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List of musicals by composer: M to Z

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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.

Contents

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

M

  • Tony Macaulay (b. 1944)
  • Galt MacDermot (b. 1928)
  • Gunnar Madsen
  • Rusty Magee (1955–2003)
  • Eaton “Bob” Magoon, Jr. (b. 1922)
  • Dave Malloy (b. 1976)
  • Chuck Malone
  • The Mamas & the Papas
  • Melissa Manchester (b. 1951)
  • Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
  • Julie Mandel
  • Mel Mandel
  • Charles Mandracchia
  • Harry Manfredini (b. 1943)
  • Barry Manilow (b. 1943)
  • Samuel L. Manning (1899–1960)
  • Marcus Manske
  • Steven Margoshes
  • Zane Mark
  • Denis Markell
  • Gerald Jay Markoe (1941–2009)
  • Gerald Marks (1900–1997)
  • Walter Marks (b. 1934)
  • Stephen Markwick
  • Bob Marley (b. 1945)
  • Howard Marren
  • Queen Esther Marrow (b. 1941)
  • Sergio García Marruz
  • Henry Marsh (b. 1948)
  • Tom Martel
  • Dan Martin
  • David Martin
  • Hugh Martin (1914–2011)
  • Margaret Martin
  • Norman Martin
  • Steve Martin (b. 1945)
  • Vinnie Martucci
  • Mel Marvin (b. 1941)
  • Jeff Marx (b. 1970)
  • Hugh Masekela (b. 1939)
  • William Mathieu (b. 1937)
  • Todd Matshikiza (1921–1968)
  • Griffin Matthews
  • Simon May (b. 1944)
  • William May
  • Amanda McBroom (b. 1947)
  • Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
  • Ian McCluskey
  • Rob McCulloch
  • Hugh McDonald
  • James McDonald
  • James McDowell
  • Jack McElwaine
  • Ian McFarlane
  • Ronnie McGhee
  • Christopher McGovern
  • Jimmy McHugh (1894–1969)
  • Branice McKenzie
  • Paul McKibbin
  • Barri McPherson
  • Mitch McVicker
  • Adam Meggido (b. 1970)
  • James J. Mellon
  • Peter Melnick (b. 1958)
  • Ronald Melrose
  • Alan Menken (b. 1949)
  • Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007)
  • Dale Menten
  • Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
  • Sandi Merle
  • Bob Merrill (1921–1998)
  • Stephin Merritt (b. 1966)
  • Dede Meyer
  • Joseph Meyer (1894–1987)
  • Jan Meyerowitz (1913–1998)
  • Richard Meyers
  • Sylvain Meyniac
  • Chip Meyreilles
  • Steve Michaels
  • Brendan Milburn
  • Charles Miller
  • Chris Miller
  • Helen Miller (1925–2006)
  • Roger Miller (1936–1992)
  • Peter Mills
  • Mark Milner
  • Tim Minchin (b. 1975)
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda (b. 1980)
  • Cass Morgan
  • Lionel Monckton (1861–1924)
  • Debra Monk (b. 1949)
  • Marguerite Monnot (1903–1961)
  • Andy Monroe
  • Bruce Montgomery (1927–2008)
  • Dudley Moore (1935–2002)
  • Jerome Moross (1913–1983)
  • John Morris (b. 1926)
  • Melissa Morris
  • Robert Morris
  • Steven Morris
  • Greg Morrison (b. 1965)
  • Woolson Morse (1858–1897)
  • Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
  • Al Moss
  • Jeffery Moss (1942–1998)
  • Otto Motzan (1880–1937)
  • Mark Mulcahy
  • Lance Mulcahy (1931–1995)
  • Ernst Muller
  • Timothy Muller
  • Rich Mullins (1955–1997)
  • James Mundy (1907–1983)
  • John Mundy (1886–1971)
  • James “Jim” Murdock
  • Mary Murfitt
  • Kevin Murphy (b. 1967)
  • Owen Murphy (1893–1965)
  • Ted Murray
  • Romano Musumarro
  • Richard Myers (1901–1977)
  • N

  • Paul Nassau (1930–2013)
  • Robert Lindsey Nassif
  • Wesley Naylor
  • David Nehls
  • Portia Nelson (1920–2001)
  • Anthony Newley (1931–1999)
  • Randy Newman (b. 1943)
  • Mbongeni Ngema (b. 1955)
  • David Nield (b. 1941)
  • Harry Nilsson (1942–1994)
  • Monty Norman (b. 1928)
  • Alex North (1910–1991)
  • Frederic Norton (1869–1946)
  • Vaclav Novák
  • Ivor Novello (1893–1951)
  • Mark Nutter
  • O

