musical play artists
26 published musical play artists, led by Irving Berlin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Idina Menzel.
At a glance
26 published musical play artists; 103 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 7 tier 2 · 18 tier 3
- 26
- Release groups
- 1,127
- Studio albums
- 146
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 103
- Timeline events
- 312
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 38.8M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 44.3 years
- Full biographies
- 21
- Biography words
- 91,199
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (6 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2000s | 6 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most musical play artists. United States leads with 15.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with musical play. The most shared is pop music, with 8 artists in both.
Covers from musical play
103 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Melodic Greats
Irving Berlin · 2014
Berlin for Brass
Irving Berlin · 2003
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin · 1986
The Girl on the Magazine Cover: Songs of Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin · 1979
Rise Up! Hamilton: The Anthology
Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2026
Warriors
Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2024
The Hamilton Mixtape
Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2016
Drama Queen
Idina Menzel · 2023
Christmas: A Season of Love
Idina Menzel · 2019
idina.
Idina Menzel · 2016
Holiday Wishes
Idina Menzel · 2014
I Stand
Idina Menzel · 2008
Leaders
Alan Menken has the most release groups (177); Irving Berlin the longest career (107 years); Alan Menken the most awards (34).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Alan Menken | 177 |
| Richard Rodgers | 140 |
| Stephen Sondheim | 118 |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | 97 |
| Sarah Brightman | 82 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Irving Berlin | 107 |
| Jerome Kern | 98 |
| Cole Porter | 88 |
| Richard Rodgers | 84 |
| Frank Loesser | 76 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Alan Menken | 34 |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | 32 |
| Stephen Sondheim | 24 |
| Tim Rice | 15 |
| Irving Berlin | 14 |
Most famous musical play artists
Irving Berlin
United States · Person · born 1888
musical play, vaudeville
6.3M listeners · 73 wikis
Lin-Manuel Miranda
United States · Person · born 1980
musical play
15.8M listeners · 45 wikis
Idina Menzel
United States · Person · born 1971
pop music, musical play, Broadway theatre
8M listeners · 55 wikis
Alan Menken
United States · Person · born 1949
pop music, operatic pop, musical play
8.7M listeners · 43 wikis
Emmy Rossum
United States · Person · born 1986
pop music, musical play
96 wikis
Ashley Tisdale
United States · Person · born 1985
pop music, dance-pop, teen pop, musical play, disco-pop
72 wikis
Sara Bareilles
United States · Person · born 1979
soft rock, musical play
50 wikis
Cole Porter
United States · Person · born 1891
musical play
58 wikis
Sarah Brightman
United Kingdom · Person · born 1960
world music, operatic pop, baroque pop, musical play
54 wikis
Kristin Chenoweth
United States · Person · born 1968
pop music, gospel music, jazz, folk music, opera, musical play
47 wikis
Richard Rodgers
United States · Person · born 1902
musical play
47 wikis
Stephen Sondheim
United States · Person · born 1930
musical play
46 wikis
More musical play artists
Showing 1–14 of 14 artists
Jerome Kern
United States · Person · born 1885
musical play, song
43 wikis · Tier 2
Tim Rice
United Kingdom · Person · born 1944
musical play
40 wikis · Tier 3
Ivor Novello
United Kingdom · Person · born 1893
musical play, operetta, music hall
29 wikis · Tier 3
Frank Loesser
United States · Person · born 1910
musical play
24 wikis · Tier 3
John Kander
United States · Person · born 1927
musical play
23 wikis · Tier 3
Claude-Michel Schönberg
France · Person · born 1944
musical play
21 wikis · Tier 3
Guildo Horn
Germany · Person · born 1963
pop music, schlager music, musical play, comedy rock, operetta
17 wikis · Tier 3
Marc Blitzstein
United States · Person · born 1905
classical music, opera, musical play
15 wikis · Tier 3
R. Murray Schafer
Canada · Person · born 1933
contemporary classical music, opera, musical play, avant-garde
15 wikis · Tier 3
Emmanuel Moire
France · Person · born 1979
pop music, musical play
15 wikis · Tier 3
Mathilde Santing
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1958
musical play
9 wikis · Tier 3
Louise Théo
France · Person · born 1854
musical play, operetta
6 wikis · Tier 3
Kaho Shimada
Japan · Person · born 1963
musical play
5 wikis · Tier 3
Stephanie Martin
Canada · Person · born 1965
pop music, musical play
5 wikis · Tier 3