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

Appendix C: 
LMV SONGS FOUND IN MUSICAL THEATRE PUBLISHED 
COLLECTIONS 
What follows are reference entries of low male voice repertoire within Hal Leonard and Alfred 
publication series; by analyzing the show, character, range and tessitura (abbreviated in tables) 
information of selections found in works such as The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology, 21
st
 Century 
Musical Theatre, Contemporary Theatre Songs: Songs from the 21
st
 Century, Singer’s Library of Musical 
Theatre, and the Singer’s Library of Musical Theatre, a review of material published or produced from 
1996-2020 yielded over 50 songs. Each chronological table includes indications for which volume of a 
series you can find a selection. Results of this work indicate that in almost three hundred selections 
reviewed from the baritone/bass sheet music collections around 16% of those pieces are both from the last 
twenty-five years and could be best suited for performance by a bass-baritone (less so for a bass without 
additional transposition). The tables include song, tessitura – high (H), medium (M), low (L), wide (W) 
and any additional pertinent notes. 

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Table C.1. Lo
w Male Voice Repertoire from 1996-2
020, 
Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology
 series
Show (Prod. 
Year)
Song 
Music/Lyrics
Range 
Tess.
Vol. 
Notes
The Prom (2018
) 
“We
Look
to Yo
u” 
Sklar, M
./Begu
elin,
C.
F#
2
-C
4 
L 
7 
Character
ballad
, bass r
ange 
Beauty & th
e 
Beast (2017 Film)
 
“Ever
m
ore” Menken, 
A
./Rice, 
T. 
A
♭
2
-E
4 
M/W 
7 
Lead
ing man, lo
w bariton
e 
A Bronx Tale (2
016) 
“Look 
to Your 
Heart” 
Menken, A
./Slater, G
. 
B
2
-E
4 
M 7 
Father/son 
scene 
Honeymoon in
 Vegas (2015)
 
“Come
to 
an Ag
reem
ent”
“Out of 
the Sun” 
Brown, J.R. 
B
2-
C#
4 
B
♭
2
-E
♭
4 
M 
L/W
6 
6 
Rat-pack crooner 
Bass-baritone, character
Brid
ges
 o
f Madison Count
y 
(201
4)
 
“When
I’m Gone” 
Brown, J.R. 
B
2
-E
4 
M 
7 
Duet, LMV 
feature, low 
bar
i 
Hunchback o
f N
otre Dame (201
4) 
“Hellf
ire” (1996
Film)
Menken. A/S
ch
w
artz, S. 
F
2
-F
4 
L/M 7 
Legit 
style, 
bass or 
bass-bari 
Catch M
e I
f You
 Can (2011)
 
“The Man Insid
e the Clues
” 
“F
ifty Ch
ecks
” 
Shaiman
, M.
/Wi
ttman
, S.
G#
2
-G
2 
G#
2
-A
♭
4 
H/W 
M/W
7 
6 
Charac
ter
bari
Swing, bass-bari 
Women on the 
Ver
ge…
 (
2010
) 
“Yes
terda
y, To
morrow, and 
To
da
y”
Yazbek,
D.
G
2
-F
4 
M/W
6 
Le
git
, le
adin
g ma
n 
The Addams Fa
mily (2009)
 
“Happy/Sad” Lippa, 
A. 
D
♭
3
-D
♭
4 
M 6 
Character
barito
ne 
In the Hei
ght
s 
(2
008
) 
“Inútil” Miranda, 
L. 
C
3
-E
4 
M 
6 
Character
barito
ne, f
ath
er
The Littl
e M
ermaid (2007)
 
“Fathoms B
elow
” 
Menken, A
./Slater, G
. 
A
2
-D
4
* 
M 
6 
Transpose whole step
Youn
g Fr
ankens
tein
 (
2007
) 
“Man About To
wn” 
Brooks, M. 
C
3
-F
4 
M/H 6 
Character
barito
ne, 
trans
pose 
Curtains (2006) 
“Coffee Shop Nights” 
Ka
nder, J./Ebb
, F. 
G#
2
-D
4 
M
/L 
5 
Charac
ter
bari
, l
eading
man
Dirt
y Ro
tten
 Sco
undrels 
(2005
) 
“Love
S
neaks
In
” 
Yazbek,
D.
G
2
-D
4 
M
/L 
5 
Jazz rub
ato
bal
la
d 
M
onty Python
’s Spamalot 
(2005)
 
