On this page, you’ll find a list of musicals that do not have cast albums easily available or other ways to really explore the show online. The purpose of the musical archive is to be able to reference historical musicals, even if there is not much accessible information available about them. Most of the following musicals are not even available for licensing. But if licensing is possible, I’ll link it below.
If that’s not what you’re looking for here’s Theatre Trip’s main Musical Database.
Musical Archive of Forgotten Shows
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1976)
A
A Christmas Carol
Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics/Book: Sheldon Harnick
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
A Dangerous Maid
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Charles W. Bell
Musical Type: Jazz-Age (1923)
A Lonely Romeo
Music: Malvin M. Franklin, Robert Hood Bowers, Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Robert B. Smith, Lorenz Hart Book: Harry B. Smith, Lew M. Fields
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1919)
A Wonderful Life
Music: Joe Raposo Lyrics/Book: Sheldon Harnick
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
All About Us
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1999)
America’s Sweetheart
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Asphalt Beach
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa Book: T.C. Smith, Peter Spears
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
B
Bad Habits of 1925
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: N/A
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)
Betsy
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Irving Caesar, David Freedman, William Anthony McGuire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
C
Carmelina
Music: Burton Lane Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1979)
Chee-Chee
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)
Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Others Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Collette Collage
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics: Tom Jones Book: Elinor Jones
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
D
Dangerous Games
Music: Astor Piazzolla Lyrics: William Finn Book: Graciela Daniele, Jim Lewis
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Dawgs!
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Book: Milt Larson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1983)
Dragons
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sheldon Harnick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
E
Ever Green
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Benn W. Levy
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)
F
Fly With Me
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II Book: N/A
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1920)
G
Grover’s Corners
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1987)
H
Harold and Maude
Music: Joseph Thalken Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Heads Up!
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: John McGowan
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
Higher and Higher
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Gladys Hurlbut, Joshua Logan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)
Hot Spot
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim, Mary Rodgers, Martin Charnin Book: Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
I
I’d Rather Be Right
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufma
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
If I Were King
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: N/A
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1923)
J
Jazz a la Carte
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Frank Hunter, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart Book: Dorothy Crowthers
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1922)
Jerry Christmas
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa Book: Daniel Goldfarb
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
L
La-La-Lucille!
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Arthur J. Jackson, Buddy DeSylva, Lou Paley, Irving Caesar Book: Fred Jackson
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1919)
Lido Lady
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Ronald Jeans, Guy Bolton, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)
Life of the Party
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1942)
Lolita, My Love
Music: John Barry Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)
M
Marie, Dancing Still
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Mirette
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics: Tom Jones Book: Elizabeth Diggs
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Muscle
Music: William Finn Lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
O
One Dam Thing After Another
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Ronald Jeans
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
P
Park Avenue
Music: Arthur Schwartz Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: George S. Kaufman, Nunnally Johnson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Peggy-Ann
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Herbert Fields, Edgar Smith, A. Baldwin Sloane
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)
Pinocchio
Music: Jerome Coopersmith Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Mary Rodgers
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1973)
Poor Little Ritz Girl
Music: Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg Lyrics: Lorenz Hart, Alex Gerber Book: George Campbell, Lew Fields
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1920)
Portofino
Music: Louis Bellson, Will Irwin Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Lyrics/Book: Richard Ney
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Present Arms
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)
Primrose
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Desmond Carter, Ira Gershwin Book: Guy Bolton, George Grossmith Jr.
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1924)
S
Say It With Jazz
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Dorothy Crowthers, Frank Hunter, Maurice Lieberman
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)
Say Mama
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: N/A
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)
She’s My Baby
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Guy Bolton, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)
Show Girl
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn Book: William Anthony McGuire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
Simple Simon
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Guy Bolton, Ed Wynn
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)
Smiling, The Boy Fell Dead
Music: David Baker Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Ira Wallach
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Spring Is Here
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Owen Davis
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
Sweet Little Devil
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: B. G. DeSylva Book: Frank Mandel, Laurence Schwab
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1924)
T
Tell Me More
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: B. G. DeSylva, Ira Gershwin Book: Fred Thompson, William K. Wells
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)
Temple Bells
Music/Book: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1924)
That’s a Good Girl
Music: Joseph Meyer, Philip Charig Lyrics: Ira Gershwin, Desmond Carter Lyrics/Book: Douglas Furber
Musical Type: Jazz-Age (1928)
The Bone Room
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1985)
The Fifth Avenue Follies
Music/Book: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)
The Game of Love
Music: Jacques Offenbach Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
The Garrick Gaieties
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Multiple
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)
The Melody Man
Music/Lyrics/Book: “Herbert Richard Lorenz” (Fields, Rodgers, and Hart)
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1924)
The Royal Family of Broadway
Music/Lyrics: William Finn Book: James Lapine, Rachel Sheinkin
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
The Slipper and the Rose
Music/Lyrics/Book: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Book: Bryan Forbes
Musical Type: 1976 Film/Contemporary Musical (2000)
Too Many Girls
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: George Marion Jr.
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1939)
Two Little Girls in Blue
Music: Paul Lannin, Vincent Youmans Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Fred Jackson
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)
U
Up Stage and Down
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Myron D. Rosenthal
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1919)
V
Victory Canteen
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Book: Milt Larsen, Bobby Lauher
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)
W
What’s Up?
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner Book: Arthur Pierson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1943)
Y
You’d Be Surprised
Music/Lyrics: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II Book/Lyrics: Milton G. Bender
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1920)
You’ll Never Know
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Herman A. Axelrod, Henry William Hanemann
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)