LEGIT MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWS & COMPOSERS

(This is a list of several KEY Composers & Productions classed as ‘Legit Musical Theatre Shows’. This is not a complete list, but a collection of some of the most important and
influential shows from the period.)

IMPORTANT: Any shows Underlined, reflect shows where the dates of the original production fall outside of the Legit Musical Theatre bracket (post 1965) - however, are still included
under the umbrella of the Legit Musical Theatre category, because the songs are often taken from other productions composed within the time frame, or written to be evocative of the same
style as pre 1965 pieces. These shows are often ‘jukebox’ style shows, where a composers work has been re-purposed to serve a new or revised production.

Rodgers & Hammerstein

Oklahoma * South Pacific * The Sound of Music * The King And I * Carousel * Cinderella (R&H Version) * State Fair * Allegro * Me & Juliet * Pipe Dream * Flower Drum Song
Rodgers & Hart
Pal Joey * The Boys From Syracuse * Babes in Arms * On Your Toes * I Married An Angel * By Jupiter
Cole Porter
Anything Goes * Can-Can * Gay Divorce * Kiss Me, Kate * Out of this World * Silk Stockings * High Society
Irving Berlin
Annie Get Your Gun * Call Me Madam * Face The Music * Holiday Inn * White Christmas * Top Hat
George Gershwin
Lady, Be Good! * Ok, Kay * Funny Face * Strike Up The Band * Of Thee I Sing * Girl Crazy * An American In Paris * My One And Only * Porgy & Bess * Crazy For You
Jule Styne
Bells Are Ringing * High Button Shoes * Gentlemen Prefer Blondes * Gypsy * Do Re Mi * Funny Girl
Lerner & Lowe
My Fair Lady * Camelot * Brigadoon * Paint Your Wagon * Gigi

Other Notable Shows Include:

Showboat (Jerome Kern) Damn Yankees (Richard Adler) The Pajama Game (Richard Adler) Finian’s Rainbow (Burton Lane) Fiorello (Jerry Bock)
The Most Happy Fella (Frank Loesser) Guys and Dolls (Frank Loesser) Kismet (Alexander Borodin) The Music Man (Meredith Wilson) She Loves Me (Jerry Bock)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Gene De Paul) Singing in the Rain (Nacio Herb Brown) Fiddler On The Roof (Jerry Bock) Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman).
 LEGIT MUSICAL THEATRE REPERTOIRE (PRE 1965)
A selection of pieces from within the Legit Musical Theatre repertoire period (up until 1965).

BASS/BARITONE ALTO/MEZZO

Male Uptempo Male Ballad Female Uptempo Female Ballad

My Girl Back Home (South Pacific) If Ever I Would Leave You (Camelot) Always True To You in My Fashion (Kiss Me, Kate) But Not For Me (Crazy For You)

Try Me (She Loves Me) If I Loved You (Carousel) A Cockeyed Optimist (South Pacific) He’s A Right Guy (High Society)

Camelot (Camelot) True Love (High Society) One Man (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers) I Got Lost in His Arms (Annie Get Your Gun)

Kansas City (Oklahoma) You’re Sensational (High Society) Stepsisters Lament (Cinderella) The Man I Love (American In Paris)

Blue Skies (White Christmas) Can’t Take That Away from Me (Crazy For You) I Got The Sun in The Morning (Annie Get Your Gun) The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)

No Strings (Top Hat) Just In Time (Bells Are Ringing) Let Me Sing & I’m Happy (White Christmas) I Put My Hand In (Hello Dolly!)

I Can’t Be Bothered Now (Crazy for You) Hey There (The Pajama Game) You’re Easy To Dance With (Top Hat) It Might As Well Be Spring (State Fair)

Old Devil Moon (Finian’s Rainbow) I’ve Never Been in Love Before (Guys & Dolls) It’s A Perfect Relationship (Bells Are Ringing) My Funny Valentine (Babes in Arms)

Bless Your Beautiful Hide (Seven Brides…) Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful (Cinderella) I Never Want To Go Home Again (Gigi) Secret Love (Calamity Jane)

Tonight At Eight (She Loves Me) How To Handle A Woman (Camelot) Honey Bun (South Pacific) They Say It’s Wonderful (Annie Get Your Gun)

TENOR SOPRANO

Male Uptempo Male Ballad Female Uptempo Female Ballad

All I Need Is the Girl (Gypsy) On The Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady) I Have Confidence (Sound of Music) I Loved You Once in Silence (Camelot)

Almost Like Being in Love (Brigadoon) Younger Than Springtime (South Pacific) In My Own Little Corner (Cinderella) Bill (Showboat)

C’est Moi (Camelot) Easy To Love (Anything Goes) Shall We Dance? (An American in Paris) Far From The Home I Love (Fiddler On The Roof)

All Er Nothin’ (Oklahoma) Gigi (Gigi) Simple Joys of Maidenhood (Camelot) If I Loved You (Carousel)

Me, Who Am I? (Cinderella) It Only Takes A Moment (Hello Dolly!) Wonderful, Wonderful Day (Seven Brides…) Goodbye Little Dream (Anything Goes)

It’s De-lovely (Anything Goes) I Have Dreamed (The King & I) Embraceable You (Crazy for You) Once Upon A Time (High Society)

I Worship You (High Society) Maria (West Side Story) I’m Not At All In Love (The Pajama Game) Someone To Watch Over Me (Crazy For You)

I Met A Girl (Bells Are Ringing) There But For You Go I (Brigadoon) Show Me (My Fair Lady) Will He Like Me? (She Loves Me)

You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught (South Pacific) Make Someone Happy (Do Re Mi) If Momma Was Married (Gypsy) My White Knight (The Music Man)

You Are Never Away (Allegro) Stranger in Paradise (Kismet) Wonderful Guy (South Pacific) Ribbons Down My Back (Hello Dolly)