23+ Musicals About Sports – A Full List of Shows
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 sports are listed below.
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Contents:
Musicals About Baseball
These musicals either feature baseball in the plot or mention baseball in a specific song.
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Patrik Komljenović
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Songs About Baseball: “The National Pastime”
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: Tom 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”
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 either 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 either 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: B.G. DeSylva Lyrics: Lew Brown Book: Laurence Schwab
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Songs About Football: “Today’s the Day”
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
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 (“The Tennis Song”)
Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Racquetball (“More 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: Nick Butcher Lyrics: Tom Ling Book: Joe White
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Sport Mentioned/Featured: Rugby
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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.