List of musicals: M to Z
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:24:27 AM Wikipedia source
This is a list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premiered in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the M–Z alphabetic range. (See also List of notable musical theatre productions, List of operettas, List of Bollywood films, List of rock musicals.) See List of musicals: A to L for additional titles.
Tables
M · M
Mack & Mabel
Mack & Mabel
Production
Mack & Mabel
Year
1974
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Herman
Lyrics
Herman
Book
Michael Stewart
The Mad Show
The Mad Show
Production
The Mad Show
Year
1966
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Mary Rodgers
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Larry Siegel and Stan Hart
Made in Dagenham
Made in Dagenham
Production
Made in Dagenham
Year
2014
Venue/type
West End
Music
David Arnold
Lyrics
Richard Thomas
Book
Richard Bean
Notes
Based on the film of the same name
The Madwoman of Central Park West
The Madwoman of Central Park West
Production
The Madwoman of Central Park West
Year
1979
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman
Maggie May
Maggie May
Production
Maggie May
Year
1964
Venue/type
West End
Music
Lionel Bart
Lyrics
Bart
Book
Alun Owen
The Magic Basket
The Magic Basket
Production
The Magic Basket
Year
1940
Venue/type
Australia
Music
Alfred Wheeler
Lyrics
Bronnie Taylor
Book
Bronnie Taylor
Notes
38 amateur productions
Magic Gum Tree
Magic Gum Tree
Production
Magic Gum Tree
Year
1934
Venue/type
Australia
Music
Arline Sauer
Lyrics
Arline Sauer
Notes
26 amateur productions
The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
Production
The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Chad Henry
Lyrics
Henry
Book
Henry
The Magic of Lassie
The Magic of Lassie
Production
The Magic of Lassie
Year
1978
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Sherman, Sherman and Jean Holloway
The Maid of the Mountains
The Maid of the Mountains
Production
The Maid of the Mountains
Year
1917
Venue/type
West End
Music
Harold Fraser-Simson
Lyrics
Harry Graham
Book
Frederick Lonsdale
Make a Wish
Make a Wish
Production
Make a Wish
Year
1951
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Hugh Martin
Lyrics
Martin
Book
Preston Sturges
Make Me a Song
Make Me a Song
Production
Make Me a Song
Year
2007
Venue/type
Off-Broadway revue
Music
William Finn
Lyrics
Finn
Book
—
Making Tracks
Making Tracks
Production
Making Tracks
Year
1999
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Woody Pak
Lyrics
Brian Yorkey
Book
Welly Yang
Mame
+ film (1974)
Mame
+ film (1974)
Production
Mame
+ film (1974)
Year
1966
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Herman
Lyrics
Herman
Book
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Notes
Notable songs: "Mame", "We Need a Little Christmas" and "If He Walked Into My Life".
Mamma Mia!
+ film (2008)
Mamma Mia!
+ film (2008)
Production
Mamma Mia!
+ film (2008)
Year
1999
Venue/type
West End
Music
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Lyrics
Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Stig Anderson
Book
Catherine Johnson
Notes
Compiled from songs by ABBA. Notable songs: "Dancing Queen", "Does Your Mother Know", and "Mamma Mia".
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Production
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Year
2018
Venue/type
Film
Music
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Lyrics
Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Stig Anderson
Book
Ol Parker
Notes
Compiled from songs by ABBA. Sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!.
Mam'zelle Champagne
Mam'zelle Champagne
Production
Mam'zelle Champagne
Year
1906
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Cassius Freeborn
Lyrics
Edgar Allan Woolf
Book
Woolf
Notes
Noted for Harry K. Thaw murdering Stanford White during the opening night performance.
The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
Production
The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
Year
2002
Venue/type
Australian
Music
Bruce Rowland, Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter
Lyrics
Kernaghan and Porter
Book
David Atkins and Ignatius Jones
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
Production
Man of La Mancha
Year
1965
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Mitch Leigh
Lyrics
Joe Darion
Book
Dale Wasserman
Notes
Notable song: "The Impossible Dream".
A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance
Production
A Man of No Importance
Year
2002
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Book
Terrence McNally
Notes
Based on the 1994 Film of the same name.
The Man With a Load of Mischief
The Man With a Load of Mischief
Production
The Man With a Load of Mischief
Year
1966
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
John Clifton
Lyrics
Ben Tarver and Clifton
Book
Tarver
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Production
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Year
1977
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and Buddy Baker
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Various writers
March of the Falsettos
March of the Falsettos
Production
March of the Falsettos
Year
1981
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
William Finn
Lyrics
Finn
Book
Finn
Notes
It would later be half of Falsettos.
Margie
Margie
Production
Margie
Year
1946
Venue/type
Film
Music
Alfred Newman
Lyrics
Newman
Book
F. Hugh Herbert, Ruth McKenney and Richard Bransten
Marguerite
Marguerite
Production
Marguerite
Year
2008
Venue/type
West End
Music
Michel Legrand
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
Book
Claude-Michel Schönberg, Boublil and Jonathan Kent
Marie Christine
Marie Christine
Production
Marie Christine
Year
1999
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Michael John LaChiusa
Lyrics
LaChiusa
Book
LaChiusa
Marinka
Marinka
Production
Marinka
Year
1945
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Emmerich Kálmán
Lyrics
George Marion, Jr.
Book
Marion, Jr. and Karl Farkas
Marry Me a Little
Marry Me a Little
Production
Marry Me a Little
Year
1981
Venue/type
Off-Broadway revue
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
—
Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre
Production
Martin Guerre
Year
1997
Venue/type
West End
Music
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Stephen Clark
Book
Schönberg and Boublil
Mary Poppins
+ film (1964)
Mary Poppins
+ film (1964)
Production
Mary Poppins
+ film (1964)
Year
2004
Venue/type
West End
Music
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and George Stiles
Lyrics
Sherman, Sherman and Anthony Drewe
Book
Julian Fellowes
Notes
Based on the film of the same name. Notable songs: "Chim-Chim-Cheree" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns
Production
Mary Poppins Returns
Year
2018
Venue/type
Film
Music
Marc Shaiman
Lyrics
Scott Wittman
Book
David Magee
Notes
Sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins.
Matador
Matador
Production
Matador
Year
1987
Venue/type
West End
Music
Mike Leander and Edward Seago
Lyrics
Leander and Seago
Book
Peter Jukes
Notes
Notable song: "A Boy from Nowhere".
Matilda
+ film (2022)
Matilda
+ film (2022)
Production
Matilda
+ film (2022)
Year
2011
Venue/type
West End
Music
Tim Minchin
Lyrics
Minchin
Book
Dennis Kelly
Notes
Based on a children's novel (Matilda) by Roald Dahl. Had its Broadway premiere in 2013.
Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending
Production
Maybe Happy Ending
Year
2017
Venue/type
South Korea
Music
Will Aronson
Lyrics
Hue Park
Notes
Directed by Kim Dong-yeon (director)
Maytime
Maytime
Production
Maytime
Year
1917
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics
Rida Johnson Young
Book
Young
Me and Juliet
Me and Juliet
Production
Me and Juliet
Year
1953
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Hammerstein
Me and My Dick
Me and My Dick
Production
Me and My Dick
Year
2009
Venue/type
University of Michigan
Music
A.J. Holmes, Carlos Valdes and Darren Criss
Lyrics
Holmes, Valdes and Criss
Book
Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Eric Kahn Gale
Notes
Performed by StarKid Productions.
Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl
Production
Me and My Girl
Year
1937
Venue/type
West End
Music
Noel Gay
Lyrics
Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose
Book
Furber and Rose
Notes
Notable song: "The Lambeth Walk".
The Me Nobody Knows
The Me Nobody Knows
Production
The Me Nobody Knows
Year
1970
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Gary William Friedman
Lyrics
Will Holt
Book
Robert H. Livingston, Herb Schapiro and Stephen M. Joseph
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
Production
Mean Girls
Year
2017
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeff Richmond
Lyrics
Nell Benjamin
Book
Tina Fey
Notes
Based on the 2004 film of the same name.
Meet Me in St. Louis
+ film (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
+ film (1944)
Production
Meet Me in St. Louis
+ film (1944)
Year
1989
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Lyrics
Martin and Blane
Book
Hugh Wheeler
Notes
Based on the film of the same name. Notable song: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
Meet Mister Future
Meet Mister Future
Production
Meet Mister Future
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Scott Frankel
Lyrics
Michael Korie
Book
Korie
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
Production
Meet the Feebles
Year
1989
Venue/type
Film
Music
Peter Dasent
Lyrics
Dasent
Book
Various writers
Mein Freund Bunbury
Mein Freund Bunbury
Production
Mein Freund Bunbury
Year
1964
Venue/type
German
Music
Gerd Natschinski
Lyrics
Jürgen Degenhardt
Book
Helmut Bez and Jürgen Degenhardt
Notes
based on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
Memphis
Memphis
Production
Memphis
Year
2009
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
David Bryan
Lyrics
Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Book
DiPietro
Menopause
Menopause
Production
Menopause
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Jeanie Linders
Book
Linders
Merlin
Merlin
Production
Merlin
Year
1983
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Lyrics
Don Black
Book
Richard Levinson and William Link
Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along
Production
Merrily We Roll Along
Year
1981
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
George Furth
Notes
Notable songs: "Good Thing Going" and "Not a Day Goes By".
Metropolis
Metropolis
Production
Metropolis
Year
1989
Venue/type
West End
Music
Joseph Brooks
Lyrics
Dusty Hughes and Brooks
Book
Hughes
Notes
Based on the 1927 movie.
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride
Production
Mexican Hayride
Year
1944
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Book
Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields
The Mighty Kong
The Mighty Kong
Production
The Mighty Kong
Year
1998
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
William J. Keenan
Notes
Based on the 1933 movie King Kong.
Milk and Honey
Milk and Honey
Production
Milk and Honey
Year
1961
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Herman
Lyrics
Herman
Book
Don Appell
Millennials
Millennials
Production
Millennials
Year
2022
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Elliot Clay
Lyrics
Elliot Clay
Book
Elliot Clay
Millennium Dome Show
Millennium Dome Show
Production
Millennium Dome Show
Year
2000
Venue/type
Millennium Dome
Music
Peter Gabriel (issued as OVO)
Lyrics
Peter Gabriel
Book
Peter Gabriel
Notes
Based on The Story of OVO
Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
Production
Million Dollar Quartet
Year
2010
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage
Production
Minimum Wage
Year
2007
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Sean Altman, Charlie LaGreca, Jeff LaGreca, Michael Gribbin, and Rob Utesch
Lyrics
Sean Altman, Charlie LaGreca, and Jeff LaGreca
Book
Charlie LaGreca and Jeff LaGreca
Notes
Notable songs:"All These Dreams", "Kooky, The Happy Burger Clown" and "Minimum Wage Theme"
A Minister's Wife
A Minister's Wife
Production
A Minister's Wife
Year
2011
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Joshua Schmidt
Lyrics
Jan Tranen
Book
Austin Pendleton
Notes
Based on George Bernard Shaw's Candida.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Production
Les Misérables
Year
1980
Venue/type
French
Music
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Book
Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Production
Les Misérables
Year
1985
Venue/type
West End
Music
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
Book
Schönberg, Boublil, Trevor Nunn, and John Caird
Notes
Notable songs: "I Dreamed a Dream", "On My Own" and "Do You Hear the People Sing?".
Les Misérables
+ film (2012)
Les Misérables
+ film (2012)
Production
Les Misérables
+ film (2012)
Year
1987
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
Book
Schönberg, Boublil, Trevor Nunn, and John Caird
Miss 1917
Miss 1917
Production
Miss 1917
Year
1917
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse
Miss Liberty
Miss Liberty
Production
Miss Liberty
Year
1949
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Irving Berlin
Lyrics
Berlin
Book
Robert E. Sherwood
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Production
Miss Saigon
Year
1989
Venue/type
West End
Music
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book
Schönberg and Boublil
Notes
Notable song: "Last Night of the World".
MJ the Musical
MJ the Musical
Production
MJ the Musical
Year
2022
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Michael Jackson
Lyrics
Jackson
Book
Lynn Nottage
Moana
Moana
Production
Moana
Year
2016
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i
Lyrics
Miranda and Foa'i
Book
Jared Bush
Moana 2
Moana 2
Production
Moana 2
Year
2024
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foaʻi
Lyrics
Mark Mancina
Book
Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Production
Moby Dick
Year
1992
Venue/type
West End
Music
Robert Longden and Hereward Kaye
Lyrics
Longden and Kaye
Book
Longden
Moon Landing
Moon Landing
Production
Moon Landing
Year
2007
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Stephen Edwards
Lyrics
Edwards
Book
Edwards
More Than You Deserve
More Than You Deserve
Production
More Than You Deserve
Year
1973
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jim Steinman
Lyrics
Steinman
Book
Michael Weller
The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella
Production
The Most Happy Fella
Year
1956
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Frank Loesser
Lyrics
Loesser
Book
Loesser
Notes
Notable song: "Standin' on the Corner".
Motown
Motown
Production
Motown
Year
2013
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Berry Gordy
Moulin Rouge!
+ film (2001)
Moulin Rouge!
+ film (2001)
Production
Moulin Rouge!
+ film (2001)
Year
2018
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
John Logan
Notes
Based on the 2001 film of the same name.
Movin' Out
Movin' Out
Production
Movin' Out
Year
2002
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Billy Joel
Lyrics
Joel
Book
Joel
Mozart!
Mozart!
Production
Mozart!
Year
1999
Venue/type
Austrian
Music
Sylvester Levay
Lyrics
Michael Kunze
Book
Kunze
Mozart, l'opéra rock
Mozart, l'opéra rock
Production
Mozart, l'opéra rock
Year
2009
Venue/type
French
Music
Dove Attia, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis, William Rousseau, Nicolas Luciani, Rodrigue Janois and François Castello
Lyrics
Vincent Baguian and Patrice Guirao
Book
Dove Attia and François Chouquet
Notes
Notable songs: "Tatoue-moi", "Vivre à en crever", "L'Assasymphonie", "Le bien qui fait mal", "J'accuse mon père" and "C'est bientôt la fin".
Mr. Cinders
Mr. Cinders
Production
Mr. Cinders
Year
1929
Venue/type
West End
Music
Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers
Lyrics
Clifford Grey and Greatorex Newman
Book
Grey and Newman
Mr. President
Mr. President
Production
Mr. President
Year
1962
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Irving Berlin
Lyrics
Berlin
Book
Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Mr. Saturday Night
Mr. Saturday Night
Production
Mr. Saturday Night
Year
2021
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jason Robert Brown
Lyrics
Amanda Green
Book
Billy CrystalLowell GanzBabaloo Mandel
Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful
Production
Mr. Wonderful
Year
1956
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener and George David Weiss
Lyrics
Bock, Holofcener and Weiss
Book
Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
Production
Mrs. Doubtfire
Year
2019
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Lyrics
Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Book
Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
Notes
Based on the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs Henderson Presents
Mrs Henderson Presents
Production
Mrs Henderson Presents
Year
2015
Venue/type
West End
Music
George Fenton and Simon Chamberlin
Lyrics
Don Black
Book
Terry Johnson
Notes
Based on the film of the same name
Mrs. Patterson
Mrs. Patterson
Production
Mrs. Patterson
Year
1954
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
James Shelton (songwriter)
Lyrics
Shelton
Book
Charles Sebree and Greer Johnson
Mrs. Santa Claus
Mrs. Santa Claus
Production
Mrs. Santa Claus
Year
1996
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jerry Herman
Lyrics
Herman
Book
Mark Saltzman
Notes
Choreography by Rob Marshall
Much Ado
Much Ado
Production
Much Ado
Year
1997
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Bernard J. Taylor
Lyrics
Taylor
Book
Taylor
Mulan
Mulan
Production
Mulan
Year
1998
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jerry Goldsmith and Matthew Wilder
Lyrics
Goldsmith and Wilder
Book
Robert D. San Souci
Mulan II
Mulan II
Production
Mulan II
Year
2004
Venue/type
Film
Music
Joel McNeely
Lyrics
Joel McNeely
Book
Michael Lucker, Chris Parker, and Roger S. H. Schulman
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Production
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Year
1992
Venue/type
Film
Music
Paul Williams and Miles Goodman
Lyrics
Williams
Book
Jerry Juhl
Notes
Muppet adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
Production
The Muppet Movie
Year
1979
Venue/type
Film
Music
Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
Lyrics
Williams and Ascher
Book
Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl
Notes
Notable song: "The Rainbow Connection"
Murder Ballad
Murder Ballad
Production
Murder Ballad
Year
2012
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Juliana Nash
Lyrics
Nash and Julia Jordan
Book
Jordan
Murder for Two
Murder for Two
Production
Murder for Two
Year
2011
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Joe Kinosian
Lyrics
Kellen Blair
Book
Kinosian and Blair
Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding
Production
Muriel's Wedding
Year
2017
Venue/type
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney
Music
Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall, ABBA
Lyrics
Miller-Heidke, Nuttall, ABBA
Book
P. J. Hogan
Notes
Based on the 1994 film of the same name
Music
Music
Production
Music
Year
2021
Venue/type
Film
Music
Sia, Labrinth, Craig DeLeon
Lyrics
Sia
The Music Man
+ film (1962) + film (2003)
The Music Man
+ film (1962) + film (2003)
Production
The Music Man
+ film (1962) + film (2003)
Year
1957
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Meredith Willson
Lyrics
Willson
Book
Willson and Franklin Lacey
Notes
Notable song: "Seventy-Six Trombones".
Mutiny!
Mutiny!
Production
Mutiny!
Year
1985
Venue/type
West End
Music
David Essex
Lyrics
Richard Crane
Book
Crane
My Fair Lady
+ film (1964)
My Fair Lady
+ film (1964)
Production
My Fair Lady
+ film (1964)
Year
1956
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Frederick Loewe
Lyrics
Alan Jay Lerner
Book
Lerner
Notes
Notable songs: "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" and "I Could Have Danced All Night".
My Favorite Year
My Favorite Year
Production
My Favorite Year
Year
1992
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Book
Joseph Dougherty
My Life With Albertine
My Life With Albertine
Production
My Life With Albertine
Year
2003
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Ricky Ian Gordon
Lyrics
Gordon and Richard Nelson
Book
Nelson
My Little Pony
My Little Pony
Production
My Little Pony
Year
2017
Venue/type
Film
Music
Daniel Ingram
Lyrics
Ingram and Michael Vogel
Book
G. M. Berrow
Notes
Based on the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.Notable songs: "We Got This Together", "I'm The Friend You Need", "Time to Be Awesome", "One Small Thing", "Open Up Your Eyes" and "Rainbow".
