List of musicals by composer: M to Z

This is a general list of composers who have written music for the musical theatre along with their works organized by first production date. This list primarily contains musicals, but also includes links to film adaptations.

For composers whose names fall into the A-L alphabetic range, see List of musicals by composer: A to L.

M

 * Tony Macaulay (born 1944)
 * Windy City (1982)


 * Galt MacDermot (1928–2018)
 * My Fur Lady (1957)
 * Hair (1967); also a 1979 film
 * Isabel's a Jezebel (1970)
 * Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971)
 * Dude (1972)
 * Via Galactica (1972)
 * The Karl Marx Play (1973)
 * It's Me Sylvia (1981)
 * The Human Comedy (1983)
 * The Legend of Joan of Arc (1997)


 * Gunnar Madsen
 * The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World (2011)


 * Rusty Magee (1955–2003)
 * Scapin (1993)
 * The Czar of Rock and Roll
 * The Green Heart (1997)


 * Eaton "Bob" Magoon, Jr. (1922–2018)
 * 13 Daughters (1961)
 * Heathen! (1972); also known as Aloha
 * A Little Life Like This (1992)


 * Dave Malloy (born 1976)
 * Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012)


 * Chuck Malone
 * Bucket of Blood (2009)


 * The Mamas & the Papas
 * Dream a Little Dream: The Mamas and Papas Musical (2003)


 * Melissa Manchester (born 1951)
 * I Sent a Letter to My Love (1995)


 * Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
 * Victor/Victoria (1995); music also by Frank Wildhorn; also a 1982 film


 * Julie Mandel
 * Two (1978)


 * Mel Mandel
 * My Old Friends (1979); music also by Norman Sachs


 * Charles Mandracchia
 * Valentino: The Musical (1998)


 * Harry Manfredini (born 1943)
 * Play Me a Country Song (1982); music also by John R. Briggs


 * Barry Manilow (born 1943)
 * Copacabana (1985)


 * Samuel L. Manning (1899–1960)
 * Caribbean Carnival (1947); music also by Adolph Thenstead


 * Marcus Manske
 * Pascal – Ein Musikalisches Märchen, music also by Ulrich Hinterberg


 * Steven Margoshes
 * Fame: The Musical (1989)


 * Zane Mark
 * Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (1995); music also by Ann Duquesnay, Daryl Waters
 * Harlem Song (2002); music also by Daryl Waters
 * Imagine Tap! (2006)


 * Denis Markell
 * A Backer's Audition (1992); music also by Douglas Bernstein


 * Gerald Jay Markoe (1941–2009)
 * Charlotte Sweet (1982)


 * Gerald Marks (1900–1997)
 * Hold It! (1948)


 * Walter Marks (born 1934)
 * Bajour (1964)
 * Go Fly a Kite (1966)
 * Golden Rainbow (1968)
 * Broadway Follies (1981)
 * Body Shop (1994)


 * Stephen Markwick
 * The Secret Garden (1987)


 * Bob Marley (1945–1981)
 * One Love: The Bob Marley Musical (2015)


 * Howard Marren
 * Love (1984)
 * What About Luv? (1991)


 * Queen Esther Marrow (born 1941)
 * Truly Blessed (1990)


 * Sergio García Marruz
 * The English Only Restaurant (1990); music also by Saul Spangenberg


 * Henry Marsh (born 1948)
 * Casper (1999); music also by Phil Pickett


 * Tom Martel
 * Hard Job Being God (1972)


 * Dan Martin
 * Breathe (1999)


 * David Martin
 * Simply Heavenly (1957)


 * Hugh Martin (1914–2011)
 * Best Foot Forward (1941); music also by Ralph Blane; also a 1943 film
 * Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'! (1948)
 * Make a Wish (1951)
 * Love from Judy (1952)
 * High Spirits (1964); music also by Timothy Gray
 * Meet Me in St. Louis (1989); music also by Ralph Blane; also a 1944 film


 * Margaret Martin
 * Gone with the Wind (2008)


 * Norman Martin
 * From A to Z (1960); music also by others
 * Put It in Writing (1963); music also by others


 * Steve Martin (born 1945)
 * Bright Star (2014); music also by Edie Brickell


 * Vinnie Martucci
 * Clue: The Musical (1997); music also by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker


 * Mel Marvin (born 1941)
 * Green Pond (1977)
 * A History of the American Film (1978)
 * Constance and the Musician (1981)
 * The Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show (1997)
 * Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1998); music also by Albert Hague
 * True History and Real Adventures (1999)


 * Jeff Marx (born 1970)
 * Avenue Q (2003); music also by Robert Lopez


 * Hugh Masekela (1939–2018)
 * Sarafina! (1987); additional songs by Mbongeni Ngema


 * William Mathieu (born 1937)
 * From the Second City (1961)


 * Todd Matshikiza (1921–1968)
 * King Kong (1959)


 * Griffin Matthews (born 1981)
 * Witness Uganda (2014); music also by Matt Gould


 * Simon May (born 1944)
 * Smike (1973); music also by Roger Holman


 * William May
 * Always (1997); music also by Jason Sprague


 * Shane McAnally (born 1974)
 * Shucked (2022); music also by Brandy Clark


 * Amanda McBroom (born 1947)
 * Heartbeats (1989); music by Gerald Sternbach, Michele Brourman, Tom Snow


 * Paul McCartney (born 1942)
 * Beatlemania (1977); music also by John Lennon
 * Norwegian Wood (1988); music also by John Lennon


 * Ian McCluskey
 * Tony! The Blair Musical (2007)


 * Rob McCulloch
 * Attorney for the Damned (2008)


 * Hugh McDonald
 * Cambridge Circus (1963); music also by Bill Oddie, David Palmer


 * James McDonald
 * Something's Afoot (1976); music also by David Vos, Robert Gerlach


 * James McDowell
 * The Wind and the Willows (1997)


 * Jack McElwaine
 * Der Ring Gott Farblonjet (1977)


 * Ian McFarlane
 * Betwixt! (2008)


 * Ronnie McGhee
 * Monkey Business (2009)


 * Christopher McGovern
 * Lizzie Borden (1998)


 * Jimmy McHugh (1894–1969)
 * Blackbirds of 1928 (1928)
 * Hello, Daddy (1928)
 * International Revue (1930)
 * The Vanderbilt Revue (1930); music also by others
 * The Streets of Paris (1939)
 * Keep Off the Grass (1940)
 * As the Girls Go (1948)
 * Sugar Babies (1979); music also by others
 * Lucky in the Rain (1997)


 * Branice McKenzie
 * Shades of Harlem (1983); music also by Frank Owens, Ty Stephens, Jeree Wade


 * Paul McKibbin
 * The It Girl (2001)


 * Barri McPherson
 * Brooklyn (2004); music also by Mark Schoenfeld


 * Mitch McVicker
 * Canticle of the Plains (1997); music also by Rich Mullins, Beaker


 * Adam Meggido (born 1970)
 * Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (1998); music also by Robin Forrest, Jonathan Croose


 * James J. Mellon
 * An Unfinished Song (1991)


 * Peter Melnick (born 1958)
 * Adrift in Macao (2005)
 * The Last Smoker in America (2010)


 * Ronald Melrose
 * Fourtune (1980)


 * Alan Menken (born 1949)
 * God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1979)
 * Little Shop of Horrors (1982)
 * Weird Romance (1992)
 * Beauty and the Beast (1993)
 * A Christmas Carol (1994); also a 2004 television film
 * Hundreds of Hats (1995); music also by Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Sheffer
 * King David (1997)
 * Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (1999); German musical based on the 1996 Disney film The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 * Sister Act (2006)
 * The Little Mermaid (2007)
 * Leap of Faith (2010)
 * Aladdin (2011); also a 1992 animated film
 * Newsies (2011); also a 1992 film
 * The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (2015)
 * A Bronx Tale (2016)
 * Hercules (2019); also a 1997 animated film


 * Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007)
 * Maria Golovin (1958)


 * Dale Menten
 * The House of Leather (1970)


 * Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
 * Top Banana (1951)


 * Sandi Merle
 * 3 From Brooklyn (1992); music also by Steve Michaels


 * Bob Merrill (1921–1998)
 * New Girl in Town (1957)
 * Take Me Along (1959)
 * Carnival! (1961)
 * Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966)
 * Henry, Sweet Henry (1967)
 * Hannah... 1939 (1990)


 * Stephin Merritt (born 1966)
 * Coraline (2009)


 * Daniel Messé (born 1968)
 * Amélie (2015)


 * Dede Meyer
 * She Shall Have Music (1959)


 * Joseph Meyer (1894–1987)
 * Big Boy (1925); music also by James F. Hanley
 * Sweetheart Time (1926); music also by Walter Donaldson
 * Just Fancy (1927); music also by Philip Charig
 * Here's Howe (1928); music also by Roger Wolfe Kahn
 * That's a Good Girl (1928); music also by Philip Charig
 * Lady Fingers (1929)
 * Jonica (1930)
 * Shuffle Along of 1952 (1952); music also by Eubie Blake


 * Jan Meyerowitz (1913–1998)
 * The Barrier (1950)


 * Richard Meyers
 * Americana (1932); music also by Jay Gorney, Harold Arlen, Herman Hupfeld


 * Sylvain Meyniac
 * La belle et la bête (1999)


 * Chip Meyreilles
 * Stars in Your Eyes (1999)


 * Steve Michaels
 * 3 From Brooklyn (1992); music also by Sandi Merle


 * Brendan Milburn
 * Striking 12 (2006); music also by Gene Lewin, Valerie Vigoda


 * Charles Miller
 * When Midnight Strikes (2007)


 * Chris Miller
 * The Burnt Part Boys (2009)
 * Tuck Everlasting (2015)


 * Helen Miller (1925–2006)
 * Inner City (1971)


 * Roger Miller (1936–1992)
 * Big River (1985)


 * Peter Mills
 * The Pursuit of Persephone (2005)
 * Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge (2009)


 * Mark Milner
 * Tinseltown (1981)


 * Tim Minchin (born 1975)
 * Matilda (2010)
 * Groundhog Day (2015)


 * Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980)
 * In the Heights (2007)
 * Bring It On (2011); music also by Tom Kitt
 * Hamilton (2015)


 * Cass Morgan
 * Pump Boys and Dinettes (1981); music also by others


 * Lionel Monckton (1861–1924)
 * A Greek Slave (1898); music also by Sidney Jones
 * A Runaway Girl (1898); music also by Ivan Caryll
 * San Toy (1899); music also by Sidney Jones
 * A Country Girl (1902); music also by Paul Rubens
 * The Cingalee (1904); music also by Paul Rubens
 * The Arcadians (1909); music also by Howard Talbot
 * Our Miss Gibbs (1909); music also by Ivan Caryll
 * The Quaker Girl (1910)
 * The Boy (1917); music also by Howard Talbot


 * Debra Monk (born 1949)
 * Pump Boys and Dinettes (1981); music also by others
 * Oil City Symphony (1986); music also by Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Mary Murfitt


 * Marguerite Monnot (1903–1961)
 * Irma La Douce (1956)


 * Andy Monroe
 * The Kid (2010)


 * Bruce Montgomery (1927–2008)
 * The Amorous Flea (1964)


