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 Tenor 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 Baritone/Bass volumes 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
Candide (1956)Bon VoyageBernstein; WilberUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT7
The Gondoliers (1889)Take a Pair of Sparkling EyesSullivan; GilbertUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
The Mikado (1885)The Wand’ring Minstrel ISullivan; GilbertUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
The Pirates of Penzance (1879)Oh, Is There Not One Maiden BreastSullivan; GilbertUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
The Student Prince (1924)SerenadeRomberg; DonnellyBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Street Scene (1947)Lonely HouseWeil; HughesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1

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

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

SHOWSONG TITLESONGWRITER(S)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
Allegro (1947)You Are Never AwayRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
The Apple Tree (1966)Forbidden FruitBock; HarnickUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Beggar’s Holiday (1946)Maybe I Should Change My WaysLaTouche; EllingtonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Bells are Ringing (1956)I Met a GirlStyne; Comden; GreenUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT2, TT
Born to Dance (1936)Easy to LovePorterBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT3
The Boys from Syracuse (1938)Come with MeRodgers; HartUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Brigadoon (1947)Almost Like Being in LoveLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT3
Call Me Madam (1950)Once Upon a Time TodayBerlinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Can-Can (1953)I Am in LovePorterBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Carousel (1945)Geraniums in the WinderRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
The Cat and the Fiddle (1931)The Breeze Kissed Your HairKern; HarbachUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
The Cat and the Fiddle (1931)A New Love is OldKern; HarbachBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
The Desert Song (1926)MargotRomberg; Harbach; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)StayRodgers; SondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)Take the MomentRodgers; SondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT5
Do Re Mi (1960)Asking for YouStyne; Comden; GreenBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Do Re Mi (1960)I Know About LoveStyne; Comden; GreenBalladComedicY.A.; AdultT2
Do Re Mi (1960)Make Someone HappyStyne; Comden; GreenBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Easter Parade (1948)Steppin’ Out with BabyBerlinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Fanny (1954)FannyRomeBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Fanny (1954)I Like YouRomeBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Fiddler on the Roof (1946)Miracle of MiraclesBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT2
Finian’s Rainbow (1947)Old Devil MoonLane; HarbergBalladComedicY.A.; AdultT2
Finian’s Rainbow (1947)When I’m Not Near the Girl I LoveLane; HarbergUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Flower Drum Song (1958)Like a GodRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT2
Flower Drum Song (1958)You Are BeautifulRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Follow the Fleet (1936)I’m Putting All My Eggs in One BasketBerlinBalladComedicY.A.; AdultT3, TT
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**FreeSondheimUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureT4
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**I’m CalmSondheimUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureT6
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**Love, I HearSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Good News (1927)Lucky in LoveDe Sylva; Brown; HendersonUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT2
Guys and Dolls (1950)Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the BoatLoesserUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Gypsy (1959)All I Need is the GirlStyne; SondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Hello, Dolly! (1964)It Only Takes a MomentHermanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961)I Believe in YouLoesserUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Kismet (1953)Night of My NightsWright; ForrestUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Kismet (1953)Stranger in ParadiseWright; ForrestBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Lady in the Dark (1941)Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians)Kern; HarbachUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT4
Lost in the Stars (1949)The Wild JusticeWeil; AndersonUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Me and Juliet (1953)The Big Black GiantRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Me and Juliet (1953)That’s the Way it HappensRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Milk and Honey (1961)I Will Follow YouHermanBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
The Music Man (1957)ShipoopiWillsonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT4
My Fair Lady (1956)On the Street Where You LiveLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Oklahoma! (1943)Kansas CityRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT1
Oliver! (1960)Boy for SaleBartBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965)She Wasn’t YouLane; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Once Upon a Mattress (1959)Many Moons AgoRodgers; BarerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
The Pajama Game (1954)Hey ThereAdler; RossBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT3
The Pajama Game (1954)A New Town is a Blue TownAdler; RossBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Pal Joey (1940)I Could Write a BookRodgers; HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Pipe Dream (1955)All Kinds of PeopleRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Plain and Fancy (1955)Young and FoolishHague; HorwittBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Roberta (1935)You’re DevastatingKern; HarbachBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
She Loves Me (1963)She Loves MeBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT2
She Loves Me (1963)Tango TragiqueBock; HarnickBalladComedicY.A.; AdultT2
She Loves Me (1963)Tonight at EightBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT2
South Pacific (1949)You’ve Got to Be Carefully TaughtRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
South Pacific (1949)Younger Than SpringtimeRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Top Hat (1935)Isn’t This a Lovely DayBerlinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Two by Two (1970)I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love YouRodgers; CharninBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
West Side Story (1957)MariaBernstein; SondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
West Side Story (1957)Something’s ComingBernstein; SondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Wish You Were Here (1952)Wish You Were HereRomeUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1

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)TEMPOTYPEAGE RANGEVOLUME
1776 (1969)Mama, Look SharpEdwardsBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T4
70, Girls, 70 (1971)Coffee (In a Cardboard Cup)Kander; EbbUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT3
Annie (1977)Easy StreetStrouse; CharninUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
Annie (1977)You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a SmileStrouse; CharninUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
The Apple Tree (1966)Forbidden FruitBock; HarnickUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Barnum (1980)Bigger Isn’t BetterColeman; StewartUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT5
Cabaret (1966)I Don’t Care MuchKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT3
Cabaret (1966)If You Could See HerKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Cabaret (1966)Sitting PrettyKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Cabaret (1966)Tomorrow Belongs to MeKander; EbbBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T3
Cabaret (1966)WilkommenKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Celebration (1969)Fifty Million Years AgoSchmidt; JonesUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Chicago (1975)Mister CellophaneKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT3
A Chorus Line (1975)I Can Do ThatHamlisch; KlebenUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT4
City of Angels (1989)Stay with MeColeman; ZippelBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Company (1970)**Being AliveSondheimPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Company (1970)**Someone is WaitingSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Diamonds (1984)What You’d Call a DreamCarneliaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Dick Tracy (1990)**What Can You LoseSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT5
Follies (1971)**Beautiful GirlsSondheimBalladComedicMiddle Age; MatureT2
Follies (1971)**Buddy’s BluesSondheimUptempoComedicMiddle Age; MatureT3
Follies (1971)**Make the Most of Your MusicSondheimUptempoComedicMiddle Age; MatureT3
Into the Woods (1987)**Giants in the SkySondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT4, TT
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well in Paris (1968)AmsterdamBrel; Schuman; BlauBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT3
A Little Night Music (1973)**LaterSondheimBalladComedicY.A.; AdultT7
March of the Falsettos (1981)The Games I PlayFinnPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)Jasper’s ConfessionHolmesUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)A Man Could Go Quite MadHolmesUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT4
On the Twentieth Century (1978)I Have Written a PlayColeman; Comden; GreenUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
Pippin (1972)Corner of the SkySchwartzUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Pippin (1972)With YouSchwartzBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Shenandoah (1974)The Only Home I KnowGeld; UdellBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Sunday in the Park with George (1984)**Finishing the HatSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Sunday in the Park with George (1984)**Lesson #8SondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Sweeney Todd (1979)**The ContestSondheimUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Sweeney Todd (1979)**JohannaSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Sweeney Todd (1979)**Ladies in Their SensitivitiesSondheimUptempoComedicMiddle Age; MatureT1
Sweeney Todd (1979)**Not While I’m AroundSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1, TT
Sweet Smell of Success (2002)One Track MindHamlisch; CarneliaUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Two by Two (1970)I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love YouRodgers; CharninBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Working (1978)The MasonCarneliaPower BalladDramaticY.A.; MatureT3

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
Anastasia (2017)StillFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Aspects of Love (1990)Love Changes EverythingWebber; Black HartUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Aspects of Love (1990)Seeing is BelievingWebber; Black HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT1
Big Fish (2013)StrangerLippaUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)It All Fades AwayBrownPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)WonderingBrownBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Cats (1982)The Ballad of Billy M’CawWebber; NunnBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT1
Chess (1988)AnthemAndersson; Rice; UlvaeusPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2, TT
Chess (1988)Where I Want to BeAndersson; Rice; UlvaeusUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Dick Tracy (1990)**What Can You LoseSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT5
The Drowsy Chaperone (2006)I Am AldolphoLambert; MorrisonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
