12 Zombie Musicals – The Full List of Shows
Calling all zombie fans! There may not be too many zombie musicals out there, but there are a good handful! The following musicals are not all scary, but they do all feature the undead. Here’s a full list of all of the zombie musicals that are out there!
The following list is broken down into three categories: “Zombie Musicals”, “Musicals That Mention Zombies”, and “Undead Musicals”.
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Zombie Musicals
Music/Lyrics/Book: George Reinblatt Music: Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, Melissa Morris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Music/Book: Dan Studney Lyrics/Book: Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
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Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Music: Dana P. Rowe Lyrics/Book: John Dempsey
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
Musicals That Mention Zombies
Music/Lyrics: Joe Iconis Book: Joe Tracz
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Song That Mentions Zombies: “The Play”
Music/Lyrics: Fela Kuti Book: Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Song That Mentions Zombies: “Zombie”
Music/Lyrics/Book: Rick Hip-Flores
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Song That Mentions Zombies: “Kylie Carson Doesn’t Belong”
Music: Doug Besterman Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Book: Timothy Allen McDonald
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Song That Mentions Zombies: “Monsters and Maniacs”
Undead Musicals
These musicals feature other types of undead such as vampires and the reanimated.
Music/Lyrics: Eddie Perfect Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Bernie Taupin Book: Linda Woolverton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mel Brooks Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
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Which of these zombie musicals is your favorite?
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.