R&B Musicals – The Complete List
The following list includes R&B musicals, featuring stage works that incorporate rhythm and blues music in their score. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Musicals with a Featured R&B Song
R&B Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rap
Music/Lyrics: The Legendary Motown Catalog Book: Dominique Morisseau
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: R&B / Soul
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
Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Soul / Rock & Roll
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Music/Lyrics: Alicia Keys, Various Book: Kristoffer Diaz
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / R&B / Soul
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / R&B
Music/Lyrics: David Bryan Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Music Genres: Gospel / R&B / Rock & Roll / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Lynn Nottage
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genre: Pop / R&B / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Berry Gordy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Soul
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater Book: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Musical Theatre / R&B / Soul
Music: Various Lyrics/Book: Gerard Alessandrini
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Music/Lyrics/Book: Shaina Taub
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / R&B / Rap
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Music/Lyrics: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jabara, Various Book: Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop / R&B
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Alexander Dinelaris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Music Genres: Disco / Pop / Pop-Rock / R&B
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Ed Curtis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rock & Roll / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls Book: William F. Brown
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / R&B / Soul
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, Kees Prins
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Music Genres: R&B / Rock / Soul
Musicals with a Featured R&B Song
Music/Lyrics: Clark Baxtresser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Featured R&B Song: “My Hair”
Last Reviewed: June 17, 2025