List of musicals: M to Z

This is a list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premiered in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the M–Z alphabetic range. (See also List of notable musical theatre productions, List of operettas, List of Bollywood films, List of rock musicals.)

See List of musicals: A to L for additional titles.

M + M Production Year Venue/type Music Lyrics Book Notes Mack & Mabel 1974 Broadway Jerry Herman Herman Michael Stewart The Mad Ones 2017 Off-Broadway Bree Lowdermilk Kait Kerrigan Kait Kerrigan Previously titled The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown The Mad Show 1966 Off-Broadway Mary Rodgers Various artists Larry Siegel and Stan Hart Made in Dagenham 2014 West End David Arnold Richard Thomas Richard Bean Based on the film of the same name The Madwoman of Central Park West 1979 Broadway Various artists Various artists Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman Maggie May 1964 West End Lionel Bart Bart Alun Owen The Magic Basket 1940 Australia Alfred Wheeler Bronnie Taylor Bronnie Taylor 38 amateur productions Magic Gum Tree 1934 Australia Arline Sauer Arline Sauer 26 amateur productions The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle 2001 Off-off-Broadway Chad Henry Henry Henry The Magic of Lassie 1978 Film Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Sherman and Sherman Sherman, Sherman and Jean Holloway The Maid of the Mountains 1917 West End Harold Fraser-Simson Harry Graham Frederick Lonsdale Make a Wish 1951 Broadway Hugh Martin Martin Preston Sturges Make Me a Song 2007 Off-Broadway revue William Finn Finn Making Tracks 1999 Off-Broadway Woody Pak Brian Yorkey Welly Yang Mame + film (1974) 1966 Broadway Jerry Herman Herman Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Notable songs: "Mame", "We Need a Little Christmas" and "If He Walked Into My Life". Mamma Mia! + film (2008) 1999 West End Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Stig Anderson Catherine Johnson Compiled from songs by ABBA. Notable songs: "Dancing Queen", "Does Your Mother Know", and "Mamma Mia". Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2018 Film Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Stig Anderson Ol Parker Compiled from songs by ABBA. Sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!. Mam'zelle Champagne 1906 Broadway revue Cassius Freeborn Edgar Allan Woolf Woolf Noted for Harry K. Thaw murdering Stanford White during the opening night performance. The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular 2002 Australian Bruce Rowland, Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter Kernaghan and Porter David Atkins and Ignatius Jones Man of La Mancha 1965 Broadway Mitch Leigh Joe Darion Dale Wasserman Notable song: "The Impossible Dream". A Man of No Importance 2002 Off-Broadway Stephen Flaherty Lynn Ahrens Terrence McNally Based on the 1994 Film of the same name. The Man With a Load of Mischief 1966 Off-Broadway John Clifton Ben Tarver and Clifton Tarver The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977 Animated film Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and Buddy Baker Sherman and Sherman Various writers March of the Falsettos 1981 Off-Broadway William Finn Finn Finn It would later be half of Falsettos. Margie 1946 Film Alfred Newman Newman F. Hugh Herbert, Ruth McKenney and Richard Bransten Marguerite 2008 West End Michel Legrand Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer Claude-Michel Schönberg, Boublil and Jonathan Kent Marie Christine 1999 Broadway Michael John LaChiusa LaChiusa LaChiusa Marinka 1945 Broadway Emmerich Kálmán George Marion, Jr. Marion, Jr. and Karl Farkas Marry Me a Little 1981 Off-Broadway revue Stephen Sondheim Sondheim Martin Guerre 1997 West End Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and Stephen Clark Schönberg and Boublil Mary Poppins + film (1964) 2004 West End Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and George Stiles Sherman, Sherman and