Jazz Musicals

Jazz Musicals

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3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down

Music: Michael Rupert  Lyrics/Book: Jerry Colker

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Ain’t Misbehavin’

Music: Thomas “Fats” Waller  Lyrics: Various  Concept: Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

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An American in Paris

Music/Lyrics: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin  Book: Craig Lucas

Musical Type: 1951 Film/Contemporary Musical (2014)

Music Genres: Classical / Jazz

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Bad Girls

Music/Lyrics: Kath Gotts  Book: Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Ballroom

Music: Billy Goldenberg  Lyrics: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman  Book: Jerome Kass

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Bandstand

Music/Lyrics/Book: Richard Oberacker  Lyrics/Book: Robert Taylor

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Boop! The Musical

Music: David Foster  Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead  Book: Bob Martin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Black and Blue

Music/Lyrics: Various

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

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Blues in the Night

Music/Lyrics: Various  Concept: Sheldon Epps

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

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Bubbling Brown Sugar

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Loften Mitchell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz

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Bullets Over Broadway

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Woody Allen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Music Genres: Jazz / Ragtime

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Cabaret

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: Joe Masteroff

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Cabin in the Sky

Music: Vernon Duke  Lyrics: John La Touche  Book: Lynn Root

Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)

Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Swing

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Catch Me If You Can

Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman  Lyrics: Scott Wittman  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Chicago

Music: John Kander  Lyrics/Book: Fred Ebb  Book: Bob Fosse

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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City of Angels

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics: David Zippel  Book: Larry Gelbart

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Copacabana

Music/Book: Barry Manilow  Lyrics/Book: Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Music Genres: Jazz / Pop / Swing

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Days of Wine and Roses

Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel  Book: Craig Lucas

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek  Book: Jeffrey Lane

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Don’t Play Us Cheap

Music/Lyrics/Book: Melvin Van Peebles

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz

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Far From Heaven

Music: Scott Frankel  Lyrics: Michael Korie  Book: Richard Greenberg

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Five Guys Named Moe

Music/Lyrics: Louis Jordan  Book: Clarke Peters

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Jive

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Fosse

Music/Lyrics: Various  Concept: Chet Walker, Ann Reinking, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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From Here to Eternity

Music: Stuart Brayson  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Bill Oakes

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Golden Boy

Music: Charles Strouse  Lyrics: Lee Adams  Book: Clifford Odets, William Gibson

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Grey Gardens

Music: Scott Frankel  Lyrics: Michael Korie  Book: Doug Wright

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Grind

Music: Larry Grossman  Lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh  Book: Fay Kanin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz

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Hadestown

Music/Lyrics/Book: Anaïs Mitchell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genres: Folk / Jazz

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Half Time

Music: Matthew Sklar  Lyrics: Nell Benjamin  Book: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genres: Jazz / Hip-Hop / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Hallelujah, Baby!

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Adolph Green, Betty Comden  Book: Arthur Laurents

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Hello Again

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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High Society

Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter  Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead  Book: Arthur Kopit

Musical Type: 1956 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1997)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Holiday Inn

Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin  Book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge

Musical Type: 1942 Film / Contemporary Musical (2014)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Honeymoon in Vegas

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Andrew Bergman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Hot Mikado

Music: Rob Bowman  Lyrics/Book: David H. Bell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Scat / Swing

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Hot Shoe Shuffle

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Larry Buttrose, Kathryn Riding

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Music Genres: Jazz / Pop

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I Love My Wife

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics/Book: Michael Stewart

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)

Music Genres: Jazz / Pop-Rock

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Jelly’s Last Jam

Music: Jelly Roll Morton, Luther Henderson  Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead  Book: George C. Wolfe

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Swing

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Jolson

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Francis Essex, Rob Bettinson

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Just in Time

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Warren Leight, Isaac Oliver

Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)

Music Genres: Jazz / Rock & Roll

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Kat and the Kings

Music: Taliep Petersen  Lyrics/Book: David Kramer

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Jazz / Pop / Rock & Roll

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Kimberly Akimbo

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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King Kong

Music/Lyrics: Todd Matshikiza  Lyrics: Pat Williams  Book: Harry Bloom

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Music Genre: Jazz

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Lempicka

Music/Book: Matt Gould  Lyrics/Book: Carson Kreitzer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Little Fish

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Louisiana Purchase

Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin  Book: Morrie Ryskind

Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Maybe Happy Ending

Music/Book: Will Aronson  Lyrics/Book: Hue Park

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Me and Bessie

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Will Holt, Linda Hopkins

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Soul

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Mr. Saturday Night

Music: Jason Robert Brown  Lyrics: Amanda Green  Book: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Myths & Hymns

Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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New York, New York

Music/Lyrics: John Kander, Fred Ebb  Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda  Book: David Thompson, Sharon Washington

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genres: Jazz / Latin / Musical Theatre

