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West Side Story
American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Hamilton
2015 musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda about Alexander Hamilton
Hair
1967 rock musical; book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot
Avenue Q
musical, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Annie
Broadway musical
A Chorus Line
musical by Marvin Hamlisch
The Producers
2001 musical written by Mel Brooks
Hello, Dolly!
musical
Little Shop of Horrors
1982 horror comedy rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman
Guys and Dolls
1950 American musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Love Never Dies
musical
The Addams Family
musical
Company
1970 musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim
Sweet Charity
Cy Coleman/Dorothy Fields/Neil Simon musical
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1961 musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Harlow, and Willie Gilbert
Funny Girl
1964 Broadway musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, book by Isobel Lennart
42nd Street
American musical
The Boy from Oz
Australian 1998 musical about Peter Allen
On the Town
1945 musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Fame
musical
Thoroughly Modern Millie
2002 musical with music by Jeanine Tesori
Newsies
musical composed by Alan Menken, with book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics by Jack Feldman;
Falsettos
Falsettos is a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of March of the Falsettos (1981) and Falsettoland (1990), the last two installments in a trio of one-act musicals that premiered off-Broadway (the first was In Trousers). The story centers on Marvin, who has left his wife to be with a male lover, Whizzer, and struggles to keep his family together. Much of the first act explores the impact his relationship with Whizzer has had on his family. The second act explores family dynamics that evolve as he and his ex-wife
Follies
Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman.
No, No, Nanette
1924 musical comedy by Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, and Vincent Youmans
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
musical by Bono and the Edge
Song and Dance
1982 musical
Applause
1970 musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse
Merrily We Roll Along
1981 musical
Of Thee I Sing
1931 musical
Saturday Night Fever
musical
Ragtime
musical based on E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime
Mame
musical
Promises, Promises
1968 musical based on the eponymous 1960 film
The Capeman
musical
Altar Boyz
musical
La La Lucille
musical by George Gershwin
Rogers: The Musical
fictional musical in the Marvel Cinematic Universe