16+ Piano Musicals Written for a Single Keyboard
Are you looking for a musical that’s intended to be performed with a single pianist? These types of shows are great options for smaller theatre companies or those with limited resources. They are also perfect for digital productions. You can find a full list of piano musicals/piano-heavy musical theatre scores below.
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Musicals Intended for a Single Piano
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Cast Size: 8
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1979)
A Spoonful of Sherman
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Contemporary/Revue (2014)
Elegies: A Song Cycle
Cast Size: 5+
Musical Type: Contemporary/Song Cycle (2003)
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Cast Size: 2
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Make Me a Song
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Contemporary/Revue (2006)
Marry Me a Little
Cast Size: 2
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1980)
Murder for Two
Cast Size: 2
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Ordinary Days
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Ruthless!
Cast Size: 7
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Side by Side by Sondheim
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1976)
Ten Percent Revue
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1987)
The Last Session
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
Cast Size: 4+
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Title of Show
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
When Pigs Fly
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1996)
Whoop-Dee Doo
Cast Size: 9
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1993)
Piano-Heavy Musicals
The following musicals are very piano heavy and usually only require a few additional instruments for full orchestration.
Best Foot Forward
Cast Size: 23+
Musical Type: Golden Age (1941)
Edges
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Contemporary/Song Cycle (2005)
Falsettos
Cast Size: 7
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1992)
Forever Plaid
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1989)
Ghost Quartet
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Cast Size: 4
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
March of the Falsettos
Cast Size: 5
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
Preludes
Cast Size: 6
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Silence!
Cast Size: 9
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Cast Size: 9
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
The Fantasticks
Cast Size: 8
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
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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.
