Musicals About Marriage
The following list includes stage musicals about marriage, focusing on married life and committed relationships. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
Musicals About Marriage
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Music: Arthur Schwartz Lyrics: Dorothy Fields Book: George Abbott, Betty Smith
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Music/Lyrics/Book: Joshua Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Jason Loewith
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Genre: Drama
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Genre: Fantasy
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1945)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Music/Lyrics: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross Book: George Abbott, Douglass Wallop
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Genre: Drama
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: Garson Kanin
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Genre: Comedy
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Richard Greenberg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Genre: Drama
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Genre: Drama
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Goldman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Isobel Lennart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Genre: Biography / Comedy / Drama
Music/Lyrics: Bob Dylan Book: Conor McPherson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Genre: Drama
Music/Lyrics/Book: Hugh Martin, Timothy Gray
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Genre: Fantasy
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Jay Presson Allen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Genre: Biography
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics/Book: Michael Stewart
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)
Genre: Comedy
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Music: Jimmy Roberts Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy / Drama
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Paul Leigh Book: Claire Luckham
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music: Jason Robert Brown Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Genre: Drama
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr. Book: Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Genre: Mystery
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Genre: Drama
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Dwight Taylor, Reginald Lawrence
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Genre: Fantasy
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Alfred Uhry
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Genre: Drama / Historical
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Music/Lyrics: Kate Diaz Lyrics/Book: Tina Landau
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Genre: Drama
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Genre: Biography
Music: Keith Herrmann Lyrics/Book: Barry Harman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Phillip George, David Lowenstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Music/Lyrics/Book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Genre: Biography / Historical
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Concept: Michael Scheman, David Stern
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Music: Burt Bacharach Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music: Albert Hague Lyrics/Book: Allan Sherman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Music/Lyrics: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz Book: Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Music: Jerome Moross Lyrics/Book: John La Touche
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Music: Tommy Wolf Lyrics: Fran Landesman Book: Jay Landesman, Theodore J. Flicker
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Genre: Comedy
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Music: Leon Carr Lyrics: Earl Shuman Book: Joe Manchester
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Genre: Fantasy
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Charlotte Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Music/Lyrics: Ralph Blane Book: Charles O’Neal, Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Genre: Fantasy
Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics: Schuyler Green Book: Philip Bartholomae, Guy Bolton
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1915)
Genre: Comedy
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy Book: Gregory Boyd
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Genre: Fantasy
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Last Reviewed: May 24, 2025