Hal Leonard’s The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology songbooks are great standard theatre repertoire resources for singers and teachers. The only problem is, there are a lot of songs to keep track of! To assist, I created this ‘interactive song guide’ for the seven Baritone/Bass volumes of The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology (+ the Teen’s Edition). I first organized all the songs by music style and then created corresponding Spotify playlists with audio recordings and tables that include additional song information. You can use the playlists and tables below to assist with finding the perfect theatre songs! My guides for the SMTA Soprano, Mezzo/Belter, and Tenor are available here.

P.S. Looking for more musical theatre song suggestions? Check out my professional repertoire guides here.

OPERETTA SONGS | c. 1870s-1920s

[Songs/arias from operettas and operas]

SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)When I Was a LadSullivan; GilbertUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Iolanthe (1882)When You’re Lying AwakeSullivan; GilbertUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Mlle. Modiste (1905)I Want What I Want When I Want ItHerbert; BlossomUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2
The Mikado (1885)As Some Day It May HappenSullivan; GilbertUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
The Pirates of Penzance (1879)I Am the Very ModelSullivan; GilbertUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Street Scene (1946)Wouldn’t You Like to Be on BroadwayWeill; HughesUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2

TRADITIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS (JAZZ AGE & GOLDEN AGE) | c. 1920s-60s

[Traditional theatre, jazz & tin pan alley songs from the 1920s to mid-’60s]

