31+ Religious Musicals – The Full List of Shows

Theatre Trip December 1, 2022January 9, 2023musical types

Whether you’re producing a show or simply looking for some new musicals to get into, it’s always good to get familiar with what’s out there. In recent years, there’s been a bit of an uptick in churches and local theaters producing Christian musicals or shows featuring religion as a main point of topic. So here’s the full list of religious musicals, sorted alphabetically.

The following musicals feature a wide range of religious themes, from Bible stories to general spiritual existential questions.

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Religious Musicals

A Minister’s Wife

Music: Joshua Schmidt Lyrics: Jan Levy-Tranen Book: Austin Pendleton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Musical Genre: Drama

A Strange Loop

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Musical Genre: Drama/Metamusical

A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant

Music/Lyrics/Book: Kyle Jarrow

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Musical Genre: Satire/Avant-Garde

Altar Boyz

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

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Musical Genre: Satire

Bare

Music/Book: Damon Intrabartolo Lyrics/Book: Jon Hartmere

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Musical Genre: Drama

Black Nativity

Music/Lyrics: Traditional Book: Langston Hughes

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)

Musical Genre: Religious Drama

Children of Eden

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: John Caird

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)

Musical Genre: Religious

Everyday Rapture

Music/Lyrics: Various Book: Dick Scanlan, Sherie Rene Scott

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Musical Genre: Autobiography

Fiddler on the Roof

Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joseph Stein

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Musical Genre: Drama

Footloose

Music: Tom Snow Lyrics/Book: Dean Pitchford Book: Walter Bobbie

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)

Musical Genre: Dramedy

Godspell

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Book: John-Michael Tebelak

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1971)

Musical Genre: Religious

Happy End

Music: Kurt Weill Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht Book: Elisabeth Hauptmann

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1929)

Musical Genre: Comedy/Melodrama

In the Green

Music/Lyrics/Book: Grace McLean

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Musical Genre: Biography

Jesus Christ Superstar

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1970)

Musical Genre: Religious Drama

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1968)

Musical Genre: Religious

Leap of Faith

Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Glenn Slater Book: Janus Cercone

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Musical Genre: Rom-Dram/Comedy

Magdalena

Music: Heitor Villa-Lobos Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest Book: Brennan, Curran

Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)

Musical Genre: Adventure

Myths and Hymns

Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)

Musical Genre: Song Cycle

Nuncrackers