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On the Town

Music: Leonard Bernstein  Lyrics/Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Musical Type: Golden Age (1944)

Music Genres: Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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On the Twentieth Century

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics/Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Operation Mincemeat

Music/Lyrics/Book: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap

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Pal Joey

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics: Lorenz Hart  Book: John O’Hara

Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Parade

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Alfred Uhry

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genres: Blues / Folk / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Paramour

Music: Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard  Music/Lyrics: Andreas Carlsson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Bluegrass / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Pieces of Eight

Music/Lyrics: Laurie Johnson  Sketches: Peter Cook

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Pippin

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz  Book: Roger O. Hirson

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Music: Arthur Sullivan  Lyrics: W.S. Gilbert  Adaptation: Rupert Holmes

Musical Type: Opera (1879) / Contemporary (2025)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Operetta / Jazz

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Play On!

Music/Lyrics: Duke Ellington, Various  Book: Cheryl West

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Swing

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Porgy and Bess

Music: George Gershwin  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin  Libretto: DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward

Musical Type: Opera (1935)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Opera

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Prettybelle

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics/Book: Bob Merrill

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Ragtime

Music: Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Ragtime

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Raisin

Music: Judd Woldin  Lyrics: Robert Brittan  Book: Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)

Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Pop

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Reefer Madness

Music/Book: Dan Studney  Lyrics/Book: Kevin Murphy

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Rock / Swing

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Romance/Romance

Music: Keith Herrmann  Lyrics/Book: Barry Harman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)

Music Genres: Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Saratoga

Music: Harold Arlen  Lyrics: Johnny Mercer  Book: Morton DaCosta

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Say, Darling

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green  Book: Abe Burrows, Marian & Richard Bissell

Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Scandalous

Music: David Pomeranz, David Friedman  Lyrics/Book: Kathie Lee Gifford

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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See What I Wanna See

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Seesaw

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics: Dorothy Fields  Book: Michael Bennett

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Show Boat

Music: Jerome Kern  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Operetta

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Shuffle Along

Music/Lyrics: Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle  Book: Flournoy Miller, Aubrey Lyles

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Ragtime

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Simply Heavenly

Music: David Martin  Lyrics/Book: Langston Hughes

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Music Genres: Blues / Calypso / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Smash

Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman  Lyrics: Scott Wittman  Book: Rick Elice, Bob Martin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Some Like It Hot

Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman  Lyrics: Scott Wittman  Book: Matthew López, Amber Ruffin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Music Genre: Jazz

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Sugar

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Bob Merrill  Book: Peter Stone

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Sweet Smell of Success

Music: Marvin Hamlisch  Lyrics: Craig Carnelia  Book: John Guare

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Swing!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Paul Kelly

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Music Genres: Jazz / Jive / Swing

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The Act

Music: John Kander  Lyrics: Fred Ebb  Book: George Furth

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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The Connector

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Jonathan Marc Sherman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Music Genres: Classical / Funk / Jazz / Pop / Rap

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The Devil Wears Prada

Music: Elton John  Lyrics: Shaina Taub, Mark Sonnenblick  Book: Kate Wetherhead

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

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

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The Great Gatsby

Music: Jason Howland  Lyrics: Nathan Tysen  Book: Kait Kerrigan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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The Last Five Years

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jason Robert Brown

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Music Genres: Blues / Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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The Life

Music/Book: Cy Coleman  Lyrics/Book: Ira Gasman  Book: David Newman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Soul

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The Nervous Set

Music: Tommy Wolf  Lyrics: Fran Landesman  Book: Jay Landesman, Theodore J. Flicker

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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The Scottsboro Boys

Music/Lyrics: John Kander, Fred Ebb  Book: David Thompson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Ragtime

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The Tap Dance Kid

Music: Henry Krieger  Lyrics: Robert Lorick  Book: Charles Blackwell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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The Wild Party

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa  Book: George C. Wolfe

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

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The Wild Party

Music/Lyrics/Book: Andrew Lippa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz

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The Witches of Eastwick

Music: Dana P. Rowe  Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Tootsie

Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek  Book: Robert Horn

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Twang!!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart  Book: Harvey Orkin, Julian Woolford

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Twelfth Night

Music/Lyrics/Concept: Shaina Taub  Concept: Kwame Kwei-Armah

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Funk / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop

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Water for Elephants

Music/Lyrics: PigPen Theatre Co.  Book: Rick Elice

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

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

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West Side Story

Music: Leonard Bernstein  Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Arthur Laurents

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Music Genres: Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Whoop-Up

Music: Moose Charlap  Lyrics: Norman Gimbel  Book: Cy Feuer, Ernest Martin, Dan Cushman

Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre

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Why Am I So Single?

Music/Lyrics/Book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Music Genres: Disco / Jazz / Pop / Rock

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Yank!

Music: Joseph Zellnik  Lyrics/Book: David Zellnik

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre