Low male voice repertoire in contemporary musical theatre: a studio and performance guide of selected songs 1996-2020 by

Musical 
Music Lyrics 
Range 
Tessitura 
If/Then (2014) 
Tom Kitt 
Brian Yorkey 
A
2 
– C#
4
Verses - ML 
Chorus – M 
Musical Theatre Style 
Song Type/Feel 
Tempo/Time 
Pop 
Rock/Pop Ballad 
70bpm, poco rubato 
Vocalism 
Breathy 
Speech-like 
Character 
Belt 
Legit 
Operatic 
Sources: Data adapted from Jason Tam, “What Would You Do?,” track 21 on If/Then – A New Musical, Sony Music 
Entertainment, 2014, Amazon Music streaming audio, 
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B00JOIMVMO?trackAsin=B00JOIND3U&ref=dm_sh_4692-9012-dmcp-eaf4-
5e0d5&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER; Tom Kitt, “What Would You Do?,” in If/Then – 
A New Musical: Vocal Selections (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2014): 101-104. 
Plot 
The plot of this show follows a New Yorker’s return to the city following her divorce. The show 
splits into two potential paths Liz/Elizabeth embarks upon after meeting friends in the park – these paths 
follow the protagonist’s search for romance and family as she moves into middle age. A missed 
connection in one path may be the opening to her next adventure in the other. Liz’s path involves 
marriage and a child, but heartbreak as well.
16
Character 
David plays a secondary character within Liz’s timeline as a friend of her husband, Josh. He is 
introduced as a potential partner for one of Liz’s friends. He is a charming, handsome and smart surgeon 
who is looking to start a family.
17
The casting call is looking for someone with a belt up to an A
4
as the 
role spans two octaves.
18
Context 
16
“If/Then,” Music Theatre International, MTI Enterprises Inc., accessed August 24, 2020, 
https://www.mtishows.com/ifthen. 
17
Ibid. 
18
“’If/Then’,” David Stone. Backstage, accessed September 3, 2020, 
https://www.backstage.com/casting/ifthen-5123. 

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Within this timeline, Liz’s husband Josh has been killed while on tour with the army and David 
sings this to console her in her grief.
19
His consolation comes in the form of affirming her choices 
through rhetorical questions; this shows her that regardless of their time together being cut short, she had 
a wonderful, incredible relationship with Josh.
20