LIBRARY OF RECOMMENDED WORKS

NOTICE: College and university theatre departments preparing TableReads of new musicals should note that, except where specifically indicated, the creators of these Recommended Works are willing to relax casting specifications related to age, race, and gender.

A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL

Music and Lyrics by Albert Evans, Book and Lyrics by Ron Kaehler Read more

A GOOD DAY

Music, Book and Lyrics by Eric B. Sirota Read more

A GOOD MAN

Music by Ray Leslee
Book and Lyrics by Philip S. Goodman
Based on the novel A GOOD MAN by Jefferson Young Read more

A GREEN UMBRELLA

by Loren Lester; Composed by Jeffrey Silverman Read more

A TIME TO LIVE

A Musical in two acts inspired by the book of Ruth
by John Paul Hudson & Jason McAuliffe Read more

ABOUT FACE

(Suggested by William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing)
Book & lyrics by David Arthur, Music by Jeffrey Lodin Read more

AFTER THE FAIR

Book & Lyrics by Stephen Cole Music by Matthew Ward
Based on a story by Thomas Hardy Read more

ALEXANDER — Evaluation

PRIVATE EVALUATION PAGE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY — NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC =================================================== ALEXANDER Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri Lyrics by Wendy Waters Book by Wendy Waters Submitted: 4/1/2026 =================================================== MATERIALS FOR EVALUATION: All materials (PDFs and MP3s) are available in the show folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pgPMvJbMdvkDmJFGJAcrvdyuCqC7Rj9H PDFs only:… Read more

ALMOST SEPTEMBER

By David Schechter and Steven Lutvak Read more

AN UNDERGROUND REVUE

Words & Music by Stephen Mo Hanan Read more

ANGEL IN MY HEART

By Bob Ost Read more

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

By Richard Schotten & Michael Kosarin Read more

BACK HOME

Book by Ron Sproat, Lyrics by Frank Evans, Music by Christopher Berg Read more

BETWIXT & BETWEEN

Book: Kate Hanenberg and Ned Paul Ginsburg; Music: Ned Paul Ginsberg and Mary Lloyd-Butler, Additional Music: Kate Hanenberg, Lyrics: Ned Paul Ginsburg Read more

BLOOD AND FIRE

A musical in two acts by Dana Vance Read more

BOING_BOING — Evaluation

PRIVATE EVALUATION PAGE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY — NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC =================================================== BOING_BOING Music by Timmy Lyrics by Timmy Book by Timmy Submitted: 3/29/2026 =================================================== MATERIALS FOR EVALUATION: All materials (PDFs and MP3s) are available in the show folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16Ido3BkPUEUNmcTfVZlQd6Ud0y1pxHEp PDFs only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FAnMQske02rfVoceYVWdZhyt0uxAt1Ui MP3s only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EUpF35xMwT1leWJeyf38O-yI-nnZDCLt =================================================== Please… Read more

BOXES

Book by Michael Sahl, & Eric Salzman, libretto Eric Salzman. music by Michael Sahl Read more

BOYNTON BEACH CLUB

Property of Susan Seidelman: book, Ned Paul Ginsburg, music, Michael Colby / Cornelia Ravenal, lyrics Read more

BRACE YOURSELF: A MUSICAL APOCALYPSE

Book and Lyrics by Hannah Z. Morley
Music by Gian Gibboney Read more

BULLDOZER

Book by Peter Galperin, with Gregg Ostrin, Music & Lyrics by Peter Galperin Read more

CAESER THE MUSICAL

By Mike Petrone Read more

CAROLINA RISING

Book & Lyrics by Bryan Leys, Music by Kevin Kuhn Read more

CHRISTINA ALBERTA’S FATHER

Book, Music and Lyrics by Polly Pen Read more

CITY OF DREAMS

Music by Joseph Zellnik, Book and Lyrics by David Zellnik Read more

CLAUDIEPOOP

Music by Timmo Jeromie, Lyrics by Timmo Jeromie, Book by Timmo Jeromie Read more

COME TAKE MY HAND

By Dan Albanello Read more

CUPID & PSYCHE

Music by Jihwan Kim, lyrics and libretto by Sean Hartley Read more

DAISY & THE WONDER WEEDS

By Jean Elliott Manning Read more

DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS

Music by Edward Thomas, Libretto by Joe Masteroff Read more

DORA

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Larry Bortniker Read more

DREAM ON

By Daniel Landon, Lawrence Rosen Read more

E & R

Opera libretto based on the relationship of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Enrico De Zottis – music and musical arrangements
Nancy Jean Somerville – lyrics and libretto Read more

