Audition Songs for Bass-Baritones – By Time Period
Last Updated: January, 2026
This page features a curated selection of musical theatre audition songs for bass-baritones, featuring a range of show styles and character types. The bass-baritone vocal range extends both the bass and baritone voice types and is relatively uncommon. For more information on vocal ranges, see the vocal types guide.
1950s-1960s Songs for Bass-Baritones
“Honestly Sincere” – Bye Bye Birdie
“Let’s Not Waste a Moment” – Milk and Honey
“Seventy Six Trombones” – The Music Man
“Snoopy” – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1970s-1990s Songs for Bass-Baritones
“Falcon in the Dive” – The Scarlet Pimpernel
“Farewell, Good Angel” – Jane Eyre
“Good Old Girl” – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
“Guido’s Song” – Nine
“I’ll Never Pass This Way Again” – The Civil War
“Is This What You Call Love?” – Passion
“Lesson #8” – Sunday in the Park with George
“Sugar Daddy” – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2000s Songs for Bass-Baritones
“A Little More Homework” – 13
“Chillin’ the Regrets” – Alice by Heart
“The Ballad of Farquaad” – Shrek
“The Longer I Live” – Dracula
“You Can Get Away With Anything” – The Woman in White
“Ziggy” – Dear Edwina
2010s Songs for Bass-Baritones
“Diamond in the Rough” – Aladdin
“My Nose Ain’t Broken” – Rocky
“Out of the Sun” – Honeymoon in Vegas
“Simply Second Nature” – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“The Man Inside the Clues” – Catch Me If You Can
“Tonight Belongs to You” – The Prom
“Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today” – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
DIY Rep Book for Basses

Included Inside:
✅ Step-by-step creation guide
✅ Regularly updated Google folder
✅ 230+ song ideas for basses with time periods, tempos, and exact vocal ranges
Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip and the author of The Thespian’s Bucket List. She is also the creator of The Cast Album List. Her background includes a BA in Theatre, a TESOL Drama certificate, and professional experience in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.