My One and Only
My One and Only
Production
My One and Only
Year
1983
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer
Notes
A revised version of the Gershwins' 1927 musical Funny Face.
My Scary Girl
My Scary Girl
Production
My Scary Girl
Year
2008
Venue/type
South Korean
Music
Will Aronson
Lyrics
Kyoung-Ae Kang
Book
Kang
My Son Pinocchio
My Son Pinocchio
Production
My Son Pinocchio
Year
2006
Venue/type
Kansas City
Music
Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics
Stephen Schwartz
Book
David Stern
Notes
A retelling of the classic tale of Pinocchio, told from the perspective of his maker and father Geppetto
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Production
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Year
1985
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Rupert Holmes
Lyrics
Holmes
Book
Holmes
Notes
Notable song "The Writing on the Wall".
Mystic Pizza
Mystic Pizza
Production
Mystic Pizza
Year
2021
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Various Artists
Lyrics
Various Artists
Book
Sandy Rustin
Notes
Based on the 1988 film of the same name.
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Mack & Mabel | 1974 | Broadway | Jerry Herman | Herman | Michael Stewart | |
| The Mad Show | 1966 | Off-Broadway | Mary Rodgers | Various artists | Larry Siegel and Stan Hart | |
| Made in Dagenham | 2014 | West End | David Arnold | Richard Thomas | Richard Bean | Based on the film of the same name |
| The Madwoman of Central Park West | 1979 | Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman | |
| Maggie May | 1964 | West End | Lionel Bart | Bart | Alun Owen | |
| The Magic Basket | 1940 | Australia | Alfred Wheeler | Bronnie Taylor | Bronnie Taylor | 38 amateur productions |
| Magic Gum Tree | 1934 | Australia | Arline Sauer | Arline Sauer | 26 amateur productions | |
| The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle | 2001 | Off-off-Broadway | Chad Henry | Henry | Henry | |
| The Magic of Lassie | 1978 | Film | Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Sherman, Sherman and Jean Holloway | |
| The Maid of the Mountains | 1917 | West End | Harold Fraser-Simson | Harry Graham | Frederick Lonsdale | |
| Make a Wish | 1951 | Broadway | Hugh Martin | Martin | Preston Sturges | |
| Make Me a Song | 2007 | Off-Broadway revue | William Finn | Finn | — | |
| Making Tracks | 1999 | Off-Broadway | Woody Pak | Brian Yorkey | Welly Yang | |
| Mame + film (1974) | 1966 | Broadway | Jerry Herman | Herman | Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee | Notable songs: "Mame", "We Need a Little Christmas" and "If He Walked Into My Life". |
| Mamma Mia! + film (2008) | 1999 | West End | Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson | Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Stig Anderson | Catherine Johnson | Compiled from songs by ABBA. Notable songs: "Dancing Queen", "Does Your Mother Know", and "Mamma Mia". |
| Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | 2018 | Film | Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson | Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Stig Anderson | Ol Parker | Compiled from songs by ABBA. Sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!. |
| Mam'zelle Champagne | 1906 | Broadway revue | Cassius Freeborn | Edgar Allan Woolf | Woolf | Noted for Harry K. Thaw murdering Stanford White during the opening night performance. |
| The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular | 2002 | Australian | Bruce Rowland, Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter | Kernaghan and Porter | David Atkins and Ignatius Jones | |
| Man of La Mancha | 1965 | Broadway | Mitch Leigh | Joe Darion | Dale Wasserman | Notable song: "The Impossible Dream". |
| A Man of No Importance | 2002 | Off-Broadway | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Terrence McNally | Based on the 1994 Film of the same name. |
| The Man With a Load of Mischief | 1966 | Off-Broadway | John Clifton | Ben Tarver and Clifton | Tarver | |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | 1977 | Animated film | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and Buddy Baker | Sherman and Sherman | Various writers | |
| March of the Falsettos | 1981 | Off-Broadway | William Finn | Finn | Finn | It would later be half of Falsettos. |
| Margie | 1946 | Film | Alfred Newman | Newman | F. Hugh Herbert, Ruth McKenney and Richard Bransten | |
| Marguerite | 2008 | West End | Michel Legrand | Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer | Claude-Michel Schönberg, Boublil and Jonathan Kent | |
| Marie Christine | 1999 | Broadway | Michael John LaChiusa | LaChiusa | LaChiusa | |
| Marinka | 1945 | Broadway | Emmerich Kálmán | George Marion, Jr. | Marion, Jr. and Karl Farkas | |
| Marry Me a Little | 1981 | Off-Broadway revue | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | — | |
| Martin Guerre | 1997 | West End | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Alain Boublil and Stephen Clark | Schönberg and Boublil | |
| Mary Poppins + film (1964) | 2004 | West End | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and George Stiles | Sherman, Sherman and Anthony Drewe | Julian Fellowes | Based on the film of the same name. Notable songs: "Chim-Chim-Cheree" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". |
| Mary Poppins Returns | 2018 | Film | Marc Shaiman | Scott Wittman | David Magee | Sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins. |
| Matador | 1987 | West End | Mike Leander and Edward Seago | Leander and Seago | Peter Jukes | Notable song: "A Boy from Nowhere". |
| Matilda + film (2022) | 2011 | West End | Tim Minchin | Minchin | Dennis Kelly | Based on a children's novel (Matilda) by Roald Dahl. Had its Broadway premiere in 2013. |
| Maybe Happy Ending | 2017 | South Korea | Will Aronson | Hue Park | Directed by Kim Dong-yeon (director) | |
| Maytime | 1917 | Broadway | Sigmund Romberg | Rida Johnson Young | Young | |
| Me and Juliet | 1953 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | |
| Me and My Dick | 2009 | University of Michigan | Holmes, Carlos Valdes and Darren Criss | Holmes, Valdes and Criss | Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Eric Kahn Gale | Performed by StarKid Productions. |
| Me and My Girl | 1937 | West End | Noel Gay | Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose | Furber and Rose | Notable song: "The Lambeth Walk". |
| The Me Nobody Knows | 1970 | Broadway | Gary William Friedman | Will Holt | Robert H. Livingston, Herb Schapiro and Stephen M. Joseph | |
| Mean Girls | 2017 | Broadway | Jeff Richmond | Nell Benjamin | Tina Fey | Based on the 2004 film of the same name. |
| Meet Me in St. Louis + film (1944) | 1989 | Broadway | Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane | Martin and Blane | Hugh Wheeler | Based on the film of the same name. Notable song: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". |
| Meet Mister Future | 2006 | Off-Broadway | Scott Frankel | Michael Korie | Korie | |
| Meet the Feebles | 1989 | Film | Peter Dasent | Dasent | Various writers | |
| Mein Freund Bunbury | 1964 | German | Gerd Natschinski | Jürgen Degenhardt | Helmut Bez and Jürgen Degenhardt | based on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Memphis | 2009 | Broadway | David Bryan | Bryan and Joe DiPietro | DiPietro | |
| Menopause | 2001 | Off-off-Broadway | Various artists | Jeanie Linders | Linders | |
| Merlin | 1983 | Broadway | Elmer Bernstein | Don Black | Richard Levinson and William Link | |
| Merrily We Roll Along | 1981 | Broadway | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | George Furth | Notable songs: "Good Thing Going" and "Not a Day Goes By". |
| Metropolis | 1989 | West End | Joseph Brooks | Dusty Hughes and Brooks | Hughes | Based on the 1927 movie. |
N · N
Napoleon
Napoleon
Production
Napoleon
Year
2000
Venue/type
Canadian
Music
Timothy Williams
Lyrics
Andrew Sabiston
Book
Williams and Sabiston
Narnia
Narnia
Production
Narnia
Year
1985
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Thomas Tierney
Lyrics
Ted Drachman
Book
Jules Tasca
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Production
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Year
2016
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Dave Malloy
Lyrics
Malloy
Book
Malloy
Notes
Electropop opera, Based on Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace
Nativity!
Nativity!
Production
Nativity!
Year
2017
Venue/type
Birmingham
Music
Debbie Isitt and Nicky Ager
Lyrics
Isitt
Book
Isitt
Notes
Based on the 2009 film Nativity!
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly
Production
Ned Kelly
Year
1970
Venue/type
Film
Music
Shel Silverstein
Lyrics
Silverstein
Book
Ian Jones and Tony Richardson
Netru, Indru, Naalai
Netru, Indru, Naalai
Production
Netru, Indru, Naalai
Year
2006
Venue/type
Indian
Music
A. R. Rahman
Lyrics
Rahman
Book
Rahman
Never Forget
Never Forget
Production
Never Forget
Year
2008
Venue/type
West End
Music
Gary Barlow
Lyrics
Barlow
Book
Guy Jones and Ed Curtis
Never Gonna Dance
Never Gonna Dance
Production
Never Gonna Dance
Year
2003
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Jeffrey Hatcher
Notes
Based on the 1936 RKO film Swing Time.
Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Production
Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Year
2009
Venue/type
Canadian
Music
Jonathan Christenson
Lyrics
Jonathan Christenson
Book
Jonathan Christenson
Notes
Staged Off-Broadway in 2015
A New Brain
A New Brain
Production
A New Brain
Year
1998
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
William Finn
Lyrics
Finn
Book
Finn and James Lapine
New Faces of 1952
New Faces of 1952
Production
New Faces of 1952
Year
1952
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town
Production
New Girl in Town
Year
1957
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Bob Merrill
Lyrics
Merrill
Book
George Abbott
Newsical
Newsical
Production
Newsical
Year
2004
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Rick Crom
Lyrics
Crom
Book
Crom
Newsies
+ film (1992)
+ film (2017)
Newsies
+ film (1992)
+ film (2017)
Production
Newsies
+ film (1992)
+ film (2017)
Year
2012
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Alan Menken
Lyrics
Jack Feldman
Book
Harvey Fierstein
Notes
Based on the film of the same name.
Next to Normal
Next to Normal
Production
Next to Normal
Year
2009
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Tom Kitt
Lyrics
Brian Yorkey
Book
Yorkey
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Production
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Year
2012
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Joe DiPietro
A Night with Janis Joplin
A Night with Janis Joplin
Production
A Night with Janis Joplin
Year
2013
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Janis Joplin
Lyrics
Joplin
Book
Randy Johnson
Notes
Jukebox musical detailing the life and music of Janis Joplin.
Nightingale
Nightingale
Production
Nightingale
Year
1982
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Charles Strouse
Lyrics
Strouse
Book
Strouse
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Production
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Year
1993
Venue/type
Film
Music
Danny Elfman
Lyrics
Elfman
Book
Caroline Thompson and Michael McDowell
Notes
Notable songs: "What's This?", "This Is Halloween", and "Making Christmas".
Nine
+ film (2009)
Nine
+ film (2009)
Production
Nine
+ film (2009)
Year
1982
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Maury Yeston
Lyrics
Yeston
Book
Arthur Kopit
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
Production
No, No, Nanette
Year
1925
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Vincent Youmans
Lyrics
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
Book
Harbach and Frank Mandel
Notes
Notable songs: "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy".
No Strings
No Strings
Production
No Strings
Year
1962
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Rodgers
Book
Samuel A. Taylor
Nobody's Boy
Nobody's Boy
Production
Nobody's Boy
Year
1919
Venue/type
West End
Music
Edward A. Horan
Lyrics
John P. Wilson
Book
William Lestocq
Nord-Ost
Nord-Ost
Production
Nord-Ost
Year
2001
Venue/type
Russian
Music
Aleksei Ivaschenko and Georgii Vasilyev
Lyrics
Ivaschenko and Vasilyev
Book
Veniamin Kaverin
Nosferatu the Vampire
Nosferatu the Vampire
Production
Nosferatu the Vampire
Year
1994
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Bernard J. Taylor
Lyrics
Taylor
Book
Taylor
The Notebook
The Notebook
Production
The Notebook
Year
2022
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Ingrid Michaelson
Lyrics
Michaelson
Book
Bekah Brunstetter
Notes
Based on the 1996 novel of the same name, written by Nicholas Sparks.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris
Production
Notre-Dame de Paris
Year
1998
Venue/type
French
Music
Riccardo Cocciante
Lyrics
Luc Plamondon
Book
Plamondon
Notes
Notable songs: "Les temps des cathedrales", "Belle" and "Vivre".
Now. Here. This.
Now. Here. This.
Production
Now. Here. This.
Year
2012
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jeff Bowen
Lyrics
Bowen
Book
Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell
Now Is the Time for All Good Men
Now Is the Time for All Good Men
Production
Now Is the Time for All Good Men
Year
1967
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Nancy Ford
Lyrics
Gretchen Cryer
Book
Cryer
Nunsense
Nunsense
Production
Nunsense
Year
1985
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Dan Goggin
Lyrics
Goggin
Book
Goggin
Nymph Errant
Nymph Errant
Production
Nymph Errant
Year
1933
Venue/type
West End
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Book
Romney Brent
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Napoleon | 2000 | Canadian | Timothy Williams | Andrew Sabiston | Williams and Sabiston | |
| Narnia | 1985 | Off-off-Broadway | Thomas Tierney | Ted Drachman | Jules Tasca | |
| Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | 2016 | Broadway | Dave Malloy | Malloy | Malloy | Electropop opera, Based on Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace |
| Nativity! | 2017 | Birmingham | Debbie Isitt and Nicky Ager | Isitt | Isitt | Based on the 2009 film Nativity! |
| Ned Kelly | 1970 | Film | Shel Silverstein | Silverstein | Ian Jones and Tony Richardson | |
| Netru, Indru, Naalai | 2006 | Indian | A. R. Rahman | Rahman | Rahman | |
| Never Forget | 2008 | West End | Gary Barlow | Barlow | Guy Jones and Ed Curtis | |
| Never Gonna Dance | 2003 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Various artists | Jeffrey Hatcher | Based on the 1936 RKO film Swing Time. |
| Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe | 2009 | Canadian | Jonathan Christenson | Jonathan Christenson | Jonathan Christenson | Staged Off-Broadway in 2015 |
| A New Brain | 1998 | Off-Broadway | William Finn | Finn | Finn and James Lapine | |
| New Faces of 1952 | 1952 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| New Girl in Town | 1957 | Broadway | Bob Merrill | Merrill | George Abbott | |
| Newsical | 2004 | Off-Broadway | Rick Crom | Crom | Crom | |
| Newsies + film (1992) + film (2017) | 2012 | Broadway | Alan Menken | Jack Feldman | Harvey Fierstein | Based on the film of the same name. |
| Next to Normal | 2009 | Broadway | Tom Kitt | Brian Yorkey | Yorkey | |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | 2012 | Broadway | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | Joe DiPietro | |
| A Night with Janis Joplin | 2013 | Broadway | Janis Joplin | Joplin | Randy Johnson | Jukebox musical detailing the life and music of Janis Joplin. |
| Nightingale | 1982 | Off-West End | Charles Strouse | Strouse | Strouse | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | Film | Danny Elfman | Elfman | Caroline Thompson and Michael McDowell | Notable songs: "What's This?", "This Is Halloween", and "Making Christmas". |
| Nine + film (2009) | 1982 | Broadway | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Arthur Kopit | |
| No, No, Nanette | 1925 | Broadway | Vincent Youmans | Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach | Harbach and Frank Mandel | Notable songs: "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy". |
| No Strings | 1962 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Rodgers | Samuel A. Taylor | |
| Nobody's Boy | 1919 | West End | Edward A. Horan | John P. Wilson | William Lestocq | |
| Nord-Ost | 2001 | Russian | Aleksei Ivaschenko and Georgii Vasilyev | Ivaschenko and Vasilyev | Veniamin Kaverin | |
| Nosferatu the Vampire | 1994 | Off-off-Broadway | Bernard J. Taylor | Taylor | Taylor | |
| The Notebook | 2022 | Broadway | Ingrid Michaelson | Michaelson | Bekah Brunstetter | Based on the 1996 novel of the same name, written by Nicholas Sparks. |
| Notre-Dame de Paris | 1998 | French | Riccardo Cocciante | Luc Plamondon | Plamondon | Notable songs: "Les temps des cathedrales", "Belle" and "Vivre". |
| Now. Here. This. | 2012 | Off-Broadway | Jeff Bowen | Bowen | Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell | |
| Now Is the Time for All Good Men | 1967 | Off-Broadway | Nancy Ford | Gretchen Cryer | Cryer | |
| Nunsense | 1985 | Off-Broadway | Dan Goggin | Goggin | Goggin | |
| Nymph Errant | 1933 | West End | Cole Porter | Porter | Romney Brent |
O · O
O Marry Me!
O Marry Me!
Production
O Marry Me!
Year
1961
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Robert Kessler
Lyrics
Lola Pergament
Book
Pergament
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
Production
O Pioneers!
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Mel Atkey
Lyrics
Atkey
Book
Robert Sickinger
O Say Can You See!
O Say Can You See!
Production
O Say Can You See!
Year
1962
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jack Holmes
Lyrics
Bill Conklin and Bob Miller
Book
Conklin and Miller
October Sky
October Sky
Production
October Sky
Year
2016
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Michael Mahler
Lyrics
Mahler
Book
Brian Hill and Aaron Thielen
Notes
Based on the 1999 film of the same name.
Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing
Production
Of Thee I Sing
Year
1931
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Notes
Notable song: "Love is Sweeping the Country".
Of V We Sing
Of V We Sing
Production
Of V We Sing
Year
1942
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Sam Locke, Mel Tolkin and Al Geto
The Office! A Musical Parody
The Office! A Musical Parody
Production
The Office! A Musical Parody
Year
2018
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Assaf Gleizner
Lyrics
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Book
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Notes
A musical parody of the television series The Office.
Oh, Boy!
Oh, Boy!
Production
Oh, Boy!
Year
1917
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse
Book
Bolton Wodehouse
Notes
Notable song: "Till the Clouds Roll By".
Oh! Calcutta!
Oh! Calcutta!
Production
Oh! Calcutta!
Year
1969
Venue/type
Off-Broadway revue
Music
Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis, and Stanley Walden
Lyrics
Schickele, Dennis, and Walden
Book
Various
Oh, Captain!
Oh, Captain!
Production
Oh, Captain!
Year
1958
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Lyrics
Livingston and Evans
Book
Al Morgan and José Ferrer
Oh, Kay!