Anthony Drewe Julian Fellowes Based on the film of the same name. Notable songs: "Chim-Chim-Cheree" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". Mary Poppins Returns 2018 Film Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman David Magee Sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins. Matador 1987 West End Mike Leander and Edward Seago Leander and Seago Peter Jukes Notable song: "A Boy from Nowhere". Matilda + film (2022) 2011 West End Tim Minchin Minchin Dennis Kelly Based on a children's novel (Matilda) by Roald Dahl. Had its Broadway premiere in 2013. Maybe Happy Ending 2017 South Korea Will Aronson Hue Park Directed by Kim Dong-yeon (director) Maytime 1917 Broadway Sigmund Romberg Rida Johnson Young Young Me and Juliet 1953 Broadway Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Hammerstein Me and My Dick 2009 University of Michigan A.J. Holmes, Carlos Valdes and Darren Criss Holmes, Valdes and Criss Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Eric Kahn Gale Performed by StarKid Productions. Me and My Girl 1937 West End Noel Gay Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose Furber and Rose Notable song: "The Lambeth Walk". The Me Nobody Knows 1970 Broadway Gary William Friedman Will Holt Robert H. Livingston, Herb Schapiro and Stephen M. Joseph Mean Girls + film (2024) 2017 Broadway Jeff Richmond Nell Benjamin Tina Fey Based on the 2004 film of the same name. Meet Me in St. Louis + film (1944) 1989 Broadway Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane Martin and Blane Hugh Wheeler Based on the film of the same name. Notable song: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Meet Mister Future 2006 Off-Broadway Scott Frankel Michael Korie Korie Meet the Feebles 1989 Film Peter Dasent Dasent Various writers Mein Freund Bunbury 1964 German Gerd Natschinski Jürgen Degenhardt Helmut Bez and Jürgen Degenhardt based on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest Memphis 2009 Broadway David Bryan Bryan and Joe DiPietro DiPietro Menopause 2001 Off-off-Broadway Various artists Jeanie Linders Linders Merlin 1983 Broadway Elmer Bernstein Don Black Richard Levinson and William Link Merrily We Roll Along 1981 Broadway Stephen Sondheim Sondheim George Furth Notable songs: "Good Thing Going" and "Not a Day Goes By". Metropolis 1989 West End Joseph Brooks Dusty Hughes and Brooks Hughes Based on the 1927 movie. Mexican Hayride 1944 Broadway Cole Porter Porter Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields The Mighty Kong 1998 Film Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Sherman and Sherman William J. Keenan Based on the 1933 movie King Kong. Milk and Honey 1961 Broadway Jerry Herman Herman Don Appell Millennials 2022 Off-West End Elliot Clay Elliot Clay Elliot Clay Millennium Dome Show 2000 Millennium Dome Peter Gabriel (issued as OVO) Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Based on The Story of OVO Million Dollar Quartet 2010 Broadway Various artists Various artists Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux Minimum Wage 2007 Off-Broadway Sean Altman, Charlie LaGreca, Jeff LaGreca, Michael Gribbin, and Rob Utesch Sean Altman, Charlie LaGreca, and Jeff LaGreca Charlie LaGreca and Jeff LaGreca Notable songs:"All These Dreams", "Kooky, The Happy Burger Clown" and "Minimum Wage Theme" A Minister's Wife 2011 Off-Broadway Joshua Schmidt Jan Tranen Austin Pendleton Based on George Bernard Shaw's Candida. Les Misérables 1980 French Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil Les Misérables 1985 West End Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer Schönberg, Boublil, Trevor Nunn, and John Caird Notable songs: "I Dreamed a Dream", "On My Own" and "Do You Hear the People Sing?". Les Misérables + film (2012) 1987 Broadway Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer Schönberg, Boublil, Trevor Nunn, and John Caird Miss 1917 1917 Broadway revue Various artists Various artists Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse Miss