[Spotify will only display 100 songs here. Open playlist in the app to see the rest.]
SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
110 in the Shade (1963)Gonna Be Another Hot DaySchmidt; JonesUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
All American (1962)Once Upon a TimeStrouse; AdamsBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Allegro (1947)A Fellow Needs a GirlRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Annie Get Your Gun (1946)The Girl That I MarryBerlinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2, BT
Annie Get Your Gun (1946)I’m a Bad, Bad ManBerlinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Annie Get Your Gun (1946)My Defenses are DownBerlinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2, BT
Anything Goes (1934)All Through the NightPorterUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Anyone Can Whistle (1964)**Everybody Says Don’tSondheimUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Anyone Can Whistle (1964)**With So Little to Be Sure OfSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Bye Bye Birdie (1960)A Lot of Livin’ to DoStrouse; AdamsUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Bye Bye Birdie (1960)Put on a Happy FaceStrouse; AdamsUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4, BT
Bells are Ringing (1956)Just in TimeStyne; Comden; GreenUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Bells are Ringing (1956)Long Before I Knew YouStyne; Comden; GreenBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
The Boys from Syracuse (1938)This Can’t Be LoveRodgers; HartUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB2
Camelot (1960)CamelotLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB1, BT
Camelot (1960)C’est MoiLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB1, BT
Camelot (1960)How to Handle a WomanLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1, BT
Camelot (1960)I Wonder What the King is Doing TonightLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Camelot (1960)If Ever I Would Leave YouLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB1, BT
Camelot (1960)The Seven Deadly VirtuesLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Can-Can (1953)It’s All Right with MePorterBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Carousel (1945)The Highest Judge of AllRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
Carousel (1945)If I Loved YouRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB1, BT
Carousel (1945)SoliloquyRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB1
Cinderella (1957)Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?Rodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB1, BT
Cinderella (1957)Ten Minutes AgoRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB1, BT
Do Re Mi (1960)All of My LifeStyne; Comden; GreenBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
The Fantasticks (1960)Try to RememberSchmidt; JonesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB1, BT
The Firebrand of Florence (1945)A Rhyme for AngelaWeill; GershwinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Fiddler on the Roof (1964)If I Were a Rich ManBock; HarnickUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**Bring Me My BrideSondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB4
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**Everybody Ought to Have a MaidSondheimUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**Comedy TonightSondheimUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeBT
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**Your Eyes are BlueSondheimBalladComedicY.A.; AdultB5
Gigi (1958)GigiLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Guys and Dolls (1950)Luck Be a LadyLoesserUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2, BT
Guys and Dolls (1950)More I Cannot Wish YouLoesserBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB2
Guys and Dolls (1950)My Time of DayLoesserBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2, BT
Hello, Dolly! (1964)It Only Takes a MomentHermanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeBT
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961)A Secretary is Not a ToyLoesserUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Kismet (1953)FateWright; ForrestUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Kiss Me, Kate (1948)I’ve Come to Wive It Wealthily in PaduaPorterUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Kiss Me, Kate (1948)Were Thine That Special FacePorterUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Kiss Me, Kate (1948)Where is the Life That Late I LedPorterUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Knickerbocker Holiday (1938)September SongWeil; AndersonBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Little Mary Sunshine (1959)You’re the Fairest FlowerBesoyanUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Little Me (1962)Real Live GirlCole; LeighUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5, BT
Lost in the Stars (1949)Lost in the StarsWildhorn; BricusseBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Lost in the Stars (1949)Thousands of MilesWildhorn; BricusseBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Louisiana Purchase (1940)What Chance Have I with Love?BerlinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Love Life (1948)This is the LifeWeill; LernerUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Man of La Mancha (1965)DulcineaLeigh; DarionBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB1
Man of La Mancha (1965)The Impossible DreamLeigh; DarionPower BalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB1
Man of La Mancha (1965)Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)Leigh; DarionUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB1
Me and My Girl (1937)Leaning on a Lamp PostRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2, BT
Milk and Honey (1961)There’s No Reason in the WorldHermanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
The Most Happy Fella (1956)Joey, Joey, JoeyLoesserBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
The Music Man (1957)Marian the LibrarianWillsonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB1
The Music Man (1957)The Sadder but Wiser GirlWillsonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
The Music Man (1957)Ya Got TroubleWillsonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4
My Fair Lady (1956)Get Me to the Church on TimeLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB4
My Fair Lady (1956)I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her FaceLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
My Fair Lady (1956)With a Little Bit of LuckLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB4
Oklahoma! (1943)Lonely RoomRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Oklahoma! (1943)Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’Rodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB1, BT
Oklahoma! (1943)The Surrey with the Fringe on TopRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
Oliver! (1960)My NameBartUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
Oliver! (1960)Reviewing the SituationBartUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965)Come Back to MeLane; LernerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965)MelindaLane; LernerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965)On a Clear DayLane; LernerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
On the Town (1944)Lonely TownBernstein; Green; ComdenBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
On the Town (1944)Lucky to Be MeBernstein; Green; ComdenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Paint Your Wagon (1951)They Call the Wind MariaLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB1, BT
Paint Your Wagon (1951)Wand’rin’ StarLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB4
Pipe Dream (1955)All At Once You Love HerRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Pipe Dream (1955)The Man I Used to BeRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Puttin’ on the Ritz (1930)Puttin’ on the RitzBerlinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeBT
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965)Look at That FaceBricusse; NewleyUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB5
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965)Who Can I Turn To?Bricusse; NewleyPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB4
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965)A Wonderful Day Like TodayBricusse; NewleyUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4, BT
Saturday Night (1954)**Isn’t It?SondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB3
She Loves Me (1963)Grand Knowing YouBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB5
She Loves Me (1963)IlonaBock; HarnickUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
She Loves Me (1963)Try MeBock; HarnickUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.B5
Show Boat (1927)Ol’ Man RiverKern; HammersteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Silk Stockings (1955)All of YouPorterUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
The Sound of Music (1959)EdelweissRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4, BT
South Pacific (1949)Some Enchanted EveningRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
South Pacific (1949)This Nearly Was MineRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961)Gonna Build a MountainBricusse; NewleyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6, BT
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961)Once in a LifetimeBricusse; NewleyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961)What Kind of Fool Am I?Bricusse; NewleyPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
The Threepenny Opera (1928)Mack the KnifeWeill; Brecht; BlitzsteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960)Colorado, My HomeWillsonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB5
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960)I’ll Never Say NoWillsonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
West Side Story (1957)CoolBernstein; SondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB5, BT
West Side Story (1957)Jet SongBernstein; SondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB5, BT
Where’s Charley? (1948)Once in Love with AmyLoesserBalladComedicY.A.; AdultB2
Wish You Were Here (1952)RelaxRomeUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB4
Wonderful Town (1953)It’s LoveBernstein; Comden; GreenUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Wonderful Town (1953)A Quiet GirlBernstein; Comden; GreenBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4

TRADITIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS (POST-GOLDEN AGE) | c. 1960s-80s

[Traditional-sounding theatre songs from the mid-1960s to the ’70s and even ’80s]

SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTEMPOAGE RANGEVOLUME
1776 (1969)Molasses to RumEdwardsUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
42nd Street (1980)Lullaby of BroadwayWarren; DubinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Annie (1977)Something was MissingStrouse; CharninBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Barnum (1980)The Colors of My LifeColeman; StewartBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Barnum (1980)There’s a Sucker Born Ev’ry MinuteColeman; StewartUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Baby (1983)At Night She Comes to MeShire; MaltbyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Cabaret (1966)Why Should I Wake Up?Kander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Cabaret (1966)Don’t GoKander; EbbPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Chicago (1975)All I Care AboutKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Chicago (1975)Razzle DazzleKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
City of Angels (1989)FunnyColeman; ZippelUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB5
Closer Than Ever (1989)If I SingShire; MaltbyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Company (1970)**Happily Ever AfterSondheimUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Company (1970)**Marry Me a LittleSondheimUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Company (1970)**Multitudes of AmySondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Company (1970)**Sorry-GratefulSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Curtains (2007)Coffee Shop NightsKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Curtains (2007)I Miss MusicKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Dick Tracy (1990)**Live Alone and Like ItSondheimUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Evening Primrose (1966)**If You Can Find MeSondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Follies (1971)**The Right GirlSondheimUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Follies (1971)**The Road You Didn’t TakeSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
The Frogs (1974)**AriadneSondheimUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
The Frogs (1974)**Fear No MoreSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
The Happy Time (1968)I Don’t Remember YouKander; EbbBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Is There Life After High School? (1982)The Kid InsideCarneliaPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968)The BullsJouannest; Brel; CortiUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968)Funeral TangoJouannest; Brel; ShumanUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968)Those Canaan DaysWebber; RiceUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB4
La Cage aux Folles (1983)MasculinityHermanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4
A Little Night Music (1973)**In Praise of WomenSondheimUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2
A Little Night Music (1973)**You Must Meet My WifeSondheimBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Mack and Mabel (1974)I Won’t Send RosesHermanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
March of the Falsettos (1981)Marriage ProposalFinnUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Merrily We Roll Along (1981)**Good Thing GoingSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB2, BT
Minnie’s Boys (1970)Mama, a RainbowGrosseman/HackadayBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.B3
Minnie’s Boys (1970)Where Was I When They Passed Out LuckGrosseman/HackadayUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.B3, BT
Nine (1982)Guido’s SongYestonBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Nine (1982)Only with YouYestonBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
On the Twentieth Century (1978)I Rise AgainColeman; Comden; GreenUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Passion (1994)**Is This What You Call Love?SondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Passion (1994)**No One Has Ever Loved MeSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Promises, Promises (1968)Promises, PromisesBacharach; DavidUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
The Rink (1984)Marry MeKander; EbbBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB4
Road Show (2003)**It’s In Your Hands NowSondheimUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
Road Show (2003)**TalentSondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Seesaw (1973)It’s Not Where You StartColeman; FieldsUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB5
Shenandoah (1975)I’ve Heard it All BeforeGeld; UdellBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Shenandoah (1975)Meditation IGeld; UdellUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Shenandoah (1975)Meditation IIGeld; UdellBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB1
Starting Here, Starting Now (1977)I Don’t Remember ChristmasShire; MaltbyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Sweeney Todd (1979)**EpiphanySondheimUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Sweeney Todd (1979)**Johanna (Judge’s Version)SondheimUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
Sweeney Todd (1979)**Pretty WomenSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)The Candy ManBricusse; NewlseyUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)Pure ImaginationBricusse; NewlseyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Woman of the Year (1981)Sometimes a Day Goes ByKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1967)The KiteGesnerUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB4

CONTEMPORARY LEGIT MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS | c. 1980s-Present

[Contemporary theatre songs significantly influenced by classical music styles + vocalism. Includes songs from 80s/90s ‘pop opera’ musicals, modern operetta-influenced shows, etc.]

SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
Aspects of Love (1989)Other PleasuresWebber; Black; HartBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
Beauty and the Beast (film; 2017)*EvermoreMenken; RicePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Beauty and the Beast (1994)If I Can’t Love HerMenken; RicePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3, B16
Big Fish (2013)How It EndsLippaPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Chaplin (2006)The Life That You Wished ForCurtisBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Chaplin (2006)Where Are All the People?CurtisPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Closer Than Ever (1989)If I SingShire; MaltbyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Curtains (2007)I Miss MusicKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Death Takes a Holiday (2011)Alive!YestonUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Death Takes a Holiday (2011)I Thought That I Could LiveYestonPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Death Takes a Holiday (2011)Roberto’s EyesYestonUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Doctor Zhivago (2015)Yurii’s DecisionSimon; Korie; PowersUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (2013)I Don’t Understand the PoorLutvak; FreedmanUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Grey Gardens (2006)Marry WellFrankel; KorieUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB5, B16
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)HellfireMenken; SchwartzUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
Jekyll & Hyde (1997)Lost in the DarknessWildhorn; BricusseBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Les Misérables (1987)Drink with MeSchönberg; Boublil; KrtezmerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5, B16
Les Misérables (1987)Empty Chairs at Empty TablesSchönberg; Boublil; KrtezmerPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB2, BT
Les Misérables (1987)Javert’s SuicideSchönberg; Boublil; KrtezmerUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5, B16
Les Miserables (1987)StarsSchönberg; Boublil; KrtezmerPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2, BT
The Little Mermaid (2007)*Fathoms BelowMenken; AshmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Little Women (2005)How I AmHowland; DicksteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Love Never Dies (2010)Why Does She Love Me?Webber; SlaterBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
A Man of No Importance (2002)Love Who You LoveFlaherty; AhrensBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Martin Guerre (1996)Justice Will Be DoneSchönberg; Boublil; ClarkUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012)Dust and AshesMalloyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Nine (1982)Guido’s SongYestonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB2, B16
Nine (1982)Only with YouYestonBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB2
Passion (1994)**Is This What You Call Love?SondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Passion (1994)**No One Has Ever Loved MeSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Parade (1998)It’s Hard to Speak My HeartBrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Ragtime (1998)Make Them Hear YouLarsonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB4
Side Show (1997)Private ConversationKrieger; RussellBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Side Show (1997)You Should Be LovedKrieger; RussellBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3, B16
Something Rotten! (2015)To Thine Own Self Be True (Reprise)Kirkpatrick; KirkpatrickBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Sunset Boulevard (1993)The Greatest Star of AllWebber; Black; HamptonBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB3
Titanic (1997)In Every AgeYestonBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Titanic (1997)There She IsYestonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
Toy Story 2 (film; 1999)*When She Loved MeNewmanBalladDramaticY.A.; MatureBT

CONTEMPORARY MIXED MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS | c. 1990s-Present

[Contemporary theatre songs that mix traditional musical theatre and modern pop music stylistic attributes + vocalism to varying degrees. Mostly character songs.]

SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
The Addams Family (2010)Happy/SadLippaBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Avenue Q (2003)Fantasies Come TrueLopez; MarxBalladComedicY.A.; AdultB4
Avenue Q (2003)I Wish I Could Go Back to CollegeLopez; MarxBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB5
Avenue Q (2003)I’m Not Wearing Underwear TodayLopez; MarxUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB4, BT
Avenue Q (2003)PurposeLopez; MarxUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB5
Avenue Q (2003)What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?Lopez; MarxUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB4
The Band’s Visit (2017)Beat of Your HeartYazbekUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
The Band’s Visit (2017)Haled’s Song About LoveYazbekUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Beauty and the Beast (1994)*GastonMenken; AshmanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB3, BT
Beauty and the Beast (1994)*If I Can’t Love HerMenken; RicePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3, B16
Beauty and the Beast (1994)*MeMenken; RiceUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB3, BT
Beauty and the Beast (film; 2017)*EvermoreMenken; RicePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Big Fish (2013)Fight the DragonsLippaUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Big Fish (2013)How It EndsLippaPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)When I’m GoneBrownUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
A Bronx Tale (2016)Look to Your HeartMenken; SlaterUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Catch Me If You Can (2011)Fifty ChecksShaiman; WittmanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Catch Me If You Can (2011)The Man Inside the CluesShaiman; WittmanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Chaplin (2006)The Life That You Wished ForCurtisBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Chaplin (2006)Where Are All the People?CurtisPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Curtains (2007)Coffee Shop NightsKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Curtains (2007)I Miss MusicKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005)Love Sneaks InYazbekBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens (2001)Heroes All AroundHood; RussellPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB4, B16
First Date (2013)I’d Order LoveZachary; WeinerUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Footloose (1998)I ConfessSnow; PitchfordBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB3
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (2013)I Don’t Understand the PoorLutvak; FreedmanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Grey Gardens (2006)Marry WellFrankel; KorieUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB5, B16
Honeymoon in Vegas (2015)Come to An AgreementBrownBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Honeymoon in Vegas (2015)Out of the SunBrownPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)HellfireMenken; SchwartzUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
In the Heights (2007)InútilMirandaUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB6
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (1996)The Baby SongRoberts; DiPietroBalladComedicY.A.; AdultB3
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (1996)Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love with You?Roberts; DiPietroBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB4
John & Jen (1995)It Took Me a WhileLippaPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
The Little Mermaid (2007)*Fathoms BelowMenken; AshmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
The Little Mermaid (2007)*Les PoissonsMenken; AshmanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3, BT
Little Women (2005)How I AmHowland; DicksteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
A Man of No Importance (2002)Love Who You LoveFlaherty; AhrensBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Monty Python’s Spamalot (2004)Always Look on the Bright Side of LifeIdleUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB4
Monty Python’s Spamalot (2004)Robin’s SongInnes; IdleUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB5
Monty Python’s Spamalot (2004)You Won’t Succeed on BroadwayDu Prez; IdleUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB5
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012)Dust and AshesMalloyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Newsies (1992)*Santa FeMenken; FeldmanPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.B3
Parade (1998)It’s Hard to Speak My HeartBrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3
The Producers (2001)Along Came BialyBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4
The Producers (2001)Haben sie gehoert das Duetsche Band?BrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4, B16
The Producers (2001)I Wanna Be a ProducerBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5, BT
The Producers (2001)In Old BavariaBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB4
The Producers (2001)The King of BroadwayBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB5
The Prom (2018)We Look to YouSklar; BeguelinBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
Road Show (2003)**It’s In Your Hands NowSondheimUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
Road Show (2003)**TalentSondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB6
Rocky (2014)Fight from the HeartFlaherty; AhrensPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Ruthless (1992)I Hate MusicalsPorterUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Seussical (2000)How Lucky You AreFlaherty; AhrensUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultB6
Shrek (2008)The Ballad of FarquaadTesori; Lindsay-AbaireUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Shrek (2008)When Words FailTesori; Lindsay-AbaireBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Side Show (1997)The Devil You KnowKrieger; RussellUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Smile (1986)SmileHamlisch; AshmanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Something Rotten! (2015)To Thine Own Self Be True (Reprise)Kirkpatrick; KirkpatrickBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Tarzan (2006)*No Other WayCollinsUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB5
Tootsie (2019)Jeff Sums It UpYazbekUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Tootsie (2019)This ThingYazbekUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Toy Story 2 (film; 1999)*When She Loved MeNewmanBalladDramaticY.A.; MatureBT
Tuck Everlasting (2016)Everything’s GoldenMiller; TysenUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB7
Victor/Victoria (1995)King’s DilemmaMancini; BricusseUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Victor/Victoria (1995)Paris by NightMancini; BricusseUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Violet (1997)That’s What I Could DoTesori; CrawleyPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
When Pigs Fly (1996)Laughing MattersGallagher; WaldropBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
When Pigs Fly (1996)Sam and MeGallagher; WaldropUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Whoop-Dee-Doo! (1993)Last One PickedGallagher; WaldropUptempoComedicY.A.; MatureB3, B16
Wicked (2003)WonderfulSchwartzUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureB4, B16
The Wild Party (2000)I’ll Be HereLippaBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB4, B16
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010)Yesterday, Tomorrow and TodayYazbekUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Young Frankenstein (2007)The BrainBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6
Young Frankenstein (2007)Man About TownBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeB6

CONTEMPORARY POP/ROCK MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS | c. 1970s-Present

[Contemporary theatre songs heavily influenced by pop, rock and other commercial music styles from the past and present.]

SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
Big River (1984)River in the RainMillerBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.B1
Big River (1984)Waitin’ for the Light to ShineMillerUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.B4, BT
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)When I’m GoneBrownUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Dreamgirls (1981)When I First Saw You (You Are My Dream)Power BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB5
Grease (1971)Greased Lightnin’Casey; JacobsUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.B4, BT
In the Heights (2007)InútilMirandaUptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureB6
Is There Life After High School? (1982)The Kid InsideCarneliaPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB3
Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)Pilate’s DreamWebber; RiceBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB2
Pretty Woman (2018)FreedomAdams; VallancePower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Pretty Woman (2018)Something About HerAdams; VallanceUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeB7
Rent (1996)Santa FeLarsonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB3, BT
Rocky (2014)Fight from the HeartFlaherty; AhrensPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB7
Spring Awakening (2006)All That’s KnownSheik; SaterUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.B5, BT
tick, tick… BOOM! (2001)Real LifeLarsonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultB5
The Wild Party (2000)I’ll Be HereLippaBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultB4, B16

*A Disney musical

**A Stephen Sondheim musical (some consider him to be a musical theatre sub-genre himself)

– Kevin Michael Jones


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