Musicals With Kids in Them
The following list includes stage musicals with kids in them, featuring child or youth characters as part of the cast. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals with a Full Cast of Kids
Musicals With Kids Played by Adults
Musicals with a Full Cast of Kids
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Music/Lyrics/Book: Kyle Jarrow
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Music/Lyrics: Paul Williams Book: Alan Parker
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Anthony Stein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Music/Lyrics/Book: Gary Kupper Book: Rose Caiola
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Music/Lyrics/Book: John Forster Book: Delia Ephron, Judith Kahan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Music: Zina Goldrich Lyrics/Book: Marcy Heisler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Music/Lyrics/Book: Elizabeth Swados
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
* This cast of children can also be played by adults
Music/Lyrics/Book: Clark Gesner Additional Songs: Andrew Lippa
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Cast Type: Full Cast of Kids
Musicals with Kids in Them
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics: Tom Jones Book: N. Richard Nash
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens Book: Mike Ockrent
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Joseph Robinette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Child Roles: Many
Music: Andrew Lippa Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Arthur Schwartz Lyrics: Dorothy Fields Book: George Abbott, Betty Smith
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater Book: Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics: Norman Campbell Lyrics/Book: Donald Harron, Elaine Campbell, Mavor Moore
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Martin Charnin Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: David Shire Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr. Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Elton John Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart Book: Joan Maitland
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Don Black Book: Ivan Menchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Tony Kushner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Child Roles: A Few
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: David Greig
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: John Caird
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Child Roles: Several
Music: David Evans Lyrics: Douglas J. Cohen Book: Stuart Hample
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Adaptations: Jeremy Sams, Ray Roderick
Musical Type: 1968 Film/Contemporary Musical (2002)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Book: Pearl S. Buck, Charles K. Peck, Jr.
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: 1957 Film/Contemporary Musical (2013)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Zina Goldrich Lyrics/Book: Marcy Heisler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler Book: Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Child Roles: Many
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Richard Greenberg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Allan Knee, James Graham
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Burton Lane Lyrics/Book: Yip Harburg Book: Fred Saidy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: David Henry Hwang, Joseph Fields
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez Book: Jennifer Lee
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Lisa Kron
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics: George M. Cohan Lyrics: Mary Cohan Book: Michael Stewart, John Pascal, Francine Pascal
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics/Book: Frank Loesser Book: Lesser Samuels
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: Doug Wright
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: John Fearnley, Beverly Cross, Tommy Steele
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Child Roles: Many
Music: George Stiles Lyrics/Book: Anthony Drewe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Child Roles: Many
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Music: Mel Marvin Lyrics/Book: Timothy Mason
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Jay Presson Allen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics: Jack Lawrence, Stan Freeman Book: Jerome Chodorov
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Martin Charnin, Raymond Jessel Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics: Paul Gordon Lyrics/Book: John Caird
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Child Roles: Several
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics: Todd Matshikiza Lyrics: Pat Williams Book: Harry Bloom
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Child Roles: Several
Music: David Arnold Lyrics: Richard Thomas Book: Richard Bean
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Heitor Villa-Lobos Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest Book: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Homer Curran
Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics/Book: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss Book: Morton DaCosta
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: 1964 Film/Contemporary Musical (2004)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics: Tim Minchin Book: Dennis Kelly
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: 1944 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1989)
Child Roles: A Few
Miracle on 34th Street (Here’s Love)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Lynn Nottage
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics/Book: Karey Kirkpatrick Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick Book: John O’Farrell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics: Nicky Ager Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Child Roles: Many
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Jack Feldman Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: 1992 Film/Contemporary Musical (2011)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rick Hip-Flores
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Moose Charlap, Jule Styne Lyrics: Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: J.M. Barrie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Child Roles: Several
Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Willis Hall
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: John Gregor Lyrics/Book: Victoria Kann, Elizabeth Kann
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Child Roles: A Few
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
Music/Lyrics: Douglas Lyons Music: Greg Borowsky Book: Melvin Tunstall III
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Marvin Laird Lyrics/Book: Joel Paley
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music/Lyrics/Book: Noël Coward
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Book: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Gary Geld Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell Book: Philip Rose, James Lee Barrett
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Joshua Logan
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Child Roles: A Couple
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Kurt Weill Lyrics: Langston Hughes Book: Elmer Rice
Musical Type: Opera (1947)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Phil Collins Book: David Henry Hwang
Musical Type: 1999 Film/Contemporary Musical (2006)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Doug Besterman Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson Book: Jodi Picoult, Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Simon Lyrics/Book: Derek Walcott
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Neil Simon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Claibe Richardson Lyrics/Book: Kenward Elmslie
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Child Roles: Many
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)
Child Roles: Many
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Roger Allers, Irene Mecchi
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics: Marc Teitler Book/Lyrics: Nancy Harris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Gary William Friedman Lyrics: Will Holt Adaptation: Bob Livingston, Herb Schapiro
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Child Roles: Many
Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Philip LaZebnik
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Child Roles: A Couple
Music: Lucy Simon Lyrics/Book: Marsha Norman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Child Roles: A Few
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Child Roles: Several
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Lyrics: Dave Malloy Lyrics/Book: Lucy Kirkwood
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg Music: Herbert Stothart Book: L. Frank Baum, John Kane
Musical Type: 1939 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1987)