 * Dudley Moore (1935–2002)
 * Beyond the Fringe (1960)
 * Behind the Fridge (1972)


 * Jerome Moross (1913–1983)
 * Parade (1935)
 * Ballet Ballades (1948)
 * The Golden Apple (1954)


 * John Morris (1926–2018)
 * A Time for Singing (1966)


 * Melissa Morris
 * Evil Dead: The Musical (2006); music also by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, George Reinblatt


 * Robert Morris
 * White Noise: A Cautionary Musical (2011); music also by Steven Morris, Joe Shane


 * Steven Morris
 * White Noise: A Cautionary Musical (2011); music also by Robert Morris, Joe Shane


 * Greg Morrison (born 1965)
 * The Drowsy Chaperone (2006); music also by Lisa Lambert


 * Woolson Morse (1858–1897)
 * School, or The Charity Pupil (1880)
 * Cinderella at School (1881)
 * Madame Piper (1884)
 * The Merry Monarch (1890)
 * Wang (1891)
 * Panjandrum (1893)
 * Dr. Syntax (1894); revision of Cinderella at School
 * Lost, Strayed or Stolen (1896)


 * Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
 * Jelly's Last Jam (1992); music also by Luther Henderson
 * Jelly Roll! (1994)


 * Al Moss
 * Tis of Thee (1940); music also by Alex North


 * Jeffery Moss (1942–1998)
 * Double Feature (1981)


 * Otto Motzan (1880–1937)
 * The Show of Wonders (1916); music also by Sigmund Romberg, Herman Timberg
 * The Passing Show of 1916 (1916); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * The Passing Show of 1917 (1917); music also by Sigmund Romberg


 * Mark Mulcahy
 * The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower) (2004)


 * Lance Mulcahy (1931–1995)
 * One over the Eight (1961)
 * Park (1970)
 * The Duenna (1980)
 * Shakespeare's Cabaret (1980)
 * Keystone (1981)
 * Sweet Will (1984)


 * Ernst Muller
 * Professionally Speaking (1986); music also by Frederic Block, Peter Winkler


 * Timothy Muller
 * Blair on Broadway (2007)


 * Rich Mullins (1955–1997)
 * Canticle of the Plains (1997); music also by Mitch McVicker, Beaker


 * James Mundy (1907–1983)
 * The Vamp (1955)


 * John Mundy (1886–1971)
 * The Liar (1950)


 * James "Jim" Murdock
 * Sparkles (1981)


 * Mary Murfitt
 * Oil City Symphony (1986); music also by Mike Craver, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk
 * Cowgirls (1996)


 * Kevin Murphy (born 1967)
 * Heathers (2010); music also by Laurence O'Keefe


 * Owen Murphy (1893–1965)
 * Rain or Shine (1929); music also by Milton Ager


 * Ted Murray
 * Take a Bow (1944); music also by Benny Davis


 * Romano Musumarro
 * Cindy – Cendrillo 2002 (2002)


 * Richard Myers (1901–1977)
 * Mr. Cinders (1929); music also by Vivian Ellis

N

 * Paul Nassau (1930–2013)
 * A Joyful Noise (1966); music also by Oscar Brand
 * The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (1968); music also by Oscar Brand


 * Robert Lindsey Nassif
 * Honky-Tonk Highway (1994)
 * Opal (1992)
 * 3hree – The Flight of the Lawnchair Man (2000); musicals also by Laurence O'Keefe, John Bucchino


 * Wesley Naylor
 * Mama, I Want to Sing! Part 2 (1990)
 * Born to Sing (1996)


 * David Nehls (b. 1964)
 * The Great American Trailer Park Musical (2005)


 * Portia Nelson (1920–2001)
 * Almost Crazy (1955); music also by James Shelton, Raymond Taylor


 * Anthony Newley (1931–1999)
 * Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961); music also by Leslie Bricusse
 * The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965); music also by Leslie Bricusse
 * The Good Old Bad Old Days (1972); music also by Leslie Bricusse


 * Randy Newman (born 1943)
 * Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong (1982)
 * Faust (1993)
 * The Education of Randy Newman (2000)


 * Mbongeni Ngema (born 1955)
 * Sarafina! (1987); additional songs by Hugh Masekela


 * David Nield (born 1941)
 * Tin Pan Ali (1979)
 * The Ragged Child (1988)


 * Harry Nilsson (1942–1994)
 * The Point! (1976)


 * Monty Norman (1928–2022)
 * Expresso Bongo (1958); music also by David Heneker
 * Make Me an Offer (1959); music also by David Heneker
 * The Art of Living (1960); music also by David Heneker
 * Belle, or the Ballade of Dr. Crippen (1961)
 * Songbook (1979); Broadway title: The Moony Shapiro Songbook (1981)
 * Poppy (1982)


 * Alex North (1910–1991)
 * Tis of Thee (1940); music also by Al Moss


 * Frederic Norton (1869–1946)
 * Chu Chin Chow (1916)


 * Vaclav Novák
 * Bůh anebo Ďábel


 * Ivor Novello (1893–1951)
 * Theodore & Co (1917); music also by Jerome Kern
 * Glamorous Night (1935)
 * Careless Rapture (1936)
 * Crest of the Wave (1937)
 * The Dancing Years (1939)
 * Perchance to Dream (1945)
 * King's Rhapsody (1949)
 * Gay's the Word (1950)


 * Mark Nutter
 * Wild Men! (1993)
 * The Bicycle Men (2007)

O

 * Ben Oakland (1907–1979)
 * Hold Your Horses (1933)


 * John Thomas Oaks
 * Star Queen (1995)


 * Richard Oberacker
 * Ace (2006)
 * Bandstand (2015)


 * Pascal Obispo (born 1965)
 * Les Dix Commandements (2000)


 * Richard O'Brien (born 1942)
 * The Rocky Horror Show (1973)
 * The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 film)


 * Desmond O'Connor (born 1972)
 * Failed States (2006)


 * Bill Oddie (born 1941)
 * Cambridge Circus (1963); music also by Hugh McDonald, David Palmer


 * Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
 * The Happiest Girl in the World (1961)


 * Michael James Ogborn
 * Box Office of the Damned (1994)


 * Tom O'Horgan (1924–2009)
 * Senator Joe (1989)


 * Laurence O'Keefe (born 1969)
 * Bat Boy (1997)
 * La Cava (2000); music also by Stephen Keeling
 * 3hree – The Mice (2000); musicals also by John Bucchino, Robert Lindsey Nassif
 * Sarah, Plain and Tall (2002)
 * Cam Jansen (2004); music also by Nell Benjamin
 * Legally Blonde (2007); music also by Nell Benjamin
 * Heathers (2010); music also by Kevin Murphy


 * Stephen Oliver (1950–1992)
 * The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1980)
 * Peter Pan (1982)
 * Blondel (1983)


 * James Olm
 * The Magdalene (2011)


 * Yoko Ono (born 1933)
 * New York Rock (1994)


 * The Open Window (Robert Dennis, Peter Schickele, Stanley Walden)
 * Oh! Calcutta! (1969)


 * Giuseppe Operti (1824?–1886)
 * The Black Crook (1866); music also by George Bickwell, Thomas Baker


 * Roy Orbison (1936–1988)
 * Only the Lonely: The Roy Orbison Story (1993); music also by others


 * Harold Orlob (1883–1982)
 * Hairpin Harmony (1943)


 * Cyril Ornadel (1924–2011)
 * Pickwick (1963)
 * Ann Veronica (1969)
 * Treasure Island (1973)
 * Great Expectations (1975)


 * Will Ortman
 * Holka Polka (1925)
 * Cherry Blossoms (1927); music also by Sigmund Romberg


 * Mike Oster
 * Disappearing Act (1996)


 * Frank Owens
 * Shades of Harlem (1983); music also by Ty Stephens, Jeree Wade, Branice McKenzie

P

 * Herbert Pagani (1944–1988)
 * Megalopolis (1972)


 * Morty Palitz (1909–1962)
 * Clues to a Life (1981); music also by Alec Wilder


 * David Palmer
 * Cambridge Circus (1963); music also by Bill Oddie, Hugh McDonald


 * Jim Parker (born 1934)
 * Follow the Star (1975)


 * Trey Parker (born 1969)
 * The Book of Mormon (2011); music also by Matt Stone and Robert Lopez


 * Harry Parr-Davies (1914–1955)
 * The Lisbon Story (1943)


 * Leon Parris (born 1981)
 * Wolfboy (2009)


 * Dolly Parton (born 1946)
 * 9 to 5 (2008)


 * Milton Pascal (1908–1976)
 * Artists and Models of 1943 (1943); music also by Philip Charig, Dan Shapiro
 * Follow the Girls (1944); music also by Dan Shapiro, Philip Charig


 * Benj Pasek (born 1985)
 * Edges (2005); music also by Justin Paul
 * A Christmas Story (2010); music also by Justin Paul
 * James and the Giant Peach (2010); music also by Justin Paul
 * Dogfight (2012); music also by Justin Paul
 * Dear Evan Hansen (2015); music also by Justin Paul


 * Václav Patejdl (born 1954)
 * Jozef a jeho zázračný farebný plášť (1994)
 * Grand Pierrot (1995)
 * Adam Šangala (2003)
 * Jack Rozparovač (2006)


 * Bobby Paul (born 1959)
 * The Rise of David Levinsky (1987)


 * Justin Paul (born 1985)
 * Edges (2005); music also by Benj Pasek
 * A Christmas Story (2010); music also by Benj Pasek
 * James and the Giant Peach (2010); music also by Benj Pasek
 * Dogfight (2012); music also by Benj Pasek
 * Dear Evan Hansen (2015); music also by Benj Pasek


 * Michal Pavlíček (born 1956)
 * Excalibur (2003)


 * Glenn Paxton
 * First Impressions (1959); music also by Robert Goldman, George David Weiss


 * Richard Peaslee (1930–2016)
 * Marat/Sade (1965)
 * US (1966)
 * Boccaccio (1975)
 * Miracolo D'Amore (1988)


 * Ron Pember (1934–2022)
 * Jack the Ripper (1974)


 * Polly Pen (born 1954)
 * Goblin Market (1985)
 * Christina Alberta's Father (1994)
 * Bed and Sofa (1996)


 * Hugo Peretti (1916–1986)
 * Maggie Flynn (1968); music also by Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss


 * Claudia Perry
 * Queen of Hearts


 * William P. Perry (born 1930)
 * On the Double (1946)
 * Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical (1953)
 * Happily Ever After (1967)
 * Wind in the Willows (1985)
 * Mark Twain (1987)


 * Benj Pasek
 * Edges (2005); music also by Justin Paul
 * A Christmas Story (2010); music also by Justin Paul
 * James and the Giant Peach (2010); music also by Justin Paul
 * Dogfight (2012); music also by Justin Paul


 * William Frederick Peters
 * The Passing Show of 1915 (1915); music also by Leo Edwards, J. Leubrie Hill


 * Taliep Petersen (1950–2006)
 * District Six (1987)
 * Fairyland (1991)
 * Kat and the Kings (1997)


 * Angela Peterson
 * The Dragonslayers (1980)


