50+ Sung-Through Musicals – The Full List of Shows
In sung-through musicals, the story unfolds almost entirely through music, with little or no spoken dialogue. This list separates fully sung-through shows from those that are nearly sung-through, so you can easily find the type of musical you are looking for.
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Sung-Through Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Clark Baxtresser
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Robert J. Sherman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, and Richard Stilgoe
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Gerald Jay Markoe and Michael Colby
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1970)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Jean-Marc Natel
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1999)
Creators: Brad Ross, Ellen Greenfield, and Hal Hackady
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Juliana Nash and Julia Jordan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Adam Gwon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alastair Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, and Nick Coler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Jerome Moross and John La Touche
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age/Contemporary (1965/2005)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Nearly Sung-Through Musicals
These musicals contain a small amount of spoken dialogue and credit at least one book writer.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: William Finn and James Lapine
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Michael Mayer
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Charles Hart
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: William Finn and James Lapine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: William Finn and James Lapine
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Anaïs Mitchell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Andrew Lippa and Tommy Greenwald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Alan Stevens Hewitt, and Tim Maner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater, Ben Elton, and Frederick Forsyth
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1981)
Creators: William Finn
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Edward Hardy, and Stephen Clark
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Dave Malloy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Stew and Heidi Rodewald
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Jonathan Larson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Henry Krieger and Bill Russell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Paul Shapera
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Frank Loesser
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, John Dempsey, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Charlotte Jones