Six of the top 10 musicals were written in the previous century, one of them as long ago as the 1930s.
Among most-produced plays, the venerable 1936 hit landed on the list for the 77th time in the 78 years the association has been compiling the survey.
The Top 20 Musicals
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3 (tie): , book by , music and lyrics by Laurence O鈥橩eefe and (MTI)
3 (tie): , book and lyrics by , music by (R&H)*
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6T. , book by and , music and lyrics by (Tams-Witmark)
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8T. You鈥檙e a Good Man, Charlie Brown, book, music and lyrics by (Tams-Witmark)
8T. The Wizard of Oz, various adaptations from
8T. , book by Mark O鈥橠onnell and , music and lyrics by , lyrics by (MTI)
11. , book by , music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and (MTI)
12T. , book by , music and lyrics by , additional material by (MTI)
12T. , book and lyrics by , book by , music by and others, additional lyrics by (R&H)
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15T. , book, music and lyrics by and , additional songs by John Farrar (formerly Samuel French, now TRW)
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15T. , book and lyrics by , book and music by (MTI)
18T. , book by , music and lyrics by and , additional music and lyrics by and (MTI)
18T. , book, music and lyrics by , book by (MTI)
20T. , book by , music by , lyrics by (Tams-Witmark)
20T. , book by and , music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (R&H)
20T. , book and lyrics by , book by , music by Jeanine Tesori (MTI)
The Top 20 Full-Length Plays
1. Almost, Maine, by (Dramatists Play Service)
2. A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream, by (PD)
3. You Can鈥檛 Take It with You, by and (Dramatists Play Service)
4. Twelve Angry Men, by (Samuel French, Dramatic Publishing)**
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6. , by (Dramatists Play Service)
7. , by (Dramatists Play Service, Samuel French)
8T. Alice in Wonderland, various adaptations from 8T. Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare (PD)
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11T. Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare (PD)
11T. The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, by John Bishop (Dramatists Play Service)
11T. A Christmas Carol, various adaptations of
11T. Radium Girls, by D.W. Gregory (Dramatic Publishing)
11T. The Curious Savage, by (Dramatists Play Service)
11T. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield (Broadway Play Publishing)
17T. Steel Magnolias, by (Dramatists Play Service)
17T. , by (Samuel French)***
19T. Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare (PD)
19T. , by and (Dramatists Play Service)
19T. Charlotte鈥檚 Web, by (Dramatic Publishing)
The Top 10 Short Plays
1. Check, Please, by Jonathan Rand (Playscripts)
2. 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse, by Don Zolidis (Playscripts)
3. This Is a Test, by Stephen Gregg (Dramatic Publishing)
4. It鈥檚 Not You, It鈥檚 Me, by Don Zolidis (Playscripts)
5. Check, Please: Take 3, by Jonathan Rand (Playscripts)
6. 13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview, by Ian McWethy (Playscripts)
7T. Hard Candy, by Jonathan Rand (Playscripts)
7T. The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time, by Ian McWethy (Playscripts)
9T. The Actor鈥檚 Nightmare, by (Dramatists Play Service)
9T. Superheroes, by Ian McWethy (Playscripts)
9T. The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, by Don Zolidis (Playscripts)
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Notes
* Includes both the Broadway version and one adapted from television.
** Includes productions of Twelve Angry Men, Twelve Angry Women, and Twelve Angry Jurors.
*** Includes both male and female versions.
