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 Soprano 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 Mezzo/Belter, Tenor 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)Glitter and Be GayBernstein; WilberUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5
The Enchantress (1911)Art is Calling for MeHertbert; SmithUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
The Merry Widow (1861)ViliaLehar; GerhartBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS2
The Mikado (1885)The Sun, Whose Rays Are All AblazeSullivan; GilbertBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Naughty Marietta (1910)Ah! Sweet Mystery of LifeHerbert; YoungBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Naughty Marietta (1910)Italian Street SongHertbert; YoungUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
The New Moon (1928)Lover, Come Back to MeRomberg; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
The Pirates of Penzance (1879)Poor Wand’ring OneSullivan; GilbertUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
Porgy and Bess (1935)SummertimeGershwin; HeywardBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Princess Ida (1884)Oh, Goddess WiseSullivan; GilbertUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Regina (1948)What Will It Be for Me?BlitzsteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Street Scene (1947)Somehow I Never Could BelieveWeill; HughesBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
Street Scene (1947)What Good Would the Moon Be?Weill; HughesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1

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)Is It Really Me?Schmidt; JonesBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS2
110 in the Shade (1963)Love, Don’t Turn AwaySchmidt; JonesUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4
110 in the Shade (1963)Old MaidSchmidt; JonesUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
110 in the Shade (1963)RaunchySchmidt; JonesUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS2
110 in the Shade (1963)Simple Little ThingsSchmidt; JonesBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS2, ST
Allegro (1947)Come HomeRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS2
Allegro (1947)So FarRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Anything Goes (1943)All Through the NightPorterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Anything Goes (1943)The Gypsy in MePorterUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
The Apple Tree (1966)FeelingsBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
The Apple Tree (1966)What Makes Me Love Him?Bock; HarnickBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Babes in Arms (1937)My Funny ValentineRodgers; HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Babes in Arms (1937)Where or WhenRodgers; HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
The Boy Friend (1953)I Could Be Happy with YouWilsonUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4
The Boy Friend (1953)It’s Nicer in NiceWilsonUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4
The Boys from Syracuse (1938)Falling in Love with LoveRodgers; HartUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Brigadoon (1947)Waitin’ for My DearieLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Bye Bye Birdie (1960)How Lovely to Be a WomanStrouse; AdamsUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.S4
Bye Bye Birdie (1960)One BoyStrouse; AdamsBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.S4
Camelot (1960)Before I Gaze at You AgainLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Camelot (1960)I Loved You Once in SilenceLoewe; LernerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Camelot (1960)The Simple Joys of MaidenhoodLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
Carnival (1961)MiraMerrillBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Carnival (1961)Yes, My HeartMerrillUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS7
Carousel (1945)If I Loved YouRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
Carousel (1945)Mister SnowRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS1
Carousel (1945)What’s the Use of Wond’rin’Rodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Carousel (1945)You’ll Never Walk AloneRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
Cinderella (1957)He Was TallRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Cinderella (1957)In My Own Little CornerRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
Cinderella (1957)A Lovely NightRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Cinderella (1957)Ten Minutes AgoRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
Cinderella (1957)There’s Music in YouRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Conversation Piece (1934)I’ll Follow My Secret HeartKrieger; RussellBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
A Date with Judy (1948)It’s a Most Unusual DayMcHugh; AdamsonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Do Re Mi (1959)Cry Like the WindStyne; GreenBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Drat! The Cat! (1965)I Like HimSchafer; LevinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Fanny (1954)I Have to Tell YouRomeUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
The Fantasticks (1960)Much MoreSchmidt; JonesUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
Fiddler on the Roof (1964)Far from the Home I LoveBock; HarnickBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
Fiddler on the Roof (1964)MatchmakerBock; HarnickBalladComedicY.A.; AdultS5, ST
Fiorello! (1959)When Did I Fall in LoveBock; HarnickBalladDramaticAdultS2
Flower Drum Song (1958)Love, Look AwayRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Funny Face (1927)He Loves and She LovesGershwin; GershwinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**LovelySondheimBalladComedicY.A.; AdultS4
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**That Dirty Old ManSondheimUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS6
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)**That’ll Show HimSondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS1
Guys and Dolls (1955)I’ll KnowLoesserBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2, ST
Guys and Dolls (1955)If I Were a BellLoesserUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