Oh, Kay!
Production
Oh, Kay!
Year
1926
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse
Notes
Notable song: "Someone to Watch Over Me".
Oh, What a Lovely War!
+ film (1969)
Oh, What a Lovely War!
+ film (1969)
Production
Oh, What a Lovely War!
+ film (1969)
Year
1963
Venue/type
West End
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop
Oil City Symphony
Oil City Symphony
Production
Oil City Symphony
Year
1987
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk and Mary Murfitt
Oklahoma!
+ film (1955)
Oklahoma!
+ film (1955)
Production
Oklahoma!
+ film (1955)
Year
1943
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Hammerstein
Notes
Notable songs: "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", "Oklahoma!" and "People Will Say We're in Love".
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Production
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Year
2017
Venue/type
Featurette
Music
Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson
Lyrics
Samsel and Anderson
Book
Jac Schaeffer
Oliver!
+ film (1968)
Oliver!
+ film (1968)
Production
Oliver!
+ film (1968)
Year
1960
Venue/type
West End
Music
Lionel Bart
Lyrics
Bart
Book
Bart
Notes
Notable songs: "Consider Yourself", "Where is Love?", "As Long As He Needs Me" and "Food, Glorious Food".
Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company
Production
Oliver & Company
Year
1988
Venue/type
Film
Music
J.A.C. Redford
Lyrics
Redford
Book
Jim Cox, Tim Disney and James Mangold
Olympus on My Mind
Olympus on My Mind
Production
Olympus on My Mind
Year
1986
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Grant Sturiale
Lyrics
Barry Harman
Book
Harman
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
+ film (1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
+ film (1970)
Production
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
+ film (1970)
Year
1965
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Burton Lane
Lyrics
Alan Jay Lerner
Book
Lerner
On the Level
On the Level
Production
On the Level
Year
1966
Venue/type
West End
Music
Ron Grainer
Lyrics
Grainer
Book
Ronald Millar
On the Record
On the Record
Production
On the Record
Year
2004
Venue/type
US Tour
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
On the Town
+ film (1949)
On the Town
+ film (1949)
Production
On the Town
+ film (1949)
Year
1944
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Comden and Green
Notes
Notable song: "New York, New York".
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century
Production
On the Twentieth Century
Year
1978
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Comden and Green
On Your Feet!
On Your Feet!
Production
On Your Feet!
Year
2015
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, and Miami Sound Machine
Lyrics
Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan
Book
Alexander Dinelaris
Notes
Jukebox musical based on the lives and music of Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
On Your Toes
On Your Toes
Production
On Your Toes
Year
1936
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Lorenz Hart
Book
Rodgers, Hart and George Abbott
Once
+ film (2006)
Once
+ film (2006)
Production
Once
+ film (2006)
Year
2012
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Lyrics
Hansard and Irglova
Book
Enda Walsh
Notes
Notable song: "Falling Slowly".
Once on This Island
Once on This Island
Production
Once on This Island
Year
1990
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Book
Ahrens
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
Production
Once Upon a Mattress
Year
1959
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Mary Rodgers
Lyrics
Marshall Barer
Book
Jay Thompson, Barer and Dean Fuller
Once Upon a One More Time
Once Upon a One More Time
Production
Once Upon a One More Time
Year
2021
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Britney Spears & others
Lyrics
Britney Spears & others
Book
Jon Hartmere
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi
Production
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi
Year
2008
Venue/type
British
Music
Elliot Davis and Phil Willmott
Lyrics
Davis and Willmott
Book
Davis and Willmott
One and One
One and One
Production
One and One
Year
1978
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Dianne Adams and Richard O'Donnell.
Lyrics
Adams and O'Donnell
Book
Fred Bennett and O'Donnell
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Production
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Year
1968
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Lowell S. Hawley
One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus
Production
One Touch of Venus
Year
1943
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Kurt Weill
Lyrics
Ogden Nash
Book
S. J. Perelman and Nash
Notes
Notable song: "Speak Low".
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Production
Only Fools and Horses
Year
2019
Venue/type
West End
Music
Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan
Lyrics
Whitehouse and Sullivan
Book
Whitehouse and Sullivan
Only the Lonely - The Roy Orbison Story
Only the Lonely - The Roy Orbison Story
Production
Only the Lonely - The Roy Orbison Story
Year
1995
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Opening Night
Opening Night
Production
Opening Night
Year
2024
Venue/type
West End
Music
Rufus Wainwright
Lyrics
Wainwright
Book
Ivo van Hove
Notes
Based on the 1977 film of the same name by John Cassavetes.
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
Production
Operation Mincemeat
Year
2019
Venue/type
West End
Music
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Lyrics
Cumming, Hagan, Hodgson, and Roberts
Book
Cumming, Hagan, Hodgson, and Roberts
Ordinary Days
Ordinary Days
Production
Ordinary Days
Year
2009
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Adam Gwon
Lyrics
Gwon
Book
Gwon
The Osmonds
The Osmonds
Production
The Osmonds
Year
2022
Venue/type
Touring
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Julian Bigg, Shaun Kerrison and Jay Osmond (story)
Our House
Our House
Production
Our House
Year
2002
Venue/type
West End
Music
Madness
Lyrics
Madness
Book
Tim Firth
Our Miss Gibbs
Our Miss Gibbs
Production
Our Miss Gibbs
Year
1909
Venue/type
West End
Music
Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton
Lyrics
Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank
Book
Cryptos and James T. Tanner
Out of This World
Out of This World
Production
Out of This World
Year
1950
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Book
Dwight Taylor and Reginald Lawrence
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
Production
The Outsiders
Year
2024
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance
Lyrics
Justin Levine
Book
Adam Rapp
Notes
Based on the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, and on the 1983 film adaptation written by Kathleen Rowell and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Over Here!
Over Here!
Production
Over Here!
Year
1974
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Will Holt
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| O Marry Me! | 1961 | Off-Broadway | Robert Kessler | Lola Pergament | Pergament | |
| O Pioneers! | 2001 | Off-Broadway | Mel Atkey | Atkey | Robert Sickinger | |
| O Say Can You See! | 1962 | Off-Broadway | Jack Holmes | Bill Conklin and Bob Miller | Conklin and Miller | |
| October Sky | 2016 | Regional | Michael Mahler | Mahler | Brian Hill and Aaron Thielen | Based on the 1999 film of the same name. |
| Of Thee I Sing | 1931 | Broadway | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind | Notable song: "Love is Sweeping the Country". |
| Of V We Sing | 1942 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | Sam Locke, Mel Tolkin and Al Geto | |
| The Office! A Musical Parody | 2018 | Off-Broadway | Assaf Gleizner | Bob and Tobly McSmith | Bob and Tobly McSmith | A musical parody of the television series The Office. |
| Oh, Boy! | 1917 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse | Bolton Wodehouse | Notable song: "Till the Clouds Roll By". |
| Oh! Calcutta! | 1969 | Off-Broadway revue | Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis, and Stanley Walden | Schickele, Dennis, and Walden | Various | |
| Oh, Captain! | 1958 | Broadway | Jay Livingston and Ray Evans | Livingston and Evans | Al Morgan and José Ferrer | |
| Oh, Kay! | 1926 | Broadway | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse | Notable song: "Someone to Watch Over Me". |
| Oh, What a Lovely War! + film (1969) | 1963 | West End | Various artists | Various artists | Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop | |
| Oil City Symphony | 1987 | Off-Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk and Mary Murfitt | |
| Oklahoma! + film (1955) | 1943 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | Notable songs: "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin , "Oklahoma!" and "People Will Say We're in Love". |
| Olaf's Frozen Adventure | 2017 | Featurette | Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson | Samsel and Anderson | Jac Schaeffer | |
| Oliver! + film (1968) | 1960 | West End | Lionel Bart | Bart | Bart | Notable songs: "Consider Yourself", "Where is Love?", "As Long As He Needs Me" and "Food, Glorious Food". |
| Oliver & Company | 1988 | Film | Redford | Redford | Jim Cox, Tim Disney and James Mangold | |
| Olympus on My Mind | 1986 | Off-Broadway | Grant Sturiale | Barry Harman | Harman | |
| On a Clear Day You Can See Forever + film (1970) | 1965 | Broadway | Burton Lane | Alan Jay Lerner | Lerner | |
| On the Level | 1966 | West End | Ron Grainer | Grainer | Ronald Millar | |
| On the Record | 2004 | US Tour | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| On the Town + film (1949) | 1944 | Broadway | Leonard Bernstein | Betty Comden and Adolph Green | Comden and Green | Notable song: "New York, New York". |
| On the Twentieth Century | 1978 | Broadway | Cy Coleman | Betty Comden and Adolph Green | Comden and Green | |
| On Your Feet! | 2015 | Broadway | Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, and Miami Sound Machine | Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan | Alexander Dinelaris | Jukebox musical based on the lives and music of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. |
| On Your Toes | 1936 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | Rodgers, Hart and George Abbott | |
| Once + film (2006) | 2012 | Broadway | Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova | Hansard and Irglova | Enda Walsh | Notable song: "Falling Slowly". |
| Once on This Island | 1990 | Broadway | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Ahrens | |
| Once Upon a Mattress | 1959 | Off-Broadway | Mary Rodgers | Marshall Barer | Jay Thompson, Barer and Dean Fuller | |
| Once Upon a One More Time | 2021 | Regional | Britney Spears & others | Britney Spears & others | Jon Hartmere | |
| Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi | 2008 | British | Elliot Davis and Phil Willmott | Davis and Willmott | Davis and Willmott | |
| One and One | 1978 | Off-Broadway | Dianne Adams and Richard O'Donnell. | Adams and O'Donnell | Fred Bennett and O'Donnell | |
| The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | 1968 | Film | Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Lowell S. Hawley | |
| One Touch of Venus | 1943 | Broadway | Kurt Weill | Ogden Nash | S. J. Perelman and Nash | Notable song: "Speak Low". |
| Only Fools and Horses | 2019 | West End | Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan | Whitehouse and Sullivan | Whitehouse and Sullivan | |
| Only the Lonely - The Roy Orbison Story | 1995 | Off-Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Opening Night | 2024 | West End | Rufus Wainwright | Wainwright | Ivo van Hove | Based on the 1977 film of the same name by John Cassavetes. |
| Operation Mincemeat | 2019 | West End | David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts | Cumming, Hagan, Hodgson, and Roberts | Cumming, Hagan, Hodgson, and Roberts | |
| Ordinary Days | 2009 | Off-Broadway | Adam Gwon | Gwon | Gwon | |
| The Osmonds | 2022 | Touring | Various | Various | Julian Bigg, Shaun Kerrison and Jay Osmond (story) | |
| Our House | 2002 | West End | Madness | Madness | Tim Firth | |
| Our Miss Gibbs | 1909 | West End | Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton | Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank | Cryptos and James T. Tanner | |
| Out of This World | 1950 | Broadway | Cole Porter | Porter | Dwight Taylor and Reginald Lawrence | |
| The Outsiders | 2024 | Broadway | Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance | Justin Levine | Adam Rapp | Based on the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, and on the 1983 film adaptation written by Kathleen Rowell and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. |
| Over Here! | 1974 | Broadway | Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Will Holt |
P · P
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notesfilm |
| Pacific 1860 | 1946 | West End | Noël Coward | Coward | Coward | |
| Pacific Overtures | 1976 | Broadway | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | John Weidman | |
| Paint Your Wagon + film (1969) | 1951 | Broadway | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | Lerner | Notable song: "Wand'rin' Star". |
| The Pajama Game + film (1957) | 1954 | Broadway | Richard Adler and Jerry Ross | Adler and Ross | George Abbott and Richard Bissell | Notable songs: "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway". |
| Pal Joey + film (1957) | 1940 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | John O'Hara | Notable song: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered". |
| Panama Hattie | 1940 | Broadway | Cole Porter | Porter | Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva | |
| Parade | 1998 | Broadway | Jason Robert Brown | Brown | Alfred Uhry | |
| Paradise Square | 2018 | Broadway | Jason Howland | Masi Asare and Nathan Tysen | Christina AndersonLarry KirwanCraig Lucas | Hard Timesby Larry Kirwan |
| Paris | 1928 | Broadway | Cole Porter, Walter Kollo, and Louis Alter | Porter, E. Ray Goetz, and Roy Turk | Martin Brown | |
| Paris | 2003 | Australian | Jon English and David MacKay | English and MacKay | English and MacKay | |
| Passing Strange | 2008 | Broadway | Stew and Heidi Rodewald | Stew | Stew | |
| Passion | 1994 | Broadway | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | James Lapine | |
| The Passion Flower Hotel | 1965 | West End | John Barry | Trevor Peacock | Wolf Mankowitz | |
| Pennies from Heaven | 1981 | Film | Various artists | Various artists | Dennis Potter | |
| Perchance to Dream | 1945 | West End | Ivor Novello | Novello | Novello | |
| The Perfect City | 2014 | Off-off-West End | Martin Coslett | Ross Clark | Andrew Miller | |
| Perfect Harmony | 2010 | Off-Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | Andrew Grosso and The Essentials | |
| The Perils of Pauline | 1947 | Film | Robert Emmett Dolan | Dolan | Wolfson and Frank Butler | |
| Peter Pan | 1950 | Broadway | Leonard Bernstein | Bernstein | J. M. Barrie | |
| Peter Pan | 1953 | Animated film | Frank Churchill and Sammy Fain | Various artists | Various writers | |
| Peter Pan | 1954 | Broadway | Mark Charlap and Jule Styne | Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Carolyn Leigh | J. M. Barrie | |
| Peter Pan | 1996 | Danish | George Stiles and Anthony Drewe | Stiles and Drewe | Willis Hall | |
| Pete's Dragon | 1977 | Animated film | Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn | Kasha and Hirschhorn | Malcolm Marmorstein | Notable song: "Candle on the Water". |
| Le Petit Prince | 2002 | French | Richard Cocciante | Cocciante | Cocciante | |
| Phantom | 1991 | Regional | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Arthur Kopit | |
| Phantom of the Opera | 1976 | West End | Ken Hill | Hill | Hill | |
| The Phantom of the Opera + film (2004) | 1986 | Broadway | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Charles Hart | Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe | Notable songs: "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Music of the Night". |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | 1995 | Off-Broadway | Arnold Black | Sheldon Harnick | Norton Juster and Harnick | |
| Phi-Phi | 1918 | French | Henri Christiné | Albert Willemetz and Fabien Solar | Willemetz and Solar | |
| Pickwick | 1963 | West End | Cyril Ornadel | Leslie Bricusse | Wolf Mankowitz | |
| Pieces of Eight | 1985 | Off-West End | Jule Styne | Susan Birkenhead | Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble | |
| Pink Floyd – The Wall | 1982 | Film | Pink Floyd, Bob Ezrin and Michael Kamen | Floyd, Ezrin and Kamen | Roger Waters | |
| Pinocchio | 1940 | Animated film | Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith | Harline and Smith | Various writers | Notable song: "When You Wish Upon a Star". |
| Pins and Needles | 1937 | Broadway revue | Harold Rome | Rome | Various writers | |
| Pipe Dream | 1955 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein | |
| Pippin | 1972 | Broadway | Stephen Schwartz | Schwartz | Roger O. Hirson | |
| The Pirate Queen | 2007 | Broadway | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. | Schönberg, Boublil and Maltby, Jr. | Notable song: "Woman". |
| The Pirates of Penzance | 1879 | Fifth Avenue Theatre | Arthur Sullivan | Gilbert | Notable song: "I am the very model of a modern Major-General". | |
| Pitch Perfect | 2012 | Film | Christophe Beck and Mark Kilian | Beck and Kilian | Kay Cannon | |
| Pitch Perfect 2 | 2015 | Film | Mark Mothersbaugh | Mothersbaugh | Kay Cannon | |
| Pitch Perfect 3 | 2017 | Film | Christopher Lennertz | Lennertz | Kay Cannon and Mike White | |
| Plain and Fancy | 1955 | Broadway | Albert Hague | Arnold Horwitt | Joseph Stein and Will Glickman | |
| Platinum | 1978 | Broadway | Gary William Friedman | Will Holt | Holt and Bruce Vilanch | |
| Play On! | 1997 | Broadway | Duke Ellington | Various artists | Cheryl West | |
| La Plume de Ma Tante | 1958 | Broadway revue | Gérard Calvi | Ross Parker and Francis Blanche | Robert Dhéry | |
| Pocahontas | 1995 | Animated film | Alan Menken | Stephen Schwartz | Carl Binder, Susannah Grant and Philip LaZebnik | Notable song: "Colors of the Wind". |
| Pokémon Live! | 2001 | US Tour | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | 1936 | Film | Mack Gordon and Harry Revel | Gordon and Revel | Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman and Harry Tugend | |
| Popeye | 1980 | Film | Harry Nilsson and Tom Pierson | Nilsson and Pierson | Jules Feiffer |
Q · Q
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
Production
Quadrophenia
Year
1996
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Pete Townshend
Lyrics
Townshend
Book
Townshend
Notes
Notable song: "Love Reign O'er Me".
Queen O' Hearts
Queen O' Hearts
Production
Queen O' Hearts
Year
1922
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Lewis E. Gensler and Dudley Wilkinson
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Hammerstein and Frank Mandel
Queen of the Mist
Queen of the Mist
Production
Queen of the Mist
Year
2011
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Michael John LaChiusa
Quilters
Quilters
Production
Quilters
Year
1984
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Barbara Damashek
Lyrics
Damashek
Book
Molly Newman and Damashek
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Quadrophenia | 1996 | Off-Broadway | Pete Townshend | Townshend | Townshend | Notable song: "Love Reign O'er Me". |
| Queen O' Hearts | 1922 | Broadway | Lewis E. Gensler and Dudley Wilkinson | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein and Frank Mandel | |
| Queen of the Mist | 2011 | Off-Broadway | Michael John LaChiusa | |||
| Quilters | 1984 | Broadway | Barbara Damashek | Damashek | Molly Newman and Damashek |
R · R
The Race to Urga
The Race to Urga
Production
The Race to Urga
Year
1969
Venue/type
Workshop
Music
Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Book
John Guare
Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It)
Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It)
Production
Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It)
Year
1973
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Paul Jabara
Lyrics
Jabara
Book
Jabara and Tom Eyen
Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Ann
Production
Raggedy Ann
Year
1986
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Joe Raposo
Lyrics
Raposo
Book
William Gibson
Notes
Also known as Rag Dolly
Raggedy Ann & Andy
Raggedy Ann & Andy
Production
Raggedy Ann & Andy
Year
1977
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Joe Raposo
Lyrics
Raposo
Book
Patricia Thackray and Max Wilk
Notes
Notable songs: "Rag Dolly", "No Girl's Toy", "Blue", and "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers".
