16 Interesting Musicals About Pirates – A Full List
Whether you’re doing some research, putting on a show, or simply looking for new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list for you. A full list of musicals about pirates are listed below!
The following list is broken down into two categories – “Musicals About Pirates” and “Musicals That Mention Pirates”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Musicals About Pirates
Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert J. Sherman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Songs About Pirates: “Hookbeard’s Theme”
Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Allan Knee, James Graham
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Songs About Pirates: “The Pirates of Kensington”
Music: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: Sir J.M. Barrie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Songs About Pirates: “Pirate March”, “Hook’s Waltz”
Music/Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Songs About Pirates: “Pirate Song”, “Captain Hook Soliloquy”
Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Willis Hall
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Songs About Pirates: “Good Old Captain Hook”, “A Pirate with a Conscience”
Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: John Dempsey Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs About Pirates: “The Pirate Queen”
Music: Arthur Sullivan Lyrics: W.S. Gilbert
Musical Type: Opera (1879)
Songs About Pirates: “Now for the Pirates’ Lair!”, “When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold”
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Kyle Jarrow
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Songs About Pirates: “Poor Pirates”
Music: Kurt Weill Lyrics/Book: Bertolt Brecht
Musical Type: Opera (1928)
Songs About Pirates: “Pirate Jenny”
Musicals That Mention Pirates
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “Growltiger’s Last Stand”
Music/Book: Barry Manilow Lyrics/Book: Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1990)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “El Bravo!”
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “The Pirate Dance”
Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett Book: Greg Garcia, Mike O’Malley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “A Pirate Looks at Forty”
Music: Larry Grossman Lyrics: Hal Hackady Book: Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw, Michael Grace
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “Great Writer”
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “There Once Was a Pirate”
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Song That Mentions Pirates: “Pirates (Truth or Dare)”
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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, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.