32 Musical Theatre Songs About Dreams – by Vocal Type
Are you specifically looking for a showtune about dreams 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. But if your show hasn’t yet been covered by us, you can go through the following musical theatre songs about dreams, sorted by vocal type.
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Altos
“I Could’ve Gone to Nashville” – Nunsense
“It Won’t Be Long Now” – In the Heights
“Listen” – Dreamgirls
“Live Out Loud” – A Little Princess
Baritones
“I Am My Own Invention” – Wonderland
“I’d Rather Be Sailing” – A New Brain
“Our Time” – Merrily We Roll Along
“Santa Fe” – Newsies
Basses
“Half As Big As Life” – Promises, Promises
“The Impossible Dream” – Man of La Mancha
“Waitin’ For The Light to Shine” – Big River
“Wheels of a Dream” – Ragtime
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
Sopranos
“Almost Real” – The Bridges of Madison County
“Out of My Dreams” – Oklahoma!
“Simple Little Things” – 110 in the Shade
“There’s Music in You” – Cinderella
Tenors
“Corner of the Sky” – Pippin
“Dreamer in Disguise” – Carrie
“One Knight” – Wonderland
“The Moon and Me” – The Addams Family
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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Which of these musical theatre songs about dreams is your favorite?
Or do you know of any other great showtunes about dreams? We would love to hear all about it in the comments below! And 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, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.