Musicals About Bands

Ain’t Too Proud

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: The Legendary Motown Catalog and Dominique Morisseau

Band It’s About: The Temptations

Almost Famous

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Tom Kitt and Cameron Crowe

Band It’s About: Various

Altar Boyz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila

Band It’s About: Fictional

Baby It’s You!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Creators: Floyd Mutrux, Colin Escott, and Others

Band It’s About: Various

Band Geeks

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Creators: Mark Allen, Gaby Alter, Tommy Newman, and Gordon Greenberg

Band It’s About: Fictional

Bandstand

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor

Band It’s About: Fictional

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Creators: Buddy Holly, Alan Janes, and Others

Band It’s About: Buddy Holly’s Band

Buena Vista Social Club

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Creators: Buena Vista Social Club and Marco Ramirez

Band It’s Loosely About: Buena Vista Social Club

Dreamgirls

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

Creators: Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen

Band It’s About: Fictional

Fame

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Creators: Steve Margoshes, Jacques Levy, and José Fernandez

Band It’s About: Fictional

Five Guys Named Moe

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Creators: Louis Jordan and Clarke Peters

Band It’s About: Louis Jordan’s Band

Forever Plaid

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Creators: Stuart Ross and Others

Band It’s About: Fictional

Get Up Stand Up!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Creators: Bob Marley and Lee Hall

Band It’s About: Bob Marley and the Wailers

Gettin’ the Band Back Together

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Mark Allen, Ken Davenport, and The Grundleshotz

Band It’s About: Fictional

Harmony

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Creators: Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman

Band It’s About: The Comedian Harmonists

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell

Band It’s About: Fictional

I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer

Band It’s About: Fictional

Jersey Boys

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Creators: Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe, Marshall Brickman, and Rick Elice

Band It’s About: The Four Seasons

KPOP

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Helen Park, Max Vernon, and Jason Kim

Band It’s About: Fictional

Let It Be

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Creators: The Beatles

Band It’s About: The Beatles

Motown: The Musical

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Creators: Berry Gordy and Others

Band It’s About: Various Bands of the 1950s-1980s

On Your Feet!

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, and Alexander Dinelaris

Band It’s About: Gloria & Emilio Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine

Once

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, and Enda Walsh

Band It’s About: Fictional

Passing Strange

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Stew and Heidi Rodewald

Band It’s About: Fictional

Play On!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Creators: Cheryl West, Duke Ellington, and Others

Band It’s About: Fictional

Rock of Ages

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Chris D’Arienzo and Others

Band It’s About: Fictional

School of Rock

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater, and Julian Fellowes

Band It’s About: Fictional

Sing Street

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Gary Clark, John Carney, and Enda Walsh

Band It’s About: Fictional

Some Like It Hot

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Matthew López, and Amber Ruffin

Band It’s About: Fictional

Sugar

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Creators: Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Peter Stone

Band It’s About: Fictional

Sunny Afternoon

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Ray Davies and Joe Penhall

Band It’s About: The Kinks

Swing!

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Creators: Paul Kelly and Others

Band It’s About: Various

Taboo

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Boy George, Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens, and Charles Busch

Band It’s About: Culture Club

The Band’s Visit

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Creators: David Yazbek and Itamar Moses

Band It’s About: Fictional

The Drifters Girl

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Creators: Ed Curtis and Others

Band It’s About: The Drifters

The Lion

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Benjamin Scheuer

Band It’s About: Benjamin Scheuer’s Bands

The Music Man

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Creators: Meredith Willson

Band It’s About: Fictional

The Wedding Singer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Tim Herlihy

Band It’s About: Fictional

We Will Rock You

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Creators: Ben Elton and Queen

Band It’s About: Queen/Fictional