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Musical Lists

5 Solo Musicals Written for One Performer

These solo musicals are written for one single performer, making them one of the most intimate formats in musical theatre. The list includes only one-person stage works where a single actor carries the entire story.

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Solo Musicals

Me and Bessie

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

Creators: Will Holt, Linda Hopkins, and Others

Number of Roles: 1F

My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Creators: Pippa Cleary and Rob Madge

Number of Roles: 1

Song and Dance

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Richard Maltby, Jr.

Number of Roles: 1F

Tell Me on a Sunday

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)

Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black

Number of Roles: 1F

The Lion

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Creators: Benjamin Scheuer

Number of Roles: 1M

Related Pages

• Musical Song Cycles

• Musicals for Small Casts

• Musicals with Female Leads

• One-Act Musicals

• Two-Person Musicals