Spring Musicals – 25 Lovely Shows for the Season
Whether you’re doing some research, putting on a show, or simply looking for new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list for you! A full list of musicals that either mention spring or are set in springtime are listed below!
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Spring Musicals
A New Brain
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Frogs Have So Much Spring”, “I Feel So Much Spring”
A Year With Frog and Toad
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Songs That Mention Spring: “It’s Spring”, “Seeds”
Baker Street
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Finding Words for Spring”
Bare
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Spring”
Calendar Girls
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Spring Fete”, “The Flowers of Yorkshire”
Camelot
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Songs That Mention Spring: “The Lusty Month of May”
Canterbury Tales
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Songs That Mention Spring: “April Song”
Flahooley!
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Songs That Mention Spring: “The Springtime Cometh”
Fugitive Songs
Musical Type: Contemporary/Song Cycle (2008)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Spring Cleaning”
Giant
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Did Spring Come to Texas?”
Hadestown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Wedding Song”, “Livin’ It Up On Top”, “Flowers”
Holiday Inn
Musical Type: Contemporary/Jukebox (2014)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Easter Parade”
Life Begins at 8:40
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Revue (1934)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Spring Fever”
Sail Away
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Later Than Spring”
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Musical Type: 1954 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1982)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Spring, Spring, Spring”
South Pacific
Musical Type: Golden Age (1949)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Younger Than Springtime”
State Fair
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Golden Age (1996)
Songs That Mention Spring: “It Might As Well Be Spring” / “Reprise”
The Color Purple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Church Ladies’ Easter”
The Day Before Spring
Musical Type: Golden Age (1945)
Songs That Mention Spring: “The Day Before Spring”
The Happiest Girl in the World
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Operetta (1961)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Five Minutes of Spring”
The Producers
Musical Type: 1967 Film/Contemporary Musical (2001)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Springtime for…”
The Secret Garden
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1991)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Winter’s On the Wing”, “Spring Music”
The Wind in the Willows
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Spring”
Thomas and the King
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
Songs That Mention Spring: “Improbable as Spring”
Three Wishes for Jamie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)
Songs That Mention Spring: “It Must Be Springtime”, “April Face”
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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 has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theatre, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