 * Eric Peterson (born 1946)
 * Billy Bishop Goes to War (1978); music also by John MacLachlan Gray


 * Pet Shop Boys – Neil Tennant (born 1954), Chris Lowe (born 1959)
 * Closer to Heaven (2001)


 * Carl Pflueger (1850–1901)
 * 1492 Up to Date (1892)


 * Adolf Philipp (1864–1936)
 * Alma, Where Do You Live? (1910)
 * Teresa, Be Mine (1910)
 * Auction Pinochle (1912)
 * Adele (1913)
 * The Midnight Girl (1914)
 * The Girl Who Smiles (1915)
 * Two Is Company (1915)


 * John Phillips (1935–2001) of The Mamas & the Papas
 * Man on the Moon (1975)


 * Paul Phillips
 * Jayson (1998); music also by Ron Romanovsky


 * Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
 * Dangerous Games (1989)


 * Phil Pickett (born 1946)
 * Casper (1999); music also by Henry Marsh


 * Peter Pinne (born 1937)
 * Caroline (1971)
 * A Bunch of Ratbags (2005)


 * Don Pippin (1926–2022)
 * Fashion (1974)


 * Robert Planquette (1848–1903)
 * Les cloches de Corneville (1877); English title The Chimes of Normandy


 * Leon Pober (1920–1971)
 * Beg, Borrow or Steal (1960)


 * Lee Pockriss (1924–2011)
 * Ernest in Love (1960)
 * Tovarich (1963)


 * Ray Pohlman (1930–1990)
 * Catch My Soul (1968); music also by Emil Dean Zoghby


 * Dave Pollecutt
 * African Footprint (2000)


 * Tom Polum
 * Pilgrim Souls (1997)


 * David Pomeranz (born 1951)
 * Time (1986); music also by Jeff Daniels
 * Little Tramp (1992)
 * A Tale of Two Cities (1998)
 * Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson (2005); also known as Saving Aimee; music also by David Friedman


 * Pooh
 * Pinocchio: Il Grande Musical (2003)


 * Brian Portelli
 * Hillbrow (2004)


 * Cole Porter (1891–1964)
 * See America First (1916)
 * Hitchy-Koo of 1919 (1919)
 * The Greenwich Village Follies of 1924 (1924)
 * Paris (1928); music also by Walter Kollo, Harry Warren, Louis Alter, Fred E. Ahlert
 * Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929)
 * Wake Up and Dream! (1929); music also by others
 * The New Yorkers (1930)
 * Gay Divorce (1932)
 * Nymph Errant (1933)
 * Anything Goes (1934)
 * Jubilee (1935)
 * Red, Hot and Blue! (1936)
 * Rosalie (1937 film)
 * You Never Know (1938); music also by Robert Katscher
 * Leave It to Me! (1938)
 * DuBarry Was a Lady (1939); also a 1943 film
 * Panama Hattie (1940); also a 1942 film
 * Let's Face It! (1941)
 * Something for the Boys (1943)
 * Mexican Hayride (1944); also a 1948 film
 * Seven Lively Arts (1944)
 * Around the World (1946)
 * Kiss Me, Kate (1948); also a 1953 film
 * Out of This World (1950)
 * Can-Can (1953); also a 1960 film
 * Silk Stockings (1955)
 * Les Girls (1957 film)
 * Aladdin (1958); television musical
 * The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen through the Eyes of Cole Porter (1965)
 * Cole (1974)
 * Unsung Cole (1977)
 * Happy New Year (1980)
 * Wodka Cola (1986); German version of 1938 musical Leave It to Me!
 * High Society (1987); also a 1956 film
 * A Swell Party (1991)
 * Let's Do It! (1994); music also by Noël Coward
 * You're the Top (1995)
 * Porterphiles (2002)
 * Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter (2009)


 * Garth Porter (born 1948)
 * The Man from Snowy River (2002); music also by Bruce Rowland, Lee Kernaghan


 * Rachel Portman (born 1960)
 * Little House on the Prairie (2008)


 * Mischa Portnoff (1901–1979)
 * Happy As Larry (1950); music also by Wesley Portnoff


 * Wesley Portnoff (1900–1969)
 * Happy As Larry (1950); music also by Mischa Portnoff


 * Gary Portnoy (born 1956)
 * Preppies (1983); music also by Judy Hart Angelo


 * George Posford (1906–1976)
 * Goodnight, Vienna (1931)
 * Balalaika (1936); music also by Bernard Grün
 * Evangeline (1946); music also by Harry Jacobson
 * Her Excellency (1949); co-composed with Manning Sherwin
 * Zip Goes a Million (1951)
 * Happy Holiday (1954)


 * Matthew Potger
 * The Last Laugh (1995)


 * Nick Powell
 * The Wolves in the Walls (2006)


 * Will Power
 * The Seven (2006); additional music by Justin Ellington and Will Hammond


 * Gérard Presgurvic (born 1953)
 * Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour (2001)
 * Autant en emport le vent (2003)


 * André Previn (1929–2019)
 * A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1958); music also by Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Saul Chaplin, Roger Edens
 * Coco (1969)
 * The Good Companions (1974)


 * Alan Price (born 1942)
 * Andy Capp (1982)


 * Jonathan Price
 * Escape from Eldorado (1990)
 * Rumpelstiltskin (1990)
 * Dead Poets (1990)
 * Who Killed Cock Robin (1991)
 * Lao Jiu (老九) (2005)


 * Matthew Pritchard
 * Ripper The Musical (2007); music also by Gerry Ware


 * Bradford Proctor
 * Bunked! (2010)

Q

 * Queen
 * We Will Rock You (2002)


 * James Quinn (born 1936)
 * Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (1982); music also by Alaric Jans

R

 * Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
 * Anya, "Anastasia" (1965); music adapted by Robert Wright, George Forrest
 * Anastasia (revision of Anya) (1991); music adapted by Robert Wright, George Forrest


 * Peter Rafelson (born 1960)
 * Voyeurz (1996); music also by Michael J. Lewis


 * Alexander Rahbari (born 1948)
 * Exta$y: The Musical to Die For (1996)


 * A. R. Rahman (born 1966)
 * Bombay Dreams (2002)
 * The Lord of the Rings (2006); music also by Värttinä


 * David Raksin (1912–2004)
 * If the Shoe Fits (1946)


 * Ramiro Ramirez
 * Sancocho (1979); music also by Jimmy Justice


 * Joe Raposo (1937–1989)
 * Sing Muse! (1961)
 * Raggedy Ann (1986)
 * A Wonderful Life (1991)


 * Michael Rapp
 * Quasimodo, Prince of Fools (1996)


 * Mark Razovsky
 * Strider: The Story of a Horse (1979); music also by S. Vetkin, Norman L. Berman


 * Mike Read (born 1947)
 * Young Apollo
 * Oscar
 * Great Expectations (1993)
 * A Christmas Carol (2000)
 * Cliff (2003)
 * Ricky Nelson...Teenage Idol
 * Betjeman


 * Robert Reale (born 1956)
 * The Dinosaur Musical
 * Quark Victory
 * Once around the City (2001)
 * A Year with Frog and Toad (2002)
 * Johnny Baseball: The New Red Sox Musical (2010)


 * Zachary Redler
 * Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (or at Least the Greater Los Angeles Area) (2008)


 * Skip Redwine (1926–1987)
 * Frank Merriwell: Honor Challenged (1971); music also by Larry Frank


 * Les Reed (1935–2019)
 * Beautiful and Damned (2004); music also by Roger Cook


 * David Reeves
 * Cyrano (1996)
 * Seven Little Australians (1988)


 * Marcus Reeves (born 1979)
 * Postcards from God (2007)


 * Ilene Reid
 * Bingo (2005); music also by Michael Heitzman, David Holcenberg


 * Mike Reid (born 1947)
 * Different Fields (1996)


 * George Reinblatt (born 1977)
 * Evil Dead: The Musical (2006); music also by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, Melissa Morris


 * Aladár Rényi (1885–1944)
 * Suzi (1914)


 * Harry Revel (1905–1958)
 * Are You with It? (1945)


 * Rudi Revil (1916–1983)
 * Crazy with the Heat (1941); music also by Irvin Graham, Dana Suesse


 * Edward E. Rice (1849–1924)
 * Evangeline (1874)
 * Adonis (1884); music also by John Eller


 * Claibe Richardson (1929–2003)
 * The Grass Harp (1971)
 * Lola (1982)
 * The Night of the Hunter (1998)
 * Saturday Night at Grossinger's (2003)


 * Jeff Richmond (born 1961)
 * Mean Girls (2017)


 * Lynne Riley
 * Drake's Dream (1977); music also by Richard Riley


 * Richard Riley
 * Drake's Dream (1977); music also by Lynne Riley


 * Allan Roberts (1905–1966)
 * All for Love (1949); music also by Lester Lee


 * Andy Roberts (born 1946)
 * Censored Scenes from King Kong (1980)


 * Bob Roberts
 * Tom Jones (1964)


 * Jimmy Roberts
 * I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (1996)
 * The Thing About Men (2003)


 * Michael Roberts
 * Golf: The Musical (2003)
 * The Fartiste (2006)
 * My American Family (2008)


 * John Robinson
 * Behind the Iron Mask (2005)
 * Too Close to the Sun (2009)


 * Phylliss K. Robinson
 * Angel Levine (1995)


 * Alfred G. Robyn (1860–1935)
 * Pretty Mrs. Smith (1914)
 * All for the Ladies (1913)
 * The Yankee Tourist (1907)
 * Princess Beggar (1907)
 * The Yankee Consul (1904); also a 1924 film


 * Eric Rockwell
 * The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) (2005)


 * Heidi Rodewald
 * Passing Strange (2008); music also by Stew


 * Mary Rodgers (1931–2014)
 * Once Upon a Mattress (1959)
 * From A to Z (1960); music also by others
 * Hot Spot (1963); music also by Stephen Sondheim
 * The Mad Show (1966)
 * Working (1978); music also by Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant
 * Davy Jones' Locker (1987)
 * Hey, Love (1996)


 * Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)
 * One Minute Please
 * Fly With Me (1920)
 * Poor Little Ritz Girl (1920); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * The Melody Man (1924)
 * The Garrick Gaieties (1925)
 * Dearest Enemy (1925)
 * The Girl Friend (1926)
 * The Garrick Gaieties (1926)
 * Peggy-Ann (1926)
 * Betsy (1926)
 * A Connecticut Yankee (1927)
 * She's My Baby (1928)
 * Present Arms (1928)
 * Chee-Chee (1928)
 * Spring Is Here (1929)
 * Heads Up! (1929)
 * Ever Green (1930)
 * Simple Simon (1930)
 * America's Sweetheart (1931)
 * Jumbo (1935)
 * On Your Toes (1936)
 * Babes in Arms (1937)
 * I'd Rather Be Right (1937)
 * I Married an Angel (1938); also a 1942 film
 * The Boys from Syracuse (1938); also a 1940 film
 * Too Many Girls (1939)
 * Higher and Higher (1940)
 * Pal Joey (1940); also a 1957 film
 * By Jupiter (1942)
 * Oklahoma! (1943); also a 1955 film
 * Carousel (1945); also a 1956 film
 * Allegro (1947)
 * South Pacific (1949); also a 1958 film
 * The King and I (1951); also a 1956 film
 * Me and Juliet (1953)
 * Pipe Dream (1955)
 * Cinderella (1957); television musical
 * Flower Drum Song (1958); also a 1961 film
 * The Sound of Music (1959); also a 1965 film
 * No Strings (1962)
 * Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)
 * Two by Two (1970)
 * Rodgers & Hart (1975)
 * Rex (1976)
 * I Remember Mama (1979)
 * A Grand Night for Singing (1993)
 * State Fair (1996); also 1945 and 1962 films
 * Beguiled Again (1997)


