Teen Musicals

Teen Musicals

These musicals feature either entirely or predominantly teenage casts with few adult roles.

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21 Chump Street

Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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A Slice of Saturday Night

Music/Lyrics/Book: The Heather Brothers

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Band Geeks

Music: Mark Allen  Music/Lyrics: Gaby Alter  Music/Lyrics/Book: Tommy Newman  Book: Gordon Greenberg

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Bare

Music/Book: Damon Intrabartolo  Lyrics/Book: Jon Hartmere

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Be More Chill

Music/Lyrics: Joe Iconis  Book: Joe Tracz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Best Foot Forward

Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane  Book: John Cecil Holm

Musical Type: Golden Age (1941)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Bring It On

Music: Tom Kitt  Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda  Lyrics: Amanda Green  Book: Jeff Whitty

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Cast Type: All Teen Roles

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Calvin Berger

Music/Lyrics/Book: Barry Wyner

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Cast Type: All Teen Roles

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Carrie

Music: Michael Gore  Lyrics: Dean Pitchford  Book: Lawrence D. Cohen

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Cruel Intentions

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Roger Kumble, Lindsey Rosin, Jordan Ross

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Cast Type: All Teen Roles

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Cry-Baby

Music/Lyrics: Adam Schlesinger, David Javerbaum  Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Dear Evan Hansen

Music/Lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul  Book: Steven Levenson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Music: Dan Gillespie Sells  Lyrics/Book: Tom MacRae

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Fame

Music: Steve Margoshes  Lyrics: Jacques Levy  Book: José Fernandez

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Fangirls

Music/Lyrics/Book: Yve Blake

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Freaky Friday

Music: Tom Kitt  Lyrics: Brian Yorkey  Book: Bridget Carpenter

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Grease

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Happy Days

Music/Lyrics: Paul Williams  Book: Garry Marshall

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Heathers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Laurence O’Keefe, Kevin Murphy

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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High School Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: David Simpatico

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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How to Dance in Ohio

Music: Jacob Yandura  Lyrics/Book: Rebekah Greer Melocik

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Kat and the Kings

Music: Taliep Petersen  Lyrics/Book: David Kramer

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1996)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Kimberly Akimbo

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: David Lindsay-Abaire

Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Mean Girls

Music: Jeff Richmond  Lyrics: Nell Benjamin  Book: Tina Fey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Nerdy Prudes Must Die

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim  Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Ride the Cyclone

Music/Lyrics/Book: Brooke Maxwell, Jacob Richmond

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Sarafina!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Mbongeni Ngema  Additional Songs: Hugh Masekela

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Seventeen

Music: Walter Kent  Lyrics: Kim Gannon  Book: Sally Benson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Sing Street

Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Smile

Music: Marvin Hamlisch  Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1986)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Spring Awakening

Music: Duncan Sheik  Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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The Mad Ones

Music/Lyrics/Book: Kait Kerrigan, Bree Lowdermilk

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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The Outsiders

Music/Lyrics/Book: Justin Levine  Music/Lyrics: Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance  Book: Adam Rapp

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Trevor

Music: Julianne Wick Davis  Lyrics/Book: Dan Collins

Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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We Are the Tigers

Music/Lyrics/Book: Preston Max Allen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Cast Type: All Teen Roles

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Zombie Prom

Music: Dana P. Rowe  Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1993)

Cast Type: Mostly Teen Roles

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Musicals with Teenage Roles

These musicals include two or more notable teen roles, alongside a broader cast of characters from various age groups.

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110 in the Shade

Music: Harvey Schmidt  Lyrics: Tom Jones  Book: N. Richard Nash

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1963)

Teen Roles: A Few

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A Bronx Tale

Music: Alan Menken  Lyrics: Glenn Slater  Book: Chazz Palminteri

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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A Little Night Music

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Hugh Wheeler

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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A Little Princess

Music: Andrew Lippa  Lyrics/Book: Brian Crawley

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Teen Roles: A Few

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All Shook Up

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Joe DiPietro

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Almost Famous

Music/Lyrics: Tom Kitt  Lyrics/Book: Cameron Crowe

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Teen Roles: Several

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Anastasia

Music: Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Anne of Green Gables

Music: Nancy Ford  Lyrics/Book: Gretchen Cryer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Babes in Arms

Music/Book: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics/Book: Lorenz Hart

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1937)

Teen Roles: Many

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Back to the Future

Music/Lyrics: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard  Book: Bob Gale

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Bat Boy

Music/Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe  Book: Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Between the Lines

