Whether you’re doing some research, putting on a show, or simply looking for new musicals to get into, it’s good to get familiar with what’s out there. And that’s why we’ve put together this list for you! A full list of musicals with animals in them are listed below.
The following list is broken down into three categories – “Musicals with Animals in Them”, “JR. Musicals with Animals in Them”, and “Musicals with Animals in their Titles”. Each category is sorted alphabetically.
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Musicals with Animals in Them
A Year with Frog and Toad
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)
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Aladdin
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Contemporary (2011)
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Annie
Animal Featured: Live dog
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1976)
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Cats
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1981)
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Doctor Dolittle
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1998)
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Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play”
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
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Finding Nemo
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)
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Frozen
Featured Animals: Performer in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
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Honk!
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1993)
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Into the Woods
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1986)
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James and the Giant Peach
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
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Just So
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1984)
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Legally Blonde
Animal Featured: Live dog
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
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Love Birds
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
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Moby Dick
Featured Animals: Set/Props/Other
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1990)
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Seussical
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
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Shrek
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
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Snoopy!!!
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1975)
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Space Dogs
Featured Animals: Set/Props/Other
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
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Tarzan
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Contemporary (2006)
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The Apple Tree
Featured Animals: Performer in Costume
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1966)
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The Lion King
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)
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The Little Mermaid
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: 1989 Film/Contemporary Musical (2007)
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The SpongeBob Musical
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
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The Three Little Pigs
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
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The Wind in the Willows
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
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The Wizard of Oz
Featured Animals: Performers in Costume
Musical Type: Jazz Age/Pre-Contemporary (1939/1987)
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You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Featured Animals: Performer in Costume
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1967)
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JR. Musicals with Animals in Them
101 Dalmatians KIDS
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary/Post-Golden Age
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Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR.
Featured Animals: Performers in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary
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Moana JR.
Featured Animals: Performer in costume
Musical Type: Contemporary
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Musicals with Animals in their Titles
These musicals have animals in their titles although animals may not be featured.
Big Fish
Featured Animals: Implied fish
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
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Drat! The Cat!
Featured Animals: A “cat burglar”
Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1965)
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Groundhog Day
Featured Animals: Implied groundhog
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
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The Frogs
Featured Animals: Ensemble frogs
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1974)
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We are the Tigers
Featured Animals: N/A
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
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When Pigs Fly
Featured Animals: N/A
Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1996)
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theater Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She has a TESOL drama certificate, a BA in theater, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.