60+ Tap Dance Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These tap dance musicals incorporate tap at some point in the production, from full tap-heavy shows to musicals with a standout tap number. The list includes works where either tap dance or soft shoe takes center stage.
Tap Dance Musicals
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones, and N. Richard Nash
Tap Number: “Everything Beautiful Happens at Night”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)
Creators: Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer, Michael Stewart, and Mark Bramble
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Norman L. Martin
Tap Number: “Go Visit Your Grandmother”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante
Tap Number: “I Can Do That”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens, and Mike Ockrent
Tap Number: “Abundance and Charity”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Frank Lazarus, Dick Vosburgh, and Others
Tap Number: “Doin’ the Production Code”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Alan Menken, Chad Beguelin, Tim Rice, and Howard Ashman
Tap Number: “Friend Like Me”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Craig Lucas
Tap Number: “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise”
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)
Creators: Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse
Tap Number: “Anything Goes”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Tap Number: “Out of Character”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Andrew Lippa and John August
Tap Number: “Red, White and True”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Elton John and Lee Hall
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Various Artists
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: David Foster, Susan Birkenhead, and Bob Martin
Tap Numbers: “A Little Versatility”, “My New York”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Ann Duquesnay, George C. Wolfe, and Reg E. Gaines
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Loften Mitchell and Others
Tap Numbers: “It Don’t Mean a Thing”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1976)
Creators: Paul Williams and Alan Parker
Tap Number: “Fat Sam’s Grand Slam”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Woody Allen and Others
Tap Number: “Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1975)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse
Tap Number: “A Tap Dance”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Ken Ludwig
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Creators: Jim Wise, George Haimsohn, and Robin Miller
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955)
Creators: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, George Abbott, and Douglass Wallop
Tap Number: “Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo.”
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Tap Number: “You Mustn’t Be Discouraged”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Michael Korie, and James Lapine
Tap Number: “Funny Money”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman
Tap Number: “Who’s That Woman?”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Jennifer Lee
Tap Number: “In Summer”
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Isobel Lennart
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)
Creators: George M. Cohan, Mary Cohan, Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal
Tap Number: “All Aboard for Broadway”
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents
Tap Number: “All I Need Is the Girl”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Gordon Greenberg, and Chad Hodge
Tap Numbers: “Steppin’ Out With My Baby”, “Shaking the Blues Away”, “Song of Freedom”, “You’re Easy to Dance With”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Larry Buttrose, Kathryn Riding, and Others
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Jelly Roll Morton, Luther Henderson, Susan Birkenhead, and George C. Wolfe
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Taliep Petersen and David Kramer
Tap Number: “Lucky Day”
Musical Type: Golden Age (1948)
Creators: Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Samuel Spewack
Tap Number: “Bianca”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein
Tap Number: “We Are What We Are”
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1924)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Guy Bolton, and Fred Thompson
Tap Number: “Fascinating Rhythm”, “The Half of It, Dearie, Blues”
Musical Type: Pre-Jazz Age (1917)
Creators: Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton, and P. G. Wodehouse
Soft Shoe Number: “Sir Galahad”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Peter Allen, Harvey Fierstein, and Charles Suppon
Tap Number: “Speakeasy Christmas”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Brad Carroll and Peter Sham
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart
Tap Number: “Tap Your Troubles Away”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, and Julian Fellowes
Tap Number: “Step in Time”
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Noel Gay, Douglas Furber, and L. Arthur Rose
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, and Tina Fey
Tap Number: “Stop”
Musical Type: Golden Age (1956)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George Weiss, Joseph Stein, and Will Glickman
Tap Number: “Too Close for Comfort”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Peter Stone, and Timothy S. Mayer
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein
Tap Number: “King of New York”
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1925)
Creators: Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, and Frank Mandel
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Tap Number: “Tackle That Temptation With a Time-Step”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Tap Number: “A Hat and Cane Song”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Tap Number: “The Hollywood Blondes”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Tap Number: “Life Is Like a Train”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard, and Andreas Carlsson
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Opera (1879) / Contemporary (2025)
Creators: Arthur Sullivan, W.S. Gilbert, and Rupert Holmes
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Michael Bennett
Tap Number: “Chapter 4, Number 1909”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire
Tap Number: “Morning Person”
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1921)
Creators: Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Matthew López, and Amber Ruffin
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Golden Age (1943)
Creators: Cole Porter, Herbert Fields, and Dorothy Fields
Tap Number: “Betty-Jean’s Specialty”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O’Farrell
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: John Du Prez and Eric Idle
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and David Thompson
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)
Creators: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Morrie Ryskind, and George S. Kaufman
Tap Number: “Strike Up the Band”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1972)
Creators: Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Peter Stone
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1978)
Creators: Carol Hall, Larry L. King, and Peter Masterson
Tap Number: “The Angelette March”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone
Tap Number: “Turn It Off”
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Sandy Wilson
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nic Doodson, Andrew Kay, and Others
Tap Numbers: “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin, and Don McKellar
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Kait Kerrigan
Tap Number: “La Dee Dah With You”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Creators: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Tap Numbers: “I Wanna Be a Producer”, “Along Came Bialy”, “Springtime”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Richard O’Brien
Tap Number: “Time Warp”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and David Thompson
Tap/Soft Shoe Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow and Others
Tap Number: “I’m Not a Loser”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1983)
Creators: Henry Krieger, Robert Lorick, and Charles Blackwell
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1991)
Creators: Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Peter Stone
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori, Dick Scanlan, and Richard Morris
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Irving Berlin, Matthew White, and Howard Jacques
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Irving Berlin, David Ives, and Paul Blake
Tap Numbers: Multiple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Tap Number: “Puttin’ On The Ritz”