Rags
Rags
Production
Rags
Year
1986
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Charles Strouse
Lyrics
Stephen Schwartz
Book
Joseph Stein
Ragtime
Ragtime
Production
Ragtime
Year
1998
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Book
Terrence McNally
Notes
Notable songs: "Wheels of a Dream" and "Your Daddy's Son".
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles
Production
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles
Year
2010
Venue/type
Neil Simon Theatre
Music
Founding members of the band Reign
Notes
Beatles tribute and theatrical production
Raise Your Voice
Raise Your Voice
Production
Raise Your Voice
Year
2004
Venue/type
Film
Music
Aaron Zigman and Machine Head
Lyrics
Aaron Zigman and Machine Head
Book
Mitch Rotter
Raisin
Raisin
Production
Raisin
Year
1973
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Judd Woldin
Lyrics
Robert Brittan
Book
Robert B. Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg
Randy Newman's Faust
Randy Newman's Faust
Production
Randy Newman's Faust
Year
1995
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Randy Newman
Lyrics
Newman
Book
Newman
Ratatouille the Musical
Ratatouille the Musical
Production
Ratatouille the Musical
Year
2021
Venue/type
Benefit concert
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley
Rebecca
Rebecca
Production
Rebecca
Year
2006
Venue/type
Austrian
Music
Sylvester Levay
Lyrics
Michael Kunze
Book
Kunze
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue
Production
Red, Hot and Blue
Year
1936
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Book
Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Notes
Star vehicle for Ethel Merman and Jimmy Durante.
Red Pepper
Red Pepper
Production
Red Pepper
Year
1922
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Owen Murphy and Albert Gumble
Lyrics
Howard Rogers and Murphy
Book
Edgar Smith and Emily Young
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
Production
The Red Shoes
Year
1993
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Marsha Norman and Bob Merrill
Book
Norman
Red, White and Maddox
Red, White and Maddox
Production
Red, White and Maddox
Year
1969
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Don Tucker
Lyrics
Tucker
Book
Jay Broad and Tucker
Redhead
Redhead
Production
Redhead
Year
1959
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Albert Hague
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Book
Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw and Fields
Reefer Madness
+ film (2005)
Reefer Madness
+ film (2005)
Production
Reefer Madness
+ film (2005)
Year
2004
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Dan Studney
Lyrics
Kevin Murphy
Book
Murphy
Rent
+ film (2005)
Rent
+ film (2005)
Production
Rent
+ film (2005)
Year
1996
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jonathan Larson
Lyrics
Larson
Book
Larson
Notes
Notable songs: "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Bohème" and "Take Me or Leave Me".
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Production
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Year
2008
Venue/type
Film
Music
Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith
Lyrics
Zdunich and Smith
Book
Zdunich and Smith
Notes
Notable songs: "Zydrate Anatomy", "Mark it Up" and "Seventeen".
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Production
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Year
1989
Venue/type
West End jukebox
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Bob Carlton
La Révolution Française
La Révolution Française
Production
La Révolution Française
Year
1973
Venue/type
French
Music
Claude-Michel Schönberg and Raymond Jeannot
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Jean-Max Rivière
Book
Boublil and Rivière
Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter
Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter
Production
Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter
Year
2014
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Ívar Páll Jónsson
Lyrics
Jónsson
Book
Jónsson
Rex
Rex
Production
Rex
Year
1976
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
Sherman Yellen
Ride the Cyclone
Ride the Cyclone
Production
Ride the Cyclone
Year
2008
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Lyrics
Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Book
Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Notes
Notable song: "Noel's Lament".
The Rink
The Rink
Production
The Rink
Year
1984
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
Terrence McNally
Riverwind
Riverwind
Production
Riverwind
Year
1962
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
John Jennings
Lyrics
Jennings
Book
Jennings
Road Show
Road Show
Production
Road Show
Year
2003
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
John Weidman
Notes
Retitled from Bounce
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
Production
Road to Morocco
Year
1942
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics
Johnny Burke
Book
Frank Butler and Don Hartman
Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore
Production
Road to Singapore
Year
1940
Venue/type
Film
Music
James V. Monaco and Victor Schertzinger
Lyrics
Johnny Burke
Book
Frank Butler, Don Hartman and Harry Hervey
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
Production
Road to Utopia
Year
1945
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics
Johnny Burke
Book
Melvin Frank and Norman Panama
Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar
Production
Road to Zanzibar
Year
1941
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jimmy Van Heusen and D. Costa
Lyrics
Johnny Burke and John Howard Payne
Book
Sy Bartlett, Frank Butler and Don Hartman
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Production
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Year
1965
Venue/type
UK Tour
Music
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Lyrics
Bricusse and Newley
Book
Bricusse and Newley
The Robber Bridegroom
The Robber Bridegroom
Production
The Robber Bridegroom
Year
1975
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Robert Waldman
Lyrics
Alfred Uhry
Book
Uhry
Robert and Elizabeth
Robert and Elizabeth
Production
Robert and Elizabeth
Year
1964
Venue/type
West End
Music
Ron Grainer
Lyrics
Ronald Millar
Book
Millar
Roberta
+ film (1935)
Roberta
+ film (1935)
Production
Roberta
+ film (1935)
Year
1933
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Otto Harbach
Book
Harbach
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Production
Robinson Crusoe
Year
1917
Venue/type
Australia
Music
Herbert De Pinna and Bert Rache
Lyrics
Victor Prince
Book
Daniel DeFoe
Notes
Vaudeville style comedy in which the title and concept are owed to the book author, but the content is sparsely related.
Rock 'n Roll Café
Rock 'n Roll Café
Production
Rock 'n Roll Café
Year
2012
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Bernard J. Taylor
Lyrics
Taylor
Book
Taylor
Rock of Ages
+ film (2012)
Rock of Ages
+ film (2012)
Production
Rock of Ages
+ film (2012)
Year
2006
Venue/type
Broadway jukebox
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Chris D'Arienzo
Rockabye Hamlet
Rockabye Hamlet
Production
Rockabye Hamlet
Year
1974
Venue/type
Canadian
Music
Cliff Jones
Lyrics
Jones
Book
Jones
Rockville
Rockville
Production
Rockville
Year
2009
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Martin Gellner and Werner Stranka
Lyrics
Gellner, Stranka and Kim Duddy
Book
Duddy
Rocky
Rocky
Production
Rocky
Year
2014
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Book
Thomas Meehan
Notes
Based on the film of the same name.
The Rocky Horror Show
+ film (1975)
The Rocky Horror Show
+ film (1975)
Production
The Rocky Horror Show
+ film (1975)
Year
1973
Venue/type
West End
Music
Richard O'Brien
Lyrics
O'Brien
Book
O'Brien
Notes
Notable songs: "The Time Warp" and "Sweet Transvestite".
Le Roi Soleil
Le Roi Soleil
Production
Le Roi Soleil
Year
2005
Venue/type
French
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Lionel Florence and Patrice Guirao
Book
Kamel Ouali
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
Production
Roman Holiday
Year
2001
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Book
Paul Blake, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman
Notes
Based on the 1953 film of the same name.
Romance in Hard Times
Romance in Hard Times
Production
Romance in Hard Times
Year
1989
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
William Finn
Lyrics
Finn
Book
Finn
Romance/Romance
Romance/Romance
Production
Romance/Romance
Year
1988
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Keith Herrmann
Lyrics
Barry Harman
Book
Harman
Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour
Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour
Production
Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour
Year
2001
Venue/type
French
Music
Gérard Presgurvic
Lyrics
Presgurvic
Book
Presgurvic
Notes
Notable songs: "Les Rois du monde", "Aimer" and "On Dit Dans La Rue".
Rosalie
+ film (1937)
Rosalie
+ film (1937)
Production
Rosalie
+ film (1937)
Year
1928
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin and P.G. Wodehouse
Book
William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton
Notes
Cole Porter composed an almost entirely new score for the film adaptation.
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie
Production
Rose-Marie
Year
1924
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart
Lyrics
Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Harbach and Hammerstein
The Rothschilds
The Rothschilds
Production
The Rothschilds
Year
1970
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Bock
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
Sherman Yellen
Rover Dangerfield
Rover Dangerfield
Production
Rover Dangerfield
Year
1991
Venue/type
Film
Music
David Newman
Lyrics
Newman
Book
Rodney Dangerfield
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
Production
Royal Wedding
Year
1951
Venue/type
Film
Music
Burton Lane
Lyrics
Alan Jay Lerner
Book
Lerner
Rudolf
Rudolf
Production
Rudolf
Year
2009
Venue/type
Austrian
Music
Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics
Jack Murphy and Nan Knighton
Book
Murphy and Phoebe Hwang
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Production
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Year
1964
Venue/type
TV special
Music
Johnny Marks
Lyrics
Johnny Marks
Book
Marks
Notes
Notable songs: "There's Always Tomorrow", "Silver and Gold" and "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
A Runaway Girl
A Runaway Girl
Production
A Runaway Girl
Year
1898
Venue/type
West End
Music
Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton
Lyrics
Aubrey Hopwood and Harry Greenbank
Book
Seymour Hicks and Harry Nicholls
Runaways
Runaways
Production
Runaways
Year
1978
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Elizabeth Swados
Lyrics
Swados
Book
Swados
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| The Race to Urga | 1969 | Workshop | Leonard Bernstein | Stephen Sondheim | John Guare | |
| Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It) | 1973 | Broadway | Paul Jabara | Jabara | Jabara and Tom Eyen | |
| Raggedy Ann | 1986 | Broadway | Joe Raposo | Raposo | William Gibson | Also known as Rag Dolly |
| Raggedy Ann & Andy | 1977 | Animated film | Joe Raposo | Raposo | Patricia Thackray and Max Wilk | Notable songs: "Rag Dolly", "No Girl's Toy", "Blue", and "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers". |
| Rags | 1986 | Broadway | Charles Strouse | Stephen Schwartz | Joseph Stein | |
| Ragtime | 1998 | Broadway | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Terrence McNally | Notable songs: "Wheels of a Dream" and "Your Daddy's Son". |
| Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles | 2010 | Neil Simon Theatre | Founding members of the band Reign | Beatles tribute and theatrical production | ||
| Raise Your Voice | 2004 | Film | Aaron Zigman and Machine Head | Aaron Zigman and Machine Head | Mitch Rotter | |
| Raisin | 1973 | Broadway | Judd Woldin | Robert Brittan | Robert B. Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg | |
| Randy Newman's Faust | 1995 | Off-Broadway | Randy Newman | Newman | Newman | |
| Ratatouille the Musical | 2021 | Benefit concert | Various | Various | Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley | |
| Rebecca | 2006 | Austrian | Sylvester Levay | Michael Kunze | Kunze | |
| Red, Hot and Blue | 1936 | Broadway | Cole Porter | Porter | Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse | Star vehicle for Ethel Merman and Jimmy Durante. |
| Red Pepper | 1922 | Broadway | Owen Murphy and Albert Gumble | Howard Rogers and Murphy | Edgar Smith and Emily Young | |
| The Red Shoes | 1993 | Broadway | Jule Styne | Marsha Norman and Bob Merrill | Norman | |
| Red, White and Maddox | 1969 | Broadway | Don Tucker | Tucker | Jay Broad and Tucker | |
| Redhead | 1959 | Broadway | Albert Hague | Dorothy Fields | Herbert Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw and Fields | |
| Reefer Madness + film (2005) | 2004 | Off-Broadway | Dan Studney | Kevin Murphy | Murphy | |
| Rent + film (2005) | 1996 | Off-Broadway | Jonathan Larson | Larson | Larson | Notable songs: "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Bohème" and "Take Me or Leave Me". |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera | 2008 | Film | Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith | Zdunich and Smith | Zdunich and Smith | Notable songs: "Zydrate Anatomy", "Mark it Up" and "Seventeen". |
| Return to the Forbidden Planet | 1989 | West End jukebox | Various artists | Various artists | Bob Carlton | |
| La Révolution Française | 1973 | French | Claude-Michel Schönberg and Raymond Jeannot | Alain Boublil and Jean-Max Rivière | Boublil and Rivière | |
| Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter | 2014 | Off-Broadway | Ívar Páll Jónsson | Jónsson | Jónsson | |
| Rex | 1976 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Sheldon Harnick | Sherman Yellen | |
| Ride the Cyclone | 2008 | Off-Broadway | Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell | Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell | Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell | Notable song: "Noel's Lament". |
| The Rink | 1984 | Broadway | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Terrence McNally | |
| Riverwind | 1962 | Off-Broadway | John Jennings | Jennings | Jennings | |
| Road Show | 2003 | Off-Broadway | Stephen Sondheim | Sondheim | John Weidman | Retitled from Bounce |
| Road to Morocco | 1942 | Film | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | Frank Butler and Don Hartman | |
| Road to Singapore | 1940 | Film | James V. Monaco and Victor Schertzinger | Johnny Burke | Frank Butler, Don Hartman and Harry Hervey | |
| Road to Utopia | 1945 | Film | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | Melvin Frank and Norman Panama | |
| Road to Zanzibar | 1941 | Film | Jimmy Van Heusen and D. Costa | Johnny Burke and John Howard Payne | Sy Bartlett, Frank Butler and Don Hartman | |
| The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd | 1965 | UK Tour | Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley | Bricusse and Newley | Bricusse and Newley | |
| The Robber Bridegroom | 1975 | Broadway | Robert Waldman | Alfred Uhry | Uhry | |
| Robert and Elizabeth | 1964 | West End | Ron Grainer | Ronald Millar | Millar | |
| Roberta + film (1935) | 1933 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Otto Harbach | Harbach | |
| Robinson Crusoe | 1917 | Australia | Herbert De Pinna and Bert Rache | Victor Prince | Daniel DeFoe | Vaudeville style comedy in which the title and concept are owed to the book author, but the content is sparsely related. |
| Rock 'n Roll Café | 2012 | Off-Broadway | Bernard J. Taylor | Taylor | Taylor | |
| Rock of Ages + film (2012) | 2006 | Broadway jukebox | Various artists | Various artists | Chris D'Arienzo | |
| Rockabye Hamlet | 1974 | Canadian | Cliff Jones | Jones | Jones | |
| Rockville | 2009 | Off-Broadway | Martin Gellner and Werner Stranka | Gellner, Stranka and Kim Duddy | Duddy | |
| Rocky | 2014 | Broadway | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Thomas Meehan | Based on the film of the same name. |
| The Rocky Horror Show + film (1975) | 1973 | West End | Richard O'Brien | O'Brien | O'Brien | Notable songs: "The Time Warp" and "Sweet Transvestite". |
| Le Roi Soleil | 2005 | French | Various artists | Lionel Florence and Patrice Guirao | Kamel Ouali | |
| Roman Holiday | 2001 | Regional | Cole Porter | Porter | Paul Blake, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman | Based on the 1953 film of the same name. |
| Romance in Hard Times | 1989 | Off-Broadway | William Finn | Finn | Finn | |
| Romance/Romance | 1988 | Broadway | Keith Herrmann | Barry Harman | Harman | |
| Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | 2001 | French | Gérard Presgurvic | Presgurvic | Presgurvic | Notable songs: "Les Rois du monde", "Aimer" and "On Dit Dans La Rue". |
| Rosalie + film (1937) | 1928 | Broadway | George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg | Ira Gershwin and P.G. Wodehouse | William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton | Cole Porter composed an almost entirely new score for the film adaptation. |
S · S
Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
Production
Sadie Thompson
Year
1944
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Vernon Duke
Lyrics
Howard Dietz
Book
Dietz and Rouben Mamoulian
Sail Away
Sail Away
Production
Sail Away
Year
1961
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Noël Coward
Lyrics
Coward
Book
Coward
Salad Days
Salad Days
Production
Salad Days
Year
1954
Venue/type
West End
Music
Julian Slade
Lyrics
Slade and Dorothy Reynolds
Book
Slade and Reynolds
Sally
Sally
Production
Sally
Year
1925
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Clifford Grey
Book
Guy Bolton
Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
Production
Saludos Amigos
Year
1942
Venue/type
Film
Music
Charles Wolcott, Edward H. Plumb and Paul J. Smith
Lyrics
Wolcott, Plumb and Smith
Book
Various writers
Salvation
Salvation
Production
Salvation
Year
1969
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Peter Link and C.C. Courtney
Lyrics
Link and Courtney
Book
Link and Courtney
San Francisco
San Francisco
Production
San Francisco
Year
1936
Venue/type
Film
Music
Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann
Lyrics
Gus Kahn
Book
Robert E. Hopkins and Anita Loos
The Sap of Life
The Sap of Life
Production
The Sap of Life
Year
1961
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
David Shire
Lyrics
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book
Maltby, Jr.
Sarafina!
Sarafina!
Production
Sarafina!
Year
1988
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Mbongeni Ngema
Lyrics
Ngema
Book
Ngema
Saratoga
Saratoga
Production
Saratoga
Year
1959
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harold Arlen
Lyrics
Johnny Mercer
Book
Morton DaCosta
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
Production
Saturday Night
Year
2000
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Book
Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
Production
Saturday Night Fever
Year
2000
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Bee Gees
Lyrics
Bee Gees
Book
Nan Knighton
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
Production
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
Year
1995
Venue/type
West End
Music
Jonathan Croose and Robin Forrest
Lyrics
Charlotte Mann and Michael Fidler
Book
Mann and Fidler
Saved
Saved
Production
Saved
Year
2008
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Michael Friedman
Lyrics
Friedman
Book
John Dempsey and Rinne Groff
Say, Darling
Say, Darling
Production
Say, Darling
Year
1958
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Abe Burrows, Marian Bissell and Richard Bissell
Say It with Songs
Say It with Songs
Production
Say It with Songs
Year
1929
Venue/type
Film
Music
Dave Dreyer and Billy Rose
Lyrics
Dreyer and Rose
Book
Joseph Jackson, Darryl F. Zanuck and Harvey Gates
Say When
Say When
Production
Say When
Year
1934
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Ray Henderson
Lyrics
Ted Koehler
Book
Jack McGowan
Scandalous
Scandalous
Production
Scandalous
Year
2012
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
David Pomeranz and David Friedman
Lyrics
Kathie Lee Gifford
Book
Gifford
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Production
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Year
1997
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics
Nan Knighton
Book
Knighton
School of Rock
School of Rock
Production
School of Rock
Year
2015
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Glenn Slater
Book
Julian Fellowes
Schwestern im Geiste
Schwestern im Geiste
Production
Schwestern im Geiste
Year
2014
Venue/type
Neuköllner Oper, Berlin
Music
Thomas Zaufke
Lyrics
Peter Lund
Book
Lund and Zaufke
The Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys
Production
The Scottsboro Boys
Year
2010
Venue/type
West End
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
David Thompson
Scrooge
Scrooge
Production
Scrooge
Year
1970
Venue/type
Film
Music
Leslie Bricusse
Lyrics
Bricusse
Book
Bricusse
Notes
A musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic 1843 story, A Christmas Carol.
