Annie Get Your Gun (musical): History and Key Facts
Annie Get Your Gun is a 1946 musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields.
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Anastasia (musical): History and Key Facts
Anastasia is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally.
Angel (musical): History and Key Facts
Angel is a Broadway musical that opened at the Minskoff Theatre in New York on May 4, 1978.
Americana (revue): History and Key Facts
Americana is a musical revue in two parts, with book and lyrics by J.
American Psycho (musical): History and Key Facts
American Psycho is a musical with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
American Idiot (musical): History and Key Facts
American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day.
Amélie (musical): History and Key Facts
Amélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film of the same name with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas.
Almost Famous (musical): History and Key Facts
Almost Famous is a 2019 stage musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Kitt, and a book by Crowe.
Allegiance (musical): History and Key Facts
Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione.
Allegro (musical): History and Key Facts
Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), their third collaboration for the stage.
All Aboard (musical): History and Key Facts
All Aboard is a musical in two acts and ten scenes with lyrics by E.
All American (musical): History and Key Facts
All American is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.
The Rose of Algeria: History and Key Facts
The Rose of Algeria is a musical in two acts with music by Victor Herbert and both book and lyrics by Glen McDonough.
Aladdin (2011 musical): History and Key Facts
Aladdin is a stage musical based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios 1992 film of the same name, with a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Begu
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death: History and Key Facts
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (Tunes from Blackness) is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles.
Ain't Misbehavin' (musical): History and Key Facts
Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists as arranged and orchestrated by Luther Henderson.
Aida (musical): History and Key Facts
Aida (also known as Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida) is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (musical): History and Key Facts
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a musical comedy based on the 1876 novel by Mark Twain conceived and written by Ken Ludwig, with music and lyrics by Don Schlitz.
Afgar: History and Key Facts
Afgar, or the Andalusian Leisure is a musical with lyrics by Douglas Furber, music by Charles Cuvillier and a book by Fred Thompson and Worton David.
Adonis (musical): History and Key Facts
Adonis is a musical burlesque in two acts with both book and lyrics by William Gill that is a spoof of the Pygmalion myth.
Adele (musical): History and Key Facts
Adele is a musical in three acts with book, music and lyrics by Adolf Philipp.
The Addams Family (musical): History and Key Facts
The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.
Abyssinia (1906 musical): History and Key Facts
Abyssinia is a musical in one act with music by Will Marion Cook and Bert Williams, and both book and lyrics by Jesse A.
1776 (musical): History and Key Facts
1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: History and Key Facts
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book written by Rachel Sheinkin, created by Rebecca Feldman with additional material b
42nd Street (musical): History and Key Facts
42nd Street is a 1980 stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren.
13 (musical): History and Key Facts
13 is a musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.
Cabaret (musical): History and Key Facts
Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff.
A Chorus Line: History and Key Facts
A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr.
Into the Woods: History and Key Facts
Into the Woods is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
Hadestown: History and Key Facts
Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: History and Key Facts
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler.
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical): History and Key Facts
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, with a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe, inspired by
Rent (musical): History and Key Facts
Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson.
Wicked (musical): History and Key Facts
Wicked (known in full as Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz) is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.
West Side Story: History and Key Facts
West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Hamilton (musical): History and Key Facts
Hamilton: An American Musical, known simply as Hamilton, is a sung-and-rapped-through biographical musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Les Misérables (musical): History and Key Facts
Les Misérables (, French: [le mizeʁabl]), colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz (), is a sung-through musical based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo.