Family Friendly Musicals for Kids
The following list includes musicals for kids, featuring family-friendly material and roles suitable for young performers. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
See also: Musicals with Kids in Them; JR Musicals
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Musicals for Young Audiences
These children’s musicals are intended for young audiences and are typically staged by adults, but can also be performed by children.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Robert Reale and Willie Reale
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Anthony Stein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: David Evans, Douglas J. Cohen, and Stuart Hample
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler, and Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Brad Alexander and Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Deborah Wicks La Puma, Mo Willems, and Mr. Warburton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Deborah Wicks La Puma and Mo Willems
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Danny Abosch and Susan DiLallo
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Gary Kupper and Rose Caiola
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Bree Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: John Forster, Delia Ephron, and Judith Kahan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Rick Hip-Flores
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: John Gregor, Victoria Kann, and Elizabeth Kann
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Douglas Lyons, Greg Borowsky, and Melvin Tunstall III
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Jeffrey Zahn and Joe Troiano
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Doug Besterman, Dean Pitchford, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Family-Friendly Musicals
These musicals are for audiences of all ages and feature mixed casts of children and adults.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Joseph Robinette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Alan Menken, Chad Beguelin, Tim Rice, and Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Norman Campbell, Donald Harron, Elaine Campbell, and Mavor Moore
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, and Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: David Foster, Susan Birkenhead, and Bob Martin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Paul Williams and Alan Parker
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and David Greig
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Jeremy Sams, and Ray Roderick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Nick Blaemire, Madeline Smith, and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, and Lindsay Anderson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Jennifer Lee
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Frank Loesser, John Fearnley, Beverly Cross, and Tommy Steele
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: David Simpatico and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Mel Marvin and Timothy Mason
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O’Farrell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nicky Ager and Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Jay Thompson, and Dean Fuller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Creators: Tom Fletcher and Jessica Swale
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne, Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and J.M. Barrie
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Willis Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater, and Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: George Keating, Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, and Others
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw, and Michael Grace
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Elton John, Tim Rice, Roger Allers, and Irene Mecchi
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater, and Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Marc Teitler and Nancy Harris
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow and Others
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Dave Malloy and Lucy Kirkwood
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Herbert Stothart, L. Frank Baum, and John Kane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Yip Harburg, Tim Rice, and Jeremy Sams
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen, Claudia Shear, and Tim Federle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Clark Gesner