“You Won’t
S
uc
ceed
On Broadw
ay”
Du P
rez,
J
./Id
le,
E.
E
3
-G
4
* M/H 
5 
Character
barito
ne 
Little
 Women 
(2
005
) 
“How I a
m
” 
Howland, J.
/Dic
kstein M.
A
2
-F#
4 
M/W 6 
Character
barito
ne 
The Frogs (2004
) 
“F
ear No
M
ore”
“Ariadne” (1974
) 
Sondheim, S. 
A
♭
2-
B
♭
3 
A
2
-E
4 
L 
M/L 
6 
7 
Ba
ss 
Trans
pos
e a
t 1
st
key 
ch
ange 
Road 
Show / Bo
unce 
(2003)
 
“It’s In
Your Hands Now” 
Sondheim, S. 
A
♭
2
-E
4 
M 7 
Bass-baritone 
Avenu
e Q (2003
) 
“What Do You 
Do with a B.
A
. in 
English?
” 
“I’m Not
W
ear
ing 
Underwear
Today” 
“F
antas
ies
Come
True
” 
Lopez, R
./Marx
, J. 
B
♭
2
-D
4
B
2
-E
4
A
2
-E
4 
M 
M 
M 
4 
4 
4 
Character
barito
ne 
Character
barito
ne 
Bass-baritone, character
bari 
Wick
ed 
(2003
) 
“Wonderfu
l” Schwartz, 
S. 
A
2
-E
4 
M
/H 
4 
Jazz,
ch
ara
cter
b
ariton
e 
A Man o
f No
 Importance (2002)
 
“Love Who
You Love” 
Flaherty
, S./Ahrens, L. 
B
2
-E
4 
H 7 
Character
barito
ne, 
transpose 
The Producers (
2001) 
“In Old B
avar
ia” 
“Along Came Bialy” 
“The King of
Br
oadway” 
Brooks, M. 
G
2
-E
4
B
♭2-E
♭
4
C#
3
-E
4
M 
M 
M 
4 
4 
5 
Charac
ter
, tr
ans
pos
e to B
♭ 
Character
barito
ne 
Charac
ter
bari
to
ne, k
le
zmer
Violet (1997)
 
“That’s Wh
at I
Could Do” 
Tesori, J. 
C
3
-E
4 
M 
7 
Bariton
e, could
transpose 
Rent 
(1996
) 
“S
anta
F
e”
Lars
on, J
. 
A
2
-F#
4 
H 5 
Could 
tr
ans
pose, Gos
pel/R&B
Tick, Tick…Boo
m (1990, 2001)
 
“Rea
l L
ife
” 
Lars
on, J
. 
B
♭
2
-F
4 
H 5 
Bass-baritone, 
could 
tr
anspose 
So
urces
: Data ad
ap
ted
fro
m
Rich
ard 
Walters, 
ed
., 
Th
e 
Si
ng
er’s M
usi
ca
l T
heat
re
 Ant
hol
og
y:
 Ba
ri
tone/
B
ass
(
M
ilw
au
ke
e:
Hal
Le
ona
rd
, 2
00
7)
, 4;
R
ic
har
d 
Walters, e
d.
, The 
Singer’s M
usical Theatr
e A
nt
hol
og
y:
 Ba
ri
tone/
B
ass
(M
ilw
auk
ee: H
al 
Leo
na
rd
, 20
08
),
5
; The 
Singer’s
 Music
al Theat
re Ant
hol
ogy
: 
Ba
riton
e/Ba
ss
(
M
ilw
auk
ee: Hal Leon
ard
, 201
5)
, 6
; The
 Si
ng
er’s
 M
usi
cal
 The
at
re A
nt
hol
ogy
: B
ari
to
ne/
B
ass
(M
ilw
au
kee: 
H
al 
Leo
na
rd
, 20
19)
, 7
. 

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Table C.2. Lo
w Male Voice Repertoire from 1996-2
020, 
21
st
 Century Musi
cal Th
eatre: Men’s Edition 
Show (Prod. 
Year)
Song 
Music/Lyrics
Range 
Tess.
Notes
Once (2006)
 
“L
ea
ve” 
“When
You’re 
Mind’s Made U
p” 
Hansard, G. 
B
2
-G#
4
C
2
-F
4 
M 
M/H 
Rock, 
excerpt verse, not chorus
5/4 Duet, 
excerp
t verse, C
2
-D
4 
Spring Awakening (2006)
 
“All 
That’s
Known” 
Sh
eik, D
./S
at
er,
S
. 
D
3
-E
4 
M/H 
Rock, 
ba
ritenor
, could transpose 
M
onty Python
’s Spamalot 
(2005)
 
