Musicals of the 1980s
Musicals of the 1980s started to bring grander, more ambitious productions to the stage. This decade saw an increase in spectacle, sweeping romances, dramatic storytelling, and greater cultural diversity. This page lists musicals that premiered during this era.
Musicals by Year
1980 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer, Michael Stewart, and Mark Bramble
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart, and Mark Bramble
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Sheldon Epps and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Craig Lucas, and Norman René
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: David Heneker and Warner Brown
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Tom Lehrer, Cameron Mackintosh, and Robin Ray
1981 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, and Richard Stilgoe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Michael Valenti and Donald Driver
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, and Jim Wann
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Peter Stone
1982 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Gerald Jay Markoe and Michael Colby
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Craig Carnelia and Jeffrey Kindley
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Gene de Paul, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Johnny Mercer, Lawrence Kasha, and David Landay
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
1983 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Sybille Pearson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Willy Russell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Charles Strouse and Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Elizabeth Swados and Garry Trudeau
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Peter Stone, and Timothy S. Mayer
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Bob Carlton and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Henry Krieger, Robert Lorick, and Charles Blackwell
1984 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: John Forster, Delia Ephron, and Judith Kahan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, and Nick Coler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally
1985 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Michael Rupert and Jerry Colker
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Larry Gallagher and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Roger Miller and William Hauptman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Various Artists
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Larry Grossman, Ellen Fitzhugh, and Fay Kanin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Jerry Herman, Larry Alford, and Wayne Cilento
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Charles Strouse and Warren Leight
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Rupert Holmes
1986 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Rob Bowman and David H. Bell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Jerome Kern, Dick Vosburgh, and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Stephen Schwartz, Joseph Stein, and David Thompson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe
1987 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: David Evans and Winnie Holzman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Brian Gari and Allan Knee
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Keith Herrmann and Barry Harman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Barry Keating and Stuart Ross
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Herbert Stothart, L. Frank Baum, and John Kane
1988 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford, and Lawrence D. Cohen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Steve Margoshes, Jacques Levy, and José Fernandez
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Peter Allen, Harvey Fierstein, and Charles Suppon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
1989 Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: The Heather Brothers
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Charles Hart
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Buddy Holly, Alan Janes, and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Cy Coleman, David Zippel, and Larry Gelbart
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: David Shire and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Janet Hood and Bill Russell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Stuart Ross and Others
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Robert Wright, George Forrest, Maury Yeston and Luther Davis
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Various Artists
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, and Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse