20+ R&B Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These R&B musicals bring rhythm and blues center stage. Since purely R&B musical scores are rare, most of the shows below blend the genre with other musical styles such as gospel, disco, rap and rock.
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Musicals with a Featured R&B Song
R&B Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater and Chazz Palminteri
Music Genres: R&B / Rock & Roll
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: The Legendary Motown Catalog and Dominique Morisseau
Music Genres: R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Douglas McGrath
Music Genres: Pop-Rock / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
Music Genres: Blues / Disco / Gospel / Pop / R&B / Soul
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: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Alicia Keys, Kristoffer Diaz, and Others
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Music Genres: Doo-Wop / Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Music Genres: Gospel / R&B / Rock & Roll / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Lynn Nottage and Others
Music Genre: Pop / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Berry Gordy and Others
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Cheri Steinkellner, and Bill Steinkellner
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / Musical Theatre / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Music Genres: R&B / Rock & Roll
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Gerard Alessandrini and Others
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / R&B / Rap
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: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Ed Curtis and Others
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rock & Roll / Soul
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown
Music Genres: Disco / Gospel / R&B / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, Kees Prins, and Others
Music Genres: R&B / Rock / Soul
Musicals with a Featured R&B Song
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Clark Baxtresser
Featured R&B Song: “My Hair” (VHS Christmas Carols)