Musical Theatre Songs About Food
The following list includes a curated selection of musical theatre songs about food, 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
“Grant Avenue” – Flower Drum Song
“Rise” – The Great British Bake Off
“The Worst Pies in London” – Sweeney Todd
“Who’ll Buy” – Lost in the Stars
Baritones
“Morning After Omelet” – Next Thing You Know
“Pure Imagination” – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Suppertime” – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
“The Candy Man” – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Basses
“Four Friends” – Ghost Quartet
“Kiddy-Widdy-Winkies” – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
“Simply Second Nature” – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Suppertime” – Little Shop of Horrors
Contras
“Cocoanut Sweet” – Jamaica
“Grow” – The Great British Bake Off
“Somebody Will” – Shucked
“We Need a Little Christmas” – Mame
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Somewhere in the Dough” – The Great British Bake Off
“Supper Time” – As Thousands Cheer
“That’s the Way It Happens” – Me and Juliet
“What Baking Can Do” – Waitress
Sopranos
“Ice Cream” – Anne of Green Gables
“Mabel’s Prayer” – Fame
“No More Candy” – She Loves Me
“Turkey Lurkey Time” – Promises, Promises
Tenors
“Be Our Guest” – Beauty and the Beast
“Piragua” – In the Heights
“Play With Your Food” – Honk!
“Sara Lee” – The World Goes ‘Round
Trebles
“My Dad” – The Great British Bake Off Musical
“Santa’s Little Teapot” – Nuncrackers
“Truly Scrumptious” – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
“Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka!” – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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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.