Happy End (1929)Surabaya JohnnyWeill; Brecht; FeingoldBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Hello, Dolly! (1964)Ribbons Down My BackHermanBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
I Believe in You (1956)**They Ask Me Why I Believe in YouSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Jubilee (1935)Begin the BeguinePorterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
The King and I (1951)Getting to Know YouRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS3
The King and I (1951)Hello, Young LoversRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
The King and I (1951)I Have DreamedRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4, ST
The King and I (1951)I Whistle a Happy TuneRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS2, ST
The King and I (1951)My Lord and MasterRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
The King and I (1951)Something WonderfulRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
The King and I (1951)We Kiss in the ShadowRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Kismet (1953)And This is My BelovedWright; ForrestBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Kismet (1953)Baubles, Bangles and BeadsWright; ForrestUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Kiss Me, Kate (1948)I Hate MenPorterUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
Kiss Me, Kate (1948)So In LovePorterBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
Knickerbocker Holiday (1938)It Never Was YouWeill; AndersonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Lady in the Dark (1941)My ShipWeill; GershwinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
Lady in the Dark (1941)One Life to LiveWeill; GershwinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS3
Lady in the Dark (1941)The Saga of JennyWeill; GershwinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS1
Lady, Be Good! (1924)Fascinating RhythmGershwin; GershwinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Lady, Be Good! (1924)The Man I LoveGershwin; GershwinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Little Mary Sunshine (1959)Look for a Sky of BlueBesoyanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Lost in the Stars (1949)Stay WellWeill; AndersonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Lost in the Stars (1949)Trouble ManWeill; AndersonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Love Life (1948)Mr. RightWeill; LernerUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
Man of La Mancha (1965)What Does He Want of MeLeigh; DarionUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4
Me and Juliet (1953)No Other LoveRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Me and Juliet (1953)A Very Special DayRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Me and My Girl (1937)Once You Lose Your HeartGayBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS3
The Most Happy Fella (1956)Like a Woman Loves a ManLoesserUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
The Most Happy Fella (1956)Somebody, SomewhereLoesserUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
The Most Happy Fella (1956)Warm All OverLoesserBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Mr. President (1962)The Secret ServiceBerlinUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5
Music in the Air (1932)The Song Is YouKern; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
The Music Man (1957)Goodnight, My SomeoneWillsonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
The Music Man (1957)My White KnightWillsonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
The Music Man (1957)Till There Was YouWillsonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
My Fair Lady (1956)I Could Have Danced All NightLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
My Fair Lady (1956)Just You WaitLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
My Fair Lady (1956)Show MeLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
My Fair Lady (1956)Without YouLoewe; LernerUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
My Fair Lady (1956)Wouldn’t It Be LoverlyLoewe; LernerUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3, ST
Oh, Kay! (1926)Someone to Watch Over MeGershwin; GershwinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Oklahoma! (1943)Many a New DayRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Oklahoma! (1943)Out of My DreamsRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Oklahoma! (1943)People Will Say We’re in LoveRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
On Your Toes (1936)Glad to Be UnhappyRodgers; HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
On Your Toes (1936)There’s a Small HotelRodgers; HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
One Touch of Venus (1943)Speak LowWeill; NashUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Pal Joey (1940)BewitchedRodgers; HartBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4
Peter Pan (1954)My HouseBernsteinBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.S5
Peter Pan (1954)Who Am I?BernsteinBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.S5
Pins and Needles (1937)Nobody Makes a Pass at MeRomeUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4
Pipe Dream (1955)Sweet ThursdayRodgers; HammersteinUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS3
Plain and Fancy (1955)I’ll Show HimHague; HorwittUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Plain and Fancy (1955)It Wonders MeHague; HorwittUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS2, ST
Plain and Fancy (1955)This is All Very New to MeHague; HorwittUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Roberta (1933)Smoke Gets in Your EyesKern; HarbachBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Roberta (1933)YesterdaysKern; HarbachBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS4
Rosalie (1928)How Long Has This Been Going On?Gershwin; GershwinBalladDramaticY.A.; Adult
Saturday Night (1954)**I’m All for YouSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Saturday Night (1954)**So Many PeopleSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Saturday Night (1954)**What More Do I Need?SondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
She Loves Me (1963)Dear FriendBock; HarnickBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