 * Andrew Rohn
 * Walmartopia (2007)


 * Ron Romanovsky
 * Jayson (1998); music also by Paul Phillips


 * Sigmund Romberg (1887–1951)
 * The Whirl of the Wind (1914)
 * The Passing Show of 1914 (1914); music also by Harry Carroll
 * Dancing Around (1914); music also by Harry Carroll
 * Maid in America (1915); music also by Harry Carroll
 * Hands Up (1915); music also by E. Ray Goetz
 * The Blue Paradise (1915); music also by Edmund Eysler
 * A World of Pleasure (1915)
 * Robinson Crusoe, Jr. (1916); music also by James F. Hanley
 * The Passing Show of 1916 (1916); music also by Otto Motzan
 * The Girl from Brazil (1916); music also by Robert Winterberg
 * The Show of Wonders (1916); music also by Otto Motzan, Herman Timberg
 * Follow Me (1916); additional music by others
 * Her Soldier Boy (1916); music also by Emmerich Kálmán
 * The Passing Show of 1917 (1917); music also by Otto Motzan
 * My Lady's Glove (1917); music also by Oscar Straus
 * Maytime (1917)
 * Doing Our Bit (1917); music also by Herman Timberg
 * Over the Top (1917)
 * Sinbad (1918); music also by George Gershwin and others
 * The Passing Show of 1918 (1918); music also by Jean Schwartz
 * The Melting of Molly (1918)
 * Monte Cristo, Jr. (1919); music also by Jean Schwartz
 * The Passing Show of 1919 (1919)
 * The Magic Melody (1919)
 * Poor Little Ritz Girl (1920); music also by Richard Rodgers
 * Love Birds (1921)
 * Blossom Time (1921); music adapted from themes of Franz Schubert
 * Bombo (1921); music also by others
 * The Blushing Bride (1922)
 * The Rose of Stamboul (1922); music also by Leo Fall
 * Springtime of Youth (1922); music also by Walter Kollo
 * The Dancing Girl (1923)
 * The Passing Show of 1923 (1923); music also by Jean Schwartz
 * Innocent Eyes (1924); music also by Jean Schwartz
 * Marjorie (1924); music also by Herbert Stothart, Philip Culkin, Stephen Jones
 * The Passing Show of 1924 (1924); music also by Jean Schwartz
 * Artists and Models of 1924 (1924); music also by J. Fred Coots
 * The Student Prince (1924)
 * Louie the 14th (1925)
 * Artists and Models of 1925 (1925); music also by Alfred Goodman, J. Fred Coots, Maurice Rubens
 * Princess Flavia (1925)
 * The Desert Song (1926)
 * Cherry Blossoms (1927); music also by Will Ortman
 * My Maryland (1927)
 * My Princess (1927)
 * The Love Call (1927)
 * Rosalie (1928); music also by George Gershwin
 * The New Moon (1928)
 * Nina Rosa (1930)
 * East Wind (1931)
 * Melody (1933)
 * May Wine (1935)
 * Forbidden Melody (1936)
 * Sunny River (1941)
 * Up in Central Park (1945)
 * My Romance (1948)
 * The Girl in Pink Tights (1954)


 * Harold J. Rome (1908–1993)
 * Pins and Needles (1937)
 * Sing Out the News (1938)
 * Let Freedom Sing (1942)
 * Call Me Mister (1946)
 * Bless You All (1950)
 * Wish You Were Here (1952)
 * Fanny (1954)
 * Destry Rides Again (1959)
 * I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962)
 * Harold Rome's Gallery (1964)
 * The Zulu and the Zayda (1965)
 * Scarlett (1970); 1972 London Title: Gone with the Wind


 * Ann Ronell (1906–1993)
 * Count Me In (1942)


 * Patrick Rose
 * Jubalay (1974)
 * A Bistro Car on the CNR (1978)


 * Joshua Rosenblum (born 1963)
 * Fermat's Last Tango (2000)
 * Bush Is Bad (2005)


 * Milton Rosenstock (1917–1992)
 * Nash at Nine (1973)


 * Laurence Rosenthal (born 1926)
 * Sherry! (1967)


 * Charles Rosoff (1895–1988)
 * Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1940 (1940); music also by Peter DeRose


 * Brad Ross
 * Little by Little (1999)


 * Jerry Ross (1926–1955)
 * John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953); music also by Richard Adler and others
 * The Pajama Game (1954); music also by Richard Adler; also a 1975 film
 * Damn Yankees (1955); music also by Richard Adler; also a 1958 film


 * Robbie Roth
 * Flashdance (2008)


 * Dana P. Rowe (born 1957)
 * Zombie Prom (1996)
 * The Fix (1997)
 * The Witches of Eastwick (2000)
 * The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (2005)
 * Brother Russia (2012)


 * Bruce Rowland (born 1942)
 * The Man from Snowy River (2002); music also by Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter


 * William Roy (1928–2003)
 * Maggie (1953)
 * The Penny Friend (1966)


 * Maurice "Maurie" Rubens (1893–1948)
 * Artists and Models of 1925 (1925); music also by J. Fred Coots, Alfred Goodman, Sigmund Romberg
 * A Night in Paris (1926); music also by J. Fred Coots
 * Artists and Models of 1927 (1927); music also by Harry Akst


 * Paul Rubens (1875–1917)
 * Florodora (1899); music also by Leslie Stuart
 * A Country Girl (1902); music also by Lionel Monckton
 * Three Little Maids (1903); music also by others
 * The Cingalee (1904); music also by Lionel Monckton
 * A Parisian Model (1906)
 * The Dairymaids (1907); music also by Frank E. Tours and others
 * The Balkan Princess (1910)
 * Betty (1914); music also by others
 * The Girl from Utah (1914); music also by Sidney Jones, Jerome Kern and others
 * To-Night's the Night (1914)
 * The Happy Day (1916); music also by Sidney Jones
 * Naughty Cinderella (1925)


 * Eli Rubinstein (1929–2003)
 * Light, Lively and Yiddish (1970)


 * Harry Ruby (1895–1974)
 * Helen of Troy, New York (1923)
 * No Other Girl (1924)
 * The Ramblers (1926)
 * Lucky (1927); additional music by Jerome Kern
 * The Five O'Clock Girl (1927)
 * Animal Crackers (1928)
 * Top Speed (1929)
 * High Kickers (1941)


 * Gary Ruffin
 * The Survival of St. Joan (1970); music also by Hank Ruffin


 * Hank Ruffin
 * The Survival of St. Joan (1970); music also by Gary Ruffin


 * Joseph Rumshinsky (1881–1956)
 * The Singing Rabbi (1931); music also by Harry Lubin
 * Oy Is Dus a Leben (1942)


 * Murray Rumshinsky
 * The President's Daughter (1970)


 * Todd Rundgren (born 1948)
 * Up Against It (1989)


 * Michael Rupert (born 1951)
 * 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down (1985)
 * Mail (1988)


 * Adryan Russ
 * Inside Out (1994)


 * Anna Russell (1911–2006)
 * Anna Russell's Little Show (1953)


 * Brenda Russell (born 1949)
 * The Color Purple (2005); music also by Allee Willis, Stephen Bray


 * Willy Russell (born 1947)
 * The Match Girls (1966)
 * Blood Brothers (1983)


 * Graham Russell (born 1950)
 * All Out of Love (2018)


 * Peter Rutherford
 * The Hatpin (2008)

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 * Norman Sachs
 * My Old Friends (1979); music also by Mel Mandel


 * Stormy Sacks
 * Lamb Chop on Broadway (1994)


 * Joshua Salzman
 * I Love You Because (2006)


 * Ralph Samantha
 * Alladin de Musical (2002); music also by Jan Verheyen


 * Arthur Samuels (1888–1938)
 * Poppy (1923); music also by Stephen Jones


 * Edmond Samuels (1895–1973)
 * The Highwayman (1950)


 * Jerry Sanders
 * Radical Radio (1995); music also by Karmo Sanders, Steve Underwood


 * Karmo Sanders
 * Radical Radio (1995); music also by Jerry Sanders, Steve Underwood


 * Mark Sandrich, Jr. (1928–1995)
 * Ben Franklin in Paris (1964); music also by Jerry Herman


 * Tom Sankey
 * The Golden Screw (1966)


 * Irene Sankoff
 * Come from Away (2013); music also by David Hein


 * Jill Santoriello (born 1965)
 * A Tale of Two Cities (1996)


 * Leslie Sarony (1897–1985)
 * Three Cheers (1928); music also by John Raymond Hubbell, Ray Henderson
 * Love Lies (1929)


 * Stan Satlin (born 1938)
 * Children of Adam (1977)


 * Mark Savage
 * The Ballade of Little Mikey: The Birth of an Activist (1994)


 * Tom Savage
 * Musical Chairs (1980)


 * Matt Sax
 * Venice (2010)


 * Ray Scantlin
 * Joseph McCarthy Is Alive and Living in Dade County (1977)


 * Milton Schafer (1920–2020)
 * Bravo Giovanni (1962)
 * Drat! The Cat! (1965)


 * Steve Schalchlin (born 1953)
 * The Last Session (1997)
 * The Big Voice: God or Merman? (2002)


 * Nitra Scharfman
 * The Lieutenant (1975); music also by Gene Curty, Chuck Strand


 * Ben Schatz
 * Dragapella! (2001)


 * Ton Scherpenzeel (born 1952)
 * Kruimeltje (2000)


 * Peter Schickele (born 1935) (member of The Open Window)
 * Oh! Calcutta! (1969); music also by Robert Dennis, Stanley Walden


 * Paul Schierhorn (1951–2012)
 * The News (1985)


 * John Schimmel
 * Pump Boys and Dinettes (1981); music also by others


 * Irving Schlein (1905–1986)
 * Love Life (1948); ballet music only, music by Kurt Weill


 * Adam Schlesinger (1967–2020)
 * Cry-Baby (2007)


 * Don Schlitz (born 1952)
 * The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001)


 * Harvey Schmidt (1929–2018)
 * The Fantasticks (1960)
 * 110 in the Shade (1963)
 * I Do! I Do! (1966)
 * Celebration (1969)
 * Colette (1970)
 * Philemon (1975)
 * Colette Collage (1983)
 * Mirette (1996)
 * The Show Goes On (1997)
 * Roadside (2001)


 * Joshua Schmidt
 * Adding Machine (2007)
 * A Minister's Wife (2009)
 * Midwestern Gothic (2017)


 * Moritz Schneider (born 1976)
 * Dällebach Kari (2010)
 * Der Besuch der alten Dame (2014)


