45+ Musicals About Marriage – The Full List of Shows
These musicals about marriage focus on married life, committed relationships, and the process of building a life together. The list includes stories about love, partnership, conflict, growth, and the dynamics of long-term relationships.
Musicals About Marriage
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields, George Abbott, and Betty Smith
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Joshua Schmidt and Jason Loewith
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1945)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Genre: Drama / Romance
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: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, George Abbott, and Douglass Wallop
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Garson Kanin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, Richard Greenberg
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Isobel Lennart
Genre: Biography / Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, and Jay Presson Allen
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)
Creators: Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jimmy Roberts and Joe DiPietro
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: George Stiles, Paul Leigh, and Claire Luckham
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown, Amanda Green, Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Arthur Laurents
Genre: Mystery
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Cole Porter, Dwight Taylor, and Reginald Lawrence
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Kate Diaz and Tina Landau
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Keith Herrmann and Barry Harman
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Phillip George, David Lowenstein, and Others
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz, Michael Scheman, and David Stern
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Albert Hague and Allan Sherman
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, Fay Kanin, and Michael Kanin
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Jerome Moross and John La Touche
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman, Jay Landesman, and Theodore J. Flicker
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Leon Carr, Earl Shuman, and Joe Manchester
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Charlotte Jones
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Ralph Blane, Charles O’Neal, and Abe Burrows
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1915)
Creators: Jerome Kern, Schuyler Green, Philip Bartholomae, and Guy Bolton
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Gregory Boyd
Genre: Fantasy