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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Afternoon on a Hill
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All About Me
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Best Things in Life, The
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Drive
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Giant
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Gonna Spend the Whole Day Fishin'
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Highway Miles
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Hittin' the Road
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I Can't Walk On
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I Don't Know My Heart
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It's Amazing The Things That Float
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Lady of The Sea
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Never Knew
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One White Dress
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Real New Yorkers
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Sigh No More, Ladies
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Simple Way
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Smile
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So I Chased the Setting Sun
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Spring Cleaning
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Sweet Dreams
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Thirstier for Miracles
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Time Does Not Bring Relief
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Who I Am
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Winter, Wait for Me
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Writer News
Friday, January 24, 2014
The Directory Produces Inaugural Workshop at Marymount Manhattan College with four award-winning professional writers. Final performances will be held on January 31 and February 1. Click here for more information.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Congratulations to Directory writers Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond for receiving the Ninth Annual Fred Ebb Award, which will be presented on December 2, 2013 at a private ceremony. For more information, click here.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Directory writer Joshua H. Cohen's musical TAMAR OF THE RIVER, for which he is co-bookwriter and lyricist, is currently enjoying a production by the Prospect Theatre Company at Baruch Performing Arts Center through October 20. For more information, please click here.