 * Gary Schocker (born 1959)
 * The Awakening (1999)
 * Far from the Madding Crowd (2000)


 * Mark Schoenfeld
 * Brooklyn (2004); music also by Barri McPherson


 * Claude-Michel Schönberg (born 1944)
 * La Révolution Française (1973); music also by Raymond Jeannot
 * Les Misérables (1980)
 * Miss Saigon (1989)
 * Martin Guerre (1995)
 * The Pirate Queen (2006)


 * Eric Schorr
 * Young Tom Edison (1997)


 * Barbara Schottenfeld
 * I Can't Keep Running in Place (1981)
 * Catch Me if I Fall (1990)


 * John Schroeder (1935–2017)
 * Pull Both Ends (1972); music also by Anthony King


 * Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
 * Blossom Time (1921); music adapted by Sigmund Romberg


 * Norbert Schultze (1911–2002)
 * Käpt'n Bay-Bay (1959); also a 1953 film


 * Mort Schuman (1936–1991)
 * Budgie (1988)


 * Walter Schumann (1913–1958)
 * 3 for Tonight (1955)


 * Arthur Schwartz (1900–1984)
 * The Grand Street Follies of 1926 (1926)
 * The New Yorkers (1927); music also by Edgar Fairchild, Charles Schwab
 * The Little Show (1929); music also by others
 * The Grand Street Follies of 1929 (1929); music also by Max Ewing, Max and Nathaniel Lief
 * Here Comes the Bride (1930)
 * The Co-Optimists (1930); music also by others
 * The Second Little Show (1930); music also by others
 * Princess Charming (1930); music also by Albert Sirmay
 * Three's a Crowd (1930); music also by others
 * The Band Wagon (1931)
 * Flying Colors (1932)
 * Nice Goings On (1933)
 * Revenge with Music (1934)
 * At Home Abroad (1935)
 * Follow the Sun (1936)
 * Virginia (1937)
 * Between the Devil (1937)
 * Stars in Your Eyes (1939)
 * Park Avenue (1946)
 * Inside U.S.A. (1948)
 * A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951)
 * By the Beautiful Sea (1954)
 * The Gay Life (1961)
 * Jennie (1963)
 * That's Entertainment (1972)


 * Jean Schwartz (1878–1956)
 * Vera Violetta (1911); music also by Edmund Eysler, George M. Cohan, Louis A. Hirsch
 * The Passing Show of 1913 (1913); music also by Al W. Brown
 * The Passing Show of 1918 (1918); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * Monte Cristo, Jr. (1919); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * The Passing Show of 1921 (1921)
 * The Passing Show of 1923 (1923); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * Innocent Eyes (1924); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * The Passing Show of 1924 (1924); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * Sunny Days (1928)


 * Stephen Schwartz (born 1948)
 * Godspell (1971)
 * Pippin (1972)
 * The Magic Show (1974)
 * The Baker's Wife (1976)
 * Working (1978); music also by Mary Rodgers, James Taylor, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant
 * Children of Eden (1991)
 * Wicked (2003)
 * Captain Louie (2005)


 * Milton Schwartzwald (1891–1950)
 * Flora Bella (1916); music also by Charles Cuvillier
 * Be Yourself! (1924); music also by Lewis E. Gensler


 * Ernest G. Schweikert
 * Rumple (1957)


 * Matthew Scott
 * Mother Clap's Molly House (2001)


 * Raymond Scott (1908–1944)
 * Lute Song (1946)


 * Don Sebesky (born 1937)
 * Prince of Central Park (1989)


 * Sholom Secunda (1894–1974)
 * Bagels and Yox (1951); music also by Hy Jacobson
 * Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (1961)


 * Albert Selden
 * Small Wonder (1948); music also by Baldwin Bergersen


 * Harold Seletsky
 * Hot Klezmer (1998); music also by Mary Feinsinger


 * Matty Selman
 * Young Rube (1989)


 * Dov Seltzer (born 1932)
 * The Megilla of Itzik Manger (1968)
 * To Live Another Summer, to Pass Another Winter (1971)


 * Will Severin
 * A Tale of Cinderella (1994); music also by George David Weiss


 * The Shadows
 * Babes in the Wood (1965)


 * Michael Shaieb
 * Go-Go Beach (2006); music also by Brent Lord
 * Through a Glass, Darkly (2008)


 * Marc Shaiman (born 1959)
 * Hairspray (2002)
 * Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (2006)
 * Catch Me If You Can (2009)
 * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013)


 * Joe Shane
 * White Noise: A Cautionary Musical (2011); music also by Robert Morris, Steven Morris


 * Julie Shannon
 * The Christmas Schooner (1996)


 * Dan Shapiro
 * Artists and Models of 1943 (1943); music also by Philip Charig, Milton Pascal
 * Follow the Girls (1944); music also by Milton Pascal, Philip Charig


 * Allen Shawn (born 1948)
 * Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (1995)


 * Nancy Shayne
 * Marcy in the Galaxy (2008)


 * Toni Shearer
 * Mother Earth (1972)


 * Jonathan Sheffer
 * Hundreds of Hats (1995); music also by Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Menken


 * Buddy Sheffield
 * Cleavage (1982)


 * Duncan Sheik (born 1969)
 * Spring Awakening (2006)
 * American Psycho (2013)


 * James Shelton
 * Dance Me a Song (1950)
 * Mrs. Patterson (1954)
 * Almost Crazy (1955); music also by Portia Nelson, Raymond Taylor


 * Tom Shelton (born 1955)
 * Caddie Woodlawn (2011)


 * Ted Shen (born 1945)
 * A Second Chance (2011)


 * Andrew Sherman
 * Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical (2002)


 * Garry Sherman (b. 1933)
 * Comin' Uptown (1979)
 * Amen Corner (1983)


 * Kim D. Sherman
 * O Pioneers! (2001)


 * Richard M. Sherman (born 1928)
 * Victory Canteen (1971); music also by Robert B. Sherman
 * Over Here! (1974); music also by Robert B. Sherman
 * Dawgs! (1983); music also by Robert B. Sherman
 * Charlie Sent Me! (1984)
 * Busker Alley (1994); music also by Robert B. Sherman
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002); music also by Robert B. Sherman
 * Mary Poppins (2005); music also by Robert B. Sherman and George Stiles


 * Robert B. Sherman (1925–2012)
 * Victory Canteen (1971); music also by Richard M. Sherman
 * Over Here! (1974); music also by Richard M. Sherman
 * Dawgs! (1983); music also by Richard M. Sherman
 * Busker Alley (1994); music also by Richard M. Sherman
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002); music also by Richard M. Sherman
 * Mary Poppins (2005); music also by Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles


 * Robert J. Sherman (born 1968)
 * Love Birds (2015)
 * Bumblescratch (2016)
 * A Spoonful of Sherman (2014, 2018)


 * Ned Sherrin (1931–2007)
 * Cindy-Ella or I Gotta Shoe (1962); music also by Caryl Brahms


 * Manning Sherwin (1902–1974)
 * Under the Counter (1947)
 * Her Excellency (1949); music also by George Posford


 * Harvey Shield (born 1946)
 * Hamelin: A Musical Tale from Rags to Riches (1985); music also by Richard Jarboe


 * David Shire (born 1937)
 * Cyrano (1958)
 * The Grand Tour (1959)
 * Starting Here, Starting Now (1977)
 * Baby (1983)
 * Urban Blight (1988)
 * Closer Than Ever (1989)
 * big: the musical (1996)
 * Take Flight (2007)


 * Max Showalter (1917–2000)
 * My Square Laddie (1957)
 * Harrigan 'n Hart (1985); music also by Edward Harrigan, David Braham
 * Touch of the Child


 * Michael Shubert
 * Shabbatai (1995); music also by Michael Edwin


 * Pierce Siebers
 * A Very Potter Senior Year (2012); music also by Clark Baxtresser, A.J. Holmes, Darren Criss


 * Arthur Siegel (1923–1994)
 * Mask and Gown (1957); music also by Dorothea Freitag, Ronny Graham
 * Corkscrews! (1982)
 * Tallulah (1983)


 * Carl Sigman (1909–2000)
 * Angel in the Wings (1947)


 * Doug Silver
 * Sidd (2006)


 * Fred Silver
 * In Gay Company (1974)
 * Sterling Silver (1979)


 * Jeffrey Silverman
 * Broadway Scandals of 1928 (1982)
 * Options (1985)


 * Stanley Silverman (born 1938)
 * Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre or Swinging at the Stock Exchange (1972)
 * Up from Paradise (1973)


 * Martin Silvestri
 * The Fields of Ambrosia (1996)
 * Johnny Guitar (2004); music also by Joel Higgins


 * Lucy Simon (1940–2022)
 * The Secret Garden (1991)
 * Zhivago (2006)
 * Doctor Zhivago (2011)


 * Paul Simon (born 1941)
 * The Capeman (1998)


 * Nana Simonpoulos
 * American Dreams: Lost and Found (2003)


 * Ted Simons
 * Potholes (1979)


 * Allen Simpson
 * Fellowship! (2005)


 * Bland Simpson
 * Hot Grog (1977); music also by Jim Wann


 * Gerald Singer
 * Frère Jacques (1968)


 * Peter Sipos
 * Jeanne la pucelle (1997)


 * Noble Sissle (1889–1975)
 * Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016); music also by Eubie Blake


 * Peter Skellern (1947–2017)
 * Who Plays Wins (1985); music also by Richard Stilgoe


 * Matthew Sklar (born 1973)
 * The Rhythm Club
 * Wicked City
 * The Wedding Singer (2006)
 * Elf (2010)


 * Julian Slade (1930–2006)
 * Salad Days (1954)
 * Free as Air (1957)
 * Follow That Girl (1960)
 * Hooray for Daisy! (1960)
 * Wildest Dreams (1961)
 * Vanity Fair (1962)
 * Trelawney (1972)


 * Walter Slaughter (1860–1908)
 * Alice in Wonderland (1886)


 * A. Baldwin Sloane (1872–1925)
 * The Wizard of Oz (1902); music also by Paul Tietjens and others
 * The Greenwich Village Follies of 1919 (1919); music also by others


 * Charlie Smalls (1944–1987)
 * The Wiz (1975)


 * Christopher Smith
 * Amazing Grace (2012)


 * Walt Smith
 * Ari (1971)


 * Tom Snow (born 1947)
 * Heartbeats (1989); music also by Amanda McBroom, Gerald Sternbach, Michele Brourman
 * Footloose (1998)


 * Ted Sod (born 1951)
 * 27 Rue de Fleurus (2008)


 * Bill Solly
 * Boy Meets Boy (1975)
 * The Great American Backstage Musical: an Intimate Epic (1976)


 * Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021)
 * Saturday Night (1954)
 * A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962); also a 1966 film
 * Hot Spot (1963); music also by Mary Rodgers
 * Anyone Can Whistle (1964)
 * Evening Primrose (1967)
 * Company (1970)
 * Follies (1971)
 * A Little Night Music (1973); also a 1977 film
 * Sondheim Evening: A Musical Tribute (1973); additional music by Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne
 * The Frogs (1974)
 * Pacific Overtures (1976)
 * Side by Side by Sondheim (1976); additional music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne
 * Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979); also a 2007 film
 * Marry Me a Little (1980)
 * Merrily We Roll Along (1981)
 * A Stephen Sondheim Evening (1983)
 * You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983)
 * Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
 * Into the Woods (1987); also a 2014 film
 * Assassins (1990)
 * Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
 * Putting It Together (1992)
 * Passion (1994)
 * Sondheim Tonight (1998)
 * Moving On: A 70th Birthday Celebration (2000)
 * Bounce (2003)
 * Road Show (2008); revision of Bounce
 * Sondheim on Sondheim (2010)
 * Here We Are (2023 - produced posthumously)


 * Kim Sorensen
 * Egtved Pigen


 * Ondřej Soukup (born 1951)
 * Johanka z Arku (2000)
 * Elixír života (2005)


 * John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
 * Désirée (1884)
 * Teddy & Alice (1987); music also by Richard Kapp


 * Henry Souvaine
 * Merry-Go-Round (1927); music also by Jay Gorney


 * Saul Spangenberg
 * The English Only Restaurant (1990); music also by Sergio García Marruz


 * Mira J. Spektor (1928–2021)
 * The Housewives' Cantata (1980)


 * David Spencer
 * Phantom of the Opera (1997)


 * Fred Spielman (1906–1997)
 * A Lady Says Yes (1945); music also by Arthur Gershwin


 * Jason Sprague
 * Always (1997); music also by William May


 * Philip Springer (b. 1926)
 * The Chosen (1988)
 * A Song Floating (1994)


 * Fred Stamer
 * Buttrio Square (1952); music also by Arthur Jones


 * Dave Stamper (1883–1963)
 * Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 (1916); music also by Jerome Kern, Louis Hirsch
 * Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 (1922); music also by Louis Hirsch


 * Peter Stannard
 * Lola Montez (1958)


 * Keith Statham
 * Share My Lettuce (1957); music also by Patrick Gowers


 * Miloš Štědroň (born 1942)
 * Nana (2005)


 * Jim Steinman (1947–2021)
 * More Than You Deserve (1973)
 * Tanz der Vampire (1997); 2002 Broadway title: Dance of the Vampires


 * Geoff Stephens (1934–2020)
 * Dear Anyone (1983)
 * Off the Wall: A Revuesical (1991)


 * Ty Stephens
 * Shades of Harlem (1983); music also by Frank Owens, Jeree Wade, Branice McKenzie


 * Walt Stepp
 * Mark Twain's Blues (2008)


 * Sam H. Stept (1897–1964)
 * Shady Lady (1933); music also by Jesse Greer
 * Yokel Boy (1939); music also by Lew Brown, Charles Tobias


 * Harold Stern
 * Artists and Models of 1930 (1930); music also by Ernie Golden


 * Gerald Sternbach
 * Heartbeats (1989); music also by Amanda McBroom, Michele Brourman, Tom Snow


 * Ann Sternberg
 * Gertrude Stein's First Reader (1969)


 * Steve Sterner
 * Lovers (1975)


 * Monty Stevens
 * Jane Eyre (1961)


 * Stew (born 1961)
 * Passing Strange (2008); music also by Heidi Rodewald


 * Dave Stewart (born 1952)
 * Barbarella (2004)
 * Ghost (2011); music also by Glen Ballard


 * Robb Stewart
 * Chrysanthemum (1956)


 * Rod Stewart (born 1945)
 * Tonight's the Night (2003)


 * Dan Sticco
 * A Change in the Heir (1990)


 * George Stiles (born 1961)
 * Just So (1985)
 * Moll Flanders (1993)
 * Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure (1996)
 * Honk! The Ugly Duckling (1997)
 * The 3 Musketeers (2001)
 * Tom Jones (2004)
 * Mary Poppins (2005); music also by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
 * Betty Blue Eyes (2011)
 * Soho Cinders (2011)
 * Travels With My Aunt (2016)
 * Half a Sixpence (2016); music also by David Heneker
 * The Wind in the Willows (2016)


 * Richard Stilgoe (born 1943)
 * Who Plays Wins (1985); music also by Peter Skellern
 * Body Work (1987)
 * Brilliant the Dinosaur (1992)


 * Nick Stimson
 * NHS – The Musical (2006); music also by Jimmy Jewell


 * Sting (born 1951)
 * The Last Ship (2014)


 * Louis St. Louis
 * Truckload (1975)


 * Jeffrey Stock
 * Triumph of Love (1997)


 * Michael Stockler
 * Quilt


 * Joop Stokkermans (1937–2012)
 * De Engel van Amsterdam (1975)
 * Nijntje (2001)
 * Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer? (2003)


 * Janusz Stoklosa
 * Metro (1991)


 * Mike Stoller (born 1933)
 * Smokey Joe's Cafe (1995); music also by Jerry Leiber
 * The People in the Picture (2011); music also by Artie Butler


 * Robert Stolz (1880–1975)
 * Night of Love (1941)
 * Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (1945)


 * Harry Stone
 * Chase a Rainbow (1980)


 * Matt Stone (born 1971)
 * The Book of Mormon (2011); music also by Trey Parker and Robert Lopez


 * Herbert Stothart (1885–1949)
 * Always You (1920)
 * Tickle Me (1920)
 * Jimmie (1920)
 * Daffy Dill (1922)
 * Wildflower (1923); music also by Vincent Youmans
 * Mary Jane McKane (1923); music also by Vincent Youmans
 * Vogues of 1924 (1924)
 * Marjorie (1924); music also by Sigmund Romberg, Philip Culkin, Stephen Jones
 * Rose-Marie (1924); music also by Rudolf Friml
 * Song of the Flame (1925); music also by George Gershwin; also a 1930 film
 * Golden Dawn (1927); music also by Emmerich Kálmán
 * Good Boy (1928)
 * Polly (1929); music also by Philip Charig


 * Adrian Stout
 * Shockheaded Peter (1998); music also by Martyn Jacques, Adrian Huge


 * Matthew Strachan (born 1970)
 * Next Door's Baby (2008)


 * Jack Strachley
 * Spread It Abroad (1936)


 * Willard Straight
 * The Athenian Touch (1964)


 * Chuck Strand
 * The Lieutenant (1975); music also by Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman


 * Oscar Straus (1870–1954)
 * The Chocolate Soldier (1909)
 * My Lady's Glove (1917); music also by Sigmund Romberg


 * Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
 * The Great Waltz (1930); music adapted by Robert Wright, George Forrest
 * Paradise Found (2010)


 * Charles Strouse (born 1928)
 * Bye Bye Birdie (1960)
 * All American (1962)
 * Golden Boy (1964)
 * It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1966)
 * Applause (1970)
 * Six (1971)
 * I and Albert (1972)
 * Annie (1977)
 * A Broadway Musical (1978)
 * Charlie and Algernon (1979); London title: Flowers for Algernon
 * Bring Back Birdie (1981)
 * Nightingale (1982)
 * Dance a Little Closer (1983)
 * Mayor (1985)
 * Rags (1986)
 * Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge (1989)
 * Nick & Nora (1991)
 * Annie Warbucks (1993)
 * Real Men (2005)
 * Studio (2006)
 * Minsky's (2009)


 * Leslie Stuart (1863–1928)
 * Florodora (1899); music also by Paul Rubens
 * The Silver Slipper (1901)
 * The School Girl (1903)
 * The Belle of Mayfair (1906)
 * Havana (1908)
 * Captain Kidd (1910)
 * The Slim Princess (1911)
 * Peggy (1911)


 * Dan Studney
 * Reefer Madness! (1998)


 * Grant Sturiale
 * Olympus on My Mind (1986)


 * Jule Styne (1905–1994)
 * High Button Shoes (1947)
 * Gentlemen Prefer Blonds (1949); also a 1953 film
 * Two on the Aisle (1951)
 * Hazel Flagg (1953)
 * Peter Pan (1954); music mostly by Mark Charlap
 * Bells Are Ringing (1956)
 * Ruggles of Red Gap (1957); television musical
 * A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1958); music also by Leonard Bernstein, André Previn, Saul Chaplin, Roger Edens
 * Say, Darling (1958)
 * Gypsy (1959); also a 1962 film
 * Do Re Mi (1960)
 * Subways Are For Sleeping (1961)
 * Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962); television musical
 * Funny Girl (1964); also a 1968 film
 * Wonderworld (1964)
 * Fade Out - Fade In (1964)
 * The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965); television musical
 * Hallelujah, Baby! (1967)
 * Darling of the Day (1968)
 * Look to the Lilies (1970)
 * Prettybelle (1971)
 * Sugar (1972)
 * Lorelei (1974)
 * Bar Mitzvah Boy (1978)
 * One Night Stand (1980)
 * Pieces of Eight (1985)
 * Some Like It Hot (1992)
 * The Red Shoes (1993)


 * Marshall Such
 * Radio! the Musical (2002); music also by Stephen Taylor


 * Dana Suesse (1909–1987)
 * Crazy with the Heat (1941); music also by Irvin Graham, Rudi Revil


 * Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
 * The Hot Mikado (1939)
 * Hollywood Pinafore (1945)
 * The Black Mikado (1975)
 * Hot Mikado (1995); music adapted by Rob Bowman
 * Pinafore! (2001)


 * Henry Sullivan (1895–1975)
 * Murray Anderson's Almanac (1929); music also by Milton Ager
 * Thumbs Up! (1934); music also by James F. Hanley


 * Sam Sutherland
 * Giant Killer Shark: The Musical (2006); music also by Graham Losee, Aaron Zorgel


 * Eric Svejcar
 * Caligula (2004)


 * Karel Svoboda (1938–2007)
 * Dracula (1995)
 * Monte Cristo (2000)
 * Golem (2006)


 * Milan Svoboda (born 1951)
 * Pěna dní (1994)


 * Elizabeth Swados (1951–2016)
 * Nightclub Cantata (1977)
 * Runaways (1978)
 * Dispatches (1979)
 * Alice in Concert (1980)
 * The Haggadah, a Passover Cantata (1980)
 * Lullabye and Goodnight (1982)
 * Doonesbury (1983)
 * Rap Master Ronnie (1984)
 * The Red Sneaks (1989)
 * Jonah (1990)
 * Groundhog (1992)


 * Donald Swann (1923–1994)
 * At the Drop of a Hat (1956)
 * At the Drop of Another Hat (1963)


 * Phillip Swann (born 1960)
 * Play It Cool (2011); music also by others


 * Kay Swift (1897–1994)
 * Fine and Dandy (1930)

T

 * Howard Talbot (1865–1928)
 * Wapping Old Stairs (1894)
 * Monte Carlo (1896)
 * A Chinese Honeymoon (1899)
 * Miss Wingrove (1905)
 * The White Chrysanthemum (1905)
 * The Girl Behind the Counter (1906)
 * The Three Kisses (1907)
 * The Belle of Brittany (1908)
 * The Arcadians (1909); music also by Lionel Monckton
 * The Mousmé (1911)
 * The Pearl Girl (1913)
 * A Milled Grill (1914)
 * My Lady Frayle (1916)
 * Mr. Manhattan (1916)
 * The Light Blues (1916)
 * The Boy (1917); music also by Lionel Monckton
 * Who's Hooper? (1919)
 * My Nieces (1921)