“You Won’t
S
uc
ceed
On Broadw
ay”
DuP
rez, J
./Idle
, E.
E
3
-G
4
*
M/H Character
barito
ne 
Avenu
e Q (2003
) 
“I’m Not
W
ear
ing Underwear
T
oday” 
Lopez, R
./Marx
, J. 
B
2
-E
4
M 
Character
barito
ne 
Wicked (2003)
 
“Wonderfu
l” Schwartz, 
S. 
A
2
-E
4 
M
/H 
Jazz,
ch
ara
cter
b
ariton
e 
The Drowsy Chaperone (1999)
 
“I Am Adolpho” 
Lamb
ert,
L./Mor
rison, G. 
G
2
-G
4
* 
M
/H 
Charac
ter
, tr
ans
pos
e to D
minor
So
urces
: Data ad
ap
ted
fro
m
21
st
 Cen
tu
ry Musica
l Th
ea
tre: 
Men
’s Ed
itio
n, 2
nd
ed
. (M
ilw
au
kee: 
H
al Leon
ard
, 201
4)
. 
Table C.3. Lo
w Male Voice Repertoire from 1996-2
020, 
Contemp
orary Theatre Songs: S
on
gs of the 2
1
st
 Century 
Show (Prod. 
Year)
Song 
Music/Lyrics
Range 
Tess.
Notes
Amazing Grace 
(2015) 
“Nowhere 
Left
to
Run”
Smith,
C.
D
♭
3
-E
♭
4 
M/H 
Transpose ½ 
or
whole 
step
Honeymoon in
 Vegas (2015)
 
“Come
to 
an Ag
reem
ent”
“Out of 
the Sun” 
Brown, J.R. 
B
2-
C#
4 
B
♭
2
-E
♭
4
M 
L/W
Rat-pack crooner 
Bass-baritone, character
The Bridges o
f Madison County (2014)
 
“Temporarily Lo
st” 
Brown, 
J.R. 
B
2
-E
4 
M/H 
Lead
ing bariteno
r role 
If/Then (2014)
 
“Wha
t Would Y
ou Do?”
Kitt,
T
./Yorkey
, B. 
A
2
-C
#
4 
L 6/8, 
Pop/ro
ck
Rocky th
e Musical (2014)
 
“Adrian”
Fl
aherty
, S
./Ahrens
, L
. 
B
♭
2
-E
♭
4 
M 
Charac
ter
le
adin
g man
American Psych
o 
(2013)
 
“Not a Common
Man” 
Sheik D. 
D
3
-D
4 
M
/H Charac
ter
ant
ago
nis
t 
Once (2006)
 
“Gold” 
“When
Your Mind’s Made Up” 
Hansard, G. 
B
2
-B
3 
C
3
-F
4 
M 
M/H 
Rock ba
llad
5/4 Duet, 
excerp
t verse, C
2
-D
4
M
atilda
 the Musical
 (2011)
 
“The Hammer” 
Minchin, T. 
C
3
-F#
4 
M Character
barito
ne 
Women on the 
Verge…(2010) 
“Yes
terday
, To
morrow, and 
To
day”
Yazbek,
D.
G
2
-F
4
M/W 
Legit, leading man 
In the Heigh
ts (2
008) 
“Inútil” Miranda, 
L. 
C
3
-E
4
M 
Charac
ter
bari
to
ne, f
ath
er
Young Frankens
tein
 (2007)
 
“Man About To
wn” 
Brooks, M. 
C
3
-G
♭
4 
M Character
barito
ne, 
transpose 
Spring Awakening (2006)
 
“All 
That’s
Known” 
Sh
eik, D
./S
at
er,
S
. 
C
3
-E
4 
M/H 
Rock, 
ba
ritenor
, could transpose 
Little Women 
(2
005) 
“How I Am”
Howland, J.
/Dic
kstein,
M.
A
2
-F#
4
M
/W 
Charac
ter
bari
to
ne 
So
urces
: Data ad
ap
ted
fro
m
Contemporary Theatre Son
gs: Songs 
of t
he 21
st
 Century
, B
ari
tone e
d. (
M
ilw
aukee:
Hal
Le
ona
rd
, 2
01
6)
. 

