Welcome to our page on SU Libraries' Music and Theatre leisure resources! We have some resources for streaming music and theatre performances, as well as a list of some popular musical scores.
Below you can find links to our more detailed music and theatre research guides for both leisure and academics:
Aladdin - Broadway Musical by
(Vocal Selections). Disney's hit 1992 film is now a Broadway musical! Our arrangements are in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part. It also includes gorgeous photos from the Broadway production along with 13 songs: Arabian Nights * One Jump Ahead * Proud of Your Boy * Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim * A Million Miles Away * Diamond in the Rough * Friend Like Me * Prince Ali * A Whole New World * High Adventure * Somebody's Got Your Back.
Alan Menken Songbook by
(P/V/G Composer Collection). A collection of 28 songs spanning the versatile and prosperous career of this composer who has won Oscars, Tonys and Grammys for writing about man-eating plants, singing crabs and magic carpets! Alan Menken has written the music for such popular projects as Little Shop of Horrors , The Little Mermaid , Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin , Pocahontas and many other stage and screen productions. In addition to piano/vocal/guitar arrangements, this book also features photos and a biography of Menken. Songs include: Beauty and the Beast * Colors of the Wind * Go the Distance * God Bless Us Everyone * I Wanna Be a Rockette * King of New York * A Place Called Home * Shooting Star * Somewhere That's Green * Suddenly Seymour * Take Care of My Heart * A Whole New World * and more.
All Sondheim, Vol 4 by
Songs include: Beautiful Girls (Follies) * If You Can Find Me * I'm Here (Evening Primrose) * Move On (Sunday in the Park with George) * Multitudes of Amys (Company) * Pleasant Little Kingdom/Too Many Mornings (Follies) * Sooner or Later (Dick Tracy).
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Unmasked: the Platinum Collection, Deluxe Edition by
(P/V/G Composer Collection). Andrew Lloyd Webber turned 70 in 2018, and this incredible compilation was also released this year in commemoration of his remarkable 50-year career of composing classic Broadway musicals and contemporary works. Our deluxe folio features 71 tracks from the 4-disc collection: Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life) * Another Suitcase in Another Hall * Any Dream Will Do * As If We Never Said Goodbye * Don't Cry for Me Argentina * Everything's Alright * I Am the Starlight * I Don't Know How to Love Him * Learn to Be Lonely * Love Changes Everything * Love Never Dies * Memory * The Phantom of the Opera * Pie Jesu * Sunset Boulevard * Tell Me on a Sunday * Unexpected Song * Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again * You Must Love Me * You're in the Band * and more.
Big Fish by
(Vocal Selections). Based on the Tim Burton film, Big Fish tells the story of travelling salesman Edward Bloom and all of his tall tales. Our vocal selections folio features 13 songs: Be the Hero * Daffodils * Fight the Dragons * How It Ends * I Don't Need a Roof * Out There on the Road * A Story of My Own * Stranger * This River Between Us * Time Stops * Two Men in My Life * What's Next * The Witch. Includes a bio on composer Andrew Lippa.
Billy Elliot: the Musical by
(Vocal Selections). A dozen songs from the Elton John/Lee Hall tuner based on the 2000 film about a poor British boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. Includes: Born to Boogie * Grandma's Song * Once We Were Kings * Shine * Solidarity * The Stars Look Down * and more, in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part. Winner of four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical!
Bring It on - the Musical by
(Vocal Selections). In 2000, the Bring It On hit movie theaters nationwide, presenting a fictitious story focusing on the competitive world of cheerleading and the rivalries it espouses. The stage musical version of the film, featuring music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, premiered in Atlanta in 2011, and then ran on Broadway in 2012. Our songbook presents a dozen songs from the musical in vocal line with piano accompaniment arrangments: Cross the Line * Enjoy the Trip * I Got You * It Ain't No Thing * It's All Happening * Killer Instinct * Legendary * One Perfect Moment * Something Isn't Right Here * Tryouts * We Ain't No Cheerleaders * We're Not Done.
Dear Evan Hansen by
(Vocal Selections). The winner of six Tony Awards , including Best Original Score and Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere. With advanced ticket sales in excess of $20 million and its soundtrack debut at #8 on the Top 200 Album Billboard chart, it is on track to be one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time. The show officially opened on Broadway on December 4, 2016, after a successful Off-Broadway run. The musical features a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who were both personally involved in editing and approving the Hal Leonard Vocal Selections. Pasek and Paul won an Oscar for Best Original Song for being the lyricists behind "City of Stars" from La La Land . They have also received numerous awards for their previous stage productions A Christmas Story, The Musical; Dogfight; James and the Giant Peach ; and Edges . The folio is arranged for voice with piano accompaniment and includes 13 songs from the soundtrack, including: Anybody Have a Map? * Disappear * For Forever * Good for You * If I Could Tell Her * Only Us * Requiem * Sincerely, Me * So Big/So Small * To Break in a Glove * Waving Through a Window * Words Fail * You Will Be Found.
