25+ Musicals About Aging – The Full List of Shows
Last Updated: May 6, 2025
Looking for a musical that explores the journey of growing older? From heartfelt reflections to humorous takes on aging, these shows capture the joys, struggles, and wisdom that come with time. Here’s a full list of musicals about aging, sorted alphabetically.
Musicals About Aging
Music: John Kander Lyrics/Book: Fred Ebb Book: Norman L. Martin
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)
Songs About Aging: “Old Folks”
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Songs About Aging: “Winters Go By”
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Songs About Aging: “Who’s That Girl?”
Music: Billy Goldenberg Lyrics: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman Book: Jerome Kass
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
Songs About Aging: Multiple
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joe Masteroff
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Songs About Aging: “So What?”, “What Would You Do?”
Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow Book: Tim Firth
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs About Aging: “So I’ve Had a Little Work Done”, “What Age Expects”
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Songs About Aging: “Where Did It Go?”
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Songs About Aging: “March of Time”
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Songs About Aging: “Company”, “The Ladies Who Lunch”
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Songs About Aging: “And I Was Beautiful”
Music/Lyrics: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey Book: Marco Pennette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Songs About Aging: “Alive Forever”
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Goldman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)
Songs About Aging: Multiple
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1973)
Songs About Aging: “I Remember It Well”, “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore”
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs About Aging: “Another Winter in a Summer Town”
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Songs About Aging: “Too Old For This”
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Music/Lyrics: Jacques Brel Book: Eric Blau, Mort Shuman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Songs About Aging: “My Death”, “Old Folks”
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Songs About Aging: “Our Disease”
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Leo Robin, Adolph Green, Betty Comden Book: Anita Loos, Joseph Fields, Kenny Solms, Gail Parent
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
Songs About Aging: “Looking Back”
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Songs About Aging: “That’s How Young I Feel”, “We Need a Little Christmas”
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Songs About Aging: “Old Friends”
Music: Jason Robert Brown Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Songs About Aging: “I Still Got It”
Music: George Fenton, Simon Chamberlain Lyrics: Don Black Book: Terry Johnson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs About Aging: “Anything But Young”
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1982)
Songs About Aging: “Guido’s Song”
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Songs About Aging: “Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering”
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music/Lyrics: Darren Clark Lyrics/Book: Jethro Compton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Songs About Aging: Multiple
Music/Lyrics: Sting Book: Brian Yorkey, John Logan, Lorne Campbell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Songs About Aging: “Dead Man’s Boots”
Music/Lyrics: Ingrid Michaelson Book: Bekah Brunstetter
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Songs About Aging: “Time”
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Music: Leon Carr Lyrics: Earl Shuman Book: Joe Manchester
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Songs About Aging: “Marriage Is for Old Folks”, “Now That I’m Forty”
Music/Lyrics: Dave Malloy Lyrics/Book: Lucy Kirkwood
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Songs About Aging: “Heartbeat Duet”, “When I Was Young”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Contemporary (1990/2001)
Songs About Aging: “30/90”
Music: Chris Miller Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Claudia Shear, Tim Federle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs About Aging: “The Wheel”, “Time”
Music/Lyrics: David Kirshenbaum Book: Jack Heifner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs About Aging: “Fly Into the Future”, “Looking Good”
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