Second Chance
Second Chance
Production
Second Chance
Year
2009
Venue/type
French
Music
Frédérick Desroches
Lyrics
Stéphane Prémont and Alexandre Martel
Book
Prémont, Jean-Pierre Cloutier and Joëlle Bourdon
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Production
The Secret Garden
Year
1991
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Lucy Simon
Lyrics
Marsha Norman
Book
Norman
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Production
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Year
1964
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Leon Carr
Lyrics
Carr
Book
Carr
See Rock City & Other Destinations
See Rock City & Other Destinations
Production
See Rock City & Other Destinations
Year
2010
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Brad Alexander
Lyrics
Adam Mathias
Book
Mathias
See What I Wanna See
See What I Wanna See
Production
See What I Wanna See
Year
2005
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Michael John LaChiusa
Lyrics
LaChiusa
Book
LaChiusa
See You Later
See You Later
Production
See You Later
Year
1951
Venue/type
West End
Music
Sandy Wilson
Lyrics
Wilson
Book
Wilson
Seesaw
Seesaw
Production
Seesaw
Year
1973
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Book
Michael Bennett
Sergeant Brue
Sergeant Brue
Production
Sergeant Brue
Year
1904
Venue/type
West End
Music
Liza Lehmann
Lyrics
J. Hickory Wood
Book
Owen Hall
Seussical
Seussical
Production
Seussical
Year
2000
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Book
Flaherty and Ahrens
Notes
Based on the works of Dr. Seuss.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
+ film (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
+ film (1954)
Production
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
+ film (1954)
Year
1982
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Lyrics
Johnny Mercer, Kasha and Hirschhorn
Book
Lawrence Kasha and David Landay
Notes
Based on the 1954 Stanley Donen film of the same name.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Production
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Year
1978
Venue/type
Film
Music
The Beatles
Lyrics
The Beatles
Book
Henry Edwards
Shangri-La
Shangri-La
Production
Shangri-La
Year
1956
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harry Warren
Lyrics
James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Book
Hilton, Lawrence and Lee
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Production
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Year
2011
Venue/type
Film
Music
George S. Clinton
Lyrics
Clinton
Book
Robert Horn
Notes
Direct-to-DVD spin-off of High School Musical.
She Loves Me
She Loves Me
Production
She Loves Me
Year
1963
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Bock
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
Joe Masteroff
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
Production
Shenandoah
Year
1975
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Gary Geld
Lyrics
Peter Udell
Book
Udell, James Lee Barrett and Philip Rose
Shinbone Alley
Shinbone Alley
Production
Shinbone Alley
Year
1957
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Kleinsinger
Lyrics
Joe Darion
Book
Darion and Mel Brooks
Notes
Also performed as archy & mehitabel.
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
Production
Shock Treatment
Year
1981
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard Hartley and Richard O'Brien
Lyrics
O'Brien
Book
Jim Sharman and O'Brien
Shockheaded Peter
Shockheaded Peter
Production
Shockheaded Peter
Year
1998
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Adrian Huge, Martyn Jacques and Adrian Stout
Lyrics
Jacques
Book
Julian Bleach, Anthony Cairns, Graeme Gilmour and Tamzin Griffin
Shout! The Mod Musical
Shout! The Mod Musical
Production
Shout! The Mod Musical
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Phillip George and David Lowenstein
Show Boat
Show Boat
Production
Show Boat
Year
1927
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II and P. G. Wodehouse
Book
Hammerstein II
Notes
Notable songs: "Ol' Man River", "Bill", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man".
Show Girl
Show Girl
Production
Show Girl
Year
1929
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn
Book
William Anthony McGuire
Showgirls! The Musical
Showgirls! The Musical
Production
Showgirls! The Musical
Year
2013
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Lyrics
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Book
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Notes
A musical parody of the film Showgirls.
Showtune
Showtune
Production
Showtune
Year
2003
Venue/type
Off-Broadway revue
Music
Jerry Herman
Lyrics
Herman
Book
Paul Gilger
Notes
Premiered in San Francisco in 1985 as "Tune the Grand Up", with revivals in London in 1998 as "The Best of Times".
Shrek
Shrek
Production
Shrek
Year
2009
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics
David Lindsay-Abaire
Book
Lindsay-Abaire
Notes
Notable songs: "Freak Flag" and "I Think I Got You Beat".
Shucked
Shucked
Production
Shucked
Year
2022
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
Lyrics
Clark and McAnally
Book
Robert Horn
Side by Side by Sondheim
Side by Side by Sondheim
Production
Side by Side by Sondheim
Year
1976
Venue/type
West End revue
Music
Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers and Jule Styne
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
—
Side Show
Side Show
Production
Side Show
Year
1997
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Henry Krieger
Lyrics
Bill Russell
Book
Russell
Silk Stockings
+ film (1957)
Silk Stockings
+ film (1957)
Production
Silk Stockings
+ film (1957)
Year
1955
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Book
George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath and Abe Burrows
Sing
Sing
Production
Sing
Year
1989
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jay Gruska
Lyrics
Gruska and Dean Pitchford
Book
Pitchford
Sing
Sing
Production
Sing
Year
2016
Venue/type
Film
Music
Joby Talbot
Lyrics
Various
Book
—
Sing As We Go
Sing As We Go
Production
Sing As We Go
Year
1934
Venue/type
Film
Music
Ernest Irving
Lyrics
Irving
Book
Gordon Wellesley and J. B. Priestley
Singin' in the Rain
+ film (1952)
Singin' in the Rain
+ film (1952)
Production
Singin' in the Rain
+ film (1952)
Year
1983
Venue/type
West End
Music
Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics
Arthur Freed
Book
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Notes
Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the plot closely adheres to the original. Notable songs: "Singin' in the Rain" and "Make 'Em Laugh".
Sister Act
Sister Act
Production
Sister Act
Year
2009
Venue/type
West End
Music
Alan Menken
Lyrics
Glenn Slater
Book
Bill and Cheri Steinkellner
Six
Six
Production
Six
Year
2017
Venue/type
West End
Music
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
Lyrics
Marlow and Moss
Book
Marlow and Moss
Skittles Commercial
Skittles Commercial
Production
Skittles Commercial
Year
2019
Venue/type
The Town Hall (New York City)
Music
Drew Gasparini
Lyrics
Nathaniel Lawlor
Book
Lawlor and Will Eno
Notes
A live, one-night-only, staged musical commercial by Skittles that benefited Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Skyscraper
Skyscraper
Production
Skyscraper
Year
1965
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics
Sammy Cahn
Book
Peter Stone
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Production
Sleeping Beauty
Year
1959
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
George Bruns
Lyrics
Bruns
Book
Erdman Penner
Notes
Notable song: "Once Upon a Dream".
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose
Production
The Slipper and the Rose
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Angela Morley
Book
Morley
Notes
Retelling of the classic fairy tale of Cinderella.
Smike
Smike
Production
Smike
Year
1973
Venue/type
Film
Music
Roger Holman and Simon May
Lyrics
Holman and May
Book
May and Clive Barnett
Notes
Adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby.
Smile
Smile
Production
Smile
Year
1986
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics
Howard Ashman
Book
Ashman
Smiling the Boy Fell Dead
Smiling the Boy Fell Dead
Production
Smiling the Boy Fell Dead
Year
1961
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
David Baker
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
Ira Wallach
Smoke on the Mountain
Smoke on the Mountain
Production
Smoke on the Mountain
Year
1988
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Connie Ray
Lyrics
Ray
Book
Ray
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Production
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Year
1995
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Lyrics
Leiber and Stoller
Book
—
Snoopy!
Snoopy!
Production
Snoopy!
Year
1975
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Larry Grossman
Lyrics
Hal Hackady
Book
Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael Grace
Snoopy Come Home
Snoopy Come Home
Production
Snoopy Come Home
Year
1972
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Charles M. Schulz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
+ film (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
+ film (1937)
Production
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
+ film (1937)
Year
1969
Venue/type
Regional (The Muny and Radio City Music Hall)
Music
Jay Blackton
Lyrics
Joe Cook
Book
Cook
Notes
Based on the 1937 animated film of the same name.
Snow.Wolf.Lake
Snow.Wolf.Lake
Production
Snow.Wolf.Lake
Year
1997
Venue/type
Chinese
Music
Guo Sai Cheung, Dick Lee, Iskandar Ismail and Lam Ming Yeung
Lyrics
Lam, Jang Keung, Albert Leung, Choo, Sin Man and Jacky Cheung
Book
Cheung
Soho Cinders
Soho Cinders
Production
Soho Cinders
Year
2011
Venue/type
British
Music
George Stiles
Lyrics
Anthony Drewe
Book
Drewe and Elliot Davis
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
Production
Some Like It Hot
Year
2022
Venue/type
Shubert Theatre
Music
Marc Shaiman
Lyrics
Scott Wittman
Book
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin
Notes
Adapted from the 1959 film by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
Someone Like You
Someone Like You
Production
Someone Like You
Year
1989
Venue/type
West End
Music
Petula Clark
Lyrics
Dee Shipman
Book
Robin Midgley and Fay Weldon
Something Rotten!
Something Rotten!
Production
Something Rotten!
Year
2015
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Lyrics
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Book
Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
Sondheim on Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim
Production
Sondheim on Sondheim
Year
2010
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Stephen Sondheim and others
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
James Lapine
Song and Dance
Song and Dance
Production
Song and Dance
Year
1982
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Don Black and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book
Lloyd Webber
Notes
Notable songs: "Unexpected Song" and "Tell Me on a Sunday".
Song of Norway
Song of Norway
Production
Song of Norway
Year
1944
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Edvard Grieg
Lyrics
Robert Wright and George Forrest
Book
Milton Lazarus and Homer Curran
Songs for a New World
Songs for a New World
Production
Songs for a New World
Year
1995
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jason Robert Brown
Lyrics
Brown
Book
Brown
Sophisticated Ladies
Sophisticated Ladies
Production
Sophisticated Ladies
Year
1981
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Duke Ellington
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Donald McKayle
Soul Men
Soul Men
Production
Soul Men
Year
2008
Venue/type
Film
Music
Stanley Clarke
Lyrics
Clarke
Book
Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone
Soul Sister
Soul Sister
Production
Soul Sister
Year
2012
Venue/type
West End
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
John Miller and Pete Brooks
Notes
Featuring the songs of Tina Turner
The Sound of Music
+ film (1965)
The Sound of Music
+ film (1965)
Production
The Sound of Music
+ film (1965)
Year
1959
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Notes
Notable songs: "Do-Re-Mi", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "The Sound of Music" and "My Favorite Things".
South Pacific
+ film (1958)
South Pacific
+ film (1958)
Production
South Pacific
+ film (1958)
Year
1949
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Notes
Notable songs: "Bali Ha'i", "Some Enchanted Evening", "Younger Than Springtime" and "Happy Talk".
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Production
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Year
1999
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Lyrics
Parker and Shaiman
Book
Parker, Matt Stone and Pam Brady
Notes
Notable songs: "Blame Canada", "Uncle Fucker", "It's Easy, Mmkay" and "Kyle's Mom is a Big, Fat, Bitch".
Soviet Zion
Soviet Zion
Production
Soviet Zion
Year
2015
Venue/type
London
Music
Giles Howe and Katy Lipson
Lyrics
Howe
Book
G. Howe and Roberto Trippini
Notes
Premiered at Jewish Museum London and transferred to The Lost Theatre (now Stockwell Playhouse, London). Concept album released 2021 with bonus album of selections in Yiddish.
Spamalot
Spamalot
Production
Spamalot
Year
2005
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Du Prez, Eric Idle and Neil Innes
Lyrics
Idle
Book
Idle
Notes
Notable songs: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" and "The Song That Goes Like This".
Spectacular!
Spectacular!
Production
Spectacular!
Year
2009
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Jim Kreig
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Production
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Year
2010
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Bono, The Edge
Lyrics
Bono, The Edge
Book
Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
Production
The Spitfire Grill
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
James Valcq
Lyrics
Fred Alley
Book
Valcq and Alley
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
Production
SpongeBob SquarePants
Year
2016
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Kyle Jarrow
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Production
Spring Awakening
Year
2006
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Duncan Sheik
Lyrics
Steven Sater
Book
Sater
Notes
Notables songs: "Mama Who Bore Me", "The Bitch of Living" and "The Song of Purple Summer".
St. Louis Woman
St. Louis Woman
Production
St. Louis Woman
Year
1946
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harold Arlen
Lyrics
Johnny Mercer
Book
Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullen
Standing at the Sky's Edge
Standing at the Sky's Edge
Production
Standing at the Sky's Edge
Year
2019
Venue/type
West End
Music
Richard Hawley
Lyrics
Hawley
Book
Chris Bush
A Star Is Born (1954), (1976), + (2018)
A Star Is Born (1954), (1976), + (2018)
Production
A Star Is Born (1954), (1976), + (2018)
Year
1954, 1976, 2018
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Various
Notes
All three films were based on the 1937 film of the same name.
Starlight Express
Starlight Express
Production
Starlight Express
Year
1984
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Richard Stilgoe
Book
Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe
Notes
Notable songs: "U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.", "Starlight Express" and "Light at the End of the Tunnel".
Starmania
Starmania
Production
Starmania
Year
1976
Venue/type
French and Canadian
Music
Michel Berger
Lyrics
Luc Plamondon
Book
Plamondon
Notes
Notable songs: "Un garçon pas comme les autres" (English: "Ziggy"), "Le monde est stone" (English: "The World is Stone")
Starmites
Starmites
Production
Starmites
Year
1989
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Barry Keating
Lyrics
Keating
Book
Stuart Ross and Keating
Starship
Starship
Production
Starship
Year
2011
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Darren Criss
Lyrics
Criss
Book
Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Joe Walker
Notes
Performed by StarKid Productions.
Starting Here, Starting Now
Starting Here, Starting Now
Production
Starting Here, Starting Now
Year
1976
Venue/type
Off-Broadway revue
Music
David Shire
Lyrics
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book
—
State Fair
+ film (1945)
State Fair
+ film (1945)
Production
State Fair
+ film (1945)
Year
1996
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli
Notes
Based on the film of the same name. Notable songs: "It Might as Well Be Spring", "It's A Grand Night for Singing" and "Isn't It Kind of Fun?".
Steel Pier
Steel Pier
Production
Steel Pier
Year
1997
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
David Thompson
Step Up: All In
Step Up: All In
Production
Step Up: All In
Year
2014
Venue/type
Las Vegas
Music
Dolby Digital
Lyrics
Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Book
Black and Hampton
Stephen Ward
Stephen Ward
Production
Stephen Ward
Year
2013
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Book
Black and Hampton
Stingray Sam
Stingray Sam
Production
Stingray Sam
Year
2009
Venue/type
Film
Music
Cory McAbee
Lyrics
McAbee
Book
McAbee
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Production
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Year
1961
Venue/type
West End
Music
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Lyrics
Bricusse and Newley
Book
Bricusse and Newley
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life
Production
The Story of My Life
Year
2009
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Neil Bartram
Lyrics
Neil Bartram
Book
Brian Hill
A Strange Loop
A Strange Loop
Production
A Strange Loop
Year
2019
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Michael R. Jackson
Street Scene
Street Scene
Production
Street Scene
Year
1947
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Kurt Weill
Lyrics
Elmer Rice
Book
Elmer Rice
Strider (musical)
Strider (musical)
Production
Strider (musical)
Year
1979
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Norman L. Berman
Lyrics
Steven Brown (lyricist)
Book
Mark Rozovsky
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
Production
Strike Up the Band
Year
1930
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Morrie Ryskind
Notes
Notable song: "Strike Up the Band".
The Stripper
The Stripper
Production
The Stripper
Year
1982
Venue/type
Australian
Music
Richard Hartley
Lyrics
Richard O'Brien
Book
Carter Brown
The Student Prince
The Student Prince
Production
The Student Prince
Year
1924
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics
Dorothy Donnelly
Book
Donnelly
Notes
Longest-running musical of the 1920s, until Show Boat.
Subways Are For Sleeping
Subways Are For Sleeping
Production
Subways Are For Sleeping
Year
1961
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Comden and Green
Suffs
Suffs
Production
Suffs
Year
2022
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Shaina Taub
Lyrics
Shaina Taub
Book
Shaina Taub
Sugar
Sugar
Production
Sugar
Year
1972
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Bob Merrill
Book
Peter Stone
Sugar Babies
Sugar Babies
Production
Sugar Babies
Year
1979
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields and Al Dubin
Book
—
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Production
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Year
2017
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Paul Jabara, and others
Lyrics
Summer, Moroder, Bellotte, Jabara, and others
Book
Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff
Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George
Production
Sunday in the Park with George
Year
1984
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
James Lapine
Notes
Notable songs: "Sunday in the Park with George", "Everybody Loves Louis" and "Finishing the Hat".
Sunny Afternoon
Sunny Afternoon
Production
Sunny Afternoon
Year
2014
Venue/type
West End
Music
Ray Davies
Lyrics
Davies
Book
Joe Penhall
Notes
Winner of 2015 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Production
Sunset Boulevard
Year
1993
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Book
Black and Hampton
Notes
Notable songs: "Sunset Boulevard", "With One Look" and "As If We Never Said Goodbye".
Sunshine on Leith
+ film (2013)
Sunshine on Leith
+ film (2013)
Production
Sunshine on Leith
+ film (2013)
Year
2007
Venue/type
Dundee Rep
Music
Craig Reid and Charlie Reid
Lyrics
Reid & Reid
Book
Stephen Greenhorn
Notes
Compiled by songs from The Proclaimers. Notable Songs: "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
+ film (2007)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
+ film (2007)
Production
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
+ film (2007)
Year
1979
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
Sondheim
Book
Hugh Wheeler
Notes
Notable songs: "The Worst Pies in London", "Green Finch and Linnet Bird", "Johanna" and "No Place Like London".
