75+ Musicals Written by One Person – The Full List of Shows
These musicals written by one person have a single creator credited with the music, lyrics, and book. The list includes musicals and song cycles by writers who have taken on all three major creative roles when it comes to musical creation.
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Musicals Written by One Person
Song Cycles / Revues Written by One Person
Musicals Written by One Person
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Jill Santoriello
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Clark Baxtresser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Jim Steinman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Willy Russell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Paul Scott Goodman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Robert J. Sherman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Barry Wyner
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: Melvin Van Peebles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Yve Blake
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Anaïs Mitchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Bob Merrill
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Rick Besoyan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Justin Huertas
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Robert J. Sherman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Joe Iconis
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Jonathan Christenson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Lionel Bart
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Adam Gwon
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Creators: Noël Coward
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Rick Hip-Flores
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Andrew R. Butler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Elizabeth Swados
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Noël Coward
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Creators: Cinco Paul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Eddie Perfect
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Marc Blitzstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Paul Shapera
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Benjamin Scheuer
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Frank Loesser
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Meredith Willson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Rupert Holmes
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Richard O’Brien
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Max Vernon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Andrew Lippa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century/Contemporary (1990/2001)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Preston Max Allen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Bernard J. Taylor
Song Cycles / Revues Written by One Person
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Ryan Scott Oliver
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Adam Guettel
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Jerry Herman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Golden Age (1942)
Creators: Irving Berlin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Drew Gasparini