Musical Database

Musical Database.

Looking for a specific type of musical? Below you’ll find our musicals A-Z, followed by lists of musicals by decade released, setting, composer, style, and more!

And if you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, just use the search box to the right! We keep track of all of your requests and create posts based on the most popular searches. 🙂

* By the way, here’s Theatre Trip’s archive of forgotten/lesser-known musicals


Quick Links:

Musicals by Decade Released

Musicals by Setting (Time)

Musicals by Setting (Place)

Musicals About…

Musicals by Cast Type / Age

Musicals by Composer

Musicals by Music Genre

Musicals by Type/Style

Musicals Similar To…

Musical Goodie Bag


Musicals A – Z (Sorted Alphabetically)

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Musicals by Decade Released

These musicals are categorized by date of first production. If you’re searching for a musical that premiered during a certain decade, use the following links!

Musicals of the 1920s

Musicals of the 1930s

Musicals of the 1940s

Musicals of the 1950s

Golden Age Musicals (1940 – 1959)

Post-Golden Age Musicals (1960 – 1969)

Musicals of the 1970s

Musicals of the 1980s

Musicals of the 1990s 

Musicals of the 2000s

Musicals of the 2010s

Musicals of the 2020s


Musicals by Setting (Time)

These musicals are categorized by the time period that the plot is set in. If you’re looking for a specific vibe from a decade-specific musical, refer to the following:

Musicals Set in the 1800s

Musicals Set in the 1900s

Musicals Set in the 1910s

Musicals Set in the 1920s

Musicals Set in the 1930s

Musicals Set in the 1940s

Musicals Set in the 1950s

Musicals Set in the 1960s

Musicals Set in the 1970s

Musicals Set in the 1980s

Musicals Set in the 1990s


Musicals by Setting (Place)

These musicals are categorized by the place that the plot is set in. If you’re looking for a specific vibe from a place-specific musical, refer to the following:

Musicals Set in California

Musicals Set in France

Musicals Set in Ireland

Musicals Set in London

Musicals Set in New York


Musicals About …

America

Animals

Bands

Black History

Christmas

Family

NYC

Pirates

Politics

Sports

Spring

Summer

War

Zombies


Musicals by Cast Type / Age

If you’re putting on a musical, but have a specific requirement in terms of size and type of cast available, you can refer to the following:

All-Female Musicals

Musicals with Female Leads

Musicals for College

Musicals for High School

Musicals for Kids

Musicals with Kids in Them

Musicals for Middle School

Musicals for Small Casts

Musicals for Large Casts

Two-Person Musicals


Musicals by Composer/s

Ahrens and Flaherty

Andrew Lippa

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Bock and Harnick

George and Ira Gershwin

Jason Robert Brown

Kander and Ebb

Leonard Bernstein

Lerner and Loewe

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Pasek and Paul

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Rodgers and Hart

Schmidt and Jones

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Sondheim

Stiles & Drewe

The Sherman Brothers

William Finn

Musicals Written by Black Artists


Musicals by Music Genre

Classical

Country

Disco

Folk

Gospel

Operetta

Piano-Only

Pop

Pop/Rock

Rock


Musicals by Type/Style

Avant-Garde

Biography

Classic

Comedy

Dark

Disney

Dramatic

Fantasy

Halloween

Horror

Jukebox

LGBTQ+

Mystery

Obscure

Parody

Popular

Religious

Romantic

Revues

Satire

Song Cycles

Sung-Through

Underrated


Musicals Similar to …

Dear Evan Hansen

Heathers


Musical Goodie Bag

One Word Musicals

Canadian Musicals

Musicals Based on Books

Musicals Based on Movies

Musicals Based on True Stories

Musicals for People Who Don’t Like Musicals


 

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