Sweet Charity
+ film (1969)
Sweet Charity
+ film (1969)
Production
Sweet Charity
+ film (1969)
Year
1966
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Book
Neil Simon
Notes
Notable songs: "Big Spender", "If My Friends Could See Me Now" and "The Rhythm of Life".
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
Production
Sweet Smell of Success
Year
2002
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics
Craig Carnelia
Book
John Guare
Swing!
Swing!
Production
Swing!
Year
1999
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
The Swing Mikado
The Swing Mikado
Production
The Swing Mikado
Year
1938
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Gentry Warden and Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics
W. S. Gilbert
Book
Harry Minturn
Notes
Based on Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, The Mikado.
Swing Time
Swing Time
Production
Swing Time
Year
1936
Venue/type
Film
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Howard Lindsay and Allan Scott
Swinging on a Star
Swinging on a Star
Production
Swinging on a Star
Year
1995
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Johnny Burke
Lyrics
Burke
Book
Michael Leeds
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
Production
The Sword in the Stone
Year
1963
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Bill Peet
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Sadie Thompson | 1944 | Broadway | Vernon Duke | Howard Dietz | Dietz and Rouben Mamoulian | |
| Sail Away | 1961 | Broadway | Noël Coward | Coward | Coward | |
| Salad Days | 1954 | West End | Julian Slade | Slade and Dorothy Reynolds | Slade and Reynolds | |
| Sally | 1925 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Clifford Grey | Guy Bolton | |
| Saludos Amigos | 1942 | Film | Charles Wolcott, Edward H. Plumb and Paul J. Smith | Wolcott, Plumb and Smith | Various writers | |
| Salvation | 1969 | Off-Broadway | Peter Link and C.C. Courtney | Link and Courtney | Link and Courtney | |
| San Francisco | 1936 | Film | Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann | Gus Kahn | Robert E. Hopkins and Anita Loos | |
| The Sap of Life | 1961 | Off-Broadway | David Shire | Richard Maltby, Jr. | Maltby, Jr. | |
| Sarafina! | 1988 | Broadway | Mbongeni Ngema | Ngema | Ngema | |
| Saratoga | 1959 | Broadway | Harold Arlen | Johnny Mercer | Morton DaCosta | |
| Saturday Night | 2000 | Off-Broadway | Stephen Sondheim | Stephen Sondheim | Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein | |
| Saturday Night Fever | 2000 | Broadway | Bee Gees | Bee Gees | Nan Knighton | |
| Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens | 1995 | West End | Jonathan Croose and Robin Forrest | Charlotte Mann and Michael Fidler | Mann and Fidler | |
| Saved | 2008 | Off-Broadway | Michael Friedman | Friedman | John Dempsey and Rinne Groff | |
| Say, Darling | 1958 | Broadway | Jule Styne | Betty Comden and Adolph Green | Abe Burrows, Marian Bissell and Richard Bissell | |
| Say It with Songs | 1929 | Film | Dave Dreyer and Billy Rose | Dreyer and Rose | Joseph Jackson, Darryl F. Zanuck and Harvey Gates | |
| Say When | 1934 | Broadway | Ray Henderson | Ted Koehler | Jack McGowan | |
| Scandalous | 2012 | Broadway | David Pomeranz and David Friedman | Kathie Lee Gifford | Gifford | |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1997 | Broadway | Frank Wildhorn | Nan Knighton | Knighton | |
| School of Rock | 2015 | Broadway | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Glenn Slater | Julian Fellowes | |
| Schwestern im Geiste | 2014 | Neuköllner Oper, Berlin | Thomas Zaufke | Peter Lund | Lund and Zaufke | |
| The Scottsboro Boys | 2010 | West End | John Kander | Fred Ebb | David Thompson | |
| Scrooge | 1970 | Film | Leslie Bricusse | Bricusse | Bricusse | A musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic 1843 story, A Christmas Carol. |
| Second Chance | 2009 | French | Frédérick Desroches | Stéphane Prémont and Alexandre Martel | Prémont, Jean-Pierre Cloutier and Joëlle Bourdon | |
| The Secret Garden | 1991 | Broadway | Lucy Simon | Marsha Norman | Norman | |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | 1964 | Off-Broadway | Leon Carr | Carr | Carr | |
| See Rock City & Other Destinations | 2010 | Off-Broadway | Brad Alexander | Adam Mathias | Mathias | |
| See What I Wanna See | 2005 | Off-Broadway | Michael John LaChiusa | LaChiusa | LaChiusa | |
| See You Later | 1951 | West End | Sandy Wilson | Wilson | Wilson | |
| Seesaw | 1973 | Broadway | Cy Coleman | Dorothy Fields | Michael Bennett | |
| Sergeant Brue | 1904 | West End | Liza Lehmann | J. Hickory Wood | Owen Hall | |
| Seussical | 2000 | Broadway | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens | Flaherty and Ahrens | Based on the works of Dr. Seuss. |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers + film (1954) | 1982 | Broadway | Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn | Johnny Mercer, Kasha and Hirschhorn | Lawrence Kasha and David Landay | Based on the 1954 Stanley Donen film of the same name. |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | Film | The Beatles | The Beatles | Henry Edwards | |
| Shangri-La | 1956 | Broadway | Harry Warren | James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee | Hilton, Lawrence and Lee | |
| Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | 2011 | Film | George S. Clinton | Clinton | Robert Horn | Direct-to-DVD spin-off of High School Musical. |
| She Loves Me | 1963 | Broadway | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | Joe Masteroff | |
| Shenandoah | 1975 | Broadway | Gary Geld | Peter Udell | Udell, James Lee Barrett and Philip Rose | |
| Shinbone Alley | 1957 | Broadway | George Kleinsinger | Joe Darion | Darion and Mel Brooks | Also performed as archy & mehitabel. |
| Shock Treatment | 1981 | Film | Richard Hartley and Richard O'Brien | O'Brien | Jim Sharman and O'Brien | |
| Shockheaded Peter | 1998 | Off-West End | Adrian Huge, Martyn Jacques and Adrian Stout | Jacques | Julian Bleach, Anthony Cairns, Graeme Gilmour and Tamzin Griffin | |
| Shout! The Mod Musical | 2006 | Off-Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | Phillip George and David Lowenstein | |
| Show Boat | 1927 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Oscar Hammerstein II and P. G. Wodehouse | Hammerstein II | Notable songs: "Ol' Man River", "Bill", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man". |
| Show Girl | 1929 | Broadway | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn | William Anthony McGuire | |
| Showgirls! The Musical | 2013 | Off-Broadway | Bob and Tobly McSmith | Bob and Tobly McSmith | Bob and Tobly McSmith | A musical parody of the film Showgirls. |
| Showtune | 2003 | Off-Broadway revue | Jerry Herman | Herman | Paul Gilger | Premiered in San Francisco in 1985 as "Tune the Grand Up", with revivals in London in 1998 as "The Best of Times". |
| Shrek | 2009 | Broadway | Jeanine Tesori | David Lindsay-Abaire | Lindsay-Abaire | Notable songs: "Freak Flag" and "I Think I Got You Beat". |
| Shucked | 2022 | Broadway | Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally | Clark and McAnally | Robert Horn | |
| Side by Side by Sondheim | 1976 | West End revue | Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers and Jule Styne | Sondheim | — |
T · T
Taboo
Taboo
Production
Taboo
Year
2003
Venue/type
West End
Music
Boy George, Kevan Frost, John Themis and Richie Stevens
Lyrics
George
Book
Mark Davies Markham and Charles Busch
Take Flight!
Take Flight!
Production
Take Flight!
Year
2007
Venue/type
West End
Music
David Shire
Lyrics
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book
John Weidman
Take Me Along
Take Me Along
Production
Take Me Along
Year
1959
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Bob Merrill
Lyrics
Merrill
Book
Joseph Stein and Robert Russell
Taking My Turn
Taking My Turn
Production
Taking My Turn
Year
1983
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Gary William Friedman
Lyrics
Will Holt
Book
Elise Brosnan
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Production
A Tale of Two Cities
Year
2008
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jill Santoriello
Lyrics
Santoriello
Book
Santoriello
Tältprojektet
Tältprojektet
Production
Tältprojektet
Year
1977
Venue/type
Swedish
Music
Ulf Dageby
Lyrics
Dageby
Book
Dageby
Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye
Production
Tammy Faye
Year
2022
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Elton John
Lyrics
Jake Shears
Book
James Graham
Tangled
Tangled
Production
Tangled
Year
2010
Venue/type
Film
Music
Alan Menken
Lyrics
Glenn Slater
Book
Dan Fogelman
Notes
Starred Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy.
Tango Argentino
Tango Argentino
Production
Tango Argentino
Year
1985
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
The Tap Dance Kid
The Tap Dance Kid
Production
The Tap Dance Kid
Year
1983
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Henry Krieger
Lyrics
Robert Lorick
Book
Charles Blackwell
Tarzan
Tarzan
Production
Tarzan
Year
2006
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Phil Collins
Lyrics
Collins
Book
David Henry Hwang
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
Production
Teacher's Pet
Year
2004
Venue/type
Film
Music
Stephen James Taylor
Lyrics
Taylor
Book
Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner
Teeth
Teeth
Production
Teeth
Year
2024
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Anna K. Jacobs
Lyrics
Michael R. Jackson
Book
Anna K. Jacobs and Micahel R. Jackson
Notes
Based on 2007 film of the same name
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Production
The Ten Commandments
Year
2004
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Patrick Leonard
Lyrics
Maribeth Derry
Book
Élie Chouraqui
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Production
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Year
2006
Venue/type
Film
Music
Tenacious D
Lyrics
Tenacious D
Book
Jack Black, Kyle Gass and Liam Lynch
Tenderloin
Tenderloin
Production
Tenderloin
Year
1960
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerry Bock
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
George Abbott and Jerome Weidman
Texas Li'l Darlin'
Texas Li'l Darlin'
Production
Texas Li'l Darlin'
Year
1949
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Robert Emmett Dolan
Lyrics
Johnny Mercer
Book
John Whedon and Sam Moore
That Bloody Woman
That Bloody Woman
Production
That Bloody Woman
Year
2015
Venue/type
New Zealand
Music
Luke Di Somma
Lyrics
Luke Di Somma
Book
Gregory Cooper
That Midnight Kiss
That Midnight Kiss
Production
That Midnight Kiss
Year
1949
Venue/type
Film
Music
Charles Previn
Lyrics
Conrad Salinger
Book
Bruce Manning and Tamara Hovey
They're Playing Our Song
They're Playing Our Song
Production
They're Playing Our Song
Year
1979
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics
Carole Bayer Sager
Book
Neil Simon
The Thing About Men
The Thing About Men
Production
The Thing About Men
Year
2003
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jimmy Roberts
Lyrics
Joe DiPietro
Book
DiPietro
Thoroughly Modern Millie
+ film (1967)
Thoroughly Modern Millie
+ film (1967)
Production
Thoroughly Modern Millie
+ film (1967)
Year
2002
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics
Dick Scanlan
Book
Richard Morris and Scanlan
Notes
Based on the film of the same name. Notable songs: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Forget About the Boy".
Thou Shalt Not
Thou Shalt Not
Production
Thou Shalt Not
Year
2001
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harry Connick, Jr.
Lyrics
Connick, Jr.
Book
David Thompson
The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros
Production
The Three Caballeros
Year
1945
Venue/type
Film
Music
Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott
Lyrics
Plumb, Smith and Wolcott
Book
Various writers
Notes
Notable songs: "The Three Caballeros" and "You Belong to My Heart".
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
Production
The Three Musketeers
Year
1928
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Rudolf Friml
Lyrics
Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse
Book
William Anthony McGuire
Three Postcards
Three Postcards
Production
Three Postcards
Year
1987
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Craig Carnelia
Lyrics
Carnelia
Book
Craig Lucas
Three Wishes for Jamie
Three Wishes for Jamie
Production
Three Wishes for Jamie
Year
1952
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Ralph Blane
Lyrics
Blane
Book
Charles O'Neal and Abe Burrows
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera
Production
The Threepenny Opera
Year
1928
Venue/type
German
Music
Kurt Weill
Lyrics
Bertolt Brecht
Book
Brecht
Notes
Notable songs: "Mack the Knife" and "Pirate Jenny".
Tick, Tick... Boom!
+ film (2021)
Tick, Tick... Boom!
+ film (2021)
Production
Tick, Tick... Boom!
+ film (2021)
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jonathan Larson
Lyrics
Larson
Book
Larson and David Auburn
Tickets, Please!
Tickets, Please!
Production
Tickets, Please!
Year
1950
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Tickle Me
Tickle Me
Production
Tickle Me
Year
1920
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Herbert Stothart
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
Book
Hammerstein, Harbach and Mandel
The Tigger Movie
The Tigger Movie
Production
The Tigger Movie
Year
2000
Venue/type
Film
Music
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Jun Falkenstein
Timbuktu!
Timbuktu!
Production
Timbuktu!
Year
1978
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Forrest and Robert Wright
Lyrics
Forrest and Wright
Book
Luther Davis
Tina
Tina
Production
Tina
Year
2018
Venue/type
West End
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, Kees Prins
Notes
Jukebox musical depicting the life and career of Tina Turner.
Tintypes
Tintypes
Production
Tintypes
Year
1980
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle
Titanic
Titanic
Production
Titanic
Year
1997
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Maury Yeston
Lyrics
Yeston
Book
Peter Stone
Titanique
Titanique
Production
Titanique
Year
2017
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Tye Blue, Marla Mindell, and Constantine Rousouli
title of show
title of show
Production
title of show
Year
2008
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeff Bowen
Lyrics
Bowen
Book
Hunter Bell
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Production
Tom Sawyer
Year
1973
Venue/type
Film
Music
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Sherman and Sherman
Tons of Money
Tons of Money
Production
Tons of Money
Year
1924
Venue/type
Musical
Music
Vaiben Louis and Willy Redstone
Lyrics
Hugh Ward
Book
Hugh Ward
Tomorrow Morning
Tomorrow Morning
Production
Tomorrow Morning
Year
2008
Venue/type
West End
Music
Laurence Mark Wythe
Lyrics
Wythe
Book
Wythe
Tonight's the Night
Tonight's the Night
Production
Tonight's the Night
Year
2003
Venue/type
West End jukebox
Music
Rod Stewart
Lyrics
Stewart
Book
Ben Elton
Too Close to the Sun
Too Close to the Sun
Production
Too Close to the Sun
Year
2009
Venue/type
West End
Music
John Robinson
Lyrics
Robinson and Roberto Trippini
Book
Trippini
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
Production
Too Many Girls
Year
1939
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Lorenz Hart
Book
George Marion, Jr.
Tootsie
Tootsie
Production
Tootsie
Year
2018
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
David Yazbek
Lyrics
Yazbek
Book
Robert Horn
Notes
Based on the 1982 film of the same name.
Top Banana
Top Banana
Production
Top Banana
Year
1951
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Johnny Mercer
Lyrics
Mercer
Book
Hy Kraft
Top Hat
+ film (1935)
Top Hat
+ film (1935)
Production
Top Hat
+ film (1935)
Year
2011
Venue/type
West End
Music
Irving Berlin
Lyrics
Berlin
Book
Matthew White and Howard Jacques
Notes
Based on the film of the same name. Notable song: "Cheek to Cheek".
Tovarich
Tovarich
Production
Tovarich
Year
1963
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Lee Pockriss
Lyrics
Anne Croswell
Book
David Shaw
The Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger
Production
The Toxic Avenger
Year
2008
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
David Bryan
Lyrics
Joe DiPietro and Bryan
Book
DiPietro
The Trail To Oregon!
The Trail To Oregon!
Production
The Trail To Oregon!
Year
2014
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jeff Blim
Lyrics
Blim
Book
Jeff Blim, Matt Lang, and Nick Lang
Notes
Parody of the game series, The Oregon Trail.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Production
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Year
1951
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Book
George Abbott and Betty Smith
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
Production
Trial by Jury
Year
1875
Venue/type
London's Royalty Theatre
Music
Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics
W.S. Gilbert
Book
W.S. Gilbert
Triassic Parq
Triassic Parq
Production
Triassic Parq
Year
2010
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Marshall Pailet
Lyrics
Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz, and Steve Wargo
Book
Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz, and Steve Wargo
Notes
The film Jurassic Park from the perspective of the dinosaurs.
Triumph of Love
Triumph of Love
Production
Triumph of Love
Year
1997
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeffrey Stock
Lyrics
Susan Birkenhead
Book
James Magruder
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
Production
Tuck Everlasting
Year
2016
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Chris Miller
Lyrics
Nathan Tysen
Book
Claudia Shear and Tim Federle
Notes
Based upon the book of the same name by Natalie Babbitt
Turkish Delight the Opera
Turkish Delight the Opera
Production
Turkish Delight the Opera
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Giles Howe and Katy Lipson
Lyrics
Howe
Book
Howe
Notes
Four full productions on the London Fringe made this show a cult hit and one concert of selections from the show was presented as part of the 2007 Stockholm Pride festival.
Twang!!
Twang!!
Production
Twang!!
Year
1965
Venue/type
West End
Music
Lionel Bart
Lyrics
Lionel Bart
Twisted
Twisted
Production
Twisted
Year
2013
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
A.J. Holmes
Lyrics
Kaley McMahon
Book
Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Eric Kahn Gale
Notes
Parody of the Walt Disney Animation Studios' film Aladdin.
