Musicals About Teachers – The Complete List

Musicals About Teachers

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Anne of Green Gables

Music/Lyrics: Norman Campbell  Lyrics/Book: Donald Harron, Elaine Campbell, Mavor Moore

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

Teacher Role: Miss Stacy

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A Little Princess

Music: Andrew Lippa  Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Teacher Role: Miss Amelia

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Billy Elliot

Music: Elton John  Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Teacher Role: Mrs. Wilkinson

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Music: Dan Gillespie Sells  Lyrics/Book: Tom MacRae

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Teacher Role: Miss Hedge

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Fame

Music: Steve Margoshes  Lyrics: Jacques Levy  Book: José Fernandez

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Teacher Roles: Miss Sherman; Miss Bell; Mr. Myers

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High School Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: David Simpatico

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Teacher Role: Ms. Darbus

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Matilda

Music/Lyrics: Tim Minchin  Book: Dennis Kelly

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Teacher Role: Miss Honey

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Mean Girls

Music: Jeff Richmond  Lyrics: Nell Benjamin  Book: Tina Fey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Teacher Role: Ms. Norbury

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Now Is the Time for All Good Men

Music: Nancy Ford  Lyrics/Book: Gretchen Cryer

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)

Teacher Roles: Sarah Larkin; Mike Butler; Betty Brown; Esther Mason; Bill Miller

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School of Rock

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Glenn Slater  Book: Julian Fellowes

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teacher Role: Dewey Finn; Various

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Schoolhouse Rock Live!

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: George Keating, Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

Teacher Role: Tom

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The King and I

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)

Teacher Role: Anna Leonowens

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The Music Man

Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Teacher Role: Marian Paroo

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The Sound of Music

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II  Book: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Teacher Role: Maria Rainer

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The Visitor

Music: Tom Kitt  Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey  Book: Kwame Kwei-Armah

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Teacher Role: Walter