31+ Musicals with Animals in Them – A Full List
Whether you’re doing some research, putting on a show, or simply looking for new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list for you! A full list of musicals with animals in them are listed below.
The following list is broken down into three categories – “Musicals with Animals in Them”, “JR. Musicals with Animals in Them”, and “Musicals with Animals in their Titles”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Musicals with Animals in Them
A Year with Frog and Toad
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Aladdin
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Contemporary (2011)
Annie
Animal Featured: Live dog
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
Cats
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Doctor Dolittle
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play”
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Finding Nemo
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Frozen
Animals Featured: Performer in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Honk!
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Into the Woods
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
James and the Giant Peach
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Just So
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Legally Blonde
Animal Featured: Live dog
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Let It Ride
Animals Featured: Set/Props/Other
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Love Birds
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Moby Dick
Animals Featured: Set/Props/Other
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1990)
Seussical
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Shrek
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Snoopy!!!
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
Space Dogs
Animals Featured: Set/Props/Other
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Tarzan
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Contemporary (2006)
The Apple Tree
Animals Featured: Performer in Costume
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
The Lion King
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
The Little Mermaid
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: 1989 Film/Contemporary Musical (2007)
The SpongeBob Musical
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Three Little Pigs
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
The Wind in the Willows
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Wizard of Oz
Animals Featured: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Pre-Contemporary (1939/1987)
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Animals Featured: Performer in Costume
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
JR. Musicals with Animals in Them
101 Dalmatians KIDS
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary/Post-Golden Age
Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR.
Animals Featured: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary
Moana JR.
Animals Featured: Performer in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary
Musicals with Animals in their Titles
These musicals have animals in their titles although animals may not be featured.
Big Fish
Animals Featured: Implied fish
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Drat! The Cat!
Animals Featured: A “cat burglar”
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Groundhog Day
Animals Featured: Implied groundhog
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Frogs
Animals Featured: Ensemble frogs
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
We are the Tigers
Animals Featured: N/A
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
When Pigs Fly
Animals Featured: N/A
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1996)
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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 has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theatre, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