Liberty 1949 Broadway Irving Berlin Berlin Robert E. Sherwood Miss Saigon 1989 West End Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. Schönberg and Boublil Notable song: "Last Night of the World". Miss You Like Hell 2018 Off-Broadway Erin McKeown McKeown and Quiara Alegría Hudes Hudes MJ the Musical 2022 Broadway Michael Jackson Jackson Lynn Nottage Moana 2016 Animated film Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i Miranda and Foa'i Jared Bush Moana 2 2024 Animated film Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foaʻi Mark Mancina Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller Moby Dick 1992 West End Robert Longden and Hereward Kaye Longden and Kaye Longden Moon Landing 2007 Off-off-Broadway Stephen Edwards Edwards Edwards More Than You Deserve 1973 Off-Broadway Jim Steinman Steinman Michael Weller The Most Happy Fella 1956 Broadway Frank Loesser Loesser Loesser Notable song: "Standin' on the Corner". Motown 2013 Broadway Various artists Various artists Berry Gordy Moulin Rouge! + film (2001) 2018 Broadway Various artists Various artists John Logan Based on the 2001 film of the same name. Movin' Out 2002 Broadway Billy Joel Joel Joel Mozart! 1999 Austrian Sylvester Levay Michael Kunze Kunze Mozart, l'opéra rock 2009 French Dove Attia, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis, William Rousseau, Nicolas Luciani, Rodrigue Janois and François Castello Vincent Baguian and Patrice Guirao Dove Attia and François Chouquet Notable songs: "Tatoue-moi", "Vivre à en crever", "L'Assasymphonie", "Le bien qui fait mal", "J'accuse mon père" and "C'est bientôt la fin". Mr. Cinders 1929 West End Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers Clifford Grey and Greatorex Newman Grey and Newman Mr. President 1962 Broadway Irving Berlin Berlin Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Mr. Saturday Night 2021 Broadway Jason Robert Brown Amanda Green Billy CrystalLowell GanzBabaloo Mandel Mr. Wonderful 1956 Broadway Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener and George David Weiss Bock, Holofcener and Weiss Joseph Stein and Will Glickman Mrs. Doubtfire 2019 Broadway Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell Based on the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire Mrs Henderson Presents 2015 West End George Fenton and Simon Chamberlin Don Black Terry Johnson Based on the film of the same name Mrs. Patterson 1954 Broadway James Shelton (songwriter) Shelton Charles Sebree and Greer Johnson Mrs. Santa Claus 1996 Film Jerry Herman Herman Mark Saltzman Choreography by Rob Marshall Much Ado 1997 Off-West End Bernard J. Taylor Taylor Taylor Mulan 1998 Film Jerry Goldsmith and Matthew Wilder Goldsmith and Wilder Robert D. San Souci Mulan II 2004 Film Joel McNeely Joel McNeely Michael Lucker, Chris Parker, and Roger S. H. Schulman The Muppet Christmas Carol1992 Film Paul Williams and Miles Goodman Williams Jerry Juhl Muppet adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol The Muppet Movie 1979 Film Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher Williams and Ascher Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl Notable song: "The Rainbow Connection" Murder Ballad 2012 Off-Broadway Juliana Nash Nash and Julia Jordan Jordan Murder for Two 2011 Off-Broadway Joe Kinosian Kellen Blair Kinosian and Blair Muriel's Wedding 2017 Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall, ABBA Miller-Heidke, Nuttall, ABBA P. J. Hogan Based on the 1994 film of the same name Music Film Sia, Labrinth, Craig DeLeon Sia The Music Man + film (1962) + film (2003) 1957 Broadway Meredith Willson Willson Willson and Franklin Lacey Notable song: "Seventy-Six Trombones". A Musical About Star Wars 2019, 2023 Off-Broadway Billy Recce Recce Tom D'Angora, Taylor Crousore, and Scott Richard Foster Mutiny! 1985 West End David Essex Richard Crane Crane My Brilliant Career 2024 Australian Mathew Frank Dean Bryant Sheridan Harbridge and Dean Bryant Based on the novel of the same name My Fair Lady