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Musicals
Broadway Licensing has the musicals to punch up your season whether it be a new Broadway favorite or toe-tapping jukebox show. Audiences of all ages will absolutely love our cult-classics and small cast delights which perfectly fill slots for a crowd-pleasing year of theatre!
Spotlight Musicals
- The Old Man and The Old Moon | 7-26 Any | (US/UK)
Book, Music, and Lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co. - Water for Elephants | (US)
Book by Rick Elice, Music and Lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co.
Jukebox Musicals
- The Cher Show | 4W, 4M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Book by Rick Elice - A Night with Janis Joplin | 5W | (US/UK)
Written and Created by Randy Johnson - Heartbreak Hotel | 1W, 6M, 9 Ensemble | (US)
Book by Sean Cercone and David Abbinanti, Based on a concept by Floyd Mutrux - Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | 6W, 3M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Book by Colman Domingo, Robert Cary,
and Des McAnuff, Songs by Donna Summer,
Giorgio Moroder, and Paul Jabars - Head Over Heels | 4W, 3M, 1 Any + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Songs by The Go-Go’s, Based on the Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney, Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty, Adapted by James Magruder - Saturday Night Fever | 6W, 7M, 1 Any + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Based on the Paramount/RSO Film and the story by Nik Cohn, Adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oakes, North American version written by Sean Cercone and David Abbinanti. Featuring songs by The Bee Gees, Arrangements and orchestrations by David Abbinanti - Hank Williams: Lost Highway | 3W, 7M | (US)
By Randal Myler and Mark Harelik - Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville | 3W, 3M + Ensemble | (US)
Book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley, Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett - The Marvelous Wonderettes | 4W | (US)
Written & Created by Roger Bean, Musical Arrangements by Brian William Baker, Orchestrations by Michael Borth, Vocal Arrangements by Roger Bean & Brian William Baker - After Midnight | 11W, 14M + Ensemble | (US)
Conceived by Jack Viertel - Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical | 5W, 5M + Ensemble | (US)
Created by Jordan Ross, Lindsey Rosin, and Roger Kumble, Based on the film by Roger Kumble
Cult-Favorite Musicals
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 2 Any | (US)
Text by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask - Ride the Cyclone | 3W, 4M | (US/UK)
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell - String | 4W, 2M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Music and Lyrics by Adam Gwon, Book by Sarah Hammond - Grey Gardens | 5W, 4M | (US)
Book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie - Diana | 5W, 8M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro, Music and Lyrics by David Bryan - LIZZIE | 4W | (US/UK)
By Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt - Bat Boy: The Musical | 6W, 2M + Ensemble | (US)
Story and Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe - We Are the Tigers | 10 Any | (US/UK)
Book, Music and Lyrics by Preston Max Allen - The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin | 6W, 5M + Ensemble | (US)
Book, Music and Lyrics by Kirsten Childs - Hundred Days | 6 Any | (US/UK)
Book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher, Music and Lyrics by The Bengsons
Musicals For All Audiences
- A Bronx Tale: The Musical | 4W, 2M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Book by Chazz Palminteri, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater, Based on the Play by Chazz Palminteri - Chaplin: The Musical | 5W, 6M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Music and Lyrics by Christopher Curtis, Book by Christopher Curtis & Thomas Meehan - Little House on the Prairie | 13W, 10M + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Music by Rachel Portman, Lyrics by Donna di Novelli, Based on the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Disenchanted! | 6-10W | (US/UK)
Book, Music, Lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino, Developed with Fiely Matias
Holiday Musicals
- Christmas in Connecticut | 3W, 6M + Ensemble | (US)
Book by Patrick Pacheco and Erik Forrest Jackson, Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz, Based upon the Warner Bros. Picture - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical | 10W, 9M | (US/UK)
Book and Lyrics by Jahnna Beecham, Music and Lyrics by Malcolm Hillgartner, Based on the Play by Barbara Robinson - Santa Claus: The Musical | 2W, 3M, 3 Any + Ensemble | (US/UK)
Book by Noah Putterman, Music and Lyrics by David Christensen & Luke Holloway - Scrooge in Rouge | 4 Any | (US)
Book & Lyrics by Ricky Graham, Additional Materials by Jeffery Roberson, Other Interesting Bits by Yvette Hargis, Original Music Composed by Jefferson Turner
Small-Cast Comedy Musicals
- A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet | 1W, 2M | (US/UK)
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser - The Great American Trailer Park Musical | 5W, 2M | (US/UK)
Book by Betsy Kelso, Music & Lyrics by David Nehls - Motherhood the Musical | 4W | (US/UK)
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Sue Fabisch; Orchestrations and Arrangements, Music, Lyrics by Johnny Rodgers - Rated P for Parenthood | 2W, 2M | (US/UK)
Book & Lyrics by Sandy Rustin, Music & Lyrics by Dan Lipton & David Rossmer
Plays
Dramatists Play Service is home to dozens of Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as familiar favorites from Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Lillian Hellman, Lynn Nottage, and more. Check out this list of recent hits featuring 17 New York Times Critics Picks that are sure to please.
