Teen Musicals
The following list includes teen musicals that feature one or more role written for teenage characters. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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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 (2022)
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 (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