Monologues from Musicals
Below you’ll find a selection of monologues from published musicals. Each listing highlights the character, style, and approximate length to help actors discover material that fits a wide range of auditions. These suggestions are intended to guide performers toward meaningful moments within the shows, not to reproduce copyrighted dialogue.
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Browse Monologues By Musical Name
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B
Bandstand
“Hill 700”
Character: Donny
Length: 1-2 Minutes
Style: Dark, Dramatic
First Line: “Hill 700 was this big hill…”
Where to Find It: Act II, Scene II (p. 95)
Where to Find the Libretto: Concord Theatricals➝
“Someplace Called Manila”
Character: Julia
Length: 45 Seconds
Style: Dark, Dramatic
First Line: “Michael’s buried in someplace called Manila.”
Where to Find It: Act I, Scene 8 (p. 64)
Where to Find the Libretto: Concord Theatricals➝
F
Fun Home
“A Bookstore”
Character: Medium Alison
Length: 1-2 Minutes
Style: Dramatic
First Line: “I was in a bookstore.”
Where to Find It: Page 35
Where to Find the Libretto: Concord Theatricals➝
“Caption”
Character: Alison
Length: 1-2 Minutes
Style: Dramatic
First Line: “Caption. Caption.”
Where to Find It: Page 73
Where to Find the Libretto: Concord Theatricals➝
“Your Father’s Lover”
Character: Helen
Length: 1-2 Minutes
Style: Dramatic
First Line: “He bought that old shell of a house out on route 150.”
Where to Find It: Page 63
Where to Find the Libretto: Concord Theatricals➝
H
High Fidelity
“This Is Called a Cassette”
Character: Rob
Length: 1-2 Minutes
Style: Informational, Seriocomic
First Line: “This, in case you don’t know, is called a cassette.”
Where to Find It: Act I, Scene IA
Where to Find the Libretto: Broadway Licensing➝
R
Ride the Cyclone
“Blue Angel”
Character: Noel
Length: 1 Minute
Style: Dark, Dramatic, Romantic
First Line: “I’ve seen the movie Blue Angel about a billion and one times…”
Where to Find It: Scene 9 (Noel’s Bumper)
Where to Find the Libretto: Broadway Licensing➝
“Leo, Sign of Aggression”
Character: Karnak
Length: 1 Minute
Style: Dark Comedy, Narrator
First Line: “Mischa Bachinski, born August 18th”
Where to Find It: Scene 12A (Mischa’s Bumper)
Where to Find the Libretto: Broadway Licensing➝
“Rage and Passion”
Character: Mischa
Length: 1 MInute
Style: Dark Comedy
First Line: “Yo! I want to talk about feeling.”
Where to Find It: Scene 12A (Mischa’s Bumper)
Where to Find the Libretto: Broadway Licensing➝
“The Ambitious Nature”
Character: Karnak
Length: 1 Minute
Style: Dark Comedy, Narrator
First Line: “Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg, born December 22nd”
Where to Find It: Scene 6 (Ocean’s Bumper)
Where to Find the Libretto: Broadway Licensing➝
“The Dual Nature”
Character: Karnak
Length: 1 Minute
Style: Dark Comedy, Narrator
First Line: “Ricky Potts, born June 5th.”
Where to Find It: Scene 14B (Ricky’s Bumper)
Where to Find the Libretto: Broadway Licensing➝
Road Show
“A Road”
Character: Wilson
Length: 1-2 Minutes
Style: Dramatic
First Line: “My friends, let me describe to you a road.”
Where to Find It: Page 91
Where to Find the Libretto: Amazon➝
S
Shenandoah
“A House Divided”
Character: Charlie
Length: 1 Minute
Style: Dramatic
First Line: “It’s not like you left it, Martha.”
Where to Find It: Prologue
Where to Find the Libretto: Concord Theatricals➝
Sweeney Todd
“A Thousand Blessings”
Character: Anthony
Length: 2 Minutes
Style: Dramatic
First Line: “Mr. Todd. I’ve paced Fleet Street a dozen times…”
Where to Find It: Act I (p. 53)
Where to Find the Libretto: Amazon➝
T
The Rocky Horror Show
“A Strange Journey”
Character: Narrator
Length: 45-60 Seconds
Style: Seriocomic
First Line: “I would like – if I may – to take you on a strange journey.”
Where to Find It: Scene I, Page 10
Where to Find It: Concord Theatricals➝