Ever After (2015)Right Before My EyesGoldrich; HeislerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Evita (1979)High Flying, AdoredWebber; RiceBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Evita (1979)On This Night of a Thousand StarsWebber; RiceUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Far From Heaven (2012)I Never KnewFrankel; KoriePower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Floyd Collins (1996)How Glory GoesGuettelPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)Foolish to ThinkLutvak; FreedmanUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)SibellaLutvak; FreedmanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)Stop! Wait! What?!Lutvak; FreedmanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Grand Hotel (1989)At the Grand HotelYestonBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureT2
Grand Hotel (1989)Love Can’t HappenYestonBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Grey Gardens (2006)Body Beautiful BealeFrankel; KorieUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureT5
Grey Gardens (2006)Drift AwayFrankel; KorieBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureT5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999/2014)Made of StoneMenken; SchwartzUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Jekyll & Hyde (1997)Alive!Wildhorn; BricusseUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT3
Jekyll & Hyde (1997)I Need to KnowWildhorn; BricusseUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Jekyll & Hyde (1997)This is the MomentWildhorn; BricussePower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982)Close Every DoorWebber; RicePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2, TT
The Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993)The Day After ThatKander; EbbBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Les Misérables (1987)Bring Him HomeSchönberg; Boublil; KretzmerPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
Les Misérables (1987)What Have I DoneSchönberg; Boublil; KretzmerUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Les Misérables (1987)Who Am I?Schönberg; Boublil; KretzmerUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
The Light in the Piazza (2005)Il Mondo Era VuotoGuettelPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
The Light in the Piazza (2005)Love to MeGuettelBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
The Light in the Piazza (2005)PasseggiataGuettelUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
The Little Mermaid (2008)*Her VoiceMenken; SlaterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Little Women (2005)Take a Chance on MeHowland; DicksteinUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T5, TT
Martin Guerre (1996)I’m Martin GuerreSchönberg; Boublil; ClarkUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Miss Saigon (1991)Why God Why?Schönberg; Boublil; MaltbyPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)Jasper’s ConfessionHolmesUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)A Man Could Go Quite MadHolmesUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Myths and Hymns (1998)Awaiting YouGuettelBalladDramaticY.A.; MatureT4
Myths and Hymns (1998)Hero and LeanderGuettelPower BalladDramaticY.A.; MatureT5
Myths and Hymns (1998)Saturn ReturnsGuettelBalladDramaticY.A.; MatureT5
A New Brain (1998)I’d Rather Be SailingFinnBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Parade (1998)The Old Red Hills of HomeBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Parade (1998)This is Not Over YetBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Phantom of the Opera (1988)The Music of the NightWebber; Hart; StilgoePower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
The Pirate Queen (2007)I’ll Be ThereSchönberg; Boublil; MaltbyPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
The Secret Garden (1991)A Bit of EarthSimon; NormanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT2
The Secret Garden (1991)Race You to the Top of the MorningSimon; NormanUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
The Secret Garden (1991)Winter’s on the WingSimon; NormanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Sunset Boulevard (1994)Sunset BoulevardWebber; Black; HamptonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Titanic (1997)Barrett’s SongYestonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Titanic (1997)No MoonYestonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Titanic (1997)The ProposalYestonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Toy Story 2 (film; 1999)*When She Loved MeNewmanBalladDramaticY.A.; MatureTT
Whistle Down the Wind (1998)No Matter WhatWebber; SteinmanBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureTT

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
13: The Musical (2008)Get Me What I NeedBrownUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.TT
The 25th Annual Putnam County Selling Bee (2005)My Unfortunate Erection (Chip’s Lament)FinnUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT6
A Class Act (2001)One More Beautiful SongKlebenBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Aladdin (2014)*Proud of Your BoyMenken; AshmanPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Amélie (2015)Thin AirMessé; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Anastasia (2017)My PetersburgFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Anastasia (2017)StillFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Avenue Q (2003)If You Were GayLopez; MarxUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Baby (1983)I Chose RightShire; MaltbyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
The Band’s Visit (2017)Answer MeYazbekBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
The Band’s Visit (2017)Papi Hears the OceanYazbekUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Be More Chill (2019)Michael in the BathroomIconisUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T7
The Book of Mormon (2011)I BelieveLopez; Parker; StonePower BalladComedicY.A.; AdultT7
Big Fish (2013)StrangerLippaUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)It All Fades AwayBrownPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)WonderingBrownBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Bring It On (2012)Enjoy the TripKitt; GreenPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
Carrie (revival; 2012)Dreamer in DisguiseGore; PitchfordBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