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Table C.4. Baritone/Bass Repertoire from 1992-2008, 
Singer’s Library of Music
al Theatre
series
Show (Prod. 
Year)
Song 
Music/Lyrics
Range 
Tess.
Vol. 
Notes
Doctor Dolittle (
2008) 
“After 
Today
” (
1967 Film)
“Talk to
th
e Animals” (1967 Film) 
Bric
usse
, L. 
C
3
-F
4
B
♭
2
-F#
4 
M 
M/H 
2 
1 
Up-tempo,
ch
ara
cter
bar
i, le
ad
Excerp
t possible for LMV
A Man o
f No
 Importance (2004)
 
“Love Who
You Love” 
Flah
erty
, S.
/Ahrens, L
. 
B
2
-E
4 
H 2 
Character
barito
ne, 
transpose 
Seussical (2001)
 
“How Lucky
You Are”
Fl
aherty
, S
./Ahrens
, L
. 
C
3
-F
4 
M/H 1 
Character
barito
ne, 
transpose 
A New
 Brain
 (19
98) 
“Ea
ting Myself
Up Alive”
Finn, W
. 
C
3
-G
4 
H 
1 
Character
, R&B
low baritone 
The Scarlet 
Pim
pernel (1998)
 
“Wher
e’s th
e Girl?” 
Wil
dhorn
, F./Knighton, N. 
B
♭
2
-E
♭
4
M/H 1 
Low bari
tone
, f
alsetto
last
E
♭
4 
Ragtime (1996)
 
“M
ake 
The
m
He
ar You”
Fl
aherty
, S
./Ahrens
, L
. 
E
♭
3
-G#
4 
M
/H 
1 
Legit
, d
ram
ati
c,
lead
ing m
an
Passion (1994)
 
“No One Has 
Ev
er Lov
ed Me” 
Sondheim, S. 
B
2-
D
4 
M 2 
Low 
baritone, 
cu
t-time 
Beauty & th
e 
Beast (1994)
 
“If I
Can’t Lov
e 
Her” 
Menken A./Ash
man, H. 
B
2
-F
4 
M/W 
1 
bariton
e lead
feature 
M
arch of 
the Falsettos (1992)
 
“M
arriag
e P
ropo
sa
l”
Fi
nn, W
. 
B#
2
-E
4 
M 
2 
Character
, pop
, transpose 
So
urces
: Data ad
ap
ted
fro
m
S
inger
’s Li
br
ary
 of
 M
usi
cal
 Th
eat
re: 
Bari
to
ne
/B
ass
(
M
ilw
auk
ee: H
al 
Leon
ar
d, 
2007
),
1
; Joh
n L. H
aag
and
Jer
emy
M
ann
, ed
s., 
Si
ng
er’
s Li
bra
ry of
 M
usi
ca
l T
heat
re
: B
ari
to
ne/
B
as
s 
(M
ilwau
kee: 
H
al Leon
ard
, 200
8)
, 2
. 
Table C.5. Baritone/Bass Repertoire from 1990-2008, 
Son
dheim fo
r Singers
seri
es
Show (Prod. 
Year)
Song 
Music/Lyrics
Range 
Tess.
Notes
Road Show (200
8) 
“It’s In Your Hands Now” 
“Ta
lent
” 
Sondheim, S. 
B
♭
2
-F#
4 
A
2
-F
4 
H 
M/H 
See Table C.1
fo
r LMV key
optio
n 
Character
barito
ne, b
elt, could
tr
anspose 
The Frogs (2004
) 
“Ariadne
” 
“F
ear No
M
ore”
Sondheim, S. 
Sondheim, S./Sh
akespear
e 
A
2
-E
4 
B
♭
2-
C
4 
M/L 
M 
Charac
ter
bari
to
ne, s
ee 
Tab
le C
.1 
See Table C.1
fo
r LMV key
optio
n 
Passion (1994)
 
“I
s T
hi
s 
W
hat
You Ca
ll
L
ove
?” 
“Loving
You” 
“No One Has
Ev
er Lov
ed M
e”
Sondheim, S. 
A
2
-F
4 
B
♭
2
-E
4
^ 
B
2
-D
4 
M/W
M/H 
M 
Bariton
e fa
ci
lity
needed
past
passaggio
Bariton
e rang
e,
ly
rica
l qua
lity
Low baritone, 
cu
t-time, don’t drag 
Dicky
 T
racy (19
90 Fi
lm) 
“Liv
e Alone
and
Lik
e I
t”
“Wha
t Can
You 
Los
e?”
Sondheim, S. 
B
♭
2
-E
♭
4 
A
♭
2
-E
♭
4
* 
H 
M 
Bariton
e,
swing 
Ballad
for
low b
ariton
e or
bass-bariton
e 
^ - transposed
fr
om women’s k
ey 
* - tr
ansposed fr
om tenor k
ey
So
urces
: Data ad
ap
ted
fro
m
Rich
ard 
Walters, 
ed
., 
Son
dh
ei
m
 fo
r S
ing
ers: 
Ba
riton
e/Ba
ss
(M
ilwauk
ee: R
iltin
g Mu
sic, 
20
13). 

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