Welcome to a new and exhaustive resource for contemporary musical theatre!
Click on "Directory of Writers" to browse over 150 writers and writing teams. Click "Search Songs" to search our roster of 360 handpicked songs by voice and song type. You can also buy scores directly from the writers and keep posted on what they’re writing next. This directory builds community and engages singing actors in a dynamic, real-time way. It’s a new dawn for music publishing. And this is just the beginning. Soon, we'll be adding new songs, more media content and additional ways to connect with the ever-evolving musical theatre industry.
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Top 25 Songs
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All The Possibilities
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All There Is To Say
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Basic Black
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Blue Horizon
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Dirt Road
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Fly At Me
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Han Solo
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He Knew How to Read Me
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He Needs Me
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Hold My Hand
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I Don't Think Of You (It's All Good)
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I'm Just Glad
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I'm Sitting Next to Estella
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It Just Wasn't Meant to Happen
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Like Donnie
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Mediocre Man
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My Sky
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Please, Belize
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Real Adventure
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Saturday Alone
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Sorta Love Song, A
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They Fly
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Time On My Hands
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To Excess
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Why Can't I Kiss You?
Recent Blog Posts
- An (Annual) Open Letter to My Graduating Seniors
- Creating New Musical Theatre Works: A Conversation in Process
- Featured Five, Vol. 6 – Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
- The Show That Got Away: The Sometimes Insurmountable Forces Against a New Musical
- Contemporary Musical Theatre (or Theater): I Mean, Why Bother??
- Featured Five, Vol. 5: In Praise of Women
- Vocal Technique & Dramatic Intent: The Double-Swinging Door
- Featured Five, Vol. 4 – So in Love
- An Interview with Pat Cook
- Reflections on a Great Evening of Contemporary Theatre Songs
Writer News
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Congrats to Directory writer Alan Gordon for winning the 2013 Kleban Award for most promising librettist.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Congrats to Directory Writer Daniel Maté for winning the 2013 Kleban Award for most promising lyricist.


