45+ Musicals About Weddings – The Full List
Last Updated: May 6, 2025
Looking for a musical that celebrates the romance of weddings? Whether it’s a story of love, laughter, or the challenges that come with the big day, these shows feature a wedding at some point in their plot. Here’s the full list of musicals about weddings.
Musicals About Weddings
Music/Lyrics: John Bucchino Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Songs About Weddings: Multiple
Music/Lyrics/Book: James Goldman, John Kander, William Goldman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Songs About Weddings: Multiple
Music: Arthur Schwartz Lyrics: Dorothy Fields Book: George Abbott, Betty Smith
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Songs About Weddings: “Look Who’s Dancing”
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, David Henry Hwang
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Songs About Weddings: “I Know the Truth”
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Songs About Weddings: “What a Lovely Day for a Wedding”
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)’
Songs About Weddings: “Finale”
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Moss Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Songs About Weddings: “Our Wedding Day”
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Emerald Fennell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Songs About Weddings: “The Wedding March”, “The Ceremony”, “The Wedding Party”
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Songs About Weddings: “A Private Function”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart Book: Joan Maitland
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Songs About Weddings: “Is This Gonna Be a Wedding!”
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Songs About Weddings: “My Mother’s Weddin’ Day”
Music: Frederic Norton Lyrics/Book: Oscar Asche
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1916)
Songs About Weddings: “Wedding Procession”
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: 1957 Film/Contemporary Musical (2013)
Songs About Weddings: “The Wedding: ‘There’s Music in You”
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Songs About Weddings: “Another Wedding Song”
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)
Songs About Weddings: “Getting Married Today”
Music: Jim Wise Lyrics/Book: George Haimsohn, Robin Miller
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Songs About Weddings: “Let’s Have a Simple Wedding”
Music/Lyrics: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey Book: Marco Pennette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Songs About Weddings: “Madeline Ashton’s Intimate Wedding Extravaganza”
Music: David Friedman Lyrics/Book: Peter Kellogg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Songs About Weddings: “It’s a Beautiful Day”, “Finale”
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Songs About Weddings: “The Wedding Dance”
Music/Lyrics: Michael John La Chiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs About Weddings: “Out Go the Chairs / Happiness”
Music: Harold Karr Lyrics: Matt Dubey Book: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Songs About Weddings: “Wedding-of-the-Year Blues”
Music: Barry Manilow Lyrics/Book: Bruce Sussman
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
Songs About Weddings: “The Wedding”
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: 1956 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1997)
Songs About Weddings: Multiple
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Songs About Weddings: “Finale”
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Andrew Bergman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Songs About Weddings: “Betsy’s Getting Married”
Music: Rob Bowman Lyrics/Book: David H. Bell
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
Songs About Weddings: “Swing a Merry Madrigal”
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Songs About Weddings: “All the Dearly Beloved”, “Together Forever”, “I Do! I Do!”
Music: Barbara Anselmi Lyrics/Book: Brian Hargrove
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Songs About Weddings: Multiple
Music: Alexander Borodin Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest Book: Charles Lederer, Luther Davis
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Songs About Weddings: “Night of My Nights”
Music/Lyrics: Ellie Greenwich & Friends Book: Anne Beatts
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Songs About Weddings: “Chapel of Love”
Music/Lyrics: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1980)
Songs About Weddings: “Wedding Chorale”
Music: Gene de Paul Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Book: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Songs About Weddings: “The Matrimonial Stomp”
Music/Lyrics: Howard Goodall Lyrics/Book: Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Songs About Weddings: “Summer’s Day”
Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Book: Catherine Johnson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1999)
Songs About Weddings: Multiple
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Songs About Weddings: “The Wedding Ceremony”
Music: Vivian Ellis, Richard Myers Lyrics/Book: Clifford Grey, Greatrex Newman
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1928)
Songs About Weddings: “Honeymoon for Four”
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Songs About Weddings: “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
Now Is the Time for All Good Men
Music: Nancy Ford Lyrics/Book: Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Songs About Weddings: “There’s Goin’ to Be a Wedding”
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1926)
Songs About Weddings: “Bride and Groom”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Whitehouse, Jim Sullivan Music: John Sullivan, Chas Hodges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Songs About Weddings: “Marriage and Love”
Music/Lyrics: Madness Book: Tim Firth
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Songs About Weddings: “Wings of a Dove”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Noël Coward
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Songs About Weddings: “Pretty Little Bridesmaid”
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Book: Herbert Fields, Morrie Ryskind
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Songs About Weddings: “Tonight”
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Music/Lyrics: Gene de Paul, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Book: Lawrence Kasha, David Landay
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1982)
Songs About Weddings: “Wedding Dance”
Music/Lyrics: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally Book: Robert Horn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Songs About Weddings: “Maybe Love (Reprise)”
Music: John Du Prez Music/Lyrics/Book: Eric Idle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Songs About Weddings: “Finale”
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1978)
Songs About Weddings: “Wedding Conversation / Mazeltov”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Songs About Weddings: “The Next Ten Minutes”
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin Book: Tim Herlihy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs About Weddings: Multiple
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jim Barne, Kit Buchan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Songs About Weddings: “About To Go In”
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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.
