30+ Musical Theatre List Songs – By Vocal Type
Musical theatre list songs feature a character rattling off a long list of items, usually tied to a common theme. Many composers, like Stephen Sondheim, Tom Lehrer, and Cole Porter, have been known to incorporate these types of lyrics into their musicals. So here’s a long list of musical theatre list songs, sorted by vocal type!
Altos
“My Favorite Things” – The Sound of Music
“The Earth and Other Minor Things” – Gigi
“The Lady Is a Tramp” – Babes in Arms
“The Physician” – The New Yorkers
“The Revolutionary Costume for Today” – Grey Gardens
“Who’ll Buy” – Lost in the Stars
Baritones
“All I Owe Ioway” – State Fair
“Comedy Tonight” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“Everybody Ought to Have a Maid” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“I Don’t Remember Christmas” – Starting Here Starting Now
“I Got Life” – Hair
“If I Were King of the Forest” – The Wizard of Oz
“Museum Song” – Barnum
“Patriotic” – Rocky
“Where Is the Life That Late I Led?” – Kiss Me, Kate
Basses
“Christmas Children” – Scrooge!
“If the World Were Like the Movies” – My Favorite Year
“I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” – Gigi
“The Seven Deadly Virtues” – Camelot
“What Chance Have I With Love?” – Louisiana Purchase
“When I Grow Up (The G-Man Song)” – Pins and Needles
“When the Children Are Asleep” – Carousel
Contras
“I Resolve” – She Loves Me
“I’m Still Here” – Follies
“One Hundred Easy Ways” – Wonderful Town
“Popular” – Wicked
“The Ladies Who Lunch” – Company
“We Need a Little Christmas” – Mame
“Without You” – Rent
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Mezzo-Sopranos
“Days and Days” – Fun Home
“I Can Cook Too” – On the Town
“I Got the Sun In the Morning” – Annie Get Your Gun
“Pink” – War Paint
“That’s Him” – One Touch of Venus
“Waiting” – The Addams Family
Sopranos
“Carousel” – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
“Fabulous Places” – Doctor Dolittle
“How Lovely to Be a Woman” – Bye Bye Birdie
“Tuesdays, Thursdays” – Far From Heaven
Tenors
“Be Our Guest” – Beauty and the Beast
“It Takes Two” – Hairspray
“The Flower Garden of My Heart” – Pal Joey
“The Streets of Dublin” – A Man of No Importance
Trebles
“Getting Tall” – Nine
“I Won’t Grow Up” – Peter Pan
“Neat to Be a Newsboy” – Working
“The Perfect Nanny” – Mary Poppins
“The Wells Fargo Wagon” – The Music Man
Duets
“A Little Priest” – Sweeney Todd
“Class ” – Chicago
“Peas in a Pod” – Grey Gardens
“Schadenfreude” – Avenue Q
“You’re the Top” – Anything Goes
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Which of these musical theatre list songs is your favorite?
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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.
