Musicals by decade

Broadway musicals of the 2010s

Hamilton changed what a Broadway hit could sound like, and The Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, Come From Away, and Hadestown found huge new audiences.

Below are the shows in our library that first opened on Broadway in the 2010s, in order of premiere. Tap any title for the full show guide.

32 musicals on this list.

The Addams Family2010 · Andrew Lippa · ComedyThe Addams Family brings the famously macabre cartoon clan to the Broadway stage in a comic musical built around family, love, and embracing what makes you different.
Sister Act2011 · Alan Menken · ComedySister Act is a 2011 Broadway musical comedy based on the 1992 film, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater…
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark2011 · Bono & The Edge · Rock/PopSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a 2011 musical retelling Spider-Man's origin story with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2.
The Book of Mormon2011 · Robert Lopez · ComedyThe Book of Mormon is an irreverent, hugely popular comedy musical that follows a pair of young missionaries sent far from home.
Newsies2012 · Alan Menken · Rock/PopNewsies turns a real 1899 newsboys' strike in New York City into a high-kicking, high-energy Disney musical about underdogs fighting for a fair shake.
Once2012 · Hansard & Irglová · Rock/PopOnce is an intimate, folk-tinged musical about two strangers, a Dublin street musician and a Czech immigrant, who find an unexpected connection through songwriting.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder2013 · Steven Lutvak · ComedyA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is a dark comedy about a distant heir to a fortune who systematically murders his way up the family line.
Cinderella2013 · Richard Rodgers · Golden AgeRodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella brings the classic fairy tale to the Broadway stage, pairing a beloved 1957 television score with a wittier…

Kinky Boots2013 · Cyndi Lauper · Rock/Pop"Kinky Boots" follows a struggling shoe factory owner who finds an unlikely business partner and path to survival in a drag performer named Lola.
Matilda the Musical2013 · Tim Minchin · ComedyMatilda the Musical is the witty, big hearted adaptation of Roald Dahl's story about a brilliant young girl who refuses to be underestimated.
Aladdin2014 · Alan Menken · ComedyAladdin brings the beloved tale of a street urchin, a genie, and a magic lamp to dazzling theatrical life.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical2014 · Carole King · JukeboxBeautiful: The Carole King Musical traces singer-songwriter Carole King's path from teenage hitmaker to the solo artist behind the landmark album Tapestry.
Heathers: The Musical2014 · O'Keefe & Murphy · ComedyHeathers: The Musical is a dark comedy about high school cliques, popularity, and the dangerous lengths one outsider goes to in order to fit in, set in the late 1980s.
Fun Home2015 · Jeanine Tesori · DramaFun Home is a musical memoir about cartoonist Alison Bechdel piecing together her relationship with her closeted father, Bruce…
Hamilton2015 · Lin-Manuel Miranda · Rock/PopHamilton reframes the founding of the United States through the story of Alexander Hamilton, told with a score that fuses hip-hop, R&B, and traditional Broadway sound.
School of Rock: The Musical2015 · Andrew Lloyd Webber · Rock/PopSchool of Rock: The Musical follows a failed rock guitarist who poses as a substitute teacher and turns his straitlaced students into a rock band…

Something Rotten!2015 · Kirkpatrick Brothers · ComedySomething Rotten! is a comedy about two struggling playwright brothers in 1590s London who try to out-write their rival, William Shakespeare, by inventing the musical.
Dear Evan Hansen2016 · Pasek & Paul · Rock/PopDear Evan Hansen is the contemporary rock and pop musical about a socially anxious teenager whose small lie about a classmate spirals into something he cannot control.
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 18122016 · Dave Malloy · Sung-throughNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 is a sung-through electropop opera adapted from a section of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Waitress2016 · Sara Bareilles · Rock/PopWaitress follows Jenna, a small town pie baker trapped in an unhappy marriage, as an unexpected pregnancy and an unlikely romance push her toward a life of her own…
Anastasia2017 · Stephen Flaherty · DramaAnastasia follows a young amnesiac street sweeper in post revolutionary Russia who may or may not be the last surviving daughter of the Romanov dynasty.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2017 · Marc Shaiman · ComedyCharlie and the Chocolate Factory brings Roald Dahl's beloved tale of a mysterious candy maker and his extraordinary factory to the Broadway stage.
Come From Away2017 · Sankoff & Hein · Rock/PopCome From Away is a 2017 musical that tells the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, whose residents welcomed thousands of stranded air travelers in the days after the…
Frozen2018 · Anderson-Lopez & Lopez · ComedyFrozen brings the story of two royal sisters, one gifted with uncontrollable ice powers, to the Broadway stage in a musical adapted from the hit Disney film.

Mean Girls2018 · Jeff Richmond · ComedyMean Girls turns the beloved 2004 teen comedy into a sharp, funny Broadway musical about the brutal social politics of high school.
The Prom2018 · Matthew Sklar · ComedyThe Prom follows four self-absorbed Broadway stars who descend on a small Indiana town to champion a teenager barred from bringing her girlfriend to prom.
Ain't Too Proud2019 · Kenny Seymour · JukeboxAin't Too Proud follows the Temptations from a Detroit street corner to the top of the pop charts, tracing the cost of fame through the eyes of founding member Otis…
Be More Chill2019 · Joe Iconis · Rock/PopBe More Chill is a rock musical about an awkward teenager who swallows a supercomputer pill called a Squip to become cool…
Beetlejuice2019 · Eddie Perfect · ComedyBeetlejuice brings the ghoulish, gag filled world of the Tim Burton film to Broadway as a raucous horror comedy about death, grief, and one very loud demon.
Hadestown2019 · Anaïs Mitchell · Rock/PopHadestown reimagines the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice as a smoky, folk-infused journey between the world above and the underworld below.
Moulin Rouge!2019 · Justin Levine · JukeboxMoulin Rouge! The Musical is a 2019 jukebox musical based on the 2001 film, reimagining 1899 Paris nightlife through a score built from decades of pop hits.
Tootsie2019 · David Yazbek · ComedyTootsie is a comedy musical about a struggling actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role, adapted from the 1982 film with a score by David Yazbek.

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