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Musical Theatre Lyricist Biographies

*List of musical theatre lyricists is in order of popularity with the StageAgent community.

Lyricists

What is a lyricist?

A lyricist is a person who writes the words for songs.

Lyricist

Michael Bennett

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

24
Lyricist

William Finn

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

21
Lyricist

Langston Hughes

Playwright, Lyricist, Author

20
Lyricist

Betty Comden

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

17
Lyricist

Glen Hansard

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

17
Lyricist

Eric Idle

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist, Author

16
Lyricist

Björn Ulvaeus

Composer, Lyricist

16
Lyricist

Jerry Herman

Composer, Lyricist

15
Lyricist

Tom Lehrer

Composer, Lyricist

14
Lyricist

Benny Andersson

Composer, Lyricist

13
Lyricist

Meredith Willson

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

13
Lyricist

Phil Collins

Composer, Lyricist

11