EARTH ICON

By Abhishek Pandit & Laurence Warner Read more

EDDIE AND THE PALACEADES

By Roy O’Neil Read more

ESTA HARGIS

By Kit Goldstein Grant Read more

FEEDSTORE QUARTET

Book and lyrics Jack Hilton Cunnngham, music & lyrics Danny Ashkenasi Read more

FINALE!

Book, Music and Lyrics by Bob Ost Read more

FLAMBÉ DREAMS

By Matthew Hardy and Randy Klein Read more

FOLLOWING JIMMY VALENTINE

Based on “A Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jeff Flaster Read more

FOREVER

By Andrew Steven Ross and Barry Gordon Read more

FRED — Evaluation

PRIVATE EVALUATION PAGE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY — NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC =================================================== FRED Music by Wendy Waters (additional music by Ian Camilleri) Lyrics by Wendy Waters Book by Wendy Waters Submitted: 3/31/2026 =================================================== MATERIALS FOR EVALUATION: All materials (PDFs and MP3s) are available in the show folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1opcAaJrw0p5DkO5tkDFoV6K3V_-ADsnQ… Read more

GARY GOLDFARB – MASTER ESCAPIST

Librettist: Omri Schein; Composer: James Olmstead Read more

GRANDMA’S RING

Book by Uma Incrocci, Songs by Uma Incrocci & Christian Pedersen
Based on a screenplay by Nicole Greevy, Uma Incrocci & Erica Jensen Read more

GUMBO

Composer: Brett V Macias, Librettist: Christina Quintana Read more

HEAVENLY COUNTRY

A Jukebox Musical by Joel Russell Read more

HIP HOP HIGH

Book by Z-Man, Cynthia Topps and Andrea Andresakis
Music and Lyrics by Z-Man and Christopher Gillard Read more

HIT SONG THE MUSICAL!

Book by Z-Man, Cynthia Topps and Andrea Andresakis
Music and Lyrics by Z-Man and Christopher Gillard Read more

HOODS & HOOFERS

By Robert Lindsey Nassif Read more

HOOEY — Evaluation

PRIVATE EVALUATION PAGE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY — NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC =================================================== HOOEY Music by TJEROME Lyrics by TJEROME Book by TJEROME Submitted: 3/29/2026 =================================================== MATERIALS FOR EVALUATION: All materials (PDFs and MP3s) are available in the show folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OVmujf5FFBLw_4deAAMzGExDPL4w-62C PDFs only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11K0pmSVYx7CYHS2I3v3Ormue46ZoQQjV MP3s only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gP3rGvlvC9km-70ktlEZHGybO_sEGX_p =================================================== Please… Read more

HOT & SWEET

Book, Music and Lyrics by Barbara Schottenfeld Read more

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

Music by Roger Ames Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth Bassine
Based on a novel by Richard Llewellyn Read more

I DON’T DO CLUB DATES

Book & Lyrics by Isidore Elias, Music by Randy Klein Read more

IMPOSSIBLE BUT TRUE

(loosely adapted from Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle,” written to be performed in a tavern.)
Music, Lyrics and Book by Dan Furman
(additional lyrics by Mary-Liz McNamara*) Read more

IN THE NAME OF LOVE

Music: Donald Oliver
Stories and Lyrics: Marc Acito, Sheldon Harnick, Barry Kleinbort, Peter Mills,
Jim Morgan, David Spencer, Amanda Yesnowitz, David Zippel Read more

INSULT TO INJURY

By Maura Knowles Read more

JOSEPHINE TONIGHT

A musical based upon the early life of Josephine Baker
Book & Lyrics by Sherman Yellen music by Wally Harper Read more

LA GIARA – THE CURSED WATER JUG

By Patricia Haddad Read more

LETTERS FROM EINSTEIN

Book and Songs by Allen Cohen
Additional Material by Stephen McNaughton Read more

LIBERTY

By Thomas Blow Read more

LILY

By Lindsay Warren Baker & Amanda Jacobs
Inspired by The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Read more

LITTLE BY LITTLE

Music by Brad Rose, lyrics by Ellen Greenfield & by Hal Hackady, story by Annette Jolles & Ellen Greenfield Read more

MARY S.