Catch Me If You Can (2011)GoodbyeShaiman; WittmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Catch Me If You Can (2011)Someone Else’s SkinShaiman; WittmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Children of Eden (1991)Lost in the WildernessSchwartUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Dear Evan Hansen (2016)For ForeverPasek; PaulUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Dear Evan Hansen (2016)Waving Through a WindowPasek; PaulUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Dear Evan Hansen (2016)Words FailPasek; PaulPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Diamonds (1984)What You’d Call a DreamCarneliaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005)Great Big StuffYazbekUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
The Drowsy Chaperone (2006)I Am AldolphoLambert; MorrisonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
Elegies (2003)When the Earth Stopped TurningFinnUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Ever After (2015)Right Before My EyesGoldrich; HeislerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Finding Neverland (2015)If The World Turned Upside DownBarlow; KennedyUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Finding Neverland (2015)NeverlandBarlow; KennedyPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Frozen (2018)*Hans of the Southern IslesLopez; LopezPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Frozen (2018)*Kristoff LullabyLopez; LopezBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Frozen (2018)*In SummerLopez; LopezUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT7
Footloose (1998)I Can’t Stand StillSnow; PitchfordUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T3
Footloose (1998)Mama SaysSnow; PitchfordUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T3
The Full Monty (2000)Breeze Off the RiverYazbekBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
The Full Monty (2000)ManYazbekUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT4
The Full Monty (2000)You Walk With MeYazbekBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)Foolish to ThinkLutvak; FreedmanUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)SibellaLutvak; FreedmanBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)Stop! Wait! What?!Lutvak; FreedmanUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Grey Gardens (2006)Body Beautiful BealeFrankel; KorieUptempoComedicMiddle-Age; MatureT5
Grey Gardens (2006)Drift AwayFrankel; KorieBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureT5
Hamilton (2015)You’ll Be BackMirandaUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Hairspray (2002)HairsprayShaiman; WittmanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT5
Hairspray (2002)It Takes TwoShaiman; WittmanPower BalladComedicTeen; Y.A.T4
Hairspray (2002)The Nicest Kids in TownShaiman; WittmanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT5
Hercules (1997)*Go the DistanceMenken; ZippelBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T3, TT
Honeymoon in Vegas (2015)Isn’t That Enough?BrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999/2014)Made of StoneMenken; SchwartzUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
If/Then (2014)You Don’t Need to Love MeKitt; YorkeyUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Kinky Boots (2013)Step OneLauperUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
The Last Five Years (2002)If I Didn’t Believe in YouBrownPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
The Last Five Years (2002)Moving Too FastBrownUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT5
The Last Five Years (2002)Nobody Needs to KnowBrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
The Last Five Years (2002)Shiksa GoddessBrownUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT5
The Lion King (1997)*Endless NightLebo; Zipper; RifkinPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
The Little Mermaid (2008)*Her VoiceMenken; SlaterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Little Women (2005)Take a Chance on MeHowland; DicksteinUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T5, TT
A Man of No Importance (2002)The Streets of DublinFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Mean Girls (2018)StopRichmond; BenjaminUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T7
Newsies (1992)*Santa FeMenken; FeldmanPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.TT
Newsies (2012)*Santa Fe (Broadway Version)Menken; FeldmanPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
A New Brain (1998)I’d Rather Be SailingFinnBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Parade (1998)The Old Red Hills of HomeBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Parade (1998)This is Not Over YetBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Parade (1998)Pretty MusicBrownUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT7
The Pirate Queen (2007)I’ll Be ThereSchönberg; Boublil; MaltbyPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
The Producers (2001)Heil MyselfBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
The Producers (2001)Springtime for HitlerBrooksUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT5
The Producers (2001)That FaceBrooksBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT4
The Producers (2001)Til HimBrooksBalladComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT4
The Mad Ones (2009)Run Away with MeLowdermilk; KerriganPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Something Rotten! (2015)Hard to Be the BardKirkpatrick; KirkpatrickUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Songs for a New World (1995)King of the WorldBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Songs for a New World (1995)She CriesBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Sweet Smell of Success (2002)One Track MindHamlisch; CarneliaUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Tarzan (2006)*Strangers Like MeCollinsUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5, TT
Tarzan (2006)*Two WorldsColinsUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002)What Do I Need with LoveTesori; ScanlanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT5, TT
Tootsie (2019)Whaddya DoYazbekUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Toy Story 2 (film; 1999)*When She Loved MeNewmanBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultTT
