125+ Teen Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These teen musicals feature one or more roles written for teenage characters, making them useful for schools, youth theatres, and casts with young talent. The list includes shows across a range of genres and cast sizes.
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Teen Musicals (Mostly Teen Cast)
Teen Musicals
These musicals feature either entirely or predominantly teenage casts with few adult roles.
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: The Heather Brothers
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Mark Allen, Gaby Alter, Tommy Newman, and Gordon Greenberg
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Golden Age (1941)
Creators: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, and John Cecil Holm
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Jeff Whitty
Cast Type: All Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Barry Wyner
Cast Type: All Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford, and Lawrence D. Cohen
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross, and Others
Cast Type: All Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Adam Schlesinger, David Javerbaum, Mark O’Donnell, and Thomas Meehan
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Steve Margoshes, Jacques Levy, and José Fernandez
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Yve Blake
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Bridget Carpenter
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Paul Williams and Garry Marshall
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: David Simpatico and Others
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)
Creators: Taliep Petersen and David Kramer
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, and Tina Fey
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Nick Lang, and Matt Lang
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, and Sally Benson
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Gary Clark, John Carney, and Enda Walsh
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Justin Levine, Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, and Adam Rapp
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Julianne Wick Davis and Dan Collins
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Preston Max Allen
Cast Type: All Teen Roles
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)
Creators: Dana P. Rowe and John Dempsey
Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles
Musicals with Teenage Roles
These musicals include two or more notable teen roles, alongside a broader cast of characters from various age groups.
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones, and N. Richard Nash
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater and Chazz Palminteri
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Joe DiPietro and Others
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Tom Kitt and Cameron Crowe
Teen Roles: Several
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard, and Bob Gale
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Laurence O’Keefe, Keythe Farley, and Brian Flemming
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Matt Lang, and Nick Lang
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)
Creators: Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields, and Herbert Fields
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, and Michael Stewart
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Gary Barlow and Tim Firth
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Golden Age (1945)
Creators: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: David Evans, Douglas J. Cohen, and Stuart Hample
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Creators: Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, and Ivan Menchell
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Nick Blaemire, Madeline Smith, and Others
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler, and Kevin Del Aguila
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Eleanor Bergstein and Others
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Janet Hood and Bill Russell
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins
Teen Roles: Several
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford, and Walter Bobbie
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Jennifer Lee
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O’Donnell, and Thomas Meehan
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)
Creators: Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
Creators: Bob Merrill and Nunnally Johnson
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Fat Mike, Soma Snakeoil, Jeff Marx, and David Goldsmith
Teen Roles: Several
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Creators: Paul Gordon and John Caird
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Ryan Scott Oliver and Hunter Foster
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: John Kander and Greg Pierce
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: David Bowie and Enda Walsh
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Jason Howland, Mindi Dickstein, and Allan Knee
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Joe Iconis
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, and Hugh Wheeler
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Creators: Robert Longden and Hereward Kaye
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Ricky Ian Gordon and Richard Nelson
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: Madness and Tim Firth
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Dan Studney and Kevin Murphy
Teen Roles: Several
Musical Type: Golden Age (1955) / Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Stephen Sondheim and Julius J. Epstein
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Creators: Bee Gees, Nan Knighton, Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Creators: Gene de Paul, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Johnny Mercer, Lawrence Kasha, and David Landay
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Philip Rose, and James Lee Barrett
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Bono, The Edge, Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)
Creators: Barry Keating and Stuart Ross
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: David Kirshenbaum and Hunter Foster
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)
Creators: Bob Merrill, Joseph Stein, and Robert Russell
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman, and Rick Elice
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton
Teen Roles: Several
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen, and Mariana Elder
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)
Creators: Claibe Richardson and Kenward Elmslie
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Jeff Blim, Nick Lang, and Matt Lang
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Rob Rokicki and Joe Tracz
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2026)
Creators: The Rescues, David Hornsby, Chris Hoch
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Andrew Lippa and Jules Feiffer
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)
Creators: Meredith Willson
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, and Bob Martin
Teen Roles: Many
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and David Thompson
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow and Others
Teen Roles: A Few
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Dana P. Rowe and John Dempsey
Teen Roles: A Couple
Musicals With One Teen Role
These shows feature one teenage role within an otherwise adult or mixed-age cast.
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)
Creators: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone
Teen Role: Courier
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick
Teen Role: Josh
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Creators: Jill Santoriello
Teen Role: Young Man
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson
Teen Role: Alice Spencer
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Charles Hart
Teen Role: Jenny Dillingham
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: David Foster, Susan Birkenhead, and Bob Martin
Teen Role: Trisha
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Eddie Perfect, Scott Brown, and Anthony King
Teen Role: Lydia Deetz
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Creators: Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner, and Joseph Stein
Teen Role: Gia Campbell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner
Teen Role: Emmie Thibodeaux
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Paul Gordon and John Caird
Teen Role: Jerusha Abbott
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Maury Yeston, Peter Stone, and Thomas Meehan
Teen Role: Daisy Fenton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Deborah Wicks La Puma, Mo Willems, and Mr. Warburton
Teen Role: Teenager
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Lee Pockriss and Anne Croswell
Teen Role: Cecily Cardew
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Creators: Robbie Roth, Robert Cary, and Tom Hedley
Teen Role: Alexandra Owens
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)
Creators: Adam Guettel and Tina Landau
Teen Role: Jewell Estes
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Mark Allen, Ken Davenport, and The Grundleshotz
Teen Role: Billie
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson
Teen Role: Marianne Laine
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)
Creators: Frank Loesser and Lesser Samuels
Teen Role: Micah Briggs
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Alicia Keys, Kristoffer Diaz, and Others
Teen Role: Ali
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Cole Porter, Susan Birkenhead, and Arthur Kopit
Teen Role: Dinah Lord
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)
Creators: Rob Bowman and David H. Bell
Teen Role: Peep-bo
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Larry Buttrose, Kathryn Riding, and Others
Teen Role: Slide
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)
Creators: Robert Wright, George Forrest, and Peter Stone
Teen Role: Christie
Musical Type: Golden Age (1953)
Creators: Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest, Charles Lederer, and Luther Davis
Teen Role: Marsinah
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa
Teen Role: Young Girl
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
Creators: David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Teen Role: Teenager
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)
Creators: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Teen Role: Kim
Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)
Creators: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Teen Role: Jennifer Rumson
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)
Creators: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joe Masteroff
Teen Role: Arpad Laszlo
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Tom Kitt and John Logan
Teen Role: Simon Bronson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Doug Besterman, Dean Pitchford, and Timothy Allen McDonald
Teen Role: Lorena
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: David Nehls and Betsy Kelso
Teen Role: Donna “Pickles”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)
Creators: Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Teen Role: Sally Simpson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe
Teen Role: Nadine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Andrew Lippa
Teen Role: Nadine
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)
Creators: Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown
Teen Role: Dorothy
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Yip Harburg, Tim Rice, and Jeremy Sams
Teen Role: Dorothy Gale
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Creators: Maury Yeston and Peter Stone
Teen Role: Madeleine Astor