Musicals of the 1930s
Musicals of the 1930s embraced happy endings, simple plots, and show-stopping dance numbers. Comedy, jazz music, and revue-style shows were among the era’s popular trends, marking the end of the Jazz Age in musical theatre. This page lists musicals that premiered during this decade.
Musicals by Year
1930 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)
Creators: Kay Swift, Paul James, and Donald Ogden Stewart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Guy Bolton, and John McGowan
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1930)
Creators: Cole Porter and Herbert Fields
1931 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, and George S. Kaufman
1932 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1932)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Moss Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1932)
Creators: Vincent Youmans, Edward Heyman, and Brian Hooker
1933 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Moss Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Cole Porter, Romney Brent, Steve Mackes, and Michael Whaley
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Herbert Fields, and Morrie Ryskind
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach
1934 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, and Yip Harburg
1935 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1935)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Ben Hecht, and Charles MacArthur
Musical Type: Opera (1935)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Dorothy Heyward
1936 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1936)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and George Abbott
1937 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Noel Gay, Douglas Furber, and L. Arthur Rose
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Harold Rome, Arthur Arent, Marc Blitzstein, Emmanuel Eisenberg, Charles Friedman, David Gregory, Arnold Horwitt, John La Touche, and Joseph Schrank
1938 Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and George Abbott
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Marc Blitzstein
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Cole Porter and Rowland Leigh