21+ Rap Musicals – The Full List of Shows
Last Updated: May 8, 2025
Rap musicals are gaining traction, though they remain relatively few in number. These shows often blend in other music genres, like pop, R&B, and traditional musical theatre. Here’s the full list of rap musicals, followed by a list of musicals featuring a single rap song.
Rap Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rap
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Amanda Green Book: Jeff Whitty
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Music Genres: Pop / Rap
Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis Book: Lance Rubin, Jason SweetTooth Williams
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Funk / Musical Theatre / Rap / Rock / Soul
Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Music/Lyrics: Nicky Ager Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rap
Music/Lyrics/Book: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
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
Music/Lyrics: Matt Sax Lyrics/Book: Eric Rosen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Pop / Rap
Musicals with a Featured Rap Song
Music/Lyrics: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker Book: Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Rap Song: “The Miracle Song”
Music/Book: Damon Intrabartolo Lyrics/Book: Jon Hartmere
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Rap Song: “Wonderland”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Scott Wittman Book: David Greig
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Rap Song: “The Double Bubble Duchess”
Music: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Richard Nelson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Rap Song: “One Night in Bangkok”
Music/Lyrics: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler Book: Kevin Del Aguila
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Rap Song: “All About the Mom Bucks”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Rap Song: “Kodiak”
Music: Steve Margoshes Lyrics: Jacques Levy Book: José Fernandez
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1988)
Rap Song: “Tyrone’s Rap”
Music/Lyrics: Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner Book: Austin Winsberg
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Rap Song: “Bailout Songs”
Music: Jeff Richmond Lyrics: Nell Benjamin Book: Tina Fey
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Rap Song: “Do This Thing”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Rap Song: “Sisters in the Cinema Rap”
Music/Lyrics: Joy Huerta, Benjamin Velez Book: Lisa Loomer, Nell Benjamin
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Rap Song: “Real Women Have Curves”
Music/Lyrics: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics/Book: David Henry Hwang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Rap Song: “Welcome to America”
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, Nick Coler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Rap Song: “The Rap”
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Jonathan Marc Sherman
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Rap Song: “Wind In My Sails”
Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Kyle Jarrow
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Rap Song: “When the Going Gets Tough”
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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 and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
