Musicals Written by One Person – The Complete List

Musicals Written by One Person

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21 Chump Street

Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

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A Strange Loop

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

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A Tale of Two Cities

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

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A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant

Music/Lyrics/Book: Kyle Jarrow

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

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A VHS Christmas Carol

Music/Lyrics: Clark Baxtresser

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

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Bat Out of Hell

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jim Steinman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

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Bernarda Alba

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

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Blood Brothers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Willy Russell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

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Bright Lights, Big City

Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Scott Goodman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

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Bumblescratch

Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert J. Sherman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

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Calvin Berger

Music/Lyrics/Book: Barry Wyner

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

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Divorce Me, Darling!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)

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Doctor Dolittle

Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

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Don’t Play Us Cheap

Music/Lyrics/Book: Melvin Van Peebles

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

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Fangirls

Music/Lyrics/Book: Yve Blake

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

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First Daughter Suite

Music/Lyrics: Michael John La Chiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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First Lady Suite

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

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Hadestown

Music/Lyrics/Book: Anaïs Mitchell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

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Hamilton

Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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Hannah…1939

Music/Lyrics/Book: Bob Merrill

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

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Hello Again

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

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In Trousers

Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)

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Little Fish

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

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Little Mary Sunshine

Music/Lyrics/Book: Rick Besoyan

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

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Lizard Boy

Music/Lyrics/Book: Justin Huertas

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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Love Birds

Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert J. Sherman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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Love in Hate Nation

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

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March of the Falsettos

Music/Lyrics/Book: William Finn

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)

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Marie Christine

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)

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Meshuggah-Nuns!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

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Miracle on 34th Street (Here’s Love)

Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)

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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dave Malloy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

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Nevermore

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Christenson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

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Nuncrackers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

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Nunsensations!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

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Nunsense

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

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Nunsense II

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

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Nunsense A-Men!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

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Nunsense Jamboree

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

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Nunset Boulevard

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

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Octet

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dave Malloy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

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Oliver!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Lionel Bart

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

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Ordinary Days

Music/Lyrics: Adam Gwon

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

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Pacific 1860

Music/Lyrics/Book: Noël Coward

Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)

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Peace, Love and Cupcakes

Music/Lyrics/Book: Rick Hip-Flores

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

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Preludes

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dave Malloy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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Queen of the Mist

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

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Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future

Music/Lyrics/Book: Andrew R. Butler

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

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Rent

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

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Runaways

Music/Lyrics/Book: Elizabeth Swados

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)

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Sail Away

Music/Lyrics/Book: Noël Coward

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)

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Scrooge!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

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See What I Wanna See

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

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Shane Warne

Music/Lyrics/Book: Eddie Perfect

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

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Sherlock Holmes – The Musical

Music/Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

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Suffs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Shaina Taub

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

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The Boy Friend

Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)

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The Cradle Will Rock

Music/Lyrics/Book: Marc Blitzstein

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)

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The Dolls of New Albion

Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Shapera

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

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The Last Five Years

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jason Robert Brown

Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

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The Lion

Music/Lyrics/Book: Benjamin Scheuer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

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The Most Happy Fella

Music/Lyrics/Book: Frank Loesser

Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)

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The Music Man

Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Music/Lyrics/Book: Rupert Holmes

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

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The Rocky Horror Show

Music/Lyrics/Book: Richard O’Brien

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)

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The View UpStairs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Max Vernon

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

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The Wild Party

Music/Lyrics/Book: Andrew Lippa

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

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Three Houses

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dave Malloy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

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Tick, Tick…BOOM!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson

Musical Type: Late 20th Century/Contemporary (1990/2001)

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Valmouth

Music/Lyrics/Book: Sandy Wilson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)

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We Are the Tigers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Preston Max Allen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

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White Girl in Danger

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

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Wuthering Heights

Music/Lyrics/Book: Bernard J. Taylor

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Song Cycles / Revues Written by One Person

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35mm: A Musical Exhibition

Music/Lyrics/Book: Ryan Scott Oliver

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

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Elegies: A Song Cycle

Music/Lyrics: William Finn

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

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Ghost Quartet

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dave Malloy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

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Infinite Joy

Music/Lyrics: William Finn

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

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Myths & Hymns

Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

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Parade

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jerry Herman

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

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Putting It Together

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

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Songs for a New World

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

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This Is the Army

Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin

Musical Type: Golden Age (1942)

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We Aren’t Kids Anymore

Music/Lyrics: Drew Gasparini

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)