36 Musical Theatre Songs About Mothers
Looking for a great Mother’s Day gift that you can send digitally as a musical thespian? Easy! Just pick out one of the below musical theatre songs about mothers and print out the sheet music. Then, you can either perform the song live or make a recording of yourself playing or singing it!
OR, if you’re a mother yourself, you can record one of these to send to your children – since many are sung from the perspective of mothers. Just make sure to listen to each one to see which speaks most to you!
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Altos
“Holding to the Ground” – Falsettos
“Just a Housewife” – Working
“So Big / So Small” – Dear Evan Hansen
“Stop, Time” – Big
Baritones
“Footprint” – The Theory of Relativity
“Madrid is My Mama” – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
“Mama Says” – Footloose
“Mamaw” – Pump Boys and Dinettes
Basses
“Kids” – Bye Bye Birdie
“I Still See Elisa” – Paint Your Wagon
“Mama, Look Sharp” – 1776
“So Long Mom” – Tomfoolery
Contras
“Every Tear a Mother Cries” – Honk!
“Just Beyond the Stars” – Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure
“Mother’s Day” – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
“My Child Will Forgive Me” – Parade
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Mezzo-Sopranos
“Days and Days” – Fun Home
“Everything Changes” – Waitress
“Everything’s Coming Up Roses” – Gypsy
“Slipping Through My Fingers” – Mamma Mia!
Sopranos
“Come Home” – Allegro
“Come to My Garden” – The Secret Garden
“Stay With Me” – Into the Woods
“Tuesdays, Thursdays” – Far From Heaven
Tenors
“Day After That” – Kiss of the Spider Woman
“Isn’t That Enough?” – Honeymoon in Vegas
“Pity the Child” – Chess
“Proud of Your Boy” – Aladdin
Trebles
“Halfway” – Amélie
“Maybe” – Annie
“My Best Girl” – Mame
“Waiting Waiting” – How to Eat Like a Child
Duets
“Come to Me” – Les Misérables
“Just One Day” – Freaky Friday
“Peas in a Pod” – Grey Gardens
“If Momma Was Married” – Gypsy
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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.