Two by Two
Two by Two
Production
Two by Two
Year
1970
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Martin Charnin
Book
Peter Stone
Two Cities
Two Cities
Production
Two Cities
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Howard Goodall
Lyrics
Goodall
Book
Goodall and Joanna Read
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Production
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Year
1971
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Galt MacDermot
Lyrics
John Guare and Mel Shapiro
Book
Guare and Shapiro
Two on the Aisle
Two on the Aisle
Production
Two on the Aisle
Year
1951
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Comden and Green
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Production
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Year
2023
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Jim Barne
Lyrics
Kit Buchan
Book
Buchan
Two's Company
Two's Company
Production
Two's Company
Year
1952
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Vernon Duke
Lyrics
Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn
Book
Charles Sherman and Peter DeVries
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Taboo | 2003 | West End | Boy George, Kevan Frost, John Themis and Richie Stevens | George | Mark Davies Markham and Charles Busch | |
| Take Flight! | 2007 | West End | David Shire | Richard Maltby, Jr. | John Weidman | |
| Take Me Along | 1959 | Broadway | Bob Merrill | Merrill | Joseph Stein and Robert Russell | |
| Taking My Turn | 1983 | Off-Broadway | Gary William Friedman | Will Holt | Elise Brosnan | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | 2008 | Broadway | Jill Santoriello | Santoriello | Santoriello | |
| Tältprojektet | 1977 | Swedish | Ulf Dageby | Dageby | Dageby | |
| Tammy Faye | 2022 | Broadway | Elton John | Jake Shears | James Graham | |
| Tangled | 2010 | Film | Alan Menken | Glenn Slater | Dan Fogelman | Starred Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy. |
| Tango Argentino | 1985 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| The Tap Dance Kid | 1983 | Broadway | Henry Krieger | Robert Lorick | Charles Blackwell | |
| Tarzan | 2006 | Broadway | Phil Collins | Collins | David Henry Hwang | |
| Teacher's Pet | 2004 | Film | Stephen James Taylor | Taylor | Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner | |
| Teeth | 2024 | Off-Broadway | Anna K. Jacobs | Michael R. Jackson | Anna K. Jacobs and Micahel R. Jackson | Based on 2007 film of the same name |
| The Ten Commandments | 2004 | Off-off-Broadway | Patrick Leonard | Maribeth Derry | Élie Chouraqui | |
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | 2006 | Film | Tenacious D | Tenacious D | Jack Black, Kyle Gass and Liam Lynch | |
| Tenderloin | 1960 | Broadway | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | George Abbott and Jerome Weidman | |
| Texas Li'l Darlin' | 1949 | Broadway | Robert Emmett Dolan | Johnny Mercer | John Whedon and Sam Moore | |
| That Bloody Woman | 2015 | New Zealand | Luke Di Somma | Luke Di Somma | Gregory Cooper | |
| That Midnight Kiss | 1949 | Film | Charles Previn | Conrad Salinger | Bruce Manning and Tamara Hovey | |
| They're Playing Our Song | 1979 | Broadway | Marvin Hamlisch | Carole Bayer Sager | Neil Simon | |
| The Thing About Men | 2003 | Off-Broadway | Jimmy Roberts | Joe DiPietro | DiPietro | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie + film (1967) | 2002 | Broadway | Jeanine Tesori | Dick Scanlan | Richard Morris and Scanlan | Based on the film of the same name. Notable songs: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Forget About the Boy". |
| Thou Shalt Not | 2001 | Broadway | Harry Connick, Jr. | Connick, Jr. | David Thompson | |
| The Three Caballeros | 1945 | Film | Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott | Plumb, Smith and Wolcott | Various writers | Notable songs: "The Three Caballeros" and "You Belong to My Heart". |
| The Three Musketeers | 1928 | Broadway | Rudolf Friml | Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse | William Anthony McGuire | |
| Three Postcards | 1987 | Off-Broadway | Craig Carnelia | Carnelia | Craig Lucas | |
| Three Wishes for Jamie | 1952 | Broadway | Ralph Blane | Blane | Charles O'Neal and Abe Burrows | |
| The Threepenny Opera | 1928 | German | Kurt Weill | Bertolt Brecht | Brecht | Notable songs: "Mack the Knife" and "Pirate Jenny". |
| Tick, Tick... Boom! + film (2021) | 2001 | Off-Broadway | Jonathan Larson | Larson | Larson and David Auburn | |
| Tickets, Please! | 1950 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Tickle Me | 1920 | Broadway | Herbert Stothart | Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel | Hammerstein, Harbach and Mandel | |
| The Tigger Movie | 2000 | Film | Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Jun Falkenstein | |
| Timbuktu! | 1978 | Broadway | George Forrest and Robert Wright | Forrest and Wright | Luther Davis | |
| Tina | 2018 | West End | Various artists | Various artists | Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, Kees Prins | Jukebox musical depicting the life and career of Tina Turner. |
| Tintypes | 1980 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle | |
| Titanic | 1997 | Broadway | Maury Yeston | Yeston | Peter Stone | |
| Titanique | 2017 | Off-Broadway | Various | Various | Tye Blue, Marla Mindell, and Constantine Rousouli | |
| title of show | 2008 | Broadway | Jeff Bowen | Bowen | Hunter Bell | |
| Tom Sawyer | 1973 | Film | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | |
| Tons of Money | 1924 | Musical | Vaiben Louis and Willy Redstone | Hugh Ward | Hugh Ward | |
| Tomorrow Morning | 2008 | West End | Laurence Mark Wythe | Wythe | Wythe | |
| Tonight's the Night | 2003 | West End jukebox | Rod Stewart | Stewart | Ben Elton | |
| Too Close to the Sun | 2009 | West End | John Robinson | Robinson and Roberto Trippini | Trippini | |
| Too Many Girls | 1939 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | George Marion, Jr. | |
| Tootsie | 2018 | Broadway | David Yazbek | Yazbek | Robert Horn | Based on the 1982 film of the same name. |
| Top Banana | 1951 | Broadway | Johnny Mercer | Mercer | Hy Kraft | |
| Top Hat + film (1935) | 2011 | West End | Irving Berlin | Berlin | Matthew White and Howard Jacques | Based on the film of the same name. Notable song: "Cheek to Cheek". |
| Tovarich | 1963 | Broadway | Lee Pockriss | Anne Croswell | David Shaw | |
| The Toxic Avenger | 2008 | Off-Broadway | David Bryan | Joe DiPietro and Bryan | DiPietro |
U · U
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Production
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Year
1964
Venue/type
Film
Music
Michel Legrand
Lyrics
Legrand
Book
Jacques Demy
Urban Cowboy
Urban Cowboy
Production
Urban Cowboy
Year
2003
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jason Robert Brown and Jeff Blumenkrantz
Lyrics
Robert Brown and Blumenkrantz
Book
Aaron Latham and Phillip Oesterman
Urinetown
Urinetown
Production
Urinetown
Year
2001
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Mark Hollmann
Lyrics
Hollman and Greg Kotis
Book
Kotis
USHERS: The Front of House Musical
USHERS: The Front of House Musical
Production
USHERS: The Front of House Musical
Year
2013
Venue/type
Off West End
Music
Yiannis Koutsakos
Lyrics
James Oban
Book
James Rottger
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
Production
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
Year
1979
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Clark Gesner
Lyrics
Gesner
Book
Gesner and Nagle Jackson
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 1964 | Film | Michel Legrand | Legrand | Jacques Demy | |
| Urban Cowboy | 2003 | Broadway | Jason Robert Brown and Jeff Blumenkrantz | Robert Brown and Blumenkrantz | Aaron Latham and Phillip Oesterman | |
| Urinetown | 2001 | Broadway | Mark Hollmann | Hollman and Greg Kotis | Kotis | |
| USHERS: The Front of House Musical | 2013 | Off West End | Yiannis Koutsakos | James Oban | James Rottger | |
| The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall | 1979 | Broadway | Clark Gesner | Gesner | Gesner and Nagle Jackson |
V · V
Vanities
Vanities
Production
Vanities
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
David Kirshenbaum
Lyrics
Kirshenbaum
Book
Jack Heifner
Notes
Based on the 1976 play of the same name.
Very Good, Eddie
Very Good, Eddie
Production
Very Good, Eddie
Year
1915
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Schuyler Green and Herbert Reynolds
Book
Philip Bartholomae and Guy Bolton
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
Production
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
Year
2003
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Kyle Jarrow
Lyrics
Jarrow
Book
Jarrow
A Very Potter Musical
A Very Potter Musical
Production
A Very Potter Musical
Year
2009
Venue/type
University of Michigan
Music
Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes
Lyrics
Criss and Holmes
Book
Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden
Notes
Parody musical based on the Harry Potter film series by J. K. Rowling
A Very Potter Senior Year
A Very Potter Senior Year
Production
A Very Potter Senior Year
Year
2012
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
A.J. Holmes, Clark Baxtresser, Pierce Siebers and Darren Criss
Lyrics
Holmes, Baxtresser, Siebers and Criss
Book
Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden
Notes
Performed by StarKid Productions.
A Very Potter Sequel
A Very Potter Sequel
Production
A Very Potter Sequel
Year
2010
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Darren Criss
Lyrics
Criss
Book
Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden
Notes
Performed by StarKid Productions.
Very Warm for May
Very Warm for May
Production
Very Warm for May
Year
1939
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jerome Kern
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Hammerstein II
Notes
Notable song: "All the Things You Are".
Via Galactica
Via Galactica
Production
Via Galactica
Year
1972
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Galt MacDermot
Lyrics
Christopher Gore
Book
Gore and Judith Ross
Victor/Victoria
+ film (1982)
Victor/Victoria
+ film (1982)
Production
Victor/Victoria
+ film (1982)
Year
1995
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Henry Mancini and Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics
Leslie Bricusse and Wildhorn
Book
Blake Edwards
Notes
Adapted from the 1982 film.
Violet
Violet
Production
Violet
Year
2014
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics
Brian Crawley
Book
Crawley
The Visit
The Visit
Production
The Visit
Year
2001
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
Terrence McNally
Notes
Debuted on Broadway in 2015.
Viva Forever!
Viva Forever!
Production
Viva Forever!
Year
2012
Venue/type
West End
Music
The Spice Girls
Lyrics
Jennifer Saunders
Vivir Intentando
Vivir Intentando
Production
Vivir Intentando
Year
2003
Venue/type
Film
Music
Fernando López Rossi and Diego Grimblat
Lyrics
López Rossi and Grimblat
Book
Carolina Hughes, Alejandro Sapognikoff and Tomás Yankelevich
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Vanities | 2006 | Off-Broadway | David Kirshenbaum | Kirshenbaum | Jack Heifner | Based on the 1976 play of the same name. |
| Very Good, Eddie | 1915 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Schuyler Green and Herbert Reynolds | Philip Bartholomae and Guy Bolton | |
| A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant | 2003 | Off-off-Broadway | Kyle Jarrow | Jarrow | Jarrow | |
| A Very Potter Musical | 2009 | University of Michigan | Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes | Criss and Holmes | Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden | Parody musical based on the Harry Potter film series by J. K. Rowling |
| A Very Potter Senior Year | 2012 | Off-off-Broadway | Holmes, Clark Baxtresser, Pierce Siebers and Darren Criss | Holmes, Baxtresser, Siebers and Criss | Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden | Performed by StarKid Productions. |
| A Very Potter Sequel | 2010 | Off-off-Broadway | Darren Criss | Criss | Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden | Performed by StarKid Productions. |
| Very Warm for May | 1939 | Broadway | Jerome Kern | Oscar Hammerstein II | Hammerstein II | Notable song: "All the Things You Are". |
| Via Galactica | 1972 | Broadway | Galt MacDermot | Christopher Gore | Gore and Judith Ross | |
| Victor/Victoria + film (1982) | 1995 | Broadway | Henry Mancini and Frank Wildhorn | Leslie Bricusse and Wildhorn | Blake Edwards | Adapted from the 1982 film. |
| Violet | 2014 | Broadway | Jeanine Tesori | Brian Crawley | Crawley | |
| The Visit | 2001 | Broadway | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Terrence McNally | Debuted on Broadway in 2015. |
| Viva Forever! | 2012 | West End | The Spice Girls | Jennifer Saunders | ||
| Vivir Intentando | 2003 | Film | Fernando López Rossi and Diego Grimblat | López Rossi and Grimblat | Carolina Hughes, Alejandro Sapognikoff and Tomás Yankelevich | |
W · W
Wait a Minim!
Wait a Minim!
Production
Wait a Minim!
Year
1964
Venue/type
West End revue
Music
Jeremy Taylor
Lyrics
Taylor
Book
Leon Gluckman
Waitress
Waitress
Production
Waitress
Year
2015
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Sara Bareilles
Lyrics
Sara Bareilles
Book
Jessie Nelson
Notes
Based on the 2007 film of the same name.
Walk a Little Faster
Walk a Little Faster
Production
Walk a Little Faster
Year
1932
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Vernon Duke
Lyrics
E. Y. Harburg
Book
S. J. Perelman and Robert MacGunigle
Walking Happy
Walking Happy
Production
Walking Happy
Year
1966
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics
Sammy Cahn
Book
Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings
Walmartopia
Walmartopia
Production
Walmartopia
Year
2005
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Andrew Rohn
Lyrics
Rohn
Book
Catherine Capellaro
War Paint
War Paint
Production
War Paint
Year
2017
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Scott Frankel
Lyrics
Michael Korie
Book
Doug Wright
Wasted
Wasted
Production
Wasted
Year
2018
Venue/type
Fringe and suburban, London
Music
Christopher Ash
Lyrics
Carl Miller
Book
Carl Miller
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
Production
Water for Elephants
Year
2023
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
PigPen Theatre Co.
Lyrics
PigPen Theatre Co.
Book
Rick Elice
Notes
Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Sara Gruen.
We Are The Tigers
We Are The Tigers
Production
We Are The Tigers
Year
2019
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Preston Max Allen
Lyrics
Preston Max Allen
Book
Preston Max Allen
We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You
Production
We Will Rock You
Year
2002
Venue/type
West End jukebox
Music
Queen
Lyrics
Queen and Ben Elton
Book
Elton
The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
Production
The Wedding Singer
Year
2006
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Matthew Sklar
Lyrics
Chad Beguelin
Book
Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
Welcome to the Voice
Welcome to the Voice
Production
Welcome to the Voice
Year
2000
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Steve Nieve
Lyrics
Muriel Teodori
Book
Teodori
The Well of Romance
The Well of Romance
Production
The Well of Romance
Year
1930
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
H. Maurice Jacquet
Lyrics
Preston Sturges
Book
Sturges
Were the World Mine
Were the World Mine
Production
Were the World Mine
Year
2008
Venue/type
Film
Music
Jessica Fogle
Lyrics
Fogle
Book
Tom Gustafson and Cory James Krueckeberg
West Side Story
+ film (1961)
West Side Story
+ film (1961)
Production
West Side Story
+ film (1961)
Year
1957
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Book
Arthur Laurents
Notes
Notable songs: "Tonight Quintet", "America" and "Somewhere".
What Makes Sammy Run?
What Makes Sammy Run?
Production
What Makes Sammy Run?
Year
1964
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Ervin Drake and Budd Schulberg
Lyrics
Drake and Schulberg
Book
Stuart Schulberg
Notes
Notable song: "A Room Without Windows".
What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat?
Production
What's New Pussycat?
Year
2021
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Joe DiPietro
Notes
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Where's Charley?
Where's Charley?
Production
Where's Charley?
Year
1948
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Frank Loesser
Lyrics
Loesser
Book
George Abbott
Notes
Notable song: "Once in Love with Amy".
Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind
Production
Whistle Down the Wind
Year
1998
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Jim Steinman
Book
Patricia Knop, Lloyd Webber and Gale Edwards
White Christmas
+ film (1954)
White Christmas
+ film (1954)
Production
White Christmas
+ film (1954)
Year
2004
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Irving Berlin
Lyrics
Berlin
Book
David Ives and Paul Blake
White Girl in Danger
White Girl in Danger
Production
White Girl in Danger
Year
2023
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Michael R. Jackson
Lyrics
Michael R. Jackson
Book
Michael R. Jackson
Whoop Up
Whoop Up
Production
Whoop Up
Year
1958
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Mark Charlap
Lyrics
Norman Gimbel
Book
Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin
Whoopee!
Whoopee!
Production
Whoopee!
Year
1928
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Walter Donaldson
Lyrics
Gus Kahn
Book
William Anthony McGuire
Notes
Notable song: "Makin' Whoopee".
The Who's Tommy
The Who's Tommy
Production
The Who's Tommy
Year
1993
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Pete Townshend
Lyrics
Townshend
Book
Townshend and Des McAnuff
Notes
Notable song: "Pinball Wizard".
Wicked
+ film (2024)
+ film (2025)
Wicked
+ film (2024)
+ film (2025)
Production
Wicked
+ film (2024)
+ film (2025)
Year
2003
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics
Schwartz
Book
Winnie Holzman
Notes
Notable songs: "Popular", "For Good" and "Defying Gravity"
The Wild Party (LaChiusa)
The Wild Party (LaChiusa)
Production
The Wild Party (LaChiusa)
Year
2000
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Michael John LaChiusa
Lyrics
LaChiusa
Book
LaChiusa
The Wild Party (Lippa)
The Wild Party (Lippa)
Production
The Wild Party (Lippa)
Year
2000
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Andrew Lippa
Lyrics
Lippa
Book
Lippa
Wild, Wild Women
Wild, Wild Women
Production
Wild, Wild Women
Year
1982
Venue/type
West End
Music
Nola York
Lyrics
Michael Richmond
Book
Michael Richmond
Wildcat
Wildcat
Production
Wildcat
Year
1960
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Carolyn Leigh
Book
N. Richard Nash
Wild Rose
Wild Rose
Production
Wild Rose
Year
2025
Venue/type
Royal Lyceum
Music
Various
Lyrics
Various
Book
Nicole Taylor
The Will Rogers Follies
The Will Rogers Follies
Production
The Will Rogers Follies
Year
1991
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Comden and Green
Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka
Production
Willy Wonka
Year
2004
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Lyrics
Bricusse and Newley
Book
Bricusse and Tim McDonald
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Production
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Year
1971
Venue/type
Film
Music
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Lyrics
Bricusse and Newley
Book
Roald Dahl
Notes
Notable songs: "The Candy Man" and "Pure Imagination".
