In our Musical Theatre 101 series on Spotify, 半岛体育 has been curating lists of the need-to-know songs from musicals of yesteryear from the 1930s and now, finally, through present day. The past nine years, beginning with 2010, have welcomed important and exciting new voices in the canon, including Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more from the likes of Jeanine Tesori, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Robert Lopez.
From Tony-winning scores like Fun Home and Dear Evan Hansen to Off-Broadway works like Dogfight and Heathers, this playlist focuses on the new musicals and their original songs born in the 2010s.
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An historical guide for your listening education:
鈥淧rologue鈥� 鈥� from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy
鈥淏elieve鈥� 鈥� from Finding Neverland by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy
鈥淔irst Date/Last Night鈥� 鈥� from Dogfight by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
鈥淭he World Will Know鈥� 鈥� from Newsies by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
鈥淭op of the World鈥� 鈥� from Tuck Everlasting by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
鈥淕etting There鈥� 鈥� from In Transit by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, Sara Wordsworth
鈥淭imes Are Hard for Dreamers鈥� 鈥� from 础尘茅濒颈别 by Daniel Mess茅 and Nathan Tysen
鈥淲hen I Grow Up鈥� 鈥� from Matilda The Musical by Tim Minchin
鈥淔alling Slowly鈥� 鈥� from Once by Glen Hansard and Mark茅ta Irglov谩
鈥淪eventeen鈥� 鈥� from Heathers by Laurence O鈥橩eefe and Kevin Murphy
鈥淲ait For It鈥� 鈥� from Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda
鈥淛oy Of The Lord鈥� 鈥� from Hands on a Hardbody by Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green
鈥淲hoa, Mama鈥� 鈥� from Bright Star by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
鈥淪creech In鈥� 鈥� from Come From Away Irene Sankoff and David Hein
鈥淧ulled鈥� 鈥� from The Addams Family by Andrew Lippa
鈥淪parklejollytwinklejingley鈥� 鈥� from Elf by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
鈥淗ard to Be the Bard鈥� 鈥� from Something Rotten! by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
鈥淚 Love Betsy鈥� 鈥� from Honeymoon in Vegas by Jason Robert Brown
鈥淚鈥檝e Decided to Marry You鈥� 鈥� from A Gentleman鈥檚 Guide to Love and Murder by Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman
鈥淲hat Baking Can Do鈥� 鈥� from Waitress by Sara Bareilles
鈥淧roud of Your Boy鈥� 鈥� from Aladdin by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
鈥淗appiness鈥� 鈥� from Rocky by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
鈥淜illing Time鈥� 鈥� from American Psycho by Duncan Sheik
鈥淗ope鈥� 鈥� from Groundhog Day by Tim Minchin
鈥淪chool of Rock (Teacher鈥檚 Pet)鈥� 鈥� from School of Rock by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater
鈥淗alloween鈥� 鈥� from Be More Chill by Joe Iconis
鈥淚t鈥檚 All Happening鈥� 鈥� from Bring It On The Musical by Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Amanda Green
鈥淣obody鈥� 鈥� from Bandstand by Richard Taylor and Robert Oberacker
鈥淪ex Is in the Heel鈥� 鈥� from Kinky Boots by Cyndi Lauper
鈥淲ay Down Hadestown鈥� 鈥� from Hadestown by Ana茂s Mitchell
鈥淣o More Wasted Time鈥� 鈥� from If/Then by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
鈥淚t All Fades Away鈥� 鈥� from The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown
鈥淗igher鈥� 鈥� from Allegiance by Jay Kuo
鈥淭elephone Wire鈥� 鈥� from Fun Home by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori
鈥淵ou Will Be Found鈥� 鈥� from Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
鈥淚n a Crowd of Thousands鈥� 鈥� from Anastasia by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
鈥淥mar Sharif鈥� 鈥� from The Band鈥檚 Visit by David Yazbek
鈥淛enny鈥檚 Blues鈥� 鈥� from It Shoulda Been You by Barbara Anselmi and Brian Hargrove
鈥淢onster鈥� 鈥� from Frozen by Kristen-Anderson Lopez and Robert Loepz
鈥淚 Believe鈥� 鈥� from The Book of Mormon by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone
鈥漈hat Beautiful Sound鈥� 鈥� from Beetlejuice by Eddie Perfect
鈥淢ichael in the Bathroom鈥� 鈥� from Be More Chill by Joe Iconis
鈥淚鈥檇 Rather Be Me鈥� 鈥� from Mean Girls by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin
鈥淭omorrow Is鈥� 鈥� from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical by The Town
鈥淚t's Time to Dance鈥� 鈥� from The Prom by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