Tuck Everlasting (2016)TimeMiller; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Tuck Everlasting (2016)Top of the WorldMiller; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Urban Cowboy (2003)It Don’t Get Better Than ThisBrownUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Violet (revival; 2014)Last Time I Came to MemphisTesori; CrawleyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Violet (1997)Let It SingTesori; CrawleyUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT6
When Pigs Fly (1996)QuasimodoGallagher; WaldropUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT3
Wicked (2003)Dancing Through LifeSchwartzUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT4, TT
The Wild Party (2000)Let Me DrownLippaUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
The Wild Party (2000)What is it About Her?LippaUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT4
Wonderland (2011)One KnightWildhorn; MurphyUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT6
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (revival; 1999)Beethoven DayLippaUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT4

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
Aida (2001)*Fortune Favors the BraveJohn; RiceUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Amélie (2015)Thin AirMessé; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Baby (1983)I Chose RightShire; MaltbyUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Be More Chill (2019)Michael in the BathroomIconisUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T7
The Book of Mormon (2011)I BelieveLopez; Parker; StonePower BalladComedicY.A.; AdultT7
Bring It On (2012)Enjoy the TripKitt; GreenPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
Carrie (revival; 2012)Dreamer in DisguiseGore; PitchfordBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
Catch Me If You Can (2011)GoodbyeShaiman; WittmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
Catch Me If You Can (2011)Someone Else’s SkinShaiman; WittmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT6
Dear Evan Hansen (2016)For ForeverPasek; PaulUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Dear Evan Hansen (2016)Waving Through a WindowPasek; PaulUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Dear Evan Hansen (2016)Words FailPasek; PaulPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Finding Neverland (2015)If The World Turned Upside DownKennedy; BarlowUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Finding Neverland (2015)NeverlandKennedy; BarlowPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT7
Footloose (1998)I Can’t Stand StillSnow; PitchfordUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T3
Footloose (1998)Mama SaysSnow; PitchfordUptempoComedicTeen; Y.A.T3
The Full Monty (2000)Breeze Off the RiverYazbekBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
The Full Monty (2000)ManYazbekUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT4
Godspell (1971)All Good GiftsSchwartzPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2, TT
Godspell (1971)Alas for YouSchwartzUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Grease (1972)Alone at the Drive-In MovieCasey; JacobsBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T2
Grease (1972)Beauty School DropoutCasey; JacobsUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T4
Grease (1972)MooningCasey; JacobsUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T5
Hair (1969)Where Do I Go?MacDermot; Rado; RagniUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Hamilton (2015)You’ll Be BackMirandaUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeT7
If/Then (2014)You Don’t Need to Love MeKitt; YorkeyUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Jersey Boys (2005)Can’t Take My Eyes Off of YouCrewe; GaudioUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Jersey Boys (2005)December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)Gaudio; ParkerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)Heaven on Their MindsWebber; RiceUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)I Only Want to Say (Gethsemane)Webber; RicePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT2
Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)King Herod’s SongWebber; RiceUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT1
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982)Any Dream Will DoWebber; RiceUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT3, TT
Kinky Boots (2013)Step OneLauperUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT7
The Mad Ones (2009)Run Away with MeLowdermilk; KerriganPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T7
Memphis (2009)Memphis Lives in MeBryan; DiPietroPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Movin’ Out (2002)Goodnight SaigonJoelPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Movin’ Out (2002)She’s Got a WayJoelBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Movin’ Out (2002)Summer, Highland FallsJoelUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Next to Normal (2009)I’m AliveKitt; YorkeyUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
Next to Normal (2009)There’s a WorldKitt; YorkeyBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T6
Once (2012)LeaveHansardPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Once (2012)Say It To Me NowHansardPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeT6
Rent (1996)One Song GloryLarsonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT3, TT
Rent (1996)What You OwnLarsonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5, TT
Rent (1996)Your EyesLarsonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT3
Tarzan (2006)*Strangers Like MeCollinsUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5, TT
Tarzan (2006)*Two WorldsCollinsUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
Spring Awakening (2006)Left BehindSheik; SaterBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.T5, TT
tick, tick… BOOM! (2001)SundayLarsonBalladComedicY.A.; AdultT5
tick, tick… BOOM! (2001)30/90LarsonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultT5
tick, tick… BOOM! (2001)WhyLarsonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultT4
Wonderland (2011)One KnightWildhorn; MurphyUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultT6

*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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