55+ Political Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These political musicals explore government, political systems, and the people trying to change or survive them. The list is sorted by time period and includes shows about elections, revolution, public power, and the general systems that shape society.
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Political 1970s-1990s Musicals
Contemporary Political Musicals
Political Jazz Age Musicals
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Moss Hart
Genre: Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson
Genre: Comedy / Historical / Romance
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1933)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1931)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, and Morrie Ryskind
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Harold Rome, Arthur Arent, Marc Blitzstein, Emmanuel Eisenberg, Charles Friedman, David Gregory, Arnold Horwitt, John La Touche, and Joseph Schrank
Genre: Satire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)
Creators: Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1938)
Creators: Marc Blitzstein
Genre: Drama
Political Golden Age Musicals
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)
Creators: Harold Rome and Arnold Auerbach
Genre: Revue
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Jerome Weidman, and George Abbott
Genre: Biography / Comedy / Historical
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Laurie Johnson, Lionel Bart, and Bernard Miles
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)
Creators: Irving Berlin and Morrie Ryskind
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Cole Porter, George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Creators: Robert Emmett Dolan, Johnny Mercer, John Whedon, and Sam Moore
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Political 1960s Musicals
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Mark Sandrich, Jr. and Sidney Michaels
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, George Abbott, Robert Russell, and David Thompson
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Bill Jacob, Patti Jacob, and Melville Shavelson
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1962)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse, and Wolf Mankowitz
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Political 1970s-1990s Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner
Genre: Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Genre: Biography / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Charles Strouse and Warren Leight
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, and Morton DaCosta
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Philip Rose, and James Lee Barrett
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Carol Hall, Larry L. King, and Peter Masterson
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Gregory Boyd
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Dana P. Rowe and John Dempsey
Genre: Satire
Contemporary Political Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Jay Kuo, Marc Acito, and Lorenzo Thione
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers
Genre: Biography / Historical / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: David Foster, Susan Birkenhead, and Bob Martin
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Paul Hodge and Michael Hodge
Genre: Comedy / Historical / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Fela Kuti, Bill T. Jones, and Jim Lewis
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Michael John La Chiusa
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Genre: Biography / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: David Arnold, Richard Thomas, and Richard Bean
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Elliot Davis
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Gerard Alessandrini and Others
Genre: Comedy / Parody
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton
Genre: Drama / Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Genre: Historical
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Matt Sax and Eric Rosen
Genre: Science Fiction