Child Roles: Several
Music/Lyrics: Ralph Blane Book: Charles O’Neal, Abe Burrows
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Child Roles: A Few
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Child Roles: Many
Musicals Featuring One Child
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Chazz Palminteri
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Child Role: Young Calogero
Music/Lyrics: Daniel Messé Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Child Role: Young Amélie
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Child Role: Young Anastasia
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Child Role: Baby Joan
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Child Role: Billy
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Child Role: Chip
Music: Mark Sandrich, Jr. Lyrics/Book: Sidney Michaels Additional Songs: Jerry Herman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Child Role: Little Boy
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa Book: John August
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Child Role: Young Will
Music/Lyrics: Michael Friedman Book: Alex Timbers
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Child Role: Lyncoya
Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert J. Sherman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Child Role: Perry
Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Child Role: Tom
Music/Lyrics/Book: Christopher Curtis Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Child Role: Young Charlie
Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel Book: Craig Lucas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Child Role: Lila
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Jack Plotnick, Seth Rudetsky
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Child Role: Ben / Lisa
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Child Role: Mauro
Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Child Role: Tommy Stubbins
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Music: Janet Hood Lyrics/Book: Bill Russell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Child Role: Khadija
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Chad Beguelin Book: Bob Martin, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Child Role: Michael
Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Child Role: Jason
Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Child Role: Jason
Music/Lyrics: Michael John La Chiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Child Role: Amy Carter
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Michael Korie Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Child Role: Archie Leach
Music: Mark Baron Lyrics/Book: Jeffrey Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Child Role: William
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Brian Yorkey Book: Bridget Carpenter
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Child Role: Fletcher
Music/Lyrics: Bob Marley Book: Lee Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Child Role: Little Bob
Music/Lyrics: Walter Marks Book: Ernest Kinoy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Child Role: Ally
Music: Larry Grossman Lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh Book: Fay Kanin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Child Role: Grover
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Child Role: Little Inez
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge
Musical Type: 1942 Film / Contemporary Musical (2014)
Child Role: Charlie Winslow
Music: Justin Paul Lyrics: Benj Pasek Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Child Role: James
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Frank Galati
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Child Role: Rufus
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Janus Cercone, Warren Leight
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Child Role: Jake Mcgowan
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Glenn Slater Book: Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Child Role: Gustave
Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Child Role: Young Patrick Dennis
Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Child Role: Jason
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Child Role: Frank Jr.
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Child Role: Tam
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Berry Gordy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Child Role: Young Berry / Stevie / Michael
Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová Book: Enda Walsh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Child Role: Ivonka
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Child Role: Little Ti Moune
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Child Role: Young Boy
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Herbert Fields, Buddy DeSylva
Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)
Child Role: Geraldine (Jerry)
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Roger O. Hirson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Child Role: Theo
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Child Role: Benji
Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Joseph Stein Revisions: David Thompson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Child Role: David Hershkowitz
Music: Judd Woldin Lyrics: Robert Brittan Book: Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Child Role: Travis Younger
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Sherman Yellen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Child Role: Young Prince Edward
Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Tom Briggs, Louis Mattioli
Musical Type: 1945 Film / Late 20th Century Musical (1996)
Child Role: Violet
Sunday in the Park with George
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Child Role: Louise
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Child Role: Tobias Ragg
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa Book: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Child Role: Pugsley Addams
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Child Role: Fletcher
Music/Lyrics: Peter Allen Book: Nick Enright, Martin Sherman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Child Role: Young Peter Allen
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Child Role: Nathan Lukowski
The Great British Bake Off Musical
Music/Lyrics: Pippa Cleary Lyrics/Book: Jake Brunger
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Child Role: Lily
Music: Galt MacDermot Libretto: William Dumaresq
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Child Role: Ulysses Macauley
Music: John Kander Lyrics/Book: Greg Pierce
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Child Role: Noah
Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa Book: Jules Feiffer
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Child Role: Jimmy Jibbett
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Child Role: Little Girl
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Music: Leon Carr Lyrics: Earl Shuman Book: Joe Manchester
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Child Role: Peninnah
Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics: Robert Lorick Book: Charles Blackwell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Child Role: Willie
Music/Lyrics/Book: Pete Townshend Book: Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Child Role: Young Tommy
Music: Dana P. Rowe Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Child Role: Little Girl
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: David Zippel Book: Charlotte Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Child Role: Child
Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Peter Stone
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Child Role: Jack Thayer
Music: Chris Miller Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Claudia Shear, Tim Federle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Child Role: Winnie Foster
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Child Role: Young Vi
Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin Book: David Ives, Paul Blake
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Contemporary Musical (2000)
Child Role: Susan Waverly
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy Book: Gregory Boyd
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Child Role: Chloe
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics: Tracy Miller, Carly Robyn Green Book: Riko Sakaguchi, Rinne B. Groff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Child Role: Young Kōsei / Little Boy
Musicals with Kids Played by Adults
Music/Lyrics/Book: Willy Russell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Cast Size: 12+
Music/Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez Book: Lindsay Anderson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Cast Size: 25+
Music: Bree Lowdermilk Lyrics/Book: Kait Kerrigan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Cast Size: 5
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Last Reviewed: July 17, 2025