115+ Musicals About Musicals and Theatre – The Full List
These musicals about musicals and theatre focus on the world of performing and the people who bring shows to life. The list also includes works that break the fourth wall, directly acknowledging the audience or fact that the characters are in a stage show.
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Musicals That Break the Fourth Wall
Musicals About Musicals
These metamusicals feature musical theatre or a fictional musical in the plot.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer, Michael Stewart, and Mark Bramble
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Edward Kleban, Linda Kline, and Lonny Price
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Michael R. Jackson
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Gerard Alessandrini
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, and Jack Feldman
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Rupert Holmes
Genre: Mystery
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: Jim Wise, George Haimsohn, and Robin Miller
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Brad Alexander and Kevin Del Aguila
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1932)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Moss Hart
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: 1980s-2020s Revue Series
Creators: Gerard Alessandrini and Others
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: George M. Cohan, Mary Cohan, Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Scott Brown and Anthony King
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: David Simpatico and Others
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: William Finn
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Various Artists
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Larry Alford, and Wayne Cilento
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)
Creators: Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Samuel Spewack
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Kurt Weill, Alfred Uhry, and Others
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Robert Longden and Hereward Kaye
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nicky Ager and Debbie Isitt
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Jerry Herman
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: David Thompson and Others
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Marvin Laird and Joel Paley
Genre: Dark Comedy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Abe Burrows, Marian Bissell, and Richard Bissell
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Creators: Cinco Paul
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Rick Elice, and Bob Martin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O’Farrell
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: John Du Prez and Eric Idle
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Gerard Alessandrini and Others
Genre: Comedy / Parody
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin, and Don McKellar
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Nick Lang, and Matt Lang
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Bob Martin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Late 20th Century/Contemporary (1990/2001)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Genre: Autobiography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: David Yazbek and Robert Horn
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Lionel Bart, Harvey Orkin, and Julian Woolford
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Dick Gallagher, Mark Waldrop, and Howard Crabtree
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Howard Crabtree, Charles Cantanese, Mark Waldrop, Dick Gallagher, Phillip George, and Peter Morris
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy
Musicals About Theatre
These musicals feature theatre in the plot or weave a play into the narrative.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner
Genre: Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, Rachel Axler, and Kait Kerrigan
Genre: Mystery
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz
Genre: Science Fiction
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: David Evans and Winnie Holzman
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Woody Allen and Others
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Ken Ludwig
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey, and Marco Pennette
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Deborah Wicks La Puma and Mo Willems
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Steve Margoshes, Jacques Levy, and José Fernandez
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Martin Short, and Daniel Goldfarb
Genre: Autobiography / Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Danny Abosch and Susan DiLallo
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, Allan Knee, and James Graham
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
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 (2016)
Creators: Danny Abosch and John Maclay
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, and Arnold Schulman
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Robert Wright, George Forrest, and Peter Stone
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Robert J. Sherman
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion, and Dale Wasserman
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Pippa Cleary and Rob Madge
Genre: Autobiography
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Creators: Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Doug Besterman, Dean Pitchford, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, and Nathan Lane
Genre: Fantasy / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Sigmund Romberg, Leo Robin, Jerome Chodorov, and Joseph Fields
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash, Sammy Cahn, Charles Sherman, and Peter DeVries
Genre: Revue
Musicals That Break the 4th Wall
These shows feature audience engagement or directly acknowledge that they are musicals.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Norman L. Martin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, and Larry Gelbart
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Clark Baxtresser
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty
Genre: Comedy / Parody
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda, and Joe DiPietro
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: George Reinblatt, Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, and Melissa Morris
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Parody
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Louis Jordan and Clarke Peters
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, George Abbott, Robert Russell, and David Thompson
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Stuart Ross and Others
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Anaïs Mitchell
Genre: Mythic Fantasy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and David Ives
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Gordon Greenberg, and Chad Hodge
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown, Amanda Green, Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Juliana Nash and Julia Jordan
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne, Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and J.M. Barrie
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson
Genre: Dark Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Bob Carlton and Others
Genre: Science Fiction
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Western
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Robert Horn
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: John Du Prez and Eric Idle
Genre: Comedy / Spoof
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Albert Hague and Allan Sherman
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, and Nathan Lane
Genre: Fantasy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: David Nehls and Betsy Kelso
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Rupert Holmes
Genre: Mystery
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Matt Lang, and Nick Lang
Genre: Comedy / Parody / Western
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Peter Stone
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Mel Marvin, Gary Pearle, Mary Kyte, and Others
Genre: Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Genre: Comedy / Satire