21+ Musicals About Dating – The Full List of Shows
These musicals about dating focus on budding romance, first dates, and the search for meaningful connection. The list includes stories about meeting potential partners and navigating the world of modern and not-so-modern dating.
Musicals About Dating
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty
Genre: Comedy / Parody
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Adam Schlesinger, David Javerbaum, Mark O’Donnell, and Thomas Meehan
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Peter Duchan
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda, and Joe DiPietro
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner, and Austin Winsberg
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: George Weiss, Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton, and Abe Burrows
Genre: Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Amanda Green, and David Lindsay-Abaire
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jimmy Roberts and Joe DiPietro
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, and Sara Wordsworth
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Justin Huertas
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1944)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955) / Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Julius J. Epstein
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joe Masteroff
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Bob Merrill, Joseph Stein, and Robert Russell
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Tim Herlihy
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, and Neil Simon
Genre: Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy