75+ LGBTQ+ Musicals – The Full List of Shows

Cabaret

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)

Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff

Genre: Drama

Nymph Errant

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)

Creators: Cole Porter, Romney Brent, Steve Mackes, and Michael Whaley

Genre: Comedy

The Fantasticks

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones

Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance

A Chorus Line

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)

Creators: Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Applause

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)

Creators: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green

Genre: Comedy / Drama

In Trousers

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)

Creators: William Finn

Genre: Comedy / Drama

The Rocky Horror Show

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)

Creators: Richard O’Brien

Genre: Comedy / Horror / Science Fiction / Spoof

Aspects of Love

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Charles Hart

Genre: Drama

Dance a Little Closer

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

Creators: Charles Strouse and Alan Jay Lerner

Genre: Drama

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Creators: Janet Hood and Bill Russell

Genre: Drama

La Cage aux Folles

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

Creators: Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein

Genre: Comedy / Drama

A New Brain

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: William Finn and James Lapine

Genre: Autobiography / Comedy / Drama

Falsettoland

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Creators: William Finn and James Lapine

Genre: Drama

Falsettos

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Creators: William Finn and James Lapine

Genre: Drama

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell

Genre: Drama

Hello Again

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

Creators: Michael John LaChiusa

Genre: Romance

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally

Genre: Drama

Naked Boys Singing!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Creators: Robert Schrock and Others

Genre: Comedy

Rent

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Creators: Jonathan Larson

Genre: Drama

The Boy From Oz

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Peter Allen, Nick Enright, and Martin Sherman

Genre: Biography

The Wild Party

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Creators: Andrew Lippa

Genre: Drama

Victor / Victoria

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Creators: Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, and Blake Edwards

Genre: Comedy / Romance

When Pigs Fly

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Creators: Dick Gallagher, Mark Waldrop, and Howard Crabtree

Genre: Comedy

Whoop-Dee-Doo!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

Creators: Howard Crabtree, Charles Cantanese, Mark Waldrop, Dick Gallagher, Phillip George, and Peter Morris

Genre: Comedy

A Man of No Importance

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally

Genre: Drama

Altar Boyz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila

Genre: Comedy / Satire

Avenue Q

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Creators: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty

Genre: Comedy / Parody

Bad Girls

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Kath Gotts, Maureen Chadwick, and Ann McManus

Genre: Drama

Bare

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Creators: Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere

Genre: Drama

Closer to Heaven

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Creators: Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey

Genre: Drama

Glory Days

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Creators: Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner

Genre: Drama

Loving Repeating

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Gertrude Stein, and Frank Galati

Genre: Biography

My Life with Albertine

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Creators: Ricky Ian Gordon and Richard Nelson

Genre: Drama / Romance

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott, and Others

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Ride the Cyclone

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Creators: Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond

Genre: Dark Comedy / Horror

Road Show

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman

Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama

SHOUT! The Mod Musical

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Phillip George, David Lowenstein, and Others

Genre: Comedy

Spamalot

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: John Du Prez and Eric Idle

Genre: Comedy / Spoof

Spring Awakening

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater

Genre: Drama

Taboo

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Boy George, Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens, and Charles Busch

Genre: Autobiography

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin

Genre: Comedy

The Color Purple

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman

Genre: Drama

The Full Monty

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Creators: David Yazbek and Terrence McNally

Genre: Comedy

The Producers

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Creators: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

Genre: Comedy

The Wild Party

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Creators: Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe

Genre: Drama

Tick, Tick … BOOM!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century/Contemporary (1990/2001)

Creators: Jonathan Larson

Genre: Autobiography

Yank!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Joseph Zellnik and David Zellnik

Genre: Drama

A Strange Loop

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Michael R. Jackson

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Bring It On

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Jeff Whitty

Genre: Comedy

Come From Away

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Genre: Drama / Historical

Cruel Intentions

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross, and Others

Genre: Dark Comedy / Drama

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Far From Heaven

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, Richard Greenberg

Genre: Drama

Firebringer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Creators: Meredith Stepien, Mark Swiderski, Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden

Genre: Comedy

From Here to Eternity

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Stuart Brayson, Tim Rice, and Bill Oakes

Genre: Drama

Fun Home

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron

Genre: Drama

Head Over Heels

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Jeff Whitty, James Magruder, and The Go-Go’s

Genre: Comedy

Home Street Home

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Fat Mike, Soma Snakeoil, Jeff Marx, and David Goldsmith

Genre: Drama

If/Then

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey

Genre: Drama / Romance

In Transit

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Creators: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, and Sara Wordsworth

Genre: Comedy / Drama

It Shoulda Been You

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Barbara Anselmi and Brian Hargrove

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Jagged Little Pill

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Creators: Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard, Guy Sigsworth, Michael Farrell, and Diablo Cody

Genre: Drama

Kinky Boots

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Lempicka

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Creators: Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer

Genre: Biography

Lizard Boy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Justin Huertas

Genre: Fantasy

Love in Hate Nation

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Joe Iconis

Genre: Drama / Romance

Mean Girls

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, and Tina Fey

Genre: Comedy

Soho Cinders

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Elliot Davis

Genre: Comedy / Romance / Satire

The Landing

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: John Kander and Greg Pierce

Genre: Drama / Fantasy

The Prom

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Bob Martin

Genre: Comedy

The View UpStairs

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Max Vernon

Genre: Drama / Historical

Trevor

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Julianne Wick Davis and Dan Collins

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Witness Uganda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews

Genre: Autobiography

Bad Cinderella

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Emerald Fennell

Genre: Fantasy

My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Creators: Pippa Cleary and Rob Madge

Genre: Autobiography

Redwood

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Creators: Kate Diaz and Tina Landau

Genre: Drama

Schmigadoon!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)

Creators: Cinco Paul

Genre: Comedy / Fantasy

Some Like It Hot

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Matthew López, and Amber Ruffin

Genre: Comedy

The Devil Wears Prada

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Creators: Elton John, Shaina Taub, Mark Sonnenblick, and Kate Wetherhead

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Three Houses

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Creators: Dave Malloy

Genre: Drama

White Girl in Danger

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Creators: Michael R. Jackson

Genre: Comedy / Parody / Satire

Why Am I So Single?

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Genre: Autobiography / Comedy