  • Ben Oakland (1907–1979)
  • John Thomas Oaks
  • Richard Oberacker
  • Pascal Obispo (b. 1965)
  • Richard O'Brien (b. 1942)
  • Desmond O'Connor (b. 1972)
  • Bill Oddie (b. 1941)
  • Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
  • Michael James Ogborn
  • Tom O'Horgan (1924–2009)
  • Laurence O'Keefe (b. 1969)
  • Stephen Oliver (1950–1992)
  • James Olm
  • Yoko Ono (b. 1933)
  • The Open Window (Robert Dennis, Peter Schickele, Stanley Walden
  • Giuseppe Operti (1824?–1886)
  • Roy Orbison (1936–1988)
  • Harold Orlob (1883–1982)
  • Cyril Ornadel (1924–2011)
  • Will Ortman
  • Mike Oster
  • Frank Owens
  • P

  • Herbert Pagani (1944–1988)
  • Morty Palitz (1909–1962)
  • David Palmer
  • Jim Parker (b. 1934)
  • Trey Parker (b. 1969)
  • Harry Parr-Davies (1914–1955)
  • Leon Parris (b. 1981)
  • Dolly Parton (b. 1946)
  • Milton Pascal (1908–1976)
  • Benj Pasek (b. 1985)
  • Václav Patejdl (b. 1954)
  • Bobby Paul (b. 1959)
  • Justin Paul (b. 1985)
  • Michal Pavlíček (b. 1956)
  • Glenn Paxton
  • Richard Peaslee (b. 1930)
  • Ron Pember (b. 1934)
  • Polly Pen (b. 1954)
  • Hugo Peretti (1916–1986)
  • Claudia Perry
  • William P. Perry (b. 1930)
  • Benj Pasek
  • William Frederick Peters
  • Taliep Petersen (1950–2006)
  • Angela Peterson
  • Eric Peterson (b. 1946)
  • Pet Shop Boys – Neil Tennant (b. 1954), Chris Lowe (b. 1959)
  • Carl Pflueger (1850–1901)
  • Adolf Philipp (1864–1936)
  • John Phillips (1935–2001) of The Mamas & the Papas
  • Paul Phillips
  • Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
  • Phil Pickett (b. 1946)
  • Peter Pinne (b. 1937)
  • Don Pippin (b. 1926)
  • Robert Planquette (1848–1903)
  • Leon Pober (1920–1971)
  • Lee Pockriss (1924–2011)
  • Ray Pohlman (1930–1990)
  • Dave Pollecutt
  • Tom Polum
  • David Pomeranz (b. 1951)
  • Pooh
  • Brian Portelli
  • Cole Porter (1891–1964)
  • Garth Porter (b. 1948)
  • Rachel Portman (b. 1960)
  • Mischa Portnoff (1901–1979)
  • Wesley Portnoff (1900–1969)
  • Gary Portnoy (b. 1956)
  • George Posford (1906–1976)
  • Matthew Potger
  • Nick Powell
  • Will Power
  • Gérard Presgurvic (b. 1953)
  • André Previn (b. 1929)
  • Alan Price (b. 1942)
  • Jonathan Price
  • Matthew Pritchard
  • Bradford Proctor
  • Q

