Musical Theatre Songs for Belters – By Vocal Type
Last Updated: May 18, 2025
The following list includes a curated selection of musical theatre songs for belters, 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
“Don’t Rain on My Parade” – Funny Girl
“Good Morning Baltimore” – Hairspray
“Holding to the Ground” – Falsettos
“Let It Go” – Frozen
“No Good Deed” – Wicked
“So Much Better” – Legally Blonde
Baritones
“Barry Is Going to Prom” – The Prom
“Dust and Ashes” – The Great Comet
“Marry Me a Little” – Company
“Santa Fe” – Newsies
“The Games I Play” – Falsettos
“Wheels of a Dream” – Ragtime
Basses
“Funny” – City of Angels
“Hellfire” – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“I Am What I Am” – La Cage aux Folles
“Movies Were Movies” – Mack & Mabel
“The Impossible Dream” – Man of La Mancha
“There’s Always One You Can’t Forget” – Dance a Little Closer
Contras
“Could I Leave You?” – Follies
“Heart to Hart” – 9 to 5
“Look Ma, I Made It” – Nunsense II
“My Body Wasn’t Why” – The Glorious Ones
“Shine” – Billy Elliot
“Sunday in the Park with George” – Sunday in the Park with George
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Dead Girl Walking” – Heathers
“Get Out and Stay Out” – 9 to 5
“I’m Outta Here” – Ghost
“Move (You’re Stepping on My Heart)” – Dreamgirls
“My Grand Plan” – The Lightning Thief
“When You Got It, Flaunt It” – The Producers
Sopranos
“Ain’t Nothin’ But a Kiss” – Memphis
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” – Dreamgirls
“I Am Changing” – Dreamgirls
“I Wanted to Change Him” – Hallelujah, Baby!
“It’s a Privilege to Pee” – Urinetown
“The Sea of Life” – The Pirate Queen
Tenors
“Being Alive” – Company
“Corner of the Sky” – Pippin
“Love Changes Everything” – Aspects of Love
“Man” – The Full Monty
“My Petersburg” – Anastasia
“Why God Why?” – Miss Saigon
Trebles/Kids
“Born to Entertain” – Ruthless!
“Good Girl Winnie Foster” – Tuck Everlasting
“My New Philosophy” – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
“One Pal” – Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
“Tomorrow” – Annie
“When I Get My Name in Lights” – The Boy From Oz
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.
