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

Marion Adler

Lyricist

Lyricist

Burt Bacharach

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Lionel Bart

Composer, Lyricist, Librettist

Lyricist

Nick Blaemire

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

Lyricist

Hal David

Lyricist

Lyricist

Arthur Freed

Lyricist

Lyricist

Clark Gesner

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Adam Guettel

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

E.Y. "Yip" Harburg

Librettist, Lyricist

Lyricist

Sheldon Harnick

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

Lyricist

Joe Iconis

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Tom Kitt

Composer, Lyricist