Musical Theatre Songs About Dreams – By Vocal Type
Last Updated: August 28, 2025
The following list includes a curated selection of musical theatre songs about dreams, drawn from a wide range of stage musicals and organized by vocal type. Additional song lists are available in the musical theatre song library.
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’d Rather Be Sailing” – A New Brain
“Our Time” – Merrily We Roll Along
“Santa Fe” – Newsies
“Wheels of a Dream” – Ragtime
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
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
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Colored Lights” – The Rink
“Dreamgirls” – Dreamgirls
“In L.A.” – Fame
“These Palace Walls” – Aladdin
Sopranos
“Much More” – The Fantasticks
“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
Related: How to find out your vocal type
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip and the author of The Thespian’s Bucket List. She is also the creator of The Cast Album List. Her background includes a BA in Theatre, a TESOL Drama certificate, and professional experience in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