Conceived by Abra Bigham; Book & Lyrics by Abra Bigham with Kathryn Morath; Music by Roger L. Nelson Read more

MERTON OF THE MOVIES

By Doug Katsaros & Donald Brenner Read more

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Music & Lyrics Ted Agress Read more

MOURNING BECOMES RIDICULOUS

Book and lyrics by David Eisner, music by Chuck Muckle Read more

MOVE IT AND IT’S YOURS

By Bill Weeden, David Finkle, & Sally Fay Read more

MY DEAR WATSON

A Sherlock Holmes Musical
by Jami-Leigh Bartschi Read more

NO PARKING (ALICE LOST AND FOUND)

A Musical in One Act for Seven Characters, Piano, Cello and Clarinet
Book and Lyrics: Elizabeth Bassine, Music: Roger Ames Read more

OPAL

Music, Lyrics and Book by Robert Lindsay Nassif
Based on the Childhood Diary of Opal Whiteley (aka Françoise D’Orleans) Read more

PABLO

By Charles Bloom Read more

PATRIOT

By Ilann M. Maazel Read more

PRESCIOUS BANE

Adapted from the novel by Mary Webb
by Miriam Raiken-Kolb Read more

PRIDE & PREJUDICE – The Musical

By Lawrence Rush Read more

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

By Lindsay Warren Baker & Amanda Jacobs Read more

PSYCHE

Music & Lyrics by Jeff Baker; Book by Sondra Lee and Jeff Baker Read more

RESOLUTIONS

A Christmas Musical
by Kate Monaghan & Matt Casarino Read more

SAINT HEAVEN

Book by Martin Casella, Music and Lyrics by Keith Gordon Read more

SCARAMOUCHE

Book by Harry Dawson and Ted Kociolek
Freely adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini
Music by Ted Kociolek
Lyrics and Additional Material by James Racheff Read more

SECRETS OF SUCCESS

By Ed Weissman & Stephen Randoy Read more

SHINE

Music by Roger Anderson, lyrics by Lee Goldsmith, libretto by Richard Seff Read more

SINGLE WIDE

Book by George D. Nelson and Maclain Nelson Music and Lyrics by Jordan Kamalu,
Additional Lyrics by George D. Nelson Read more

SIT DOWN AND EAT BEFORE OUR LOVE GETS COLD

Music, lyrics and, book by Barbara Schottenfeld Read more

SIX WIVES

Book & Lyrics – Joe Masteroff, Music – Edward Thomas Read more

SPACE VACATION

By Jonathan Segal Read more

SPOOLIE GIRL

Music and Lyrics by Rosemary Loar Book by Robert W. Atwood and Rosemary Loar Read more

SUN

By James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot Read more

SUNDOWN

By Joe Bravaco, Larry Rosler and Peter Link Read more

SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

By John Kennedy (From the Novel by Johann David Wyss) Read more

TESTING — Evaluation

PRIVATE EVALUATION PAGE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY — NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC =================================================== TESTING Music by Testing Lyrics by Testing Book by Testing Submitted: 3/30/2026 =================================================== MATERIALS FOR EVALUATION: All materials (PDFs and MP3s) are available in the show folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Uc6PYu51tA3hNwMjLMm10dTlSV3kzhRo PDFs only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13rjta2-PFYUI3YOqhWnX8JDg_VIKkw_j MP3s only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EMYcalS905FNXpBtw82E_ATLwRZk9mGy =================================================== Please… Read more

