Musicals with Narrators
The following list includes musicals with narrators, featuring shows that use a narrator to guide or frame the story. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
Musicals With Narrators
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Chazz Palminteri
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Narrator: Calogero
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Joseph Robinette
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
The Narrator: Jean Shepherd
Music/Lyrics: Janis Joplin, Various Book: Randy Johnson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
The Narrator: Janis Joplin
Music/Lyrics: Clark Baxtresser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
The Narrator: The Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Arthur Laurents
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
The Narrator: Balladeer
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Eddie Perfect Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
The Narrator: Beetlejuice
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mark Schoenfeld, Barri McPherson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
The Narrator: Street Singer
Music/Lyrics/Book: Willy Russell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Michael Friedman Book: Alex Timbers
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
The Narrator: The Storyteller
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joe Masteroff
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
The Narrator: Emcee
Music/Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Richard Wilbur, John La Touche, Stephen Sondheim, Dorothy Parker Book: John Caird, Hugh Wheeler, Lillian Hellman
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
The Narrator: Voltaire
Music: John Hawkins, Richard Hill Lyrics/Book: Nevill Coghill Book: Martin Starkie
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
The Narrator: Chaucer
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Tony Kushner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
The Narrators: Multiple
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
The Narrator: Frank Abagnale, Jr.
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
The Narrator: Potemkin
Music: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Richard Nelson, Danny Strong
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
The Narrator: The Arbiter
Music/Lyrics/Book: Irene Sankoff, David Hein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
The Narrators: Multiple
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
The Narrators: Dessa and Ruth
Music/Lyrics/Book: Ben Adams, Chris Wilkins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
The Narrator: Che
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Martin Short, Daniel Goldfarb
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
The Narrator: Martin Short
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joseph Stein
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
The Narrator: Tevye
Music/Lyrics: Meredith Stepien, Mark Swiderski Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Narrator: Molag
Music/Lyrics/Book: Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: Lisa Kron
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
The Narrator: Adult Alison
Music/Lyrics: Bob Dylan Book: Conor McPherson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
The Narrator: Dr. Walker
Music/Lyrics/Book: Anaïs Mitchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
The Narrator: Hermes
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
The Narrators: Aaron Burr, Eliza Hamilton
Music/Lyrics: The Go-Go’s Book: Jeff Whitty, James Magruder
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
The Narrator: Mopsa
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Trask Book: John Cameron Mitchell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
The Narrator: Hedwig
Music/Lyrics: Alicia Keys, Various Book: Kristoffer Diaz
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
The Narrator: Ali
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
The Narrator: Rob
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Music: Mel Marvin Lyrics/Book: Timothy Mason
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
The Narrator: Old Max
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
The Narrator: Voice of the Book / Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: Justin Paul Lyrics: Benj Pasek Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
The Narrator: Ladahlord
Music: Bob Gaudio Lyrics: Bob Crewe Book: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
The Narrators: Multiple
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
The Narrator: Judas Iscariot
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: Taliep Petersen Lyrics/Book: David Kramer
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
The Narrator: Kat Diamond
Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe Book: Julian Fellowes
Musical Type: 1964 Film/Contemporary Musical (2004)
The Narrator: Bert
Music: Jeff Richmond Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Tina Fey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
The Narrators: Cady, Damian, and Janis
Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert Longden, Hereward Kaye
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
The Narrator: Ishmael
Music/Lyrics: Juliana Nash Lyrics/Book: Julia Jordan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Ricky Ian Gordon Lyrics/Book: Richard Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Christenson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
The Narrators: The Players
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: John Weidman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
The Narrator: Reciter
Music/Lyrics/Book: Stew Music: Heidi Rodewald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
The Narrator: Narrator
Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure
Music: George Stiles Lyrics: Anthony Drewe Book: Willis Hall
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
The Narrator: Storyteller
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: Roger O. Hirson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
The Narrator: Leading Player
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
The Narrators: Multiple
Music/Book: Dan Studney Lyrics/Book: Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
The Narrator: The Lecturer
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
The Narrator: Mark Cohen
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Bob Carlton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
The Narrator: Newscaster
Music/Lyrics/Book: Brooke Maxwell, Jacob Richmond
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
The Narrator: The Amazing Karnak
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
The Narrator: Uncle Billy
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Chris D’Arienzo
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
The Narrator: Lonny
Music/Book: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics/Book: Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
The Narrator: The Cat in the Hat
Music/Lyrics: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally Book: Robert Horn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
The Narrators: Storyteller 1 and 2
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: John Du Prez Music/Lyrics/Book: Eric Idle
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
The Narrator: Historian
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
The Narrator: Joe Gillis
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Music/Lyrics: Carol Hall Book: Larry L. King, Peter Masterson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
The Narrator: Bandleader
Music/Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson Book: Jodi Picoult, Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
The Narrator: Narrator
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music/Lyrics: Darren Clark Lyrics/Book: Jethro Compton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
The Narrators: Multiple
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Shapera
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
The Narrator: Kate
Music/Lyrics: Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison Book: Bob Martin, Don McKellar
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
The Narrator: Man in Chair
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
The Narrator: El Gallo
Music: Albert Hague Lyrics/Book: Allan Sherman
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
The Narrators: Multiple
Music: John Kander Lyrics/Book: Greg Pierce
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics: Marc Teitler Book/Lyrics: Nancy Harris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rupert Holmes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
The Narrator: Mr. William Cartwright (The Chairman)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Richard O’Brien
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
The Narrator: Narrator
Music/Lyrics: John Kander, Fred Ebb Book: David Thompson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
The Narrator: Interlocutor
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Kyle Jarrow
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
The Narrator: The French Narrator
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jeff Wayne Lyrics: Paul Vigrass, Gary Osborne Book: Jerry Wayne, Doreen Wayne
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
The Narrator: The Journalist
Music/Lyrics/Book: Pete Townshend Book: Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
The Narrator: Tommy
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century/Contemporary (1990/2001)
The Narrator: Jon
Music/Lyrics: Mark Hollmann Lyrics/Book: Greg Kotis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
The Narrators: Officer Lockstock and Little Sally
Music/Lyrics: Matt Sax Lyrics/Book: Eric Rosen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
The Narrator: The Clown MC
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Last Reviewed: July 30, 2025