
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Don Black, Richard Maltby Jr. Music: De Paul, Kasha, Hirschhorn Lyrics: Mercer, Kasha, Hirschhorn Book: Kasha, Landay Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston Book: Arthur Kopit Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman Music/Lyrics: Craig Carnelia Book: Jeffrey Kindley Music: Larry Grossman Lyrics/Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Peter Stone Music/Lyrics/Book: Foley, Hardwick, Monk, Morgan, Schimmel, Wann Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth Music: Henry Krieger Lyrics/Book: Tom Eyen Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: Michael Stewart Music/Lyrics: Tom Lehrer Book: Cameron Mackintosh Music/Lyrics/Book: David Heneker, Warner Brown Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics: Alan Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel Book: Schönberg, Boublil Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary/Revue (1980) Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics: Michael Stewart Book: Mark Bramble Music: Harry Warren Lyrics: Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer Book: Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble This means that if you choose to make a purchase through one of the following links, we may earn a small commission on the sale at no additional cost to you.

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And the most notable musicals of the decade are included below. The 1980s mark the middle of the pre-contemporary musical theatre time period. A few of the popular trends at the time included dramatic plots, Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, love stories, shows set in the 1800s, and continued cultural diversity. The musicals of the 1980s were a bit bigger and more epic than the shows of the previous decade.
