30+ Musicals About Sports – The Full List
Last Updated: May 20, 2025
Looking for a musical that captures the thrill and competition of sports? Whether it’s a story set on the court, track, or field, these shows bring the joy and challenges of athletic pursuits to the stage. Here’s a full list of musicals about sports.
Contents:
Musicals About Baseball
These musicals either feature baseball in the plot or mention baseball in a specific song.
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Steven Levenson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs About Baseball: “To Break in a Glove”
Music/Lyrics: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross Book: George Abbott, Douglass Wallop
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Songs About Baseball: “Six Months Out of Every Year”
Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Songs About Baseball: “The Baseball Game”
Music/Book: Andrew Lippa Lyrics/Book: Tommy Greenwald
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1995)
Songs About Baseball: “Little League”
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Songs About Baseball: “What a Game”
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Rick Elice, Bob Martin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Songs About Baseball: “The National Pastime”
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Concept: Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman, David Thompson
Songs About Baseball: “There Goes the Ball Game”
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Music/Lyrics/Book: Clark Gesner Additional Songs: Andrew Lippa
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Songs About Baseball: “T-E-A-M (The Baseball Game)”
Musicals About Basketball
These musicals feature basketball in the plot or mention basketball in a specific song.
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Songs About Basketball: Multiple
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: David Simpatico
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Songs About Basketball: “Get’cha Head in the Game”, “Wildcat Cheer”
Music/Lyrics: Lewis Flinn Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Songs About Basketball: “Lay Low”
Music: Burt Bacharach Lyrics: Hal David Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Songs About Basketball: “She Likes Basketball”
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Songs About Basketball: “Michael Jordan’s Ball”
Music: Julianne Wick Davis Lyrics/Book: Dan Collins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Songs About Basketball: “Horse”
Musicals About Boxing
These musicals either feature boxing in the plot or mention boxing in a specific song.
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Clifford Odets, William Gibson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Songs About Boxing: “The Fight”
Music/Lyrics: Todd Matshikiza Lyrics: Pat Williams Book: Harry Bloom
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Songs About Boxing: “Marvelous Muscles”
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Thomas Meehan, Sylvester Stallone
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Songs About Boxing: “In the Ring”, “My Nose Ain’t Broken”
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joseph Stein, Will Glickman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Songs About Boxing: “Where Are They?”
Musicals About Football
These musicals feature American football in the plot or mention football in a specific song.
Music/Lyrics/Book: James Goldman, John Kander, William Goldman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Songs About Football: “Football Game”
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Mel Brooks
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Songs About Football: “Physical Fitness”
Music: Ray Henderson Lyrics/Book: Buddy DeSylva Lyrics: Lew Brown Book: Laurence Schwab
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Songs About Football: “Today’s the Day”
Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics/Book: Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1917)
Songs About Football: “Football Song”
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Songs About Football: “Go Go Nighthawks!”
Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Songs About Football: “Pass the Football”
Musicals About Soccer
These musicals feature soccer (football) in the plot or mention it in a specific song.
Music: Howard Goodall Lyrics: Charles Hart Book: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs About Soccer: “Just a Game”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Steve Brown Lyrics/Book: Justin Greene
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Songs About Soccer: “The Win”
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Ben Elton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Songs About Soccer: “The Beautiful Game”, “Clean the Kit”, “The Final”
Musicals About Sports (Other)
Music: Tom Kitt Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Jeff Whitty
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Cheerleading
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Larry Gelbart
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Tennis
Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Racquetball
Music/Lyrics: Lewis Flinn Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Cheerleading
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Bowling
Music/Lyrics/Book: Eddie Perfect
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Cricket
Music/Lyrics: Nick Butcher Lyrics: Tom Ling Book: Joe White
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Rugby
Music/Lyrics/Book: Preston Max Allen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Cheerleading
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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.