THANKSGIVING

Music by Paul Alan Levi, Libretto by Toni Mergentime Levi Read more

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE

Based upon the novel by Edith Wharton. Music by Ted Kociolek. Book and Lyrics by Walter Holland and Ted Kociolek. From an idea by Walter Holland. Read more

THE BEST OF TIMES

A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities
by Steven C. Porter Read more

THE BITCHES OF DITMAS PARK

A musical in two acts by Dana Vance Read more

THE BLUE FLOWER

Music, Lyrics and Script by Jim Bauer
Artwork and Story by Ruth Bauer Read more

THE BOOK OF THE DUN COW

Book by Mark St. Germain, music & lyrics by Randy Courts Read more

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

Based on the story by Oscar Wilde
Script, Music and Lyrics by Darryl Bojanowski Read more

THE CASE OF THE COUNTERFEIT NAPOLEON

Inspired by characters and stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Darryl G. Bojanowski
Arrangements and Orchestrations by Seth Jordan Butler Read more

THE CURSE OF BATVIA

By Katherine Burger Read more

THE EDGE

By Nick Choo Read more

THE GARDEN BRIDGE

Book and Lyrics by Jill Ohayon
Music by Andy Li Read more

THE GIG

Music, Book and Lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen Read more

THE KLEMPERER’S NEW CLOTHES

Music by Norman Weiss Book and Lyrics by William Squier Read more

THE MECHANICAL CAT

By Janet Goddard Read more

THE MEDICINE SHOW

Book, Music and Lyrics by Allen Cohen Read more

THE MEETIN’

By Pam Watson Read more

THE MILLION DOLLAR BET

(“Life Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over!”)
By Howard Eisenberg Read more

THE NOSE

By Kit Goldstein Grant Read more

THE PERILS OF PENELOPE

A Melodrama with Music, Lyrics and Script by Darryl Bojanowski Read more

THE PLAY WITHIN

By Julian Breslow Read more

THE ROSE AND THE RING

Music by Michael Jeffrey, Lyrics and Libretto by Peter Morris Read more

THE SPIRIT OF RIVER CITY

By Randolph Hobler Read more

THE SUBWAY

By Michael E. Braud Read more

THE SWEET REVENGE OF LOUISA MAY

Book by Burton Cohen, music by Stephen Hoffman, lyrics by Mark Campbell Read more

THE WHEEL

By Nick Stanton Read more

THE WINNER

Book and lyrics by Joseph Sutton, music by Lewis Flinn Read more

THIS FAIR WORLD

By Sherman Yellen and Wally Harper Read more

TILL

By Leo Schwartz and DC Cathro Read more

TO PAINT THE EARTH

By Frederick Levin & Jonathan Portrera Read more

TOP OF THE HEAP

Music by Jeffrey Lodin, Book & Lyrics by William Squier Read more

TUESDAY

(Beautiful Dreamer)
By Brett V Macias Read more

UNCLE JED’S BARBER SHOP

Book by Kenneth Grimes, lyrics by Kenneth Grimes & David Wohl, music by David Wohl Read more

UNDER FIRE

By Barry Harman & Grant Sturiale Read more

UNDER HER HAT

Book & Lyrics by Hana Roth Seavey, Music by Tor Ingar Jakobsen Read more

UPSTAIRS

By Wayne Self Read more

WARRIOR

Music, Book and Lyrics by Marcus Hummon and Ted Swindley Read more

WELCOME TO THE HARD LUCK CAFE

By Karin Ringheim Read more

WHEN WE GET THERE

Music and Lyrics by Charlie Barnett Libretto by Robert P. Young III and Richard Lasser Read more

WINTER IN PARADISE

Words & music by Stephen Mo Hanan Read more

WOODY

By John Carden and Nolan Doran Read more

WRAPPED

Book & Lyrics by Dennis Nehamen, Music by Craig Nehamen Read more

XMAS IN LAS VEGAS

Music by Michael Jeffrey, Lyrics and Libretto by Peter Morris Read more

YOUR NAME ON MY LIPS

By Eric Sirota Read more

NOTICE: College and university theatre departments preparing TableReads of new musicals should note that, except where specifically indicated, the creators of these Recommended Works are willing to relax casting specifications related to age, race, and gender.