She Loves Me (1963)No More CandyBock; HarnickBalladComedicY.A.; AdultS5
She Loves Me (1963)Vanilla Ice CreamBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4
She Loves Me (1963)Will He Like Me?Bock; HarnickBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
She Loves Me (1963)I Don’t Know His NameBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
Show Boat (1927)BillKern; HammersteinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
Show Boat (1927)Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat ManKern; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Show Boat (1927)Make BelieveKern; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4, ST
Show Boat (1927)Why Do I Love You?Kern; HammersteinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4
Simple Simon (1930)He Was Too Good to MeRodgers; HartBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
The Sound of Music (1959)Climb Ev’ry MountainRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS1
The Sound of Music (1959)I Have ConfidenceRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
The Sound of Music (1959)My Favorite ThingsRodgers; HammersteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
The Sound of Music (1959)Something GoodRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
The Sound of Music (1959)The Sound of MusicRodgers; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2, ST
St. Louis Woman (1946)I Wonder What Became of MeArlen; MercerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Strike Up the Band (1930)I’ve Got a Crush on YouGershwin; GershwinUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5
Sweet Adeline (1929)Why Was I Born?Kern; HammersteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
The Threepenny Opera (1928)Barbara SongWeill; Brecht; BlitzsteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
The Threepenny Opera (1928)Pirate JennyWeill; Brecht; BlitzsteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
The Threepenny Opera (1928)Solomon SongWeill; Brecht; BlitzsteinUptempoDramaticY.A.; MatureS1
Two by Two (1970)The Golden RamRodgers; CharninUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS1
Two by Two (1970)I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love YouRodgers; CharninBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
West Side Story (1957)I Feel PrettyBernstein; SondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5, ST
West Side Story (1957)I Have a LoveBernstein; SondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
West Side Story (1957)SomewhereBernstein; SondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Where’s Charley? (1948)The Woman in His RoomLoesserUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
Wonderful Town (1953)A Little Bit in LoveBernstein; Comden; GreenUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4, ST

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
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976)Take Care of This HouseBernstein; LernerBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS5
1776 (1969)He Plays the ViolinEdwardsUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4
The Apple Tree (1966)FeelingsBock; HarnickUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
The Apple Tree (1966)What Makes Me Love Him?Bock; HarnickBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Barnum (1980)Love Makes Such Fools of Us AllColeman; StewartBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS5
Celebration (1969)Under the TreeSchmidt; JonesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS1
Chicago (1975)A Little Bit of GoodKander; EbbUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS3
Closer Than Ever (1989)PatternsShire; MaltbyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (1979)NelsonHermanUptempoComedicMiddle-AgeS4
Evening Primrose (1966)**I RememberSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Evening Primrose (1966)**Take Me to the WorldSondheimBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2, ST
Flora, the Red Menace (1965)A Quiet ThingKander; EbbBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Follies (1971)**One More KissSondheimBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS1
Into the Woods (1987)**Children Will ListenSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4, ST
Into the Woods (1987)**No One is AloneSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
Into the Woods (1987)**On the Steps of the PalaceSondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS4, ST
Into the Woods (1987)**On the Steps of the Palace (film version)SondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS6
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968)I LovedBrel; Schuman; BlauBalladDramaticN/AS2
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968)Sons OfBrel; Schuman; BlauBalladDramaticN/AS3
The Life (1990)I’m Leaving YouColeman; GasmanPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS5
A Little Night Music (1973)**The Glamorous LifeSondheimUptempoDramaticTeen; Y.A.S2, ST
A Little Night Music (1973)**SoonSondheimUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS6
Mame (1966)Gooch’s SongHermanUptempoDramaticMiddle-AgeS2
Marry Me a Little (1981)**The Girls of SummerSondheimUptempoDramaticN/AS3
Merrily We Roll Along (1981)**Not a Day Goes BySondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS1
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)MoonfallHolmesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)Rosa’s ConfessionHolmesUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
On the Twentieth Century (1978)NeverColeman; Comden; GreenUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS5
Passion (1994)**HappinessSondheimBalladDramaticS6
Philemon (1975)The Greatest of TheseSchmidt; JonesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Rags (1986)Children of the WindSchwartzPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4
Starting Here, Starting Now (1977)AutumnShire; MaltbyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
Sweeney Todd (1979)**Green Finch and Linnet BirdSondheimUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS1, ST
Two by Two (1970)The Golden RamRodgers; CharninUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS1
Two by Two (1970)I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love YouRodgers; CharninBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2

