Pop/Rock Musicals – The Full List of Shows
Whether you’re auditioning for musicals, setting up your rep book, or simply looking for some new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list of the most notable pop/rock musicals for you below, sorted alphabetically.
The following list is broken down into three categories – “Pop/Rock Jukebox Musicals”, “Pop/Rock Musicals”, and “Pop/Rock Mixed Genre Musicals”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Pop/Rock Jukebox Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Max Martin, Various Book: David West Read
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Neil Diamond Book: Anthony McCarten
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Larry Gallagher
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1985)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Dick Scanlan, Sherie Rene Scott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Phillip George, David Lowenstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Pop/Rock Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Dan Elish, Robert Horn
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, David Henry Hwang
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Book: Damon Intrabartolo Lyrics/Book: Jon Hartmere
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Eddie Perfect Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Elton John Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Michael Gore Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Book: Lawrence D. Cohen
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1988)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Hodge Book: Michael Hodge
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Book: Steven Levenson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: David Bryan Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Brad Alexander Lyrics/Book: Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Elizabeth Swados Lyrics/Book: Garry Trudeau
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1983)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Steve Margoshes Lyrics: Jacques Levy Book: José Fernandez
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1988)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Robbie Roth Lyrics/Book: Robert Cary Book: Tom Hedley
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Tom Snow Lyrics/Book: Dean Pitchford Book: Walter Bobbie
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard Lyrics/Book: Bruce Joel Rubin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Nick Blaemire Book: James Gardiner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Laurence O’Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: David Simpatico
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper Book: Harvey Fierstein
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe Book: Heather Hach
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Lewis Flinn Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Jeff Richmond Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Tina Fey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
Music/Lyrics: Douglas Lyons Music: Greg Borowsky Book: Melvin Tunstall III
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Book: Garry Marshall, J. F. Lawton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Thomas Meehan, Sylvester Stallone
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
See Rock City and Other Destinations
Music: Brad Alexander Lyrics/Book: Adam Mathias
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, Nick Coler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Nick Butcher Lyrics: Tom Ling Book: Joe White
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin Book: Tim Herlihy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Preston Max Allen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genre: Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Music Genres: Pop-Rock
Pop/Rock Mixed Genre Musicals
3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
Music: Michael Rupert Lyrics/Book: Jerry Colker
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1985)
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Jason Howland Lyrics: Nathan Tysen Book: Rachel Axler, Kait Kerrigan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater Book: Jessie Nelson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genre: Folk / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard Book: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Music/Lyrics: Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil Book: Douglas McGrath
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Music Genres: Pop-Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mark Schoenfeld, Barri McPherson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Micki Grant
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)
Music Genres: Gospel / Pop-Rock / Soul
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Music: Janet Hood Lyrics/Book: Bill Russell
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1989)
Music Genres: Blues / Pop-Rock
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
Music Genres: Latin / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Meredith Stepien, Mark Swiderski Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Stuart Brayson Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Bill Oakes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Jacob Yandura Lyrics/Book: Rebekah Greer Melocik
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics/Book: Michael Stewart
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1977)
Music Genres: Jazz / Pop-Rock
Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Janus Cercone, Warren Leight
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Music Genres: Gospel / Pop-Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Karey Kirkpatrick Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick Book: John O’Farrell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Nicky Ager Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rap
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Whitehouse, Jim Sullivan Music: John Sullivan, Chas Hodges
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Matt Dahan Lyrics/Book: Kelly Lynne D’Angelo
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Boy George Music: Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens Book: Mark Davies Markham, Charles Busch
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Reggae
Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Simon Lyrics/Book: Derek Walcott
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Latin / Pop-Rock
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Ben Elton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Music Genres: Celtic / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek Book: Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Music Genres: Pop-Rock / Mixed
Music: Galt MacDermot Libretto: William Dumaresq
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1983)
Music Genres: Folk / Pop-Rock
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Music/Lyrics: Pippa Cleary Lyrics/Book: Jake Brunger
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jeff Blim Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Max Vernon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop-Rock
Music: Julianne Wick Davis Lyrics/Book: Dan Collins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1996)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy Book: Gregory Boyd
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar Book: Douglas Carter Beane
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop-Rock
Music/Lyrics/Book: Tim Acito Book/Lyrics: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock
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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 holds a BA in theatre, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.