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

Nick Blaemire

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

Lyricist

Sammy Cahn

Lyricist

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

Carole King

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Tom Kitt

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Kevin Murphy

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Dolly Parton

Composer, Lyricist

Lyricist

Eddie Perfect

Lyricist, Composer