  • Queen
  • James Quinn (b. 1936)
  • R

  • Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
  • Peter Rafelson (b. 1960)
  • Alexander Rahbari (b. 1948)
  • A. R. Rahman (b. 1966)
  • David Raksin (1912–2004)
  • Ramiro Ramirez
  • Joe Raposo (1937–1989)
  • Michael Rapp
  • Mark Razovsky
  • Mike Read (b. 1947)
  • Robert Reale (b. 1956)
  • Zachary Redler
  • Skip Redwine (1926–1987)
  • Les Reed (b. 1935)
  • David Reeves
  • Marcus Reeves (b. 1979)
  • Ilene Reid
  • Mike Reid (b. 1947)
  • George Reinblatt (b. 1977)
  • Aladár Rényi (1885–1944)
  • Harry Revel (1905–1958)
  • Rudi Revil (1916–1983)
  • Edward E. Rice (1849–1924)
  • Claibe Richardson (1929–2003)
  • Lynne Riley
  • Richard Riley
  • Allan Roberts (1905–1966)
  • Andy Roberts (b. 1946)
  • Bob Roberts
  • Jimmy Roberts
  • Michael Roberts
  • John Robinson
  • Phylliss K. Robinson
  • Alfred G. Robyn (1860–1935)
  • Eric Rockwell
  • Heidi Rodewald
  • Mary Rodgers (1931–2014)
  • Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)
  • Andrew Rohn
  • Ron Romanovsky
  • Sigmund Romberg (1887–1951)
  • Harold J. Rome (1908–1993)
  • Ann Ronell (1906–1993)
  • Patrick Rose
  • Joshua Rosenblum (b. 1963)
  • Milton Rosenstock (1917–1992)
  • Laurence Rosenthal (b. 1926)
  • Charles Rosoff (1895–1988)
  • Brad Ross
  • Jerry Ross (1926–1955)
  • Robbie Roth
  • Dana P. Rowe (b. 1957)
  • Bruce Rowland (b. 1942)
  • William Roy (1928–2003)
  • Maurice “Maurie” Rubens (1893–1948)
  • Paul Rubens (1875–1917)
  • Eli Rubinstein (1929–2003)
  • Harry Ruby (1895–1974)
  • Gary Ruffin
  • Hank Ruffin
  • Joseph Rumshinsky (1881–1956)
  • Murray Rumshinsky
  • Todd Rundgren (b. 1948)
  • Michael Rupert (b. 1951)
  • Adryan Russ
  • Anna Russell (1911–2006)
  • Brenda Russell (b. 1949)
  • Willy Russell (b. 1947)
  • Peter Rutherford
  • S

  • Norman Sachs
  • Stormy Sacks
  • Joshua Salzman
  • Ralph Samantha
  • Arthur Samuels (1888–1938)
  • Jerry Sanders
  • Karmo Sanders
  • Mark Sandrich, Jr. (1928–1995)
  • Tom Sankey
  • Jill Santoriello (b. 1965)
  • Leslie Sarony (1897–1985)
  • Stan Satlin (b. 1938)
  • Mark Savage
  • Tom Savage
  • Matt Sax
  • Ray Scantlin
  • Milton Schafer (b. 1920)
  • Steve Schalchlin (b. 1953)
  • Nitra Scharfman
  • Ben Schatz
  • Ton Scherpenzeel (b. 1952)
  • Peter Schickele (b. 1935) (member of The Open Window)
  • Paul Schierhorn (1951–2012)
  • John Schimmel
  • Irving Schlein (1905–1986)
  • Adam Schlesinger (b. 1967)
  • Don Schlitz (b. 1952)
  • Harvey Schmidt (b. 1929)
  • Joshua Schmidt
  • Moritz Schneider (b. 1976)
  • Gary Schocker (b. 1959)
  • Mark Schoenfeld
  • Claude-Michel Schönberg (b. 1944)
  • Eric Schorr
  • Barbara Schottenfeld
  • John Schroeder (b. 1935)
  • Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
  • Norbert Schultze (1911–2002)
  • Mort Schuman (1936–1991)
  • Walter Schumann (1913–1958)
  • Arthur Schwartz (1900–1984)
  • Jean Schwartz (1878–1956)
  • Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)
  • Milton Schwartzwald (1891–1950)
  • Ernest G. Schweikert
  • Matthew Scott
  • Raymond Scott (1908–1944)
  • Vincent Scotto (1876–1952)
  • Don Sebesky (b. 1937)
  • Sholom Secunda (1894–1974)
  • Albert Selden
  • Harold Seletsky
  • Matty Selman
  • Dov Seltzer (b. 1932)
  • Will Severin
  • The Shadows
  • Michael Shaieb
  • Marc Shaiman (b. 1959)
  • Joe Shane
  • Julie Shannon
  • Dan Shapiro
  • Allen Shawn (b. 1948)
  • Nancy Shayne
  • Toni Shearer
  • Jonathan Sheffer
  • Buddy Sheffield
  • Duncan Sheik (b. 1969)
  • James Shelton
  • Tom Shelton (b. 1955)
  • Ted Shen (b. 1945)
  • Andrew Sherman
  • Garry Sherman
  • Kim D. Sherman
  • Richard M. Sherman (b. 1928)
  • Robert B. Sherman (1925–2012)
  • Robert J. Sherman (b. 1968)
  • Ned Sherrin (1931–2007)
  • Manning Sherwin (1902–1974)
  • Harvey Shield (b. 1946)
  • David Shire (b. 1937)
  • Max Showalter (1917–2000)
  • Michael Shubert
  • Pierce Siebers
  • Arthur Siegel (1923–1994)
  • Carl Sigman (1909–2000)
  • Doug Silver
  • Fred Silver
  • Jeffrey Silverman
  • Stanley Silverman (b. 1938)
  • Martin Silvestri
  • Lucy Simon (b. 1943)
  • Paul Simon (b. 1941)
  • Nana Simonpoulos
  • Ted Simons
  • Allen Simpson
  • Bland Simpson
  • Gerald Singer
  • Peter Sipos
  • Noble Sissle (1889–1975)
  • Peter Skellern (b. 1947)
  • Matthew Sklar (b. 1973)
  • Julian Slade (1930–2006)
  • Walter Slaughter (1860–1908)
  • A. Baldwin Sloane (1872–1925)
  • Charlie Smalls (1944–1987)
  • Christopher Smith
  • Walt Smith
  • Tom Snow (b. 1947)
  • Ted Sod (b. 1951)
  • Bill Solly
  • Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)
  • Kim Sorensen
  • Ondřej Soukup (b. 1951)
  • John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
  • Henry Souvaine
  • Saul Spangenberg
  • Mira J. Spektor
  • David Spencer
  • Fred Spielman
  • Jason Sprague
  • Philip Springer
  • Fred Stamer
  • Dave Stamper (1883–1963)
  • Peter Stannard
  • Keith Statham
  • Miloš Štědroň (b. 1942)
  • Jim Steinman (b. 1947)
  • Geoff Stephens (b. 1934)
  • Ty Stephens
  • Walt Stepp
  • Sam H. Stept (1897–1964)
  • Harold Stern
  • Gerald Sternbach
  • Ann Sternberg
  • Steve Sterner
  • Monty Stevens
  • Stew (b. 1961)
  • Dave Stewart (b. 1952)
  • Robb Stewart
  • Rod Stewart (b. 1945)
  • Dan Sticco
  • George Stiles (b. 1961)
  • Richard Stilgoe (b. 1943)
  • Nick Stimson
  • Sting (b. 1951)
  • Louis St. Louis
  • Jeffrey Stock
  • Michael Stockler
  • Joop Stokkermans (1937–2012)
  • Janusz Stoklosa
  • Mike Stoller (b. 1933)
  • Robert Stolz (1880–1975)
  • Harry Stone
  • Matt Stone (b. 1971)
  • Herbert Stothart (1885–1949)
  • Adrian Stout
  • Matthew Strachan (b. 1970)
  • Jack Strachley
  • Willard Straight
  • Chuck Strand
  • Oscar Straus (1870–1954)
  • Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
  • Charles Strouse (b. 1928)
  • Leslie Stuart (1863–1928)
  • Dan Studney
  • Grant Sturiale
  • Jule Styne (1905–1994)
  • Marshall Such
  • Dana Suesse (1909–1987)
  • Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
  • Henry Sullivan
  • Sam Sutherland
  • Eric Svejcar
  • Karel Svoboda (1938–2007)
  • Milan Svoboda (b. 1951)
  • Elizabeth Swados (1951–2016)
  • Donald Swann (1923–1994)
  • Phillip Swann (b. 1960)
  • Kay Swift (1897–1994)
  • T

  • Howard Talbot (1865–1928)
  • Shoichi Tama
  • Albert M. Tapper
  • Douglas Tappin
  • Paul Taranto
  • Alan C. Taylor, MD
  • Bernard J. Taylor (b. 1944)
  • James Taylor (b. 1948)
  • Jeremy Taylor (b. 1937)
  • John Taylor
  • Raymond Taylor
  • Stephen Taylor
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
  • Diane Tell (b. 1958)
  • Bob Telson (b. 1949)
  • Neil Tennant (b. 1954) (member of Pet Shop Boys)
  • Jeanine Tesori (b. 1961)
  • Adolph Thenstead
  • Cathy Thomas
  • Edward Thomas (b. 1924)
  • Hugh Thomas
  • Keith Thomas
  • Richard Thomas (b. 1964)
  • Keith Thompson
  • Eric Thoroman
  • Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson
  • Penelope Thwaites (b. 1944)
  • Harry Tierney (1890–1965)
  • Thomas Tierney (b. 1942)
  • Paul Tietjens (1877–1943)
  • Herman Timberg (1892–1952)
  • Charles Tobias (1898–1970)
  • Shun-Ichi Tokura
  • Christopher Tookey (b. 1950)
  • Frank E. Tours (1877–1963)
  • Allen Toussaint (b. 1938)
  • Pete Townshend (b. 1945)
  • Peter Tranchell (1922–1993)
  • Stephen Trask (b. 1967)
  • Armando Trovaioli (1917–2013)
  • Tony Troy
  • Joseph Tunbridge (1886–1961)
  • U

  • Georges Ulmer (1919–1989)
  • Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945)
  • Franklin Underwood
  • Steve Underwood
  • Boris Urbánek (b. 1961)
  • Jacques Urbont
  • V

  • James Valcq (b. 1963)
  • Carlos Valdes
  • Michael Valenti (b. 1942)
  • Frederico Valério (1913–1982)
  • François Valéry (b. 1954)
  • Darren Vallier
  • Johan van den Ende
  • Ad van Dijk (b. 1959)
  • Jimmy Van Heusen (1913–1990)
  • Melvin Van Peebles (b. 1932)
  • Värttinä
  • Georgii Vasilyev (b. 1957)
  • Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
  • Jan Verheyen
  • S. Vetkin
  • Valerie Vigoda
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
  • Albert T. Viola
  • Hans Vollarth
  • Rob Volpintesta
  • David Vos
  • W

  • Jeree Wade
  • Lee Wainer (1904–1979)
  • Tom Waits (b. 1949)
  • Stanley Walden (b. 1932); member of The Open Window
  • Robert Waldman (b. 1936)
  • Don Walker (1907–1989)
  • Michael Patrick Walker (b. 1971)
  • Steven Luke Walker
  • John Trent Wallace (b. 1966)
  • Jack Waller (1885–1957)
  • Fats Waller (1904–1943)
  • Ruth Wallis (1920–2007)
  • Kevin Walsh
  • Nathan Wang (b. 1956)
  • Jim Wann (b. 1948)
  • Stephen Warbeck (b. 1953)
  • Joe Patrick Ward
  • Matthew Ward
  • Michael Ward
  • Trisha Ward (b. 1972)
  • Gerry Ware
  • Russell Warner
  • Clay Warnick (1915–1995)
  • Harry Warren (1893–1981)
  • Kerry Michael Warren
  • Rod Warren
  • Scott Warrender
  • Daryl Waters
  • Jeff Wayne (b. 1943)
  • Bill Weeden (b. 1940)
  • Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
  • Tom Wilson Weinberg (b. 1945)
  • Michael Weiner
  • Stephen Weiner
  • George David Weiss (1921–2010)
  • David Welch
  • Percy Wenrich (1880–1952)
  • Glenn Wescott
  • Martin Wesley-Smith (b. 1945)
  • Dennis West
  • Mike Westbrook (b. 1936)
  • Harris Wheeler
  • Bill Whelan (b. 1950)
  • Ian Whitcomb (b. 1941)
  • Dan White
  • George White (1892–1968)
  • Maurice White (b. 1941), member of Earth, Wind and Fire
  • Nancy White
  • Richard A. Whiting (1891–1938)
  • Michael Wild (b. 1931)
  • Alec Wilder (1907–1980)
  • Frank Wildhorn (b. 1959)
  • Andrew Wilkie
  • Dudley Wilkinson (1897–1991)
  • Jill Williams
  • John Williams (b. 1932)
  • Paul Williams (b. 1940)
  • Timothy Williams (b. 1966)
  • Allee Willis (b. 1947)
  • Phil Willmott (b. 1968)
  • Meredith Willson (1902–1984)
  • Brian Wilson (b. 1942)
  • Earl Wilson, Jr.
  • Randal Wilson
  • Sandy Wilson (1924–2014)
  • Marvin Winans (b. 1958)
  • Peter Winkler
  • Robert Winterberg (1884–1930)
  • Jim Wise (1919–2000)
  • Judd Woldin (1925–2011)
  • Tommy Wolf (1925–1979)
  • Jacques Wolfe (1896–1973)
  • Gary Wong
  • David Wood
  • G. Wood
  • Victoria Wood (b. 1953)
  • Paul Woodfull (b. 1958)
  • Benjamin Wooley
  • Guy Woolfenden (b. 1937)
  • Bill Wray
  • Robert Wright (1914–2005)
  • Wilfred Wylam (1927–1997)
  • Barry Wyner
  • Laurence Mark Wythe (b. 1974)
  • Y

  • David Yazbek (b. 1960)
  • Gleb Yellin (1898–1983)
  • Maury Yeston (b. 1945)
  • Douglas Yetter
  • Lam Ming Yeung
  • Vincent Youmans (1898–1946)
  • Victor Young (1899–1956)
  • Virgil Young
  • Willie Fong Young
  • Z

  • Alan Zachary
  • Thomas Zaufke (b. 1966)
  • William Zeffiro
  • Joseph Zellnik
  • Victor Ziskin
  • Milan Zítka
  • Emil Dean Zoghby (b. 1942)
  • Aaron Zorgel
  • Charles Zwar (1911–1989)
  • References

    List of musicals by composer: M to Z Wikipedia


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