Music/Lyrics/Book: Philip David Stern
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Private➝
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Hogue
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
T
Tarrytown
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics/Book: Adam Wachter
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Ten Percent Revue
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics: Tom Wilson Weinberg
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1987)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Play Publishing➝
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin
Music/Lyrics/Book: Kirsten Childs
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Broadway Licensing➝
The Hello Girls
Music/Lyrics/Book: Peter C. Mills Book: Cara Reichel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Theatrical Rights➝
The Immigrant
Music: Steven M. Alper Lyrics: Sarah Knapp Book: Mark Harelik
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
The It Girl
Music: Paul McKibbins Lyrics/Book: BT McNicholl Book: Michael Small
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
The Last Session
Music/Lyrics: Steve Schalchlin Lyrics: John Bettis, Marie Cain Book: Jim Brochu
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
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Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music: Tim Gilvin Lyrics/Book: Robyn Grant, Daniel Foxx
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
W
Walmartopia
Music: Andrew Rohn Lyrics/Book: Catherine Capellaro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
What About Luv?
Music: Howard Marren Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead Book: Jeffrey Sweet
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Music Theatre International➝
When Midnight Strikes
Music: Charles Miller Lyrics/Book: Kevin Hammonds
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Who’s Your Baghdaddy
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Book: Marshall Paillet Lyrics/Book: A. D. Penedo
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Wicket: A Parody Musical
Parental Warning: Adult Themes/Content
Music/Lyrics: Haddon Kime Lyrics/Book: Travis Sharp
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
wonder.land
Music: Damon Albarn Lyrics/Book: Moira Buffini
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: N/A
Y
Yours, Anne
Music: Michael Cohen Lyrics/Book: Enid Futterman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1985)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Concord Theatricals➝
Z
Zanna, Don’t!
Music/Lyrics/Book: Tim Acito Book/Lyrics: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Cast Album: Spotify➝
Licensing: Theatrical Rights➝