Musicals of the 1950s
Musicals of the 1950s were a defining part of popular culture, with romantic comedies, lively dance numbers, and feel-good stories dominating the stage. This decade marked the peak of the Golden Age of musical theatre. This page lists musicals that premiered during this era.
Musicals by Year
1950 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Cole Porter, Dwight Taylor, and Reginald Lawrence
1951 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields, George Abbott, and Betty Smith
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Sammy Fain, Yip Harburg, and Fred Saidy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, and Sally Benson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Johnny Mercer and Hy Kraft
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
1952 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Frank Loesser, John Fearnley, Beverly Cross, and Tommy Steele
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Various Artists
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Ralph Blane, Charles O’Neal, and Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash, Sammy Cahn, Charles Sherman, and Peter DeVries
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Creators: Harold Rome, Arthur Kober, and Joshua Logan
1953 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Cole Porter and Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Jule Styne, Bob Hilliard, and Ben Hecht
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Charles Lederer, and Luther Davis
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Joseph Fields, and Jerome Chodorov
1954 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields, and Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Harold Rome, S.N. Behrman, and Joshua Logan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Harold Arlen and Truman Capote
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne, Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and J.M. Barrie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Sigmund Romberg, Leo Robin, Jerome Chodorov, and Joseph Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Jerome Moross and John La Touche
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, George Abbott, and Richard Bissell
1955 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Sammy Fain, Dan Shapiro, Guy Bolton, and Eddie Davis
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, George Abbott, and Douglass Wallop
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Albert Hague, Arnold Horwitt, Joseph Stein, and Will Glickman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955) / Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Julius J. Epstein
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Victor Young, Stella Unger, and Victor Wolfson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Cole Porter, George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows
1956 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, John La Touche, Stephen Sondheim, Dorothy Parker, John Caird, Hugh Wheeler, and Lillian Hellman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Robb Stewart, Neville Phillips, and Robin Chancellor
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Harold Karr, Matt Dubey, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Marguerite Monnot, Alexandre Breffort, Julian More, David Heneker, and Monty Norman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George Weiss, Joseph Stein, and Will Glickman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Frank Loesser
1957 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Fred Saidy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Bob Merrill and George Abbott
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: David Martin and Langston Hughes
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents
1958 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn, Saul Chaplin, Roger Eden, and Morton Gould
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, David Henry Hwang, and Joseph Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Leroy Anderson, Joan Ford, Jean Kerr, and Walter Kerr
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Al Morgan, and José Ferrer
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Abe Burrows, Marian Bissell, and Richard Bissell
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein, and Will Glickman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Moose Charlap, Norman Gimbel, Cy Feuer, Ernest Martin, and Dan Cushman
1959 Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Harold Rome and Leonard Gershe
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Jerome Weidman, and George Abbott
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: George Weiss, Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton, and Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Marc Blitzstein and Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Todd Matshikiza, Pat Williams, and Harry Bloom
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Rick Besoyan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Laurie Johnson, Lionel Bart, and Bernard Miles
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Jay Thompson, and Dean Fuller
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Laurie Johnson and Peter Cook
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Albert Hague, Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, and David Shaw
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, and Morton DaCosta
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Bob Merrill, Joseph Stein, and Robert Russell
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman, Jay Landesman, and Theodore J. Flicker
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse