Musicals About School – The Complete List
Last Updated: May 6, 2025
The following list includes 50+ musicals about school, focusing on students, educators, and general school life. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals About Elementary School
Musicals About School (General)
Musicals About Elementary School
Music/Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez Book: Lindsay Anderson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music/Lyrics/Book: Gary Kupper Book: Rose Caiola
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music/Lyrics/Book: John Forster Book: Delia Ephron, Judith Kahan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music: Zina Goldrich Lyrics/Book: Marcy Heisler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music/Lyrics: Tim Minchin Book: Dennis Kelly
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music/Lyrics: Nicky Ager Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
Music/Lyrics: Douglas Lyons Music: Greg Borowsky Book: Melvin Tunstall III
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: George Keating, Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Music: Doug Besterman Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Music/Lyrics/Book: Clark Gesner Additional Songs: Andrew Lippa
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
School Level: Elementary / Primary
Musicals About Middle School
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Dan Elish, Robert Horn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
School Level: Middle School
Music: Andrew Lippa Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
School Level: Boarding School / Middle School
Music/Lyrics: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler Book: Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
School Level: Middle School
Music/Lyrics: Danny Abosch Lyrics/Book: John Maclay
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
School Level: Middle School
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rick Hip-Flores
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
School Level: Middle School
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
School Level: Middle School
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music/Lyrics: William Finn Book: Rachel Sheinkin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
School Level: Middle School
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Music/Lyrics: Pippa Cleary Lyrics/Book: Jake Brunger
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
School Level: Middle School
Music: Julianne Wick Davis Lyrics/Book: Dan Collins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
School Level: Middle School
Musicals About High School
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
School Level: High School
Music: Mark Allen Music/Lyrics: Gaby Alter Music/Lyrics/Book: Tommy Newman Book: Gordon Greenberg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
School Level: High School
Music/Book: Damon Intrabartolo Lyrics/Book: Jon Hartmere
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Joe Iconis Book: Joe Tracz
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane Book: John Cecil Holm
Musical Type: Golden Age (1941)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Jeff Whitty
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics/Book: Barry Wyner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
School Level: High School
Music: Michael Gore Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Book: Lawrence D. Cohen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Steven Levenson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics/Book: Ben Adams, Chris Wilkins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
School Level: High School
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Music: Dan Gillespie Sells Lyrics/Book: Tom MacRae
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
School Level: High School
Music: Steve Margoshes Lyrics: Jacques Levy Book: José Fernandez
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
School Level: High School
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Brian Yorkey Book: Bridget Carpenter
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics/Book: Laurence O’Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: David Simpatico
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
School Level: High School
Is There Life After High School?
Music/Lyrics: Craig Carnelia Book: Jeffrey Kindley
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
School Level: High School
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
School Level: High School
Music: Jeff Richmond Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Tina Fey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
School Level: High School
Now Is the Time for All Good Men
Music: Nancy Ford Lyrics/Book: Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
School Level: High School
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
School Level: High School
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Bean
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
School Level: High School
The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
School Level: High School
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin Book: Bob Martin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
School Level: High School
Music: Dana P. Rowe Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
School Level: High School
Musicals About College
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Mel Brooks
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics: Walter Marks Book: Ernest Kinoy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics: Paul Gordon Book: John Caird
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
School Level: College / University
Music: Elizabeth Swados Lyrics/Book: Garry Trudeau
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
School Level: College / University
Music: Ray Henderson Lyrics/Book: Buddy DeSylva Lyrics: Lew Brown Book: Laurence Schwab
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
School Level: College / University
Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics/Book: Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1917)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe Book: Heather Hach
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
School Level: College / University
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Gertrude Stein Adaptation: Frank Galati
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics: Lewis Flinn Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
School Level: College / University
Music/Book: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Lorenz Hart Book: George Abbott
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1936)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
School Level: Finishing School
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey Book: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: George Abbott
Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)
School Level: College / University
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Winnie Holzman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
School Level: College / University
Musicals About School
The following shows feature a mix of different levels of education and school settings.
Music: Nancy Ford Lyrics/Book: Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
School Level: Middle School / High School
Music/Lyrics: Nick Blaemire Book: James Gardiner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
School Level: College / High School / University
Music/Lyrics: David Kirshenbaum Book: Jack Heifner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
School Level: College / High School / University