55+ Musical Revues – The Full List of Shows
These revue musicals are composed of a series of songs or sketches rather than a single continuous plot. The list includes shows built around themes, performers, composers, or collections of material, sorted alphabetically.
Musical Revues
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Frank Lazarus, Dick Vosburgh, and Others
Featured: Hollywood songs of the 1930s (Act I)
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Featured: The music of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn, Saul Chaplin, Roger Eden, and Morton Gould
Featured: The lyrics of Comden and Green
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Robert J. Sherman, Al Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, and Robert B. Sherman
Featured: The music of the Sherman Family
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Thomas “Fats” Waller, Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Others
Featured: The music of Fats Waller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Gerard Alessandrini
Featured: The music of Maury Yeston
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Moss Hart
Featured: Newspaper headlines of the day
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Larry Gallagher and Others
Featured: Female voices of the 1960s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Various Artists
Featured: Black music in Paris between WWI and WWII.
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)
Creators: Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields
Featured: The music of McHugh and Fields
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Sheldon Epps and Others
Featured: The complexity of relationships
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Ann Duquesnay, George C. Wolfe, and Reg E. Gaines
Featured: Black history and experience
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Loften Mitchell and Others
Featured: The music of the Harlem Renaissance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Creators: Harold Rome and Arnold Auerbach
Featured: Sketches by Rome and Auerbach
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Featured: The music of Maltby and Shire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Micki Grant and Vinnette Carroll
Featured: Black history and experience
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Louis Jordan and Clarke Peters
Featured: The music of Louis Jordan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Stuart Ross and Others
Featured: Close-harmony quartets of the 1950s
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Chet Walker, Ann Reinking, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Others
Featured: The choreography of Bob Fosse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: John Forster, Delia Ephron, and Judith Kahan
Featured: Songs about childhood
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jimmy Roberts and Joe DiPietro
Featured: Songs about dating and relationships
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: William Finn
Featured: The music of William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Helen Miller and Eve Merriam
Featured: A celebration of urban life
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman
Featured: The history of blues music
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman
Featured: The music of Jacques Brel
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Jerome Kern, Dick Vosburgh, and Others
Featured: The music of Jerome Kern
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Various Artists
Featured: Music from shows directed/choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Larry Alford, and Wayne Cilento
Featured: The music and lyrics of Jerry Herman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: The Beatles
Featured: The music of The Beatles
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, and Yip Harburg
Featured: The music of Arlen, Gershwin, and Harburg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: William Finn and Rob Ruggiero
Featured: The music of William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Craig Lucas, and Norman René
Featured: Cut songs from Sondheim shows
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Charles Strouse and Warren Leight
Featured: Stories about former NYC Mayor Ed Koch
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Will Holt, Linda Hopkins, and Others
Featured: The career of Bessie Smith
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Robert Schrock and Others
Featured: Vaudeville-style music performed naked
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Various Artists
Featured: Songs and comedy skits
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Chad Beguelin and Others
Featured: Walt Disney Songs
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Jerry Herman
Featured: The music of Jerry Herman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Laurie Johnson and Peter Cook
Featured: Various songs and sketches
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Harold Rome, Arthur Arent, Marc Blitzstein, Emmanuel Eisenberg, Charles Friedman, David Gregory, Arnold Horwitt, John La Touche, and Joseph Schrank
Featured: Current events of the time
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: David Thompson and Others
Featured: The producing career of Harold Prince
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim
Featured: The music of Sondheim
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, and Jule Styne
Featured: The music of Sondheim
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Featured: The music of Leiber and Stoller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz, Michael Scheman, and David Stern
Featured: The music of Stephen Schwartz
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Featured: The music of Maltby and Shire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Paul Kelly and Others
Featured: Swing music of the 1930s-1940s
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, and George S. Kaufman
Featured: The music of Schwartz, Dietz, and Kaufman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: Mary Rodgers, Larry Siegel, Marshall Barer, Steven Vinaver, Stan Hart, and Stephen Sondheim
Featured: Mad Magazine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Featured: The music of Jones and Schmidt
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman, and David Thompson
Featured: The music of Kander and Ebb
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Joe Iconis and John Simpkins
Featured: Theatrical rock songs
Musical Type: Golden Age (1942)
Creators: Irving Berlin
Featured: Morale boosting for WWII
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Mel Marvin, Gary Pearle, Mary Kyte, and Others
Featured: History/WWI
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Tom Lehrer, Cameron Mackintosh, and Robin Ray
Featured: The music of Tom Lehrer
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Featured: The music of Styne, Comden, and Green
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash, Sammy Cahn, Charles Sherman, and Peter DeVries
Featured: Music and sketches related to show business
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Dick Gallagher, Mark Waldrop, and Howard Crabtree
Featured: Comedic sketches
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Howard Crabtree, Charles Cantanese, Mark Waldrop, Dick Gallagher, Phillip George, and Peter Morris
Featured: Sketches designed to showcase extravagant costumes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, James Taylor, and Nina Faso
Featured: Songs about work
Musical Type: Revue Series (1911-1957)
Creators: Various Artists
Featured: Songs, skits, and dance numbers