Rock, pop, and hip-hop musicals

Since Hair brought rock music to Broadway in the late 1960s, contemporary sounds have reshaped what a musical can be. Rent set a story of young artists to a rock score, Hamilton told American history through hip-hop, and Six turned the wives of Henry VIII into a pop concert. Folk and indie styles have arrived too, in shows like Hadestown and Once.

Each show below links to a guide with the plot, songs, and characters. If you usually listen to pop or rock and want a musical that sounds like the music you already enjoy, this page is a good place to start.

29 musicals on this list.