Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted a song list here, and I’ve had multiple requests asking for musical theatre song suggestions from the 2020s. It’s hard to believe we’re already about 1/3 through this decade. It’s also important to note that Broadway was completely shuttered from March 2020 through September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many shows that have opened since have been revivals. However, there have been some strong original score and jukebox score musicals this decade so far, and I’d like to highlight songs from those here. For a list of great male songs, check out this blog post.
Below is a list of [mostly] solo musical theatre songs from the 2020s performed by female-identifying characters. Note: Since I started this blog nearly a decade ago, discussions about gender in theatre and society in general have evolved so much (thankfully!). I don’t think anyone across the gender spectrum should be discouraged from singing these songs– though the majority of them will fit treble voices best in their current keys.
P.S. If you need more musical theatre song suggestions, check out my professional repertoire guides here.
1. “Far Too Late” from Bad Cinderella (Broadway; 2023-present)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by David Zippel | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
2. “How?” from Flying Over Sunset (Broadway; 2021)
Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Michael Korie | Sheet Music: TBA
3. “Smiling” from Jagged Little Pill (Broadway; 2019-20, 2021)
Music & Lyrics by Alanis Morissette & Michael Farrell; Lyrics by Alanis Morissette | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
4. “As I Love You” from Diana: The Musical (Broadway; 2021)
Music by David Bryan; Lyrics by David Bryan & Joe DiPietro | Sheet Music: TBA
5. “Flowers” from Hadestown (Broadway; 2019-2020, 2021-present)
Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
6. “Firework” [Broadway Version] from Moulin Rouge (Broadway; 2019-2020; 2021-present)
Music & Lyrics by Katy Perry, et al | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
7. “My Grand Plan” from The Lightning Thief (Broadway; 2019-20)
Music by Rob Rokicki | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
8. “Morocco” from Almost Famous (Broadway; 2022-23)
Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt | Sheet Music: TBA
9. “Let Go” from Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway; 2021-22)
Music & Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick | Sheet Music: TBA
10. “Heart of Stone” from Six: The Musical (Broadway; 2021-present)
Music & Lyrics by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
11. “What’s Gonna Happen” from Tootsie (Broadway; 2019-20)
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
12. “Dead Mom” from Beetlejuice (Broadway; 2019-20, 2022-23)
Music by Eddie Perfect | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
13. “That’s the Way It Is” [Broadway Version] from & Juliet (Broadway; 2022)
Music & Lyrics by Max Martin, Kristian Lundin & Andreas Carlsson | Sheet Music: MusicNotes (Celine Dion version)
14. “Better” from Kimberly Akimbo (Broadway; 2022-present)
Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire | Sheet Music: TBA
15. “I Will” from Diana: The Musical (Broadway; 2021)
Music by David Bryan; Lyrics by David Bryan & Joe DiPietro | Sheet Music: TBA
16. “Let It Burn” from Paradise Square (Broadway; 2022)
Music by Jason Howland; Lyrics by Masi Asare & Nathan Tysen | Sheet Music: TuneScribers
17. “Maybe It Starts With Me” from Mr. Saturday Night (Broadway; 2022)
Music by Jason Robert Brown; Lyrics by Amanda Green | Sheet Music: TBA
18. “Pretty Baby” from Back to the Future (2023-present)
Music by Alan Silvestri; Lyrics by Glen Ballard | Sheet Music: TBA
19. “I Love Play Rehearsal” from Be More Chill (Broadway; 2019, West End; 2021)
Music & Lyrics by Joe Iconis | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
20. “Cinderella’s Soliloquy” from Bad Cinderella (Broadway; 2023-present)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by David Zippel | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
BONUS: “If I Were a Man” from The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical (Kennedy Center; 2022)
Music & Lyrics by Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear | Sheet Music: MusicNotes
– Kevin Michael Jones
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