Music/Lyrics: Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson  Book: Timothy Allen McDonald

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Teen Roles: Many

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Black Friday

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim  Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Teen Roles: A Few

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By the Beautiful Sea

Music: Arthur Schwartz  Lyrics/Book: Dorothy Fields  Book: Herbert Fields

Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Bye Bye Birdie

Music: Charles Strouse  Lyrics: Lee Adams  Book: Michael Stewart

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Teen Roles: Many

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Calendar Girls

Music/Lyrics: Gary Barlow  Book: Tim Firth

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Carousel

Music: Richard Rodgers  Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical Type: Golden Age (1945)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Children’s Letters to God

Music: David Evans  Lyrics: Douglas J. Cohen  Book: Stuart Hample

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Dear Edwina

Music: Zina Goldrich  Lyrics/Book: Marcy Heisler

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Death Note

Music: Frank Wildhorn  Lyrics: Jack Murphy  Book: Ivan Menchell

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Descendants

Music/Lyrics: Various  Lyrics/Book: Nick Blaemire  Adaptation: Madeline Smith

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teen Roles: Many

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Music/Lyrics: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler  Book: Kevin Del Aguila

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Dirty Dancing

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Eleanor Bergstein

Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Dreamland

Music/Lyrics/Book: Chris Miller, Nathan Tysen

Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)

Teen Roles: Many

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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Music: Janet Hood  Lyrics/Book: Bill Russell

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Eugenius!

Music/Lyrics/Book: Ben Adams, Chris Wilkins

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Teen Roles: Several

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Fiddler on the Roof

Music: Jerry Bock  Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick  Book: Joseph Stein

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Footloose

Music: Tom Snow  Lyrics/Book: Dean Pitchford  Book: Walter Bobbie

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Teen Roles: Many

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Frozen

Music/Lyrics: Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez  Book: Jennifer Lee

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Fun Home

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: Lisa Kron

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Gypsy

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Arthur Laurents

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Hairspray

Music/Lyrics: Marc Shaiman  Lyrics: Scott Wittman  Book: Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Teen Roles: Many

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Hello, Dolly!

Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman  Book: Michael Stewart

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1964)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Henry, Sweet Henry

Music/Lyrics/Book: Pete Townshend  Book: Des McAnuff

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1992)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Home Street Home

Music/Lyrics/Book: Fat Mike, Soma Snakeoil, Jeff Marx  Book: David Goldsmith

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teen Roles: Several

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Jane Eyre

Music/Lyrics: Paul Gordon  Lyrics/Book: John Caird

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Jasper in Deadland

Music/Lyrics: Ryan Scott Oliver  Book: Hunter Foster

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Kid Victory

Music: John Kander  Lyrics/Book: Greg Pierce

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Lazarus

Music/Lyrics: David Bowie  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Little Women

Music: Jason Howland  Lyrics: Mindi Dickstein  Book: Allan Knee

Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Love in Hate Nation

Music/Lyrics/Book: Joe Iconis

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Teen Roles: Many

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Meet Me in St. Louis

Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane  Book: Hugh Wheeler

Musical Type: 1944 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1989)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Moby Dick

Music/Lyrics/Book: Robert Longden, Hereward Kaye

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)

Teen Roles: Many

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My Life with Albertine

Music/Lyrics: Ricky Ian Gordon  Lyrics/Book: Richard Nelson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Newsies

Music: Alan Menken  Lyrics: Jack Feldman  Book: Harvey Fierstein

Musical Type: 1992 Film/Contemporary Musical (2011)

Teen Roles: Many

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Next to Normal

Music: Tom Kitt  Lyrics/Book: Brian Yorkey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Our House

Music/Lyrics: Madness  Book: Tim Firth

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Teen Roles: Many

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Parade

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Alfred Uhry

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Reefer Madness

Music/Book: Dan Studney  Lyrics/Book: Kevin Murphy

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Teen Roles: Several

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Saturday Night

Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim  Book: Julius J. Epstein

Musical Type: Golden Age (1955) / Late 20th Century (1997)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Saturday Night Fever

Music/Lyrics: Bee Gees  Adaptation: Nan Knighton, Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, Robert Stigwood

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Teen Roles: Many

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See Rock City and Other Destinations

Music: Brad Alexander  Lyrics/Book: Adam Mathias

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Music/Lyrics: Gene de Paul, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn  Lyrics: Johnny Mercer  Book: Lawrence Kasha, David Landay

Musical Type: 1954 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1982)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Shenandoah

