14 Rap Musicals – The Full List of Shows
Rap musicals are gaining popularity these days, though there aren’t too many of them yet. They often fuse elements from various genres like pop, R&B, and traditional musical theatre. Continue scrolling to discover the diverse range of musical styles in this list of rap musicals, followed by a short list of musicals that showcase a featured rap song.
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Rap Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Music Genres: Pop / 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: Nicky Ager Lyrics/Book: Debbie Isitt
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rap
Music: Various Lyrics/Book: Gerard Alessandrini
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
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”
Music: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Lyrics: Tim Rice Book: Richard Nelson
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Rap Song: “One Night in Bangkok”
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: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alistair Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, Nick Coler
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
Rap Song: “The Rap”
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, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.