 * Shoichi Tama
 * Bleach (2005)


 * Albert M. Tapper
 * Imperfect Chemistry (2000)
 * Sessions (2009)


 * Douglas Tappin
 * I Dream (2010)


 * Paul Taranto
 * Evangeline (1998)


 * Alan C. Taylor, MD
 * Emergency Room (1994)


 * Bernard J. Taylor (born 1944)
 * Neighbors and Lovers (1987)
 * Wuthering Heights (1991)
 * Success! (1993)
 * Pride and Prejudice (1994)
 * Nosferatu the Vampire (1994)
 * Much Ado (1996)
 * Liberty! The Siege of the Alamo (2000)


 * James Taylor (born 1948)
 * Working (1978); music also by Stephen Schwartz, Mary Rodgers, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant


 * Jeremy Taylor (born 1937)
 * Wait a Minim! (1962)


 * John Taylor
 * Charlie Girl (1965); music also by David Heneker
 * The Biograph Girl (1980); music also by David Heneker


 * Raymond Taylor
 * Almost Crazy (1955); music also by James Shelton, Portia Nelson


 * Stephen Taylor
 * Radio! The Musical (2002); music also by Marshall Such


 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
 * Music in My Heart (1947)


 * Diane Tell (born 1958)
 * Marilyn Montreuil (1991)


 * Bob Telson (born 1949)
 * The Gospel at Colonus (1983)
 * Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1995)


 * Neil Tennant (born 1954) (member of Pet Shop Boys)
 * Closer to Heaven (2001); music also by Chris Lowe


 * Jeanine Tesori (born 1961)
 * Violet (1997)
 * Thoroughly Modern Millie (2000); music also by others
 * Caroline, or Change (2003)
 * Shrek (2008)
 * Fun Home (2013)


 * Adolph Thenstead
 * Caribbean Carnival (1947); music also by Samuel L. Manning


 * Cathy Thomas
 * I Don<3 U Ne Mor (2010); music also by Frank Grullon


 * Edward Thomas (born 1924)
 * Mata Hari (1967)
 * Ballad for a Firing Squad (1968)
 * Six Wives (1992)


 * Hugh Thomas
 * Hard Times (2000); music also by Christopher Tookey


 * Keith Thomas
 * Alice through the Looking Glass (1994)


 * Richard Thomas (born 1964)
 * Jerry Springer: The Opera (2003); music also by Stewart Lee


 * Keith Thompson
 * Kooky Tunes (1998)


 * Eric Thoroman
 * Love Lemmings (1991)


 * Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson
 * Ávaxtakafan (1998)


 * Penelope Thwaites (born 1944)
 * Ride! Ride! (1976)


 * Harry Tierney (1890–1965)
 * Keep Smiling (1913)
 * Irene (1919); music also by others, 1973 revival with music also by Charles Gaynor
 * The Broadway Whirl (1921)
 * Up she Goes (1922)
 * Glory (1922)
 * Kid Boots (1923)
 * Rio Rita (1927)
 * Cross My Heart (1928)


 * Thomas Tierney (born 1942)
 * Eleanor – an American Love Story (1987)


 * Paul Tietjens (1877–1943)
 * The Wizard of Oz (1902); music also by A. Baldwin Sloane and others


 * Herman Timberg (1892–1952)
 * The Show of Wonders (1916); music also by Sigmund Romberg, Otto Motzan
 * Doing Our Bit (1917); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * Tick-tack-toe (1920)


 * Charles Tobias (1898–1970)
 * Hellzapoppin' (1938); music also by Sammy Fain
 * Yokel Boy (1939); music also by Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept


 * Shunichi Tokura (born 1948)
 * Out of the Blue (1994)


 * Christopher Tookey (born 1950)
 * Hard Times (2000); music also by Hugh Thomas


 * Frank E. Tours (1877–1963)
 * The Dairymaids (1907); music also by Paul Rubens and others
 * La Belle Paree (1911); music also by Jerome Kern
 * Nuts and Wine (1914); music also by Melville Gideon


 * Allen Toussaint (1938–2015)
 * Staggerlee (1987)


 * Pete Townshend (born 1945)
 * The Who's Tommy (1979)
 * The Boy Who Heard Music (2007); music also by Rachel Fuller


 * Peter Tranchell (1922–1993)
 * Zuleika (1954)


 * Stephen Trask (born 1967)
 * Hedwig and the Angry Inch (1998); also a 2001 film


 * Armando Trovaioli (1917–2013)
 * Rugantino (1962)
 * Ciao, Rudy (1966)
 * Aggiungi un posto a tavola (1974)
 * Accendiamo la lampada (1979)
 * Bravo! (1981)


 * Tony Troy
 * The Flute Player's Song (1999)


 * Joseph Tunbridge (1886–1961)
 * For the Love of Mike (1931); music also by Jack Waller

U

 * Georges Ulmer (1919–1989)
 * Folies Bergère of 1964 (1964); music also by Henri Betti


 * Björn Ulvaeus (born 1945)
 * Abbacadabra (1983); music also by Benny Andersson
 * Chess (1984); music also by Benny Andersson
 * Kristina från Duvemåla (1995); music also by Benny Andersson
 * Mamma Mia! (1999); music also by Benny Andersson; also a 2008 film


 * Franklin Underwood
 * Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen (1970); music also by Stan Freeman


 * Steve Underwood
 * Radical Radio (1995); music also by Jerry Sanders, Karmo Sanders


 * Boris Urbánek (born 1961)
 * Mrazík: Pohádkový Muzikál na Ledě (1998); music also by Nikolai Budaškin


 * Jacques Urbont
 * All in Love (1961)
 * Rumpelstiltskin (1965)

V

 * James Valcq (born 1963)
 * Zombies from The Beyond (1995)
 * The Spitfire Grill (2001)


 * Carlos Valdes
 * Me and My Dick (2009); music also by A.J. Holmes, Darren Criss


 * Michael Valenti (born 1942)
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1965)
 * Blood Red Roses (1970)
 * Beauty and the Beast (1972)
 * Lovesong (1976)
 * Honky Tonk Nights (1980)
 * Oh, Brother! (1981)
 * In Search of a Musical (1993)


 * Frederico Valério (1913–1982)
 * Hit the Trail (1954)


 * François Valéry (born 1954)
 * L'ombre d'un géant (2001)


 * Darren Vallier
 * A Ring of Roses (1996)


 * Johan van den Ende
 * Sneeuwwitje (1998)


 * Ad van Dijk (born 1959)
 * Tam Tam (1982)
 * Verdraaid (1990)
 * Cyrano de Musical (1992)
 * Joe de Musical (1997)
 * Rex (2001)
 * De Vliegende Hollander (2004)


 * Jimmy Van Heusen (1913–1990)
 * Swingin' the Dream (1939)
 * Nellie Bly (1946)
 * Carnival in Flanders (1953)
 * Les Poupées de Paris (1964)
 * Skyscraper (1965)
 * Walking Happy (1966)
 * Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967 film); music also by Elmer Bernstein and others; title song used in the 2002 Broadway musical


 * Melvin Van Peebles (1932–2021)
 * Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971)
 * Don't Play Us Cheap (1972)


 * Värttinä
 * The Lord of the Rings (2006); music also by A. R. Rahman


 * Georgii Vasilyev (born 1957)
 * Nord-Ost (2001); music also by Aleksei Ivaschenko


 * Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
 * My Darlin' Aida (1952)


 * Jan Verheyen
 * Alladin de Musical (2002); music also by Ralph Samantha


 * S. Vetkin
 * Strider: The Story of a Horse (1979); music also by Mark Razovsky, Norman L. Berman


 * Valerie Vigoda
 * Striking 12 (2006); music also by Gene Lewin, Brendan Milburn


 * Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
 * Magdalena (1948); music adapted by Robert Wright, George Forrest


 * Albert T. Viola
 * Head over Heels (1981)


 * Hans Vollarth
 * Holmes! (2000)


 * Rob Volpintesta
 * America the Beautiful (1994)


 * David Vos
 * Something's Afoot (1976); music also by James McDonald, Robert Gerlach

W

 * Jeree Wade
 * Shades of Harlem (1983); music also by Frank Owens, Ty Stephens, Branice McKenzie


 * Lee Wainer (1904–1979)
 * Sing for Your Supper (1939); music also by Ned Lehac
 * New Faces of 1943 (1942)


 * Tom Waits (born 1949)
 * The Black Rider (1990)
 * Alice (1992)


 * Stanley Walden (born 1932); member of The Open Window
 * Oh! Calcutta! (1969); music also by Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis


 * Robert Waldman (born 1936)
 * Here's Where I Belong (1968)
 * The Robber Bridegroom (1975)


 * Don Walker (1907–1989)
 * Allah Be Praised! (1944); music also by Baldwin Bergersen
 * Memphis Bound! (1945); music also by Clay Warnick
 * Courtin' Time (1951); music also by Jack Lawrence


 * Michael Patrick Walker (born 1971)
 * Altar Boyz (2005); music also by Gary Adler


 * Steven Luke Walker
 * Blaze (2007)


 * John Trent Wallace (born 1966)
 * The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)


 * Jack Waller (1885–1957)
 * For the Love of Mike (1931); music also by Joseph Tunbridge


 * Fats Waller (1904–1943)
 * Early to Bed (1943)
 * Ain't Misbehavin' (1978)


 * Ruth Wallis (1920–2007)
 * Boobs! The Musical: The World According to Ruth Wallis (2003)


 * Kevin Walsh
 * Clarinda (2008)


 * Nathan Wang (born 1956)
 * Imelda (2009)


 * Jim Wann (born 1948)
 * Hot Grog (1977); music also by Bland Simpson
 * Pump Boys and Dinettes (1981); music also by others
 * King Mackerel (1996)


 * Stephen Warbeck (born 1953)
 * The Villains' Opera (2000); after John Gay's The Beggar's Opera
 * The Grave White Way (2001)
 * Judy's Scary Little Christmas (2002)


 * Matthew Ward
 * After the Fair (1999)


 * Michael Ward
 * Personals (1980)
 * Genesis: Music and Miracles (1988)


 * Trisha Ward (born 1972)
 * Street of Dreams (2012)


 * Gerry Ware
 * Ripper The Musical (2007); music also by Matthew Pritchard


 * Russell Warner
 * People in Show Business Make Long Goodbyes (1979)


 * Clay Warnick (1915–1995)
 * Dream with Music (1944)
 * Memphis Bound! (1945); music also by Don Walker
 * The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956); original television play


 * Harry Warren (1893–1981)
 * Paris (1928); music also by Cole Porter, Walter Kollo, Louis Alter, Fred E. Ahlert
 * Crazy Quilt (1931)
 * The Laugh Parade (1931)
 * Shangri-La (1956)
 * 42nd Street (1980)


 * Kerry Michael Warren
 * Dracul (1995)


 * Rod Warren
 * Below the Belt (1966)


 * Scott Warrender
 * Das Barbecü (1991)


 * Daryl Waters
 * Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (1995); music also by Ann Duquesnay, Zane Mark
 * Harlem Song (2002); music also by Zane Mark


