Musicals About Bands

Musicals About Bands

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Ain’t Too Proud

Music/Lyrics: The Legendary Motown Catalog  Book: Dominique Morisseau

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Band It’s About: The Temptations

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Almost Famous

Music/Lyrics: Tom Kitt  Lyrics/Book: Cameron Crowe

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Band It’s About: Various

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Altar Boyz

Music/Lyrics: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker  Book: Kevin Del Aguila

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Baby It’s You!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Floyd Mutrux, Colin Escott

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Band It’s About: Various

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Band Geeks

Music: Mark Allen  Music/Lyrics: Gaby Alter  Music/Lyrics/Book: Tommy Newman  Book: Gordon Greenberg

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Bandstand

Music/Lyrics/Book: Richard Oberacker  Lyrics/Book: Robert Taylor

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Music/Lyrics: Buddy Holly, Various  Book: Alan Janes

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Band It’s About: Buddy Holly’s Band

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Buena Vista Social Club

Music/Lyrics: Buena Vista Social Club  Book: Marco Ramirez

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Band It’s Loosely About: Buena Vista Social Club

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Dreamgirls

Music: Henry Krieger  Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Fame

Music: Steve Margoshes  Lyrics: Jacques Levy  Book: José Fernandez

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Five Guys Named Moe

Music/Lyrics: Louis Jordan  Book: Clarke Peters

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Band It’s About: Louis Jordan’s Band

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Forever Plaid

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Stuart Ross

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Get Up Stand Up!

Music/Lyrics: Bob Marley  Book: Lee Hall

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Band It’s About: Bob Marley and the Wailers

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Gettin’ the Band Back Together

Music/Lyrics: Mark Allen  Book: Ken Davenport, The Grundleshotz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Harmony

Music: Barry Manilow  Lyrics/Book: Bruce Sussman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Band It’s About: The Comedian Harmonists

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Trask  Book: John Cameron Mitchell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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

Music: Nancy Ford  Lyrics/Book: Gretchen Cryer

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Jersey Boys

Music: Bob Gaudio  Lyrics: Bob Crewe  Book: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Band It’s About: The Four Seasons

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KPOP

Music/Lyrics: Helen Park, Max Vernon  Book: Jason Kim

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Let It Be

Music/Lyrics: The Beatles

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Band It’s About: The Beatles

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Motown: The Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Berry Gordy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

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

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On Your Feet!

Music/Lyrics: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine  Book: Alexander Dinelaris

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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

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Once

Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Passing Strange

Music/Lyrics/Book: Stew  Music: Heidi Rodewald

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Play On!

Music/Lyrics: Duke Ellington, Various  Book: Cheryl West

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Rock of Ages

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Chris D’Arienzo

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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School of Rock

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Glenn Slater  Book: Julian Fellowes

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Sing Street

Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Some Like It Hot

Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman  Lyrics: Scott Wittman  Book: Matthew López, Amber Ruffin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Sugar

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Bob Merrill  Book: Peter Stone

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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Sunny Afternoon

Music/Lyrics: Ray Davies  Book: Joe Penhall

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Band It’s About: The Kinks

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Swing!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Paul Kelly

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

Band It’s About: Various

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Taboo

Music/Lyrics: Boy George  Music: Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens  Book: Charles Busch

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Band It’s About: Culture Club

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The Band’s Visit

Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek  Book: Itamar Moses

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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The Drifters Girl

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Ed Curtis

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Band It’s About: The Drifters

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The Lion

Music/Lyrics/Book: Benjamin Scheuer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Band It’s About: Benjamin Scheuer’s Bands

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The Music Man

Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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The Wedding Singer

Music: Matthew Sklar  Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin  Book: Tim Herlihy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Band It’s About: Fictional

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We Will Rock You

Music/Lyrics: Queen  Book: Ben Elton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Band It’s About: Queen/Fictional