Pop/Rock Musicals – The Complete List

Pop/Rock Musicals

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Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Dan Elish, Robert Horn

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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& Juliet

Music/Lyrics: Max Martin, Various  Book: David West Read

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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A Beautiful Noise

Music/Lyrics: Neil Diamond  Book: Anthony McCarten

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Aida

Music: Elton John  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, David Henry Hwang

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Bare

Music/Book: Damon Intrabartolo  Lyrics/Book: Jon Hartmere

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Beehive: The 60’s Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Larry Gallagher

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Beetlejuice

Music/Lyrics: Eddie Perfect  Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Billy Elliot

Music: Elton John  Lyrics/Book: Lee Hall

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Carrie

Music: Michael Gore  Lyrics: Dean Pitchford  Book: Lawrence D. Cohen

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Clinton: The Musical

Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Hodge  Book: Michael Hodge

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Cruel Intentions

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Dear Evan Hansen

Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul  Book: Steven Levenson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Diana

Music/Lyrics: David Bryan  Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Dog Man: The Musical

Music: Brad Alexander  Lyrics/Book: Kevin Del Aguila

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Doonesbury

Music: Elizabeth Swados  Lyrics/Book: Garry Trudeau

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Everyday Rapture

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Dick Scanlan, Sherie Rene Scott

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Fame

Music: Steve Margoshes  Lyrics: Jacques Levy  Book: José Fernandez

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Flashdance

Music/Lyrics: Robbie Roth  Lyrics/Book: Robert Cary  Book: Tom Hedley

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Footloose

Music: Tom Snow  Lyrics/Book: Dean Pitchford  Book: Walter Bobbie

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Ghost

Music/Lyrics: Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard  Lyrics/Book: Bruce Joel Rubin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Glory Days

Music/Lyrics: Nick Blaemire  Book: James Gardiner

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Heathers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Laurence O’Keefe, Kevin Murphy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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High Fidelity

Music: Tom Kitt  Lyrics: Amanda Green  Book: David Lindsay-Abaire

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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High School Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: David Simpatico

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Kinky Boots

Music/Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper  Book: Harvey Fierstein

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Legally Blonde

Music/Lyrics: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe  Book: Heather Hach

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Mean Girls

Music: Jeff Richmond  Lyrics: Nell Benjamin  Book: Tina Fey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Nerdy Prudes Must Die

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim  Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genres: Pop / Pop-Rock / Rock

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Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

Music/Lyrics: Douglas Lyons  Music: Greg Borowsky  Book: Melvin Tunstall III

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Pretty Woman

Music/Lyrics: Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance  Book: Garry Marshall, J. F. Lawton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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Rocky

Music:  Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens  Book: Thomas Meehan, Sylvester Stallone

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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See Rock City and Other Destinations

Music: Brad Alexander  Lyrics/Book: Adam Mathias

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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SHOUT! The Mod Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Phillip George, David Lowenstein

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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The Little Big Things

Music/Lyrics: Nick Butcher  Lyrics: Tom Ling  Book: Joe White

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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The Wedding Singer

Music: Matthew Sklar  Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin  Book: Tim Herlihy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

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We Are the Tigers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Preston Max Allen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Music Genre: Pop-Rock

Pop/Rock Mixed Genre Musicals

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3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down

Music: Michael Rupert  Lyrics/Book: Jerry Colker

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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A Killer Party

Music: Jason Howland  Lyrics: Nathan Tysen  Book: Rachel Axler, Kait Kerrigan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Alice by Heart

Music: Duncan Sheik  Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater  Book: Jessie Nelson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genre: Folk / Pop-Rock

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Back to the Future

Music/Lyrics: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard  Book: Bob Gale

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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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 / R&B / Soul

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Bend It Like Beckham

Music: Howard Goodall  Lyrics: Charles Hart  Book: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Between the Lines

Music/Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson  Book: Timothy Allen McDonald

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock

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BKLYN: The Musical

Music/Lyrics/Book: Mark Schoenfeld, Barri McPherson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Soul

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Black Friday

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim  Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Dirty Dancing

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Eleanor Bergstein

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Dogfight

Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul  Book: Peter Duchan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope

Music/Lyrics: Micki Grant  Concept: Vinnette Carroll

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Music Genres: Gospel / Pop-Rock / Soul

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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Music: Janet Hood  Lyrics/Book: Bill Russell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Music Genres: Blues / Pop-Rock

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Evita

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)

Music Genres: Latin / Pop-Rock

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Firebringer

Music/Lyrics: Meredith Stepien, Mark Swiderski  Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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From Here to Eternity

Music: Stuart Brayson  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Bill Oakes

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Music Genres: Blues / Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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How to Dance in Ohio

Music: Jacob Yandura  Lyrics/Book: Rebekah Greer Melocik

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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I Love My Wife

Music: Cy Coleman  Lyrics/Book: Michael Stewart

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1977)

Music Genres: Jazz / Pop-Rock

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Kimberly Akimbo

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Leap of Faith

Music: Alan Menken  Lyrics: Glenn Slater  Book: Janus Cercone, Warren Leight

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Music Genres: Gospel / Pop-Rock / Soul

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Little Fish

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael John LaChiusa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Little Shop of Horrors

Music: Alan Menken  Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)

Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / R&B

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Lysistrata Jones

Music/Lyrics: Lewis Flinn  Book: Douglas Carter Beane

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Music Genre: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Made in Dagenham

Music: David Arnold  Lyrics: Richard Thomas  Book: Richard Bean

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Music Genre: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Mrs. Doubtfire

Music/Lyrics/Book: Karey Kirkpatrick  Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick  Book: John O’Farrell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Nativity!

Music/Lyrics: Nicky Ager  Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rap

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Next to Normal

Music: Tom Kitt  Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Music Genre: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rock

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Only Fools and Horses

Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Whitehouse, Jim Sullivan  Music: John Sullivan, Chas Hodges

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Pippin

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz  Book: Roger O. Hirson

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Redwood

Music/Lyrics: Kate Diaz Lyrics/Book: Tina Landau

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Music Genres: Folk / Musical Theatre / Pop / Pop-Rock

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Shane Warne

Music/Lyrics/Book: Eddie Perfect

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Music Genres: Funk / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Soul

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Spies Are Forever

Music/Lyrics: Clark Baxtresser, Pierce Siebers  Book: Corey Lubowich, Joey Richter, Brian Rosenthal

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Spring Awakening

Music: Duncan Sheik  Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Music Genre: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rock

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Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Music/Lyrics: Richard Hawley  Book: Chris Bush

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Starlight Express

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, Nick Coler

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)

Music Genres: Blues / Country / Gospel / Pop-Rock / Rap

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Starmites

Music/Lyrics/Book: Barry Keating  Book: Stuart Ross

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Taboo

Music/Lyrics: Boy George  Music: Kevan Frost, John Themis, Richie Stevens  Book: Charles Busch

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Music Genres: Pop / Pop-Rock / Reggae / Rock

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The Beautiful Game

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics/Book: Ben Elton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Music Genres: Celtic / Pop-Rock

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The Bodyguard

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Alexander Dinelaris

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop / Pop-Rock / R&B

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The Capeman

Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Simon  Lyrics/Book: Derek Walcott

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Latin / Pop-Rock

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The Full Monty

Music/Lyrics: David Yazbek  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Soul

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The Heart of Rock and Roll

Music/Lyrics: Huey Lewis and the News, Various  Book: Jonathan A. Abrams, Tyler Mitchell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Music Genres: Pop-Rock / Rock

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The Human Comedy

Music: Galt MacDermot  Libretto: William Dumaresq

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)

Music Genres: Folk / Gospel / Pop-Rock

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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

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The SpongeBob Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Kyle Jarrow

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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The Trail to Oregon

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jeff Blim  Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Music Genres: Country / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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The View UpStairs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Max Vernon

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop-Rock

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Trevor

Music: Julianne Wick Davis  Lyrics/Book: Dan Collins

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Whistle Down the Wind

Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Jim Steinman  Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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White Girl in Danger

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Music Genres: Funk / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Wonderland

Music: Frank Wildhorn  Lyrics/Book: Jack Murphy  Book: Gregory Boyd

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock

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Xanadu

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar  Book: Douglas Carter Beane

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Music Genres: Disco / Pop-Rock