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.
Music and Lyrics by Albert Evans, Book and Lyrics by Ron Kaehler Read more
Music by Ray Leslee
Book and Lyrics by Philip S. Goodman
Based on the novel A GOOD MAN by Jefferson Young Read more
by Loren Lester; Composed by Jeffrey Silverman Read more
A Musical in two acts inspired by the book of Ruth
by John Paul Hudson & Jason McAuliffe Read more
(Suggested by William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing)
Book & lyrics by David Arthur, Music by Jeffrey Lodin Read more
Book & Lyrics by Stephen Cole Music by Matthew Ward
Based on a story by Thomas Hardy Read more
By David Schechter and Steven Lutvak Read more
Words & Music by Stephen Mo Hanan Read more
By Bob Ost Read more
By Richard Schotten & Michael Kosarin Read more
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
A musical in two acts by Dana Vance Read more
Property of Susan Seidelman: book, Ned Paul Ginsburg, music, Michael Colby / Cornelia Ravenal, lyrics Read more
By Mike Petrone Read more
Book & Lyrics by Bryan Leys, Music by Kevin Kuhn Read more
Book, Music and Lyrics by Polly Pen Read more
Music by Joseph Zellnik, Book and Lyrics by David Zellnik Read more
By Dan Albanello Read more
Music by Jihwan Kim, lyrics and libretto by Sean Hartley Read more
By Jean Elliott Manning Read more
Music by Edward Thomas, Libretto by Joe Masteroff Read more
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
By Roy O’Neil Read more
By Kit Goldstein Grant Read more
Book and lyrics Jack Hilton Cunnngham, music & lyrics Danny Ashkenasi Read more
By Matthew Hardy and Randy Klein Read more
Librettist: Omri Schein; Composer: James Olmstead Read more
Book by Uma Incrocci, Songs by Uma Incrocci & Christian Pedersen
Based on a screenplay by Nicole Greevy, Uma Incrocci & Erica Jensen Read more
Book by Z-Man, Cynthia Topps and Andrea Andresakis
Music and Lyrics by Z-Man and Christopher Gillard Read more
Book by Z-Man, Cynthia Topps and Andrea Andresakis
Music and Lyrics by Z-Man and Christopher Gillard Read more
By Robert Lindsey Nassif Read more
Book, Music and Lyrics by Barbara Schottenfeld Read more
Music by Roger Ames Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth Bassine
Based on a novel by Richard Llewellyn Read more
Book & Lyrics by Isidore Elias, Music by Randy Klein Read more
(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
Music: Donald Oliver
Stories and Lyrics: Marc Acito, Sheldon Harnick, Barry Kleinbort, Peter Mills,
Jim Morgan, David Spencer, Amanda Yesnowitz, David Zippel Read more
By Maura Knowles Read more
A musical based upon the early life of Josephine Baker
Book & Lyrics by Sherman Yellen music by Wally Harper Read more
By Patricia Haddad Read more
By Lindsay Warren Baker & Amanda Jacobs
Inspired by The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Read more
Music by Brad Rose, lyrics by Ellen Greenfield & by Hal Hackady, story by Annette Jolles & Ellen Greenfield Read more
Conceived by Abra Bigham; Book & Lyrics by Abra Bigham with Kathryn Morath; Music by Roger L. Nelson Read more
By Doug Katsaros & Donald Brenner Read more
Music & Lyrics Ted Agress Read more
Book and lyrics by David Eisner, music by Chuck Muckle Read more
By Bill Weeden, David Finkle, & Sally Fay Read more
A Sherlock Holmes Musical
by Jami-Leigh Bartschi Read more
A Musical in One Act for Seven Characters, Piano, Cello and Clarinet
Book and Lyrics: Elizabeth Bassine, Music: Roger Ames Read more
Music, Lyrics and Book by Robert Lindsay Nassif
Based on the Childhood Diary of Opal Whiteley (aka Françoise D’Orleans) Read more
Adapted from the novel by Mary Webb
by Miriam Raiken-Kolb Read more
By Lawrence Rush Read more
By Lindsay Warren Baker & Amanda Jacobs Read more
A Christmas Musical
by Kate Monaghan & Matt Casarino Read more
Book by Martin Casella, Music and Lyrics by Keith Gordon Read more
By Ed Weissman & Stephen Randoy Read more
Book by George D. Nelson and Maclain Nelson Music and Lyrics by Jordan Kamalu,
Additional Lyrics by George D. Nelson Read more
Music, lyrics and, book by Barbara Schottenfeld Read more
By Jonathan Segal Read more
Music and Lyrics by Rosemary Loar Book by Robert W. Atwood and Rosemary Loar Read more
By John Kennedy (From the Novel by Johann David Wyss) Read more
Music by Paul Alan Levi, Libretto by Toni Mergentime Levi Read more
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
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities
by Steven C. Porter Read more
A musical in two acts by Dana Vance Read more
Book by Mark St. Germain, music & lyrics by Randy Courts Read more
By Katherine Burger Read more
Music by Norman Weiss Book and Lyrics by William Squier Read more
By Janet Goddard Read more
Book, Music and Lyrics by Allen Cohen Read more
By Julian Breslow Read more
Music by Michael Jeffrey, Lyrics and Libretto by Peter Morris Read more
By Randolph Hobler Read more
Book by Burton Cohen, music by Stephen Hoffman, lyrics by Mark Campbell Read more
Book & Lyrics by Hana Roth Seavey, Music by Tor Ingar Jakobsen Read more
Music by Michael Jeffrey, Lyrics and Libretto by Peter Morris Read more
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.