 * Jeff Wayne (born 1943)
 * Two Cities (1969)
 * The War of the Worlds (1975)
 * Spatacus (1992)


 * Bill Weeden (born 1940)
 * Hurry, Harry (1972)


 * Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
 * The Threepenny Opera (1928)
 * Happy End (1929)
 * A Kingdom for a Cow (Der Kuhhandel) (1935)
 * Johnny Johnson (1936)
 * Knickerbocker Holiday (1938)
 * Lady in the Dark (1941)
 * One Touch of Venus (1943)
 * The Firebrand of Florence (1945)
 * Street Scene (1946)
 * Love Life (1948); ballet music by Irving Schlein
 * Lost in the Stars (1949)
 * A Kurt Weill Cabaret (1963)
 * Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill (1972)
 * Nashville, New York (1979); music also by Vernon Duke
 * Three Weill Men (2001)
 * LoveMusik (2007)


 * Tom Wilson Weinberg (born 1945)
 * Ten Percent Revue (1985)
 * Get Used to It! (1992)
 * Sixty Years With Bruhs and Gean (1995)
 * Eleanor & Hick (1997)
 * The Teachings of Chairman Rick (2005)
 * Sunrise at Hyde Park (2013)


 * Michael Weiner (b. 1975)
 * First Date (2012); music also by Alan Zachary
 * Secondhand Lions (2013); music also by Alan Zachary


 * Stephen Weiner
 * Newyorkers (2001)
 * Iron Curtain (2006)


 * George David Weiss (1921–2010)
 * Mr. Wonderful (1956); music also by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener
 * First Impressions (1959); music also by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton
 * Maggie Flynn (1968); music also by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti
 * A Tale of Cinderella (1994); music also by Will Severin


 * David Welch
 * Salon: an Intoxicating New Musical (1998)
 * Studio (1998)


 * Percy Wenrich (1880–1952)
 * The Crinoline Girl (1914)
 * The Right Girl (1921)
 * Castles in the Air (1926)
 * Who Cares? (1930)


 * Glenn Wescott
 * The Golden Knight (1962)


 * Martin Wesley-Smith (1945–2019)
 * Boojum! (1986)


 * Dennis West
 * Dracula: A Rock Opera (1997); music also by John R. Briggs


 * Mike Westbrook (born 1936)
 * Tyger (1971)


 * Harris Wheeler
 * Blue Plate Special (1983)


 * Bill Whelan (born 1950)
 * Riverdance (1995)


 * Ian Whitcomb (1941–2020)
 * Lotus Land (1992)


 * Dan White
 * Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 (1943); music also by Ray Henderson


 * George White (1892–1968)
 * George White's Scandals of 1929 (1929); music also by Cliff Friend, Ray Henderson


 * Maurice White (1941–2016), member of Earth, Wind and Fire
 * Hot Feet (2006)


 * Nancy White
 * Anne & Gilbert (2005); music also by Jeff Hochhauser, Bob Johnston


 * Richard A. Whiting (1891–1938)
 * Free for All (1931)
 * Take a Chance (1932); music also by Nacio Herb Brown, Vincent Youmans


 * Michael Wild (born 1931)
 * Pardon My Prejudice (1957)
 * Earnestly Yours (1960)
 * Maggie (1977)
 * The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1988)
 * Masquerade
 * Josephine


 * Alec Wilder (1907–1980)
 * Kittiwake Island (1960)
 * Clues to a Life (1982); music also by Morty Palitz


 * Frank Wildhorn (born 1958)
 * Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
 * Svengali (1991)
 * Victor/Victoria (1995); music also by Henry Mancini
 * The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997)
 * The Civil War (1998)
 * Camille Claudel (2003)
 * Dracula (2004)
 * Waiting for the Moon (2005)
 * Rudolf (2006)
 * Never Say Goodbye (2006)
 * Carmen (2008)
 * Bonnie & Clyde (2009)
 * The Count of Monte Cristo (2009)
 * Cyrano de Bergerac (2009)
 * Wonderland (2009)
 * Tears of Heaven (2010)
 * Mitsuko (2011)
 * Excalibur (2014)
 * Death Note (2015)
 * Mata Hari (2016)
 * The Passage to the Light - The Revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre (2017)
 * The Man Who Laughs (2018)


 * Andrew Wilkie
 * Tap Dogs (1995)


 * Dudley Wilkinson (1897–1991)
 * Queen o' Hearts (1922); music also by Lewis E. Gensler


 * Jill Williams
 * Rainbow Jones (1974)


 * John Williams (born 1932)
 * Thomas and the King (1975)


 * Paul Williams (born 1940)
 * Phantom of the Paradise (1974); also a 1974 film
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
 * Bugsy Malone (1997)
 * Happy Days (2006)


 * Timothy Williams (born 1966)
 * Napoleon (1994)


 * Allee Willis (1947–2019)
 * The Color Purple (2005); music also by Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray


 * Phil Willmott (born 1968)
 * Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi (2008)


 * Meredith Willson (1902–1984)
 * The Music Man (1957); also a 1962 film
 * The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960); also a 1964 film
 * Here's Love (1963)
 * 1491 (1969)


 * Brian Wilson (born 1942)
 * Good Vibrations (2005); music also by The Beach Boys


 * Earl Wilson, Jr.
 * Let My People Come (1974)


 * Randal Wilson
 * Pageant in Exile: "Duel" (1979)


 * Sandy Wilson (1924–2014)
 * The Boy Friend (1953); also a 1971 film
 * Buccaneer (1953)
 * Valmouth (1958)
 * Call It Love (1960)
 * Divorce Me, Darling! (1964)
 * His Monkey Wife (1971)
 * The Clapham Wonder (1978)
 * Aladdin (1979)


 * Marvin Winans (born 1958)
 * Don't Get God Started (1987)


 * Peter Winkler
 * Professionally Speaking (1986); music also by Frederic Block, Ernst Muller


 * Robert Winterberg (1884–1930)
 * The Girl from Brazil (1916); music also by Sigmund Romberg
 * The Lady in Red (1919)


 * Jim Wise (1919–2000)
 * Dames at Sea (1968)


 * Judd Woldin (1925–2011)
 * Railway with a Heart of Gold (1962)
 * Raisin (1973)
 * Pettycoat Lane (1978)
 * Lorenzo (1982)
 * Tatterdemalion (1985)
 * Little Ham (1987)
 * Jonah (1992)
 * The Prince and the Pauper (1993)


 * Tommy Wolf (1925–1979)
 * The Nervous Set (1959)


 * Jacques Wolfe (1896–1973)
 * John Henry (1940)


 * Gary Wong
 * In Your Dreams (2000)


 * David Wood
 * The Old Man of Lochnager (1986)


 * G. Wood
 * F. Jasmine Addams (1971)


 * Victoria Wood (1953–2016)
 * Acorn Antiques (2005)


 * Paul Woodfull (born 1958)
 * I, Keano (2005)


 * Benjamin Wooley
 * Lumberjacks (2009)


 * Guy Woolfenden (1937–2016)
 * The Comedy of Errors (1976)


 * Bill Wray
 * EFX (1995); music also by others


 * Robert Wright (1914–2005)
 * Song of Norway (1944); music also by George Forrest, adapted from themes of Edvard Grieg; also a 1970 film
 * Gypsy Lady (1946); music also by George Forrest, adapted from themes of Victor Herbert
 * Magdalena (1948); music also by George Forrest, adapted from themes of Heitor Villa-Lobos
 * Kismet (1953); music also by George Forrest, adapted from themes of Alexander Borodin; also a 1955 film
 * The Love Doctor (1959); music also by George Forrest
 * Kean (1961); music also by George Forrest
 * Anya, "Anastasia" (1965); music also by George Forrest, adapted from themes of Sergei Rachmaninov
 * The Great Waltz (1930); music also by George Forrest, adapted from Johann Strauss II
 * Timbuktu! (1978); music also by George Forrest
 * Grand Hotel (1989); music also by George Forrest, Maury Yeston
 * Anastasia (revision of Anya) (1991); music also by George Forrest, adapted from themes of Sergei Rachmaninov


 * Wilfred Wylam (1927–1997)
 * Houdini: Man of Magic (1966)


 * Barry Wyner
 * Calvin Berger (2006)


 * Laurence Mark Wythe (born 1974)
 * Tomorrow Morning (2006)
 * Through the Door (2008)

Y

 * David Yazbek (born 1960)
 * The Full Monty (2000)
 * Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2004)
 * Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010)
 * The Band's Visit (2016)


 * Gleb Yellin (1898–1983)
 * Chauve-Souris of 1943 (1943)


 * Maury Yeston (born 1945)
 * Nine (1982); also a 2009 film
 * One Two Three Four Five (1987)
 * Goya: A Life In Song (1988)
 * Grand Hotel (1989); music mostly by Robert Wright, George Forrest
 * Phantom (1991)
 * Titanic (1997)
 * Death Takes a Holiday (2011)


 * Douglas Yetter
 * A Christmas Carol (1992)


 * Lam Ming Yeung
 * Snow.Wolf.Lake (1997); music also by Guo Sai Cheung, Dick Lee, Iskanada Ismail


 * Vincent Youmans (1898–1946)
 * Two Little Girls in Blue (1921); music also by Paul Lannin
 * Wildflower (1923); music also by Herbert Stothart
 * Mary Jane McKane (1923); music also by Herbert Stothart
 * Lollipop (1924)
 * No, No, Nanette (1925)
 * Oh, Please! (1926)
 * Hit the Deck (1927)
 * Rainbow (1928)
 * Great Day! (1929)
 * Smiles (1930)
 * Through the Years (1931)
 * Take a Chance (1932); music also by Richard A. Whiting, Nacio Herb Brown


 * Victor Young (1899–1956)
 * Pardon Our French (1950)
 * Seventh Heaven (1955)


 * Virgil Young
 * Corn (1997)


 * Willie Fong Young
 * American Passion (1983)

Z

 * Alan Zachary
 * First Date (2012); music also by Michael Weiner


 * Thomas Zaufke (born 1966)
 * Schwestern im Geiste (2014)


 * William Zeffiro
 * The Road to Ruin


 * Joseph Zellnik
 * Trust Me (1990)
 * Silken Cords (1993)
 * The Uncrowned Queen of Ireland (1993)
 * City of Dreams (1997)
 * Yank! A WWII Love Story (2005)


 * Victor Ziskin
 * The Young Abe Lincoln (1961)


 * Milan Zítka
 * Mistr jazzu (2012)


 * Emil Dean Zoghby (born 1942)
 * Catch My Soul (1968); music also by Ray Pohlman


 * Aaron Zorgel
 * Giant Killer Shark: The Musical (2006); music also by Sam Sutherland, Graham Losee


 * Charles Zwar (1911–1989)
 * Blue Mountain Melody (1934)
 * Swinging the Gate (1940)
 * Sky High (1942)
 * Sweetest and Lowest (1946); music also by others
 * A La Carte (1947)
 * Bet Your Life (1952); music also by Kenneth Leslie-Smith
 * At the Lyric (1953)
 * Marigold (1959)
 * From A to Z (1960); music also by others
 * All Square (1963)