85+ Pop Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These pop musicals incorporate elements of pop music into their scores, often blending pop with genres like rock, R&B, soul, disco, and electronic music. The list includes shows where pop influences all or part of the musical score.
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Contemporary Pop Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Keith Harrison and Laura Schein
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Yve Blake
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Miranda Cooper, Jennifer Decilveo, and Chris Bush
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: John Logan and Others
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: William Patrick Harrison, Maryhee Yoon, and Cara Baldwin
Music Genre: Pop
Electro-Pop Musicals
The following musicals feature elements of techno, pop, and EDM.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow
Music Genre: Electro-Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Clark Baxtresser
Music Genre: Electro-Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Music Genre: Electro-Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey
Music Genre: Electro-Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Music Genre: Electro-Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Helen Park, Max Vernon, and Jason Kim
Music Genre: Electro-Pop
Mixed Genre Pop Musicals
The following musicals contain pop songs/elements of pop, but are also mixed with various other genres (R&B, hip-hop, rap, gospel, jazz, country, etc.)
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Michael R. Jackson
Music Genres: Gospel / Pop / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Daniel Messé, Nathan Tysen, and Craig Lucas
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Emerald Fennell
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Jeff Whitty
Music Genres: Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and David Greig
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Music Genres: Classical / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, and Jack Feldman
Music Genres: Jazz / Pop / Swing
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Julia Mattison, Noel Carey, and Marco Pennette
Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Nick Blaemire, Madeline Smith, and Others
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler, and Kevin Del Aguila
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Nell Benjamin, Bob Martin, and Chad Beguelin
Music Genres: Jazz / Hip Hop / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Alan Menken, David Zippel, Kristoffer Diaz, Robert Horn, and Kwame Kwei-Armah
Music Genres: Gospel / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman
Music Genres: Chanson / Folk / Pop
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Music Genres: Calypso / Country / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock & Roll
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Taliep Petersen and David Kramer
Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Jazz / Pop / Rock & Roll
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Berry Gordy and Others
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Adam Guettel
Music Genres: Gospel / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Robert Schrock and Others
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Music Genres: Classical / Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Nick Lang, and Matt Lang
Music Genres: Pop / Pop-Rock / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Madness and Tim Firth
Music Genres: Pop / Reggae / Ska
Musical Type: Contemporary (2025)
Creators: Tom Fletcher and Jessica Swale
Music Genres: Calypso / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Jule Styne and Bob Merrill
Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott, and Others
Music Genres: Disco / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan, Robert Nemiroff, and Charlotte Zaltzberg
Music Genres: Blues / Gospel / Jazz / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Joy Huerta, Benjamin Velez, Lisa Loomer, and Nell Benjamin
Music Genres: Latin / Pop / Musical Theatre / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Kate Diaz and Tina Landau
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Keith Herrmann and Barry Harman
Music Genres: Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Michael Bennett
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Elliot Davis
Music Genre: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Gerard Alessandrini and Others
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Boy George, Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens, and Charles Busch
Music Genres: Pop / Pop-Rock / Reggae / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson
Music Genres: Pop / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nic Doodson, Andrew Kay, and Others
Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman
Music Genres: Classical / Funk / Jazz / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Elton John, Shaina Taub, Mark Sonnenblick, and Kate Wetherhead
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Ed Curtis and Others
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rock & Roll / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Martin Silvestri and Joel Higgins
Music Genres: Funk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Claibe Richardson and Kenward Elmslie
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown
Music Genres: Blues / Classical / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Sting, Brian Yorkey, John Logan, and Lorne Campbell
Music Genres: Celtic / Folk-Rock / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson
Music Genres: Classical / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Bob Martin
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, and Neil Simon
Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Music Genres: Classical / Folk / Pop / Musical Theatre
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Shaina Taub and Kwame Kwei-Armah
Music Genres: Funk / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: David Kirshenbaum and Jack Heifner
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Matt Sax and Eric Rosen
Music Genres: Hip Hop / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Drew Gasparini
Music Genre: Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Music Genres: Disco / Jazz / Pop / Rock
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews
Music Genres: African / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, James Taylor, and Nina Faso
Music Genres: Country / Folk / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop / Soul
Retro Pop Musicals
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Stuart Ross and Others
Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O’Donnell, and Thomas Meehan
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Soul / Rock & Roll
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Larry Buttrose, Kathryn Riding, and Others
Music Genres: Jazz / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Catherine Johnson
Music Genres: Disco / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Lynn Nottage and Others
Music Genre: Pop / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, and Alexander Dinelaris
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara, Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, Des McAnuff, and Others
Music Genres: Disco / Pop / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Alexander Dinelaris and Others
Music Genres: Disco / Pop / Pop-Rock / R&B
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Peter Allen, Nick Enright, and Martin Sherman
Music Genres: Disco / Musical Theatre / Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Rick Elice and Others
Music Genres: Disco / Pop
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Music Genre: Pop
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Roger Bean and Others
Music Genre: Pop