42+ Musicals About Marriage – The Full List of Shows
From heartfelt dramas to lighthearted comedies, there are lots of different musicals that offer diverse perspectives on the joys and challenges of commitment and partnership. Here’s the full list of musicals about marriage, sorted alphabetically.
Musicals About Marriage
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1973)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Music: Arthur Schwartz Lyrics: Dorothy Fields Book: George Abbott, Betty Smith
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Genre: Dramedy
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: Romantic Drama
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Genre: Revue / Song Cycle
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Genre: Dramedy
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: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Genre: Dramedy
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Goldman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Isobel Lennart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Genre: Semi-Biography
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: Pre-Contemporary (1972)
Genre: Biography
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Genre: Romantic Dramedy
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Music: Jimmy Roberts Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Music/Lyrics: Ellie Greenwich & Friends Book: Anne Beatts
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Genre: Biography
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Genre: Dramedy
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Paul Leigh Book: Claire Luckham
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music: Jason Robert Brown Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr. Book: Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Genre: Murder Mystery
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (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: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Genre: Drama
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Genre: Revue
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
Genre: Biography
Music: Keith Herrmann Lyrics/Book: Barry Harman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1987)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Phillip George, David Lowenstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Genre: Dramedy
Music/Lyrics/Book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Genre: Semi-Biography
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Concept: Michael Scheman, David Stern
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Genre: Revue Hybrid
Music: Burt Bacharach Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music: Albert Hague Lyrics/Book: Allan Sherman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Genre: Romantic Dramedy
Music/Lyrics: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz Book: Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music: Jerome Moross Lyrics/Book: John La Touche
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Genre: Dramedy
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Music: Tommy Wolf Lyrics: Fran Landesman Book: Jay Landesman, Theodore J. Flicker
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Genre: Dramedy
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
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
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.