Music: Gary Geld  Lyrics/Book: Peter Udell  Book: Philip Rose, James Lee Barrett

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1974)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Music/Lyrics: Bono, The Edge  Book: Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Starmites

Music/Lyrics/Book: Barry Keating  Book: Stuart Ross

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Summer of ’42

Music/Lyrics: David Kirshenbaum  Book: Hunter Foster

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Take Me Along

Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill  Book: Joseph Stein, Robert Russell

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Teen Roles: A Few

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Teeth

Music/Book: Anna K. Jacobs  Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)

Teen Roles: A Few

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The Addams Family

Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa  Book: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Beautiful Game

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics/Book: Ben Elton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Teen Roles: Several

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The Bridges of Madison County

Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown  Book: Marsha Norman

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Burnt Part Boys

Music: Chris Miller  Lyrics: Nathan Tysen  Book: Mariana Elder

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Teen Roles: Many

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The Grass Harp

Music: Claibe Richardson  Lyrics/Book: Kenward Elmslie

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1971)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim  Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang

Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)

Teen Roles: A Few

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The Light Princess

Music/Lyrics: Tori Amos  Lyrics/Book: Samuel Adamson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Lightning Thief

Music/Lyrics: Rob Rokicki  Book: Joe Tracz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Man in the Ceiling

Music/Lyrics: Andrew Lippa  Book: Jules Feiffer

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Music Man

Music/Lyrics/Book: Meredith Willson

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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The Prom

Music: Matthew Sklar  Lyrics/Book: Chad Beguelin  Book: Bob Martin

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Teen Roles: Many

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The Scottsboro Boys

Music/Lyrics: John Kander, Fred Ebb  Book: David Thompson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)

Teen Roles: A Few

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The SpongeBob Musical

Music/Lyrics: Various  Book: Kyle Jarrow

Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)

Teen Roles: A Few

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The Witches of Eastwick

Music: Dana P. Rowe  Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Teen Roles: A Couple

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Musicals Featuring One Teen Role

These shows feature one teenage role within an otherwise adult or mixed-age cast.

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1776

Music/Lyrics: Sherman Edwards  Book: Peter Stone

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1969)

Teen Role: Courier

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9 to 5

Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton  Book: Patricia Resnick

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Teen Role: Josh

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A Tale of Two Cities

Music/Lyrics/Book: Jill Santoriello

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Teen Role: Young Man

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Alice by Heart

Music: Duncan Sheik  Lyrics/Book: Steven Sater  Book: Jessie Nelson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Teen Role: Alice Spencer

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Aspects of Love

Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Don Black, Charles Hart

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1989)

Teen Role: Jenny Dillingham

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Carmelina

Music: Burton Lane  Lyrics/Book: Alan Jay Lerner  Book: Joseph Stein

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)

Teen Role: Gia Campbell

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Caroline, or Change

Music: Jeanine Tesori  Lyrics/Book: Tony Kushner

Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)

Teen Role: Emmie Thibodeaux

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Daddy Long Legs

Music/Lyrics: Paul Gordon  Book: John Caird

Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Teen Role: Jerusha Abbott

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Death Takes a Holiday

Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston  Book: Peter Stone, Thomas Meehan

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Teen Role: Daisy Fenton

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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Music: Deborah Wicks La Puma  Lyrics/Book: Mo Willems  Book: Mr. Warburton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Teen Role: Teenager

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Ernest in Love

Music: Lee Pockriss  Lyrics/Book: Anne Croswell

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Teen Role: Cecily Cardew

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Flashdance

Music/Lyrics: Robbie Roth  Lyrics/Book: Robert Cary  Book: Tom Hedley

Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)

Teen Role: Alexandra Owens

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Floyd Collins

Music/Lyrics: Adam Guettel  Book: Tina Landau

Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1994)

Teen Role: Jewell Estes

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Gettin’ the Band Back Together

Music/Lyrics: Mark Allen  Book: Ken Davenport, The Grundleshotz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)

Teen Role: Billie

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Girl From the North Country

Music/Lyrics: Bob Dylan  Book: Conor McPherson

Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Teen Role: Marianne Laine

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Greenwillow

Music/Lyrics/Book: Frank Loesser  Book: Lesser Samuels

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Teen Role: Micah Briggs

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Hell’s Kitchen

Music/Lyrics: Alicia Keys, Various  Book: Kristoffer Diaz

Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)

Teen Role: Ali

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High Society

Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter  Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead  Book: Arthur Kopit

Musical Type: 1956 Film/Late 20th Century Musical (1997)

Teen Role: Dinah Lord

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