32 Musical Theatre Songs About Dreams – By Vocal Type

These musical theatre songs about dreams explore everything from ambition and hope to literal dreams and imagined futures. The list is sorted by vocal type, making it easier to find songs that fit your range or audition needs.

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Altos

“Climbing Uphill” – The Last Five Years

“I Could’ve Gone to Nashville” – Nunsense

“It Won’t Be Long Now” – In the Heights

“Live Out Loud” – A Little Princess

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Baritones

“I’d Rather Be Sailing” – A New Brain

“Our Time” – Merrily We Roll Along

“Santa Fe” – Newsies

“Wheels of a Dream” – Ragtime

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Basses

“Half As Big As Life” – Promises, Promises

“If I Ruled the World” – Pickwick

“The Impossible Dream” – Man of La Mancha

“Waitin’ For The Light to Shine” – Big River

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Contras

“An Occasional Flight of Fancy” – Skyscraper

“King of the World” – Songs for a New World

“Never Never Land” – Peter Pan

“Step One” – Kinky Boots

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Mezzo-Sopranos

“Colored Lights” – The Rink

“Dreamgirls” – Dreamgirls

“In L.A.” – Fame

“These Palace Walls” – Aladdin

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Sopranos

“In My Own Little Corner” – Cinderella

“Much More” – The Fantasticks

“Out of My Dreams” – Oklahoma!

“Simple Little Things” – 110 in the Shade

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Tenors

“Corner of the Sky” – Pippin

“Dreamer in Disguise” – Carrie

“One Knight” – Wonderland

“The Moon and Me” – The Addams Family

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Trebles (Kids)

“Castle on a Cloud” – Les Misérables

“I Know It’s Today” – Shrek

“Picture Show” – Bonnie & Clyde

“Round-Shouldered Man” – The Secret Garden

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