Religious Musicals
The following list includes religious musicals that explore religious beliefs, traditions, or faith-based themes. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
Religious Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Joshua Schmidt, Jan Levy Tranen, and Austin Pendleton
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Michael R. Jackson
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Langston Hughes and Others
Genre: Drama / Religious
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Don Black, and Ivan Menchell
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)
Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Genre: Fantasy / Romance
Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)
Creators: Vernon Duke, John La Touche, and Lynn Root
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1945)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Genre: Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford, and Lawrence D. Cohen
Genre: Horror
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and John Caird
Genre: Drama / Religious
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: David Evans, Douglas J. Cohen, and Stuart Hample
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Dick Scanlan, Sherie Rene Scott, and Others
Genre: Autobiography
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford, and Walter Bobbie
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak
Genre: Drama / Religious
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Scott Brown and Anthony King
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Golden Age (1950)
Creators: Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)
Creators: Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Elisabeth Hauptmann, and Michael Feingold
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee
Genre: Fantasy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Genre: Drama / Religious
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Janus Cercone, and Warren Leight
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alan Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)
Creators: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, and Homer Curran
Genre: Adventure
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Adam Guettel
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nicky Ager and Debbie Isitt
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson
Genre: Dark Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Ossie Davis, and Philip Rose
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Dan Studney and Kevin Murphy
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: David Pomeranz, David Friedman, and Kathie Lee Gifford
Genre: Biography
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Philip Rose, and James Lee Barrett
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Robert Horn
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Cheri Steinkellner, and Bill Steinkellner
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: The Avett Brothers and John Logan
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson
Genre: Dark Comedy / Horror
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, George Abbott, and Jerome Weidman
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Jerome Coopersmith
Genre: Romance
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone
Genre: Comedy / Satire
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Claibe Richardson and Kenward Elmslie
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, James Lapine, and Peter Parnell
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik
Genre: Drama / Religious
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Richard Rodgers, Martin Charnin, and Peter Stone
Genre: Comedy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman, Patricia Knop, and Gale Edwards
Genre: Drama
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews
Genre: Autobiography