25+ Musicals About America – The Full List of Shows
These musicals about America explore history, culture, and everyday life in the USA. The list includes shows shaped by national identity, politics, and the stories that define or have defined what it means to be an American.
Musicals About America
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner
Genre: Historical
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Jay Kuo, Marc Acito, and Lorenzo Thione
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Michael Mayer
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Moss Hart
Genre: Satire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Mark Sandrich, Jr. and Sidney Michaels
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers
Genre: Biography / Historical / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Creators: Harold Rome and Arnold Auerbach
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Paul Hodge and Michael Hodge
Genre: Comedy / Historical / Satire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and Herbert Fields
Genre: Comedy / Historical / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Michael John La Chiusa
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: George M. Cohan, Mary Cohan, Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Robert E. Sherwood
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and Will Holt
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Stephen Schwartz, Joseph Stein, and David Thompson
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Philip Rose, and James Lee Barrett
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Genre: Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Gregory Boyd
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Mel Marvin, Gary Pearle, Mary Kyte, and Others
Genre: Historical