32 Easy Musical Theatre Songs to Sing – by Vocal Type
Looking for some nice and easy audition songs or a showtune for an upcoming audition or project? Well, if it’s for an audition, you should check out our giant database of audition songs for specific musicals. Otherwise, you can go through these easy audition songs, sorted by vocal type.
By the way, the word “easy” is very subjective. For the purposes of the following list, the songs below all stay in the middle range of each vocal type, and they feature a small range of notes, making them very beginner-friendly. Have fun!
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Altos
“It Might as Well be Spring” – State Fair
“Just a Housewife” – Working
“Say Yes” – 70, Girls, 70
“What a Nice Idea” – Two Gentlemen of Verona
Baritones
“Easier to Love” – Baby
“Look Over There” – La Cage aux Folles
“She’s a Woman” – Kiss of the Spider Woman
“Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love With You?” – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Basses
“Be Prepared” – The Lion King
“In the Ring” – Rocky
“I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” – My Fair Lady
“Real Live Girl” – Little Me
Contras
“Love and Love Alone” – The Visit
“Nobody’s Heart” – By Jupiter
“Somebody Gonna Love You” – The Color Purple
“Where Am I Going?” – Sweet Charity
Psst… Here’s where you can find out your vocal type!
Mezzo-Sopranos
“I Know the Truth” – Aida
“If The World Should End” – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
“I’ll Be Here” – Ordinary Days
“On the Other Side of the Tracks” – Little Me
Sopranos
“Desperate Ones” – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
“Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” – Miss Liberty
“Part of Your World” – The Little Mermaid
“The Sound of Music” – The Sound of Music
Tenors
“I Chose Right” – Baby
“People Carry On” – The Story of My Life
“Whatever” – It Shoulda Been You
“When She Smiles” – Lysistrata Jones
Trebles/Kids
“Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” – Frozen
“It’s Possible” – Seussical
“In the Big Blue World” – Finding Nemo
“The Perfect Nanny” – Mary Poppins
Want more songs? Check out these DIY Rep Books for EVERY vocal type!
Which of these easy musical theatre songs is your favorite?
And what are you working on at the moment? Feel free to share in the comments below!
Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.