24 Great High Tenor Musical Theatre Songs
Are you getting ready for an important audition? Well, first you should check out our giant database of audition songs for specific musicals. But if your show hasn’t yet been covered by us, or if you’re just looking to expand your repertoire, you can go through this list of audition songs for high tenors.
By the way, if your vocal range lies between C3-C5, you are a tenor! If you haven’t gone through the steps to find your vocal type yet, I would definitely recommend doing so!
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First Step: Read your audition details
Please read your audition details carefully, as they sometimes specify what types of solos they’d like to hear (a ballad, something uptempo, etc.). Make sure to select a song that’s appropriate for your specific casting call.
Quick Tip: For easy access to each song’s sheet music, backing tracks, music, time period, and vocal type info, just follow any of the links below!
1940s-1960s Songs for High Tenors
“Brotherhood of Man” – How to Succeed in Business
“I Believe in You” – How to Succeed in Business
“I Love To Cry At Weddings” – Sweet Charity
“Lonely House” – Street Scene
1970s-1980s Songs for High Tenors
“I Can Do That” – A Chorus Line
“Save the People” – Godspell
“Shoes Upon the Table” – Blood Brothers
“Simple Joys” – Pippin
1990s Songs for High Tenors
“30/90” – Tick, Tick…Boom!
“Flying Home” – Songs for a New World
“The Ballad of Booth” – Assassins
“Wig in a Box” – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2000s Songs for High Tenors
“A Miracle Would Happen” – The Last Five Years
“Music of My Soul” – Memphis
“There’s a World” – Next to Normal
“They Don’t Make Glass Slippers” – Soho Cinders
2010s Songs for Tenors
“Boy Falls From The Sky” – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
“My Problem Right There” – Hands on a Hardbody
“When I Go” – We Aren’t Kids Anymore
“Women and Sandwiches” – Freaky Friday
Character/Comedic Songs for Tenors
“Magic Foot” – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
“Shipoopi” – The Music Man
“Telly” – Matilda
“Thank God She’s Blind” – The Toxic Avenger
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Know of any other great audition songs for high tenors?
And what role are you auditioning for next? We would love to hear all about your own favorite musical theatre songs for high tenors in the comments below! In the meantime, you can check out our database of best audition songs for other musicals.
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 and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.