40+ Musicals About Friendship – The Full List of Shows
These musicals about friendship focus on close friendships, platonic relationships, and the bonds that develop between friends. The list includes stories about loyalty, companionship, shared experiences, and connections between people.
Musicals About Friendship
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown, Dan Elish, and Robert Horn
Friendship Song: “What It Means to Be a Friend”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Robert Reale and Willie Reale
Friendship Song: “He’ll Never Know”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Alan Menken, Chad Beguelin, Tim Rice, and Howard Ashman
Friendship Song: “Friend Like Me”
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Norman Campbell, Donald Harron, Elaine Campbell, and Mavor Moore
Friendship Song: “Kindred Spirits”
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Friendship Songs: “Friendship”, “You’re the Top”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty
Friendship Song: “If You Were Gay”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz
Friendship Song: “Two-Player Game”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Roger Miller and William Hauptman
Friendship Song: “Worlds Apart”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Jeff Whitty
Friendship Song: “I Got You”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Anthony Stein
Friendship Song: “Home Again”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Friendship Songs: “You Want to Be My Friend?”, “Three Friends”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson
Friendship Song: “For Forever”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Friendship Song: “White Milk & Red Blood”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Deborah Wicks La Puma and Mo Willems
Friendship Song: “We’ll Be Friends”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae
Friendship Song: “It Means Beautiful”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Yve Blake
Friendship Song: “Wait and See”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Gary Kupper and Rose Caiola
Friendship Song: “When You Got Friends”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner
Friendship Song: “My Three Best Friends”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Friendship Song: “We Go Together”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and David Ives
Friendship Song: “The Road 1”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Ryan Scott Oliver and Hunter Foster
Friendship Song: “Goodbye Jasper”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Brad Ross, Ellen Greenfield, and Hal Hackady
Friendship Song: “Friendship and Love”
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee
Friendship Song: “Bosom Buddies”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, and Tina Fey
Friendship Song: “What’s Wrong With Me?”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Friendship Song: “Old Friends”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, and Susan Blackwell
Friendship Song: “Kick Me”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Rick Hip-Flores
Friendship Song: “Without My Friends”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Douglas Lyons, Greg Borowsky, and Melvin Tunstall III
Friendship Song: “One Pal”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott, and Others
Friendship Songs: “Multiple”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Friendship Songs: “Multiple”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire
Friendship Song: “Don’t Let Me Go”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Robert Horn
Friendship Song: “Friends”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw, and Michael Grace
Friendship Song: “Friend”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Doug Besterman, Dean Pitchford, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Friendship Song: “Can You Call This Person a Friend?”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone
Friendship Song: “You and Me (But Mostly Me)”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Friendship Song: “‘Til Him”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow and Others
Friendship Song: “BFF”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Neil Bartram and Brian Hill
Friendship Song: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Julian Fellowes
Friendship Song: “A Friend Is Still a Friend”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: David Kirshenbaum and Jack Heifner
Friendship Song: “Friendship Isn’t What It Used To Be”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Friendship Song: “Better Off Love Story”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman
Friendship Song: “For Good”