Musical Lists

Two Person Musicals

This list of two person musicals includes stage works written to fill exactly two roles. This type of musical is often referred to as a “two-hander.”


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Musical Type: Golden Age (1958)

Creators: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn, Saul Chaplin, Roger Eden, and Morton Gould

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)

Creators: Paul Gordon and  John Caird

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)

Creators: Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda, and Joe DiPietro

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1985)

Creators: Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon

Cast Size: 2F


Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)

Creators: Scott Brown and Anthony King

Cast Size: 2 Any Gender


Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)

Creators: Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell

Cast Size: 2 Any Gender


Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)

Creators: Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1995)

Creators: Andrew Lippa and Tommy Greenwald

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1980)

Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Craig Lucas, and Norman René

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair

Cast Size: 2 Any Gender


Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)

Creators: Jason Robert Brown

Cast Size: 1F, 1M


Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Creators: Neil Bartram and Brian Hill

Cast Size: 2M


Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Creators: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Cast Size: 1F, 1M