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
The Addams Family (2010)WaitingLippaBallad/Uptempo
ComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Amazing Grace (2015)I Still BelieveSmithBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)Crossing a BridgeFlaherty; AhrensBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)In My DreamsFlaherty; AhrensBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)Journey to the PastFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)Once Upon a DecemberFlaherty; AhrensBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Beauty and the Beast (1994)*HomeMenken; RiceBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4, ST
Big Fish (2013)I Don’t Need a RoofLippaBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Big Fish (2013)Two Men in My LifeLippaUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)Almost RealBrownUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)Always BetterBrownPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)To Build a HomeBrownUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
The Bridges of Madison County (2014)What Do You Call a Man Like ThatBrownUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Carrie (1988/2012)When There’s No OneGore; PitchfordBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Chaplin (2006)What Only Love Can SeeCurtisBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Closer Than Ever (1986)PatternsShire; MaltbyBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Cowgirls (1996)From Chopin to CountryMurfittUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
Death Takes a Holiday (2011)How Will I Know?YestonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Death Takes a Holiday (2011)Who Is This Man?YestonUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Doctor Zhivago (2015)When the Music PlayedSimon; Korie; PowersBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Evita (1979)Another Suitcase in Another HallWebber; RiceBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Far From Heaven (2013)Heaven KnowsFrankel; KorieBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Far From Heaven (2013)Tuesdays, ThursdaysFrankel; KorieBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Finding Neverland (2015)All That MattersBarlow; KennedyPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without YouLutvak; FreedmanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS6
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)Inside OutLutvak; FreedmanBalladComedicY.A.; AdultS6
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)I’ve Decided to Marry YouLutvak; FreedmanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS7
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2013)Poor MontyLutvak; FreedmanUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS7
Giant (2012)Your TexasLaChiusaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Grey Gardens (2006)Another Winter in a Summer TownFrankel; KorieBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS5
Grey Gardens (2006)Around the WorldFrankel; KorieBallad/UptempoDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS5
Grey Gardens (2006)Daddy’s GirlFrankel; KorieUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5
Grey Gardens (2006)Will You?Frankel; KorieBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS5
Jekyll & Hyde (1997)In His EyesWildhorn; BricussePower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
Jekyll & Hyde (1997)Once Upon a DreamWildhorn; BricusseBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
John & Jen (1995)That Was My WayLippaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Les Misérables (1987)In My LifeSchönberg; KretzmerBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
The Light in the Piazza (2005)The Beauty IsGuettelUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5, ST
The Light in the Piazza (2005)FableGuettelPower BalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS5
The Light in the Piazza (2005)The Light in the PiazzaGuettelBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Little Women (2005)Some Things Are Meant to BeHowland; DicksteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5, ST
Love Never Dies (2010)Love Never DiesWebber; SlaterPower BalladDramaticAdultS6
A Man of No Importance (2002)PrincessFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Martin Guerre (1996)How Many Tears?Schönberg; BoublilBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Matilda (2013)My HouseMinchinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)MoonfallHolmesBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)Rosa’s ConfessionHolmesUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS2
Myths and Hymns (1998)How Can I Lose You?GuettelBalladDramaticN/AS5
Myths and Hymns (1998)Migratory VGuettelBalladDramaticN/AS4
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012)No One ElseMalloyBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Nine (1982)A Call from the VaticanYestonUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS2
Nine (1982)SimpleYestonBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-ageS2
Nine (1982)Unusual WayYestonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Passion (1994)**HappinessSondheimBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Phantom (1991)HomeYestonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Phantom (1991)My True LoveYestonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Phantom (1991)This Place Is MineYestonUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS2
The Phantom of the Opera (1988)Think of MeWebber; Hart; StilgoeUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
The Phantom of the Opera (1988)Wishing You Were Somehow Here AgainWebber; Hart; StilgoeBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3, ST
Rags (1986)Children of the WindSchwartzPower BalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS4
Ragtime (1998)Your Daddy’s SonFlaherty; AhrensPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997)Only LoveWildhorn; KnightonPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
The Secret Garden (1991)Come to My GardenSimon; NormanBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
The Secret Garden (1991)How Could I Ever Know?Simon; NormanBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS2