Recent Broadway Plays
- Oh, Mary! | Comedy | 5 Any | (US)
by Cole Escola - John Proctor Is the Villain | Dramatic Comedy | 6W, 3M | (US/UK)
by Kimberly Belflower - Eureka Day | Comedy | 3W, 2M | (US)
by Jonathan Spector - Left on Tenth | Drama | 2W, 2M | (US)
by Delia Ephron, Based on her memoir - Clyde’s | Comedy | 2W, 3M | (US)
by Lynn Nottage - Just For Us | Comedy | 1M | (US)
by Alex Edelman - Jaja’s African Hair Braiding | Comedy | 9W, 1M | (US/UK)
by Jocelyn Bioh - Appropriate | Drama | 4W, 3M, 1 Child | (US)
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins - Leopoldstadt | Drama | 12W, 14M, 4 Girls, 5 Boys (doubling, flexible casting) | (US)
by Tom Stoppard - The Cottage | Comedy | 3W, 3M | (US/UK)
by Sandy Rustin - The Shark Is Broken | Drama | 3M | (US/UK)
by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon - Yellow Face | Comedy | 2W, 5M | (US)
by David Henry Hwang
New-Release Plays
- The Apiary | Drama | 4W, 1 Any | (US/UK)
by Kate Douglas - Holmes/Poirot | Drama | 4W, 4M, 1 Any | (US)
by Jeffrey Hatcher and Steve Hendrickson - Brooklyn Laundry | Drama | 3W, 1M | (US)
by John Patrick Shanley - The Counter | Drama | 2W, 1M | (US)
by Meghan Kennedy - The Comeuppance | Drama | 3W, 2M | (US)
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins - tiny father | Drama | 1-2W, 1M (1W is optional) | (US/UK)
by Mike Lew - Deep Blue Sound | Drama | 6W, 3M (doubling) | (US)
by Abe Koogler - An Old-Fashioned Family Murder | Comedy | 3W, 3M | (US)
by Joe DiPietro - Flex | Drama | 6W | (US/UK)
by Candrice Jones - Theatre People, Or the Angel Next Door | Comedy | 3W, 3M | (US/UK)
by Paul Blade Smith - King James | Drama | 2M | (US/UK)
by Rajiv Joseph - Mary Gets Hers | Comedy | 5W, Non-Binary, Trans, and Gender-Variant Actors | (US/UK)
by Emma Horwitz - The Suffragette’s Murder | Comedy | 3W, 5M | (US/UK)
by Sandy Rustin - Conscience | Dramatic Comedy | 2W, 2M | (US)
by Joe DiPietro - Toros | Comedy | 1W, 3M | (US)
by Danny Tejera - A Distinct Society | Drama | 2W, 3M | (US)
by Kareem Fahmy - Wicked Child | Drama | 3W, 4M | (US)
by David Rosenberg - The Da Vinci Code | Drama | 4W, 7M | (US/UK)
adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, based on the Novel by Dan Brown - Latin History for Morons | Comedy | 1-41 Any (flexible casting) | (US/UK)
by John Leguizamo
Dramas
- Misery | Drama | 1W, 2M | (US)
by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King - The Effect | Drama | 2W, 2M | (US)
by Lucy Prebble - Sons of the Prophet | Drama | 3W, 5M | (US)
by Stephen Karam - The Wanderers | Drama | 3W, 2M | (US/UK)
by Anna Ziegler - LUCY | Drama | 2W, 1 Girl | (US)
by Erica Schmidt - Tambo & Bones | Drama | 4 Any | (US/UK)
by Dave Harris
Comedies
- Clue: On Stage | Comedy | 5W, 6M | (US/UK)
adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin, additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price - Chicken & Biscuits | Comedy | 5W, 3M | (US/UK)
by Douglas Lyons - The Hot Wing King | Comedy | 6M | (US)
by Katori Hall - The Play That Goes Wrong | Comedy | 2W, 6M (flexible casting) | (US)
by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Comedy | 2W, 14M | (US)
by Tom Stoppard - Hangmen | Comedy | 2W, 10M | (US)
by Martin McDonagh
Photo Credit
Banner Photo 1: Water for Elephants. Original Broadway Cast. Matthew Murphy/Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.
Banner Photo 2: Cole Escola and James Scully in Oh, Mary! Photo by Emilio Madrid
Banner Photo 3: John Proctor Is the Villain. Photo courtesy T. Charles Erickson, The Huntington Theatre
Jukebox Musicals: Head Over Heels: Sara Krulwich, 2018 Broadway production.
Cult-Favorite Musicals: LIZZIE: Photo by Zach Rosing, 2024 Summer Stock Stage production.
Musicals for all Audiences: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Glen Stubbe Photography, 2022 Children’s Theatre Company MN production.
Holiday Musicals: Christmas in Connecticut: BW Productions, 2023 Pioneer Theatre Company production.
Small-Cast Comedy Musicals: The Great American Trailer Park Musical: 2022 University of West Florida production.
Recent Broadway Plays: Oh, Mary!: Sara Krulwich, 2024 Broadway production.
New-Release Plays: Brooklyn Laundry: Photo by Sara Krulwich, 2024 Manhattan Theatre Club production
Dramas/Comedies: Clue: On Stage: Bill Hoenk, 2024 Theatre Workshop of Nantucket production
