Books about musicals in this list include:

• Here's to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater by Eddie Shapiro
• Conversations in Color: Exploring North American Musical Theatre by Sean Mayes
• Purple Rising: Celebrating 40 Years of the Magic, Power, and Artistry of The Color Purple by Lise Funderburg and Scott Sanders
• Dance in Musical Theatre: A History of the Body in Movement by Phoebe Rumsey and Dustin Martincich
• African American Perspectives in Musical Theatre by Eric M. Glover
• Social Media in Musical Theatre by Trevor Boffone
• Jesus Christ Superstar: Behind the Scenes of the Worldwide Musical Phenomenon by Ellis Nassour
• Tell it to the World: The Broadway Musical Abroad by David Savran
• Contemporary British Musicals: ‘Out of the Darkness’ by Clare Chandler and Gus Gowland