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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.



21 Chump Street

Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rap


Bring It On

Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda  Music: Tom Kitt  Lyrics: Amanda Green  Book: Jeff Whitty

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Music Genres: Pop / Rap


Broadway Bounty Hunter

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis  Book: Lance Rubin, Jason SweetTooth Williams

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genres: Funk / Musical Theatre / Rap / Rock / Soul


Hamilton

Music/Lyrics/Book: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B


In the Heights

Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda  Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap


Nativity!

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

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rap


Operation Mincemeat

Music/Lyrics/Book: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap


Spamilton

Music: Various  Lyrics/Book: Gerard Alessandrini

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B


Suffs

Music/Lyrics/Book: Shaina Taub

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Music Genres: Musical Theatre / R&B / Rap


Venice

Music/Lyrics: Matt Sax  Lyrics/Book: Eric Rosen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Pop / Rap



Altar Boyz

Music/Lyrics: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker  Book: Kevin Del Aguila

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Rap Song: “The Miracle Song”


Bare

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”


Chess

Music: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus  Lyrics: Tim Rice  Book: Richard Nelson

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)

Rap Song: “One Night in Bangkok”


Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Music/Lyrics: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler  Book: Kevin Del Aguila

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Rap Song: “All About the Mom Bucks”


Dreamland

Music/Lyrics/Book: Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

Rap Song: “Kodiak”


Fame

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

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1988)

Rap Song: “Tyrone’s Rap”


First Date

Music/Lyrics: Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner  Book: Austin Winsberg

Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)

Rap Song: “Bailout Songs”


Mean Girls

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

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Rap Song: “Do This Thing”


Nunset Boulevard

Music/Lyrics/Book: Dan Goggin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Rap Song: “Sisters in the Cinema Rap”


Real Women Have Curves

Music/Lyrics: Joy Huerta, Benjamin Velez  Book: Lisa Loomer, Nell Benjamin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Rap Song: “Real Women Have Curves”


Soft Power

Music/Lyrics: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: David Henry Hwang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Rap Song: “Welcome to America”


Starlight Express

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

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)

Rap Song: “The Rap”


The Connector

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Jonathan Marc Sherman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Rap Song: “Wind In My Sails”


The SpongeBob Musical

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 ListShe holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.

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