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
Production
The Wind in the Willows
Year
1986
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
William Perry
Lyrics
Roger McGough and William Perry
Book
Jane Iredale
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
Production
Winnie the Pooh
Year
2021
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Jonathan Rockefeller
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Production
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Year
1983
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Peter Young, Steve Hulett and Tony L. Marino
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Production
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Year
1968
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Ralph Wright
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Production
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Year
1966
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Ralph Wright and Ken Anderson
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Production
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Year
1974
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman and Sherman
Book
Larry Clemmons, Ted Berman and Eric Cleworth
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Production
Wish You Were Here
Year
1952
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harold Rome
Lyrics
Rome
Book
Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
Production
The Witches of Eastwick
Year
2000
Venue/type
West End
Music
Dana P. Rowe
Lyrics
John Dempsey
Book
Dempsey
The Wiz
The Wiz
Production
The Wiz
Year
1975
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Charlie Smalls and Luther Vandross
Lyrics
Smalls and Vandross
Book
William F. Brown
Notes
Notable song: "Ease on Down the Road"
The Wiz
The Wiz
Production
The Wiz
Year
1978
Venue/type
Film
Music
Joel Schumacher
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Production
The Wizard of Oz
Year
1902
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
L. Frank Baum and Glen MacDonough
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Production
The Wizard of Oz
Year
1939
Venue/type
Film
Music
Harold Arlen
Lyrics
E. Y. Harburg
Book
Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf
Notes
Notable song: "Over the Rainbow"
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Production
The Wizard of Oz
Year
1942
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Harold Arlen
Lyrics
E. Y. Harburg
Book
Frank Gabrielson
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Production
The Wizard of Oz
Year
1987
Venue/type
West End
Music
Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart
Lyrics
E. Y. Harburg
Book
John Kane
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Production
The Wizard of Oz
Year
2011
Venue/type
West End
Music
Harold Arlen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
E. Y. Harburg and Tim Rice
Book
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
Production
The Woman in White
Year
2004
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
David Zippel
Book
Charlotte Jones
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
Production
Woman of the Year
Year
1981
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
Peter Stone
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Production
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Year
2010
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
David Yazbek
Lyrics
David Yazbek
Book
Jeffrey Lane
A Wonderful Life
A Wonderful Life
Production
A Wonderful Life
Year
1991
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
Joe Raposo
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
Harnick
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
Production
Wonderful Town
Year
1953
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book
Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Production
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Year
2000
Venue/type
Off-off-Broadway
Music
James Patrick Doyle
Lyrics
Doyle and Joe Cascone
Book
Cascone
Wonderland
Wonderland
Production
Wonderland
Year
2011
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics
Jack Murphy
Book
Murphy and Gregory Boyd
Notes
Notable song: "I Will Prevail".
The Woodsman
The Woodsman
Production
The Woodsman
Year
2012
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Edward W. Hardy
Lyrics
Jennifer Loring
Book
James Ortiz
Notes
Notable song: "Rusting Tin Man".
Words and Music
Words and Music
Production
Words and Music
Year
1932
Venue/type
West End revue
Music
Noël Coward
Lyrics
Coward
Book
Coward
Working
Working
Production
Working
Year
1978
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Production
Wuthering Heights
Year
1992
Venue/type
Concept album
Music
Bernard J. Taylor
Lyrics
Taylor
Book
—
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes | |
| Wait a Minim! | 1964 | West End revue | Jeremy Taylor | Taylor | Leon Gluckman | ||
| Waitress | 2015 | Broadway | Sara Bareilles | Sara Bareilles | Jessie Nelson | Based on the 2007 film of the same name. | |
| Walk a Little Faster | 1932 | Broadway revue | Vernon Duke | E. Y. Harburg | S. J. Perelman and Robert MacGunigle | ||
| Walking Happy | 1966 | Broadway | Jimmy Van Heusen | Sammy Cahn | Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings | ||
| Walmartopia | 2005 | Off-Broadway | Andrew Rohn | Rohn | Catherine Capellaro | ||
| War Paint | 2017 | Broadway | Scott Frankel | Michael Korie | Doug Wright | ||
| Wasted | 2018 | Fringe and suburban, London | Christopher Ash | Carl Miller | Carl Miller | ||
| Water for Elephants | 2023 | Broadway | PigPen Theatre Co. | PigPen Theatre Co. | Rick Elice | Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Sara Gruen. | |
| We Are The Tigers | 2019 | Off-Broadway | Preston Max Allen | Preston Max Allen | Preston Max Allen | ||
| We Will Rock You | 2002 | West End jukebox | Queen | Queen and Ben Elton | Elton | ||
| The Wedding Singer | 2006 | Broadway | Matthew Sklar | Chad Beguelin | Beguelin and Tim Herlihy | ||
| Welcome to the Voice | 2000 | Off-off-Broadway | Steve Nieve | Muriel Teodori | Teodori | ||
| The Well of Romance | 1930 | Broadway | H. Maurice Jacquet | Preston Sturges | Sturges | ||
| Were the World Mine | 2008 | Film | Jessica Fogle | Fogle | Tom Gustafson and Cory James Krueckeberg | ||
| West Side Story + film (1961) | 1957 | Broadway | Leonard Bernstein | Stephen Sondheim | Arthur Laurents | Notable songs: "Tonight Quintet", "America" and "Somewhere". | |
| What Makes Sammy Run? | 1964 | Broadway | Ervin Drake and Budd Schulberg | Drake and Schulberg | Stuart Schulberg | Notable song: "A Room Without Windows". | |
| What's New Pussycat? | 2021 | Regional | Various | Various | Joe DiPietro | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | |
| Where's Charley? | 1948 | Broadway | Frank Loesser | Loesser | George Abbott | Notable song: "Once in Love with Amy". | |
| Whistle Down the Wind | 1998 | West End | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Jim Steinman | Patricia Knop, Lloyd Webber and Gale Edwards | ||
| White Christmas + film (1954) | 2004 | Off-Broadway | Irving Berlin | Berlin | David Ives and Paul Blake | ||
| White Girl in Danger | 2023 | Off-Broadway | Michael R. Jackson | Michael R. Jackson | Michael R. Jackson | ||
| Whoop Up | 1958 | Broadway | Mark Charlap | Norman Gimbel | Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin | ||
| Whoopee! | 1928 | Broadway | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn | William Anthony McGuire | Notable song: "Makin' Whoopee". | |
| The Who's Tommy | 1993 | Broadway | Pete Townshend | Townshend | Townshend and Des McAnuff | Notable song: "Pinball Wizard". | |
| Wicked + film (2024) + film (2025) | 2003 | Broadway | Stephen Schwartz | Schwartz | Winnie Holzman | Notable songs: "Popular", "For Good" and "Defying Gravity" | |
| The Wild Party (LaChiusa) | 2000 | Broadway | Michael John LaChiusa | LaChiusa | LaChiusa | ||
| The Wild Party (Lippa) | 2000 | Off-Broadway | Andrew Lippa | Lippa | Lippa | ||
| Wild, Wild Women | 1982 | West End | Nola York | Michael Richmond | Michael Richmond | ||
| Wildcat | 1960 | Broadway | Cy Coleman | Carolyn Leigh | N. Richard Nash | ||
| Wild Rose | 2025 | Royal Lyceum | Various | Various | Nicole Taylor | ||
| The Will Rogers Follies | 1991 | Broadway | Cy Coleman | Betty Comden and Adolph Green | Comden and Green | ||
| Willy Wonka | 2004 | Off-off-Broadway | Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley | Bricusse and Newley | Bricusse and Tim McDonald | ||
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 1971 | Film | Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley | Bricusse and Newley | Roald Dahl | Notable songs: "The Candy Man" and "Pure Imagination". | |
| The Wind in the Willows | 1986 | Broadway | William Perry | Roger McGough and William Perry | Jane Iredale | ||
| Winnie the Pooh | 2021 | Off-Broadway | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Jonathan Rockefeller | ||
| Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore | 1983 | Animated film | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Peter Young, Steve Hulett and Tony L. Marino | ||
| Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | 1968 | Animated film | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Ralph Wright | ||
| Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | 1966 | Animated film | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Ralph Wright and Ken Anderson | ||
| Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too | 1974 | Animated film | Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman | Sherman and Sherman | Larry Clemmons, Ted Berman and Eric Cleworth | ||
| Wish You Were Here | 1952 | Broadway | Harold Rome | Rome | Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan | ||
| The Witches of Eastwick | 2000 | West End | Dana P. Rowe | John Dempsey | Dempsey | ||
| The Wiz | 1975 | Broadway | Charlie Smalls and Luther Vandross | Smalls and Vandross | William F. Brown | Notable song: "Ease on Down the Road" | |
| The Wiz | 1978 | Film | Joel Schumacher | ||||
| The Wizard of Oz | 1902 | Off-Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | L. Frank Baum and Glen MacDonough | ||
| The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Film | Harold Arlen | E. Y. Harburg | Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf | Notable song: "Over the Rainbow" | |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1942 | Off-off-Broadway | Harold Arlen | E. Y. Harburg | Frank Gabrielson | ||
| The Wizard of Oz | 1987 | West End | Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart | E. Y. Harburg | John Kane | ||
| The Wizard of Oz | 2011 | West End | Harold Arlen and Andrew Lloyd Webber | E. Y. Harburg and Tim Rice | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams | ||
| The Woman in White | 2004 | West End | Andrew Lloyd Webber | David Zippel | Charlotte Jones |
X · X
Xanadu
Xanadu
Production
Xanadu
Year
2007
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Lyrics
Lynne and Farrar
Book
Douglas Carter Beane
Notes
Based on the 1980 film.
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Xanadu | 2007 | Broadway | Jeff Lynne and John Farrar | Lynne and Farrar | Douglas Carter Beane | Based on the 1980 film. |
Y · Y
A Year with Frog and Toad
A Year with Frog and Toad
Production
A Year with Frog and Toad
Year
2003
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Robert Reale
Lyrics
Willie Reale
Book
Willie Reale
Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine
Production
Yellow Submarine
Year
1968
Venue/type
Film
Music
The Beatles and George Martin
Lyrics
The Beatles and Martin
Book
Various writers
Yentl
Yentl
Production
Yentl
Year
1983
Venue/type
Film
Music
Michel Legrand and Alan Bergman
Lyrics
Marilyn Bergman
Book
Barbra Streisand and Jack Rosenthal
The Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard
Production
The Yeomen of the Guard
Year
1888
Venue/type
West End
Music
Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics
W. S. Gilbert
Book
Gilbert and Sullivan
Yes Nurse! No Nurse!
Yes Nurse! No Nurse!
Production
Yes Nurse! No Nurse!
Year
2002
Venue/type
Film
Music
Pelle Bolander and Raymund van Santen
Lyrics
Bolander and van Santen
Book
Pieter Kramer and Frank Houtappels
You Said It
You Said It
Production
You Said It
Year
1931
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harold Arlen
Lyrics
Jack Yellen
Book
Yellen and Sid Silvers
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
Production
Young Frankenstein
Year
2007
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Mel Brooks
Lyrics
Brooks
Book
Thomas Meehan and Brooks
Notes
Notable songs: "Puttin’ On the Ritz", "He Vas My Boyfriend", and "Deep Love"
Your Own Thing
Your Own Thing
Production
Your Own Thing
Year
1968
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar
Lyrics
Hester and Apolinar
Book
Donald Driver
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Production
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Year
1971
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Clark Gesner
Lyrics
Gesner
Book
John Gordon
Notes
Based on the comic strip Peanuts. The 1999 revival includes additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, and dialogue by Michael Mayer.
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| A Year with Frog and Toad | 2003 | Off-Broadway | Robert Reale | Willie Reale | Willie Reale | |
| Yellow Submarine | 1968 | Film | The Beatles and George Martin | The Beatles and Martin | Various writers | |
| Yentl | 1983 | Film | Michel Legrand and Alan Bergman | Marilyn Bergman | Barbra Streisand and Jack Rosenthal | |
| The Yeomen of the Guard | 1888 | West End | Arthur Sullivan | W. S. Gilbert | Gilbert and Sullivan | |
| Yes Nurse! No Nurse! | 2002 | Film | Pelle Bolander and Raymund van Santen | Bolander and van Santen | Pieter Kramer and Frank Houtappels | |
| You Said It | 1931 | Broadway | Harold Arlen | Jack Yellen | Yellen and Sid Silvers | |
| Young Frankenstein | 2007 | Broadway | Mel Brooks | Brooks | Thomas Meehan and Brooks | Notable songs: "Puttin’ On the Ritz", "He Vas My Boyfriend", and "Deep Love" |
| Your Own Thing | 1968 | Off-Broadway | Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar | Hester and Apolinar | Donald Driver | |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | 1971 | Broadway | Clark Gesner | Gesner | John Gordon | Based on the comic strip Peanuts. The 1999 revival includes additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, and dialogue by Michael Mayer. |
Z · Z
Zanna, Don't!
Zanna, Don't!
Production
Zanna, Don't!
Year
2002
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Tim Acito
Lyrics
Acito and Alexander Dinelaris
Book
Acito and Dinelaris
Notes
Notable songs: "I Could Write Books" and "Blow Winds".
Zenda
Zenda
Production
Zenda
Year
1963
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Vernon Duke
Lyrics
Lenny Adelson, Sid Kuller and Martin Charnin
Book
Everett Freeman
Notes
Musical adaptation of the Anthony Hope novel The Prisoner of Zenda.
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
Production
Ziegfeld Follies
Year
1946
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
David Freedman
Ziegfeld Follies of 1909
Ziegfeld Follies of 1909
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1909
Year
1909
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1910
Ziegfeld Follies of 1910
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1910
Year
1910
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1911
Ziegfeld Follies of 1911
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1911
Year
1911
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1912
Ziegfeld Follies of 1912
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1912
Year
1912
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1913
Ziegfeld Follies of 1913
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1913
Year
1913
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1914
Ziegfeld Follies of 1914
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1914
Year
1914
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1915
Ziegfeld Follies of 1915
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1915
Year
1915
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1917
Ziegfeld Follies of 1917
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1917
Year
1917
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
Year
1919
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
Year
1920
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1921
Ziegfeld Follies of 1921
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1921
Year
1921
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1922
Ziegfeld Follies of 1922
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1922
Year
1922
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1923
Ziegfeld Follies of 1923
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1923
Year
1923
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1924
Ziegfeld Follies of 1924
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1924
Year
1924
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1927
Ziegfeld Follies of 1927
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1927
Year
1927
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
Year
1931
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934
Year
1934
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936
Year
1936
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1943
Ziegfeld Follies of 1943
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1943
Year
1943
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
Year
1957
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Follies of 1958
Ziegfeld Follies of 1958
Production
Ziegfeld Follies of 1958
Year
1958
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl
Production
Ziegfeld Girl
Year
1941
Venue/type
Film
Music
Herbert Stothart
Lyrics
Stothart
Book
William Anthony McGuire
Ziegfeld Girls of 1920
Ziegfeld Girls of 1920
Production
Ziegfeld Girls of 1920
Year
1920
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
Production
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
Year
1917–1921, 1928
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—
Zig-Zag is not a film
Zig-Zag is not a film
Production
Zig-Zag is not a film
Year
1917
Venue/type
West End revue
Music
Dave Stamper
Lyrics
Gene Buck
Book
—
Zip Goes a Million
Zip Goes a Million
Production
Zip Goes a Million
Year
1951
Venue/type
West End
Music
George Posford
Lyrics
Eric Maschwitz
Book
Maschwitz
Zipp!
Zipp!
Production
Zipp!
Year
2003
Venue/type
West End revue
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Gyles Brandreth and Stewart Nicholls
Zombie Prom
Zombie Prom
Production
Zombie Prom
Year
1993
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Dana P. Rowe
Lyrics
John Dempsey
Book
Dempsey
Zombies
Zombies
Production
Zombies
Year
2018
Venue/type
Film
Music
George S. Clinton
Lyrics
Clinton
Book
David Light and Joseph Raso
Notes
Disney Channel Original Movie
Zombies from The Beyond
Zombies from The Beyond
Production
Zombies from The Beyond
Year
1995
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
James Valcq
Lyrics
Valcq
Book
Valcq
Zorba
Zorba
Production
Zorba
Year
1968
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
Joseph Stein
Zorro
Zorro
Production
Zorro
Year
2008
Venue/type
West End
Music
Gipsy Kings and John Cameron
Lyrics
Stephen Clark
Book
Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson
Zuleika
Zuleika
Production
Zuleika
Year
1954
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Peter Tranchell
Lyrics
James Ferman
Book
Ferman
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes |
| Zanna, Don't! | 2002 | Off-Broadway | Tim Acito | Acito and Alexander Dinelaris | Acito and Dinelaris | Notable songs: "I Could Write Books" and "Blow Winds". |
| Zenda | 1963 | Off-Broadway | Vernon Duke | Lenny Adelson, Sid Kuller and Martin Charnin | Everett Freeman | Musical adaptation of the Anthony Hope novel The Prisoner of Zenda. |
| Ziegfeld Follies | 1946 | Film | Various artists | Various artists | David Freedman | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1909 | 1909 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1910 | 1910 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1911 | 1911 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1912 | 1912 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 | 1913 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1914 | 1914 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 | 1915 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 | 1917 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 | 1919 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 | 1920 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 | 1921 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 | 1922 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 | 1923 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 | 1924 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 | 1927 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 | 1931 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 | 1934 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 | 1936 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 | 1943 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 | 1957 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Follies of 1958 | 1958 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Girl | 1941 | Film | Herbert Stothart | Stothart | William Anthony McGuire | |
| Ziegfeld Girls of 1920 | 1920 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic | 1917–1921, 1928 | Broadway revue | Various artists | Various artists | — | |
| Zig-Zag is not a film | 1917 | West End revue | Dave Stamper | Gene Buck | — | |
| Zip Goes a Million | 1951 | West End | George Posford | Eric Maschwitz | Maschwitz | |
| Zipp! | 2003 | West End revue | Various artists | Various artists | Gyles Brandreth and Stewart Nicholls | |
| Zombie Prom | 1993 | Off-Broadway | Dana P. Rowe | John Dempsey | Dempsey | |
| Zombies | 2018 | Film | George S. Clinton | Clinton | David Light and Joseph Raso | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| Zombies from The Beyond | 1995 | Off-Broadway | James Valcq | Valcq | Valcq | |
| Zorba | 1968 | Broadway | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Joseph Stein | |
| Zorro | 2008 | West End | Gipsy Kings and John Cameron | Stephen Clark | Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson | |
| Zuleika | 1954 | Off-West End | Peter Tranchell | James Ferman | Ferman |
References
- Playbillhttps://www.playbill.com/article/sarah-mackenzie-baron-to-star-as-michael-scott-in-the-office-a-musical-parody
- Entertainment Weeklyhttps://ew.com/article/2013/05/24/showgirls-musical/amp/
- Playbillhttps://www.playbill.com/article/flip-through-the-skittles-commercial-the-broadway-musical-playbill
- "Stockholm Pride 2007, sidan 55"https://www.mypaper.se/show/information/show.asp?pid=1454210210004&initPage=55
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/13/wasted-review-bronte-sisters-southwark-playhouse-london
- "Wasted | Southwark Playhouse | Theatre and Bar"https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/archive-2018/wasted/