Song and Dance (1982)Unexpected SongWebber; BlackPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Songs for a New World (1995)Christmas LullabyBrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Sunset Boulevard (1993)Too Much in Love to CareWebber; Black; HamptonBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Titanic (1997)StillYestonBalladDramaticMiddle-Age; MatureS3
Urinetown (2001)Follow Your HeartHollamann; KotisBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Whistle Down the Wind (1996)Whistle Down the WindWebber; SteinmanPower BalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.S3

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
[no show] (2001)The Girl in 14GTesori; ScanlanUptempoComedicN/AS5
The Addams Family (2010)WaitingLippaBallad/UptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Amélie (2017)Times Are Hard for DreamersMessé; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Amélie (2017)Sister’s PickleMessé; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Amélie (2017)Tour de FranceMessé; TysenUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)Crossing a BridgeFlaherty; AhrensBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)In My DreamsFlaherty; AhrensBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)Journey to the PastFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Anastasia (2017)Once Upon a DecemberFlaherty; AhrensBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Beauty and the Beast (1994)*Belle (Reprise)Menken; AshmanUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultST
Beauty and the Beast (1994)*HomeMenken; RiceBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4, ST
Big Fish (2013)I Don’t Need a RoofLippaBalladDramaticAdultS6
Big Fish (2013)Two Men in My LifeLippaUptempoDramaticAdultS7
Chaplin (2006)What Only Love Can SeeCurtisBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Cowgirls (1996)From Chopin to CountryMurfittUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS3
Darling (2011)The View from HereOliverPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005)Nothing Is Too Wonderful to Be TrueYazbekBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
The Drowsy Chaperone (2006)Bride’s LamentLambert; MorrisonUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5
Finding Neverland (2015)All That MattersBarlow; KennedyPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Frozen (2018)*Dangerous to DreamLopez; LopezUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Frozen (2018)*For the First Time in ForeverLopez; LopezUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Frozen (2018)*True LoveLopez; LopezBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Grey Gardens (2006)Daddy’s GirlFrankel; KorieUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS5
In the Heights (2007)Everything I KnowMirandaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
John & Jen (1995)That Was My WayLippaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Johnny Guitar (2004)Welcome HomeSilvestri; HigginsBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
The Little Mermaid (2008)*Beyond My Wildest DreamsMenken; SlaterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
The Little Mermaid (2008)*Part of Your WorldMenken; SlaterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
The Little Mermaid (2008)*The World AboveMenken; SlaterUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Little Women (2005)Some Things Are Meant to BeHowland; DicksteinBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5, ST
A Man of No Importance (2002)PrincessFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Mary Poppins (2006)*Anything Can HappenStiles; DrewUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Mary Poppins (2006)*Practically PerfectStiles; DrewUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Matilda (2013)My HouseMinchinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
Matilda (2013)PatheticMinchinUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
Matilda (2013)This Little GirlMinchinBalladDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS6
Monty Python’s Spamalot (2005)The Song That Goes Like ThisDu Prez; IdleUptempoComedicAdultS4
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012)No One ElseMalloyBallad/UptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Once on This Island (1990)The Human HeartFlaherty; AhrensUptempoDramaticAdult; Middle-AgeS7
The Prom (2018)Alyssa GreeneSklar; BeguelinBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.S7
Rocky (2012)RainingFlaherty; AhrensBalladDramaticAdultS6
School of Rock (2015)Here at Horace GreenWebber; SlaterUptempoComedicAdult; Middle-AgeS7
Shrek the Musical (2008)A Morning PersonTesori; Lindsey-AbaireUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS6
Shrek the Musical (2008)I Know It’s TodayTesori; Lindsey-AbaireUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS7
Songs for a New World (1995)Christmas LullabyBrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS3
Songs for a New World (1995)The Flagmaker, 1775BrownBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Urinetown (2001)Follow Your HeartHolland; KotisBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS4
Waitress (2016)When He Sees MeBareillesUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Wicked (2003)Let Us Be GladSchwartzBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Wicked (2003)PopularSchwartzUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultST
Wicked (2003)Thank GoodnessSchwartzUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS5
Young Frankenstein (2007)Listen to Your HeartBrooksUptempoComedicY.A.; AdultS6

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
Ghost (2012)Nothing Stops Another DayStewart; BallardPower BalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Ghost (2012)With YouStewart; BallardBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
In the Heights (2007)Everything I KnowMirandaBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS7
Rocky (2012)RainingFlaherty; AhrensBalladDramaticY.A.; AdultS6
Spring Awakening (2006)WhisperingSheik; SaterBalladDramaticTeen; Y.A.S5, ST
Waitress (2016)When He Sees MeBareillesUptempoDramaticY.A.; AdultS7

*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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