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

Dorothy Fields

Librettist, Lyricist

Lyricist

Marsha Norman

Playwright, Lyricist

Lyricist

Benj Pasek

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

P.G. Wodehouse

Author, Librettist, Lyricist

Lyricist

Maury Yeston

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Tom Attea

Playwright, Lyricist, Author

Lyricist

Queen (Band)

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Leslie Bricusse

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Lisa Kron

Librettist, Lyricist

Lyricist

Johnny Mercer

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Anaïs Mitchell

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Trevor Nunn

Lyricist