Two Person Musicals
This list of two person musicals includes stage works written to fill exactly two roles. This type of musical is often referred to as a “two-hander.”
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Two-Person Musicals
A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Lyrics/Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Music: Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn, Saul Chaplin, Roger Eden, Morton Gould
Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music/Lyrics: Paul Gordon Book: John Caird
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music: Brendan Milburn Lyrics: Valerie Vigoda Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music: Polly Pen Lyrics: Peggy Harmon
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)
Cast Size: 2F
Music/Lyrics/Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Cast Size: 2 Any Gender
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Trask Book: John Cameron Mitchell
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Cast Size: 2 Any Gender
Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics/Book: Tom Jones
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music/Book: Andrew Lippa Lyrics/Book: Tommy Greenwald
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Concept: Craig Lucas, Norman René
Musical Type: Late 20th Century Revue (1980)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music/Book: Joe Kinosian Lyrics/Book: Kellen Blair
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Cast Size: 2 Any Gender
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
Music/Lyrics: Neil Bartram Book: Brian Hill
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
Cast Size: 2M
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jim Barne, Kit Buchan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Cast Size: 1F, 1M
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Last Reviewed: March 14, 2026