Hamilton: an American Musical by 
High School Musical by
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This original movie from the Disney Channel chronicles the story of two high schoolers who discover their love for singing and challenge their cliques in the process. Our songbook includes 9 songs from the record-breaking, best-selling soundtrack, including: Breaking Free * Get'cha Head in the Game * Start of Something New * Stick to the Status Quo * What I've Been Looking For * and more. Includes a color photo section.
The Illustrated Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook by
Compiling the best Broadway hits of America's most beloved songwriting team, this beautifully illustrated gift edition brings alive the timeless music of "Oklahoma!, "Carousel, "South Pacific, "The King and I, "Flower Drum Song, "The Sound of Music, and more. An introduction to each show offers a brief plot synopsis, fascinating facts on original productions, and commentary on each song. Here, too, is sheet music for thirty all-time favorites, like "Shall We Dance?," "Enchanted Evening," and "My Favorite Things," while original performance photography from the Rodgers and Hammerstein archives and full-color photos spotlight productions from the classic to the brand-new.
In the Heights by
From the creator of Hamilton, and the director of Crazy Rich Asians we invite you to a cinematic event where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big . . . In The Heights. Our piano/vocal selections songbook features 13 songs from the 2021 film based on the four-time Tony Award-winning show. Original, full-color photography and movie artwork are included within this beautifully packaged portfolio. Lin-Manuel Miranda's kinetic music and lyrics capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience. Titles: In The Heights * Breathe * ¡No Me Diga! * It Won't Be Long Now * 96,000 * Piragua * When You're Home * Blackout * ¡Paciencia Y Fe! * Alabanza * When the Sun Goes Down * Champagne * Home All Summer
Jersey Boys by
(Vocal Selections). 20 vocal selections from the Broadway musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys became the biggest American pop sensations of all time, selling over 175 million records worldwide. Songs include: Big Girls Don't Cry * Can't Take My Eyes off of You * December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) * My Boyfriend's Back * Rag Doll * Walk like a Man * Working My Way Back to You * and more.
Legally Blonde by
(Vocal Selections). 14 songs from the Broadway musical based on the hit film about sorority girl turned Harvard law student Elle Woods. Includes: Bend and Snap * Find My Way/Finale * Legally Blonde * Omigod You Guys * Take It like a Man * What You Want * and more, in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part. Also includes guitar chord frames.
The Library of Movie Music by
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Over 50 top songs from the silver screen are included in this collection for piano, voice and guitar. Songs: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) * Beauty and the Beast * Chariots of Fire * City of Stars * Don't You (Forget About Me) * Eye of the Tiger * Footloose * Ghostbusters * Hopelessly Devoted to You * I Will Always Love You * Mrs. Robinson * My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from 'Titanic') * Theme from New York, New York * Over the Rainbow * Singin' in the Rain * Skyfall * Stayin' Alive * This Is Me * Unchained Melody * The Way We Were * and more.
The Lion King by
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of Disney's iconic animated classic, The Lion King , and it is now being brought to a new generation of viewers with a new live action film. Our matching songbook to the soundtrack for the July 2019 production features 16 songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, including five classics from the original film: Be Prepared * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Circle of Life * Hakuna Matata * I Just Can't Wait to Be King; as well as new songs including "Spirit" performed by Beyonce and "Never Too Late" performed by Elton John. Includes 8 pages of full-color art from the film.
Mary Poppins by
(Vocal Selections). All the songs from the family-friendly stage musical from Disney and Cameron Mackintosh: Chim Chim Cher-ee * Feed the Birds * Let's Go Fly a Kite * The Perfect Nanny * A Spoonful of Sugar * Step in Time * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * and more. Includes a beautiful 8-page color section of photos from the Broadway production as well as an introduction from George Stiles and Anthony Drewe!
Matilda - the Musical by
(Vocal Selections). A modern day music theatre phenomenon, Matilda The Musical is the multiple Olivier Award-winning adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, newly adapted for the stage with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. This official songbook presents all the songs from the show arranged for voice and piano with chord symbols, as well as an eight-page color photo section and an exclusive foreword written by Tim Minchin. Songs include: Bruce * The Hammer * My House * Naughty * Quiet * Revolting Children * School Song * The Smell of Rebellion * Telly * When I Grow Up.
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter by
Cole Porter wrote some of the best-loved standards of all time. These collection showcase his phenomenal output. Volume 1 features music and lyrics for 59 songs, including: All of You * Begin the Beguine * Down in the Depths (On the Ninetieth Floor) * Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye * Friendship * From This Moment On * I Get a Kick Out of You * I Love Paris * I've Got You Under My Skin * In the Still of the Night * It's All Right with Me * It's De-Lovely * Just One of Those Things * Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) * Love for Sale * Night and Day * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To * and more! Includes a show chronology and B/W photos.
Sister Act -- the Musical by
Sister Act is a divine new musical comedy currently raising the roof at the London Palladium (UK). Based on the smash-hit movie, Sister Act features a brand new score by 8 time Oscar winner Alan Menken who also wrote Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and most recently the hit movie Enchanted. This book features the hits from the show arranged for voice and piano with guitar chords, along with four pages of full color photographs. Titles: Prologue * Take Me to Heaven * Fabulous Baby * Here Within These Walls * How I Got the Calling * When I Find My Baby * Do the Sacred Mass * I Could Be That Guy * Raise Your Voice * Take Me to Heaven (Reprise) * Sunday Morning Fever * Lady in the Long Black Dress * Bless Our Show * Here Within These Walls (Reprise) * The Life I Never Led * Fabulous Baby (Reprise) * Sister Act * The Life I Never Led (Reprise) * Sister Act (Reprise) * Spread the Love Around.
Spring Awakening by
(Vocal Selections). Based on a controversial 1891 German play, Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater turned the story into an exciting rock musical that went on to win eight Tony Awards in 2007 including the coveted best musical. Our piano/vocal selections feature 17 of the songs, including: All That's Known * The Bitch of Living * The Dark I Know Well * I Believe * Mama Who Bore Me * My Junk * Those You've Known * Touch Me * The Word of Your Body * and more. This souvenir folio also includes great color photos from the Broadway production. PARENTAL ADVISORY: EXPLICIT LYRICS
The Stephen Schwartz Songbook by
From the Academy Award(R)-winning composer of the Broadway shows Godspell, Pippin, and The Magic Show as well as the animated films The Prince of Egypt and Pocahantas. This definitive songbook offers more than 40 great songs, including: Beautiful City * Butterflies Are Free * Colors of the Wind * Corner of the Sky * Day by Day * Gifts of Love * In Whatever Time We Have * Meadowlark * Out There * The Spark of Creation * Through Heaven's Eyes * When You Believe.
Waitress - Vocal Selections by
(Vocal Selections). 14 songs from the Broadway musical featuring songs penned by popular singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles and arranged with vocal line and piano accompaniment. Includes: Bad Idea * Everything Changes * I Didn't Plan It * It Only Takes a Taste * The Negative * Never Ever Getting Rid of Me * Opening Up * She Used to Be Mine * Soft Place to Land * What Baking Can Do * What's Inside * When He Sees Me * You Matter to Me * You Will Still Be Mine.
Beetlejuice by
(Vocal Selections). This matching folio to the 2019 Broadway musical based in the 1988 film of the same name features 15 vocal arrangements with piano accompaniment. Songs include: Barbara 2.0 * Creepy Old Guy * Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) * Dead Mom * Fright of Their Lives * Girl Scout * Home * Jump in the Line * No Reason * Prologue: Invisible * Ready, Set, Not Yet * Say My Name * That Beautiful Sound * What I Know Now * The Whole "Being Dead" Thing.
Mean Girls by
(Vocal Selections). This 2018 Broadway adaptation of the hit 2004 movie about the cut-throat social status of a group of teenage girls features lyrics by Nell Benjamin with music by Jeff Richmond and was nominated for several Tony Awards . Our folio includes 16 vocal selections: Apex Predator * A Cautionary Tale * Fearless * I See Stars * I'd Rather Be Me * It Roars * Meet the Plastics * More Is Better * Revenge Party * Sexy * Someone Gets Hurt * Stop * Stupid with Love * What's Wrong with Me? * Where Do You Belong? * World Burn.
Come from Away by
(Vocal Selections). Eleven songs for voice and piano are presented in this collection from this award-winning 2017 Broadway musical presenting the true story of airline passengers stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Includes: Blankets and Bedding * Costume Party * Finale * I Am Here * Me and the Sky * Prayer * Screech In * Somewhere * Stop the World * 28 Hours/Wherever We Are * Welcome to the Rock.
Wicked by
(Vocal Selection). Nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards and grossing more than $1 million each week, Wicked is this year's Broadway smash! A prequel to the all-American classic The Wizard of Oz , this new musical is a character study of Elphaba and Glinda, school roommates who grow up to become the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch, respectively. We are very proud to offer two songbooks featuring this delightful music: a Vocal Selections book which contains the vocal line with piano accompaniment (00313268), and a Piano/Vocal Selections book, in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part (00313267). Both songbooks feature a special section of color photos from the production, a note from composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and these fantastic tunes: As Long as You're Mine * Dancing Through Life * Defying Gravity * For Good * I Couldn't Be Happier * I'm Not That Girl * No Good Deed * No One Mourns the Wicked * One Short Day * Popular * What Is This Feeling? * The Wizard and I * Wonderful.
The Band's Visit by
(Vocal Selections). Winner of the 2018 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and eight others, The Band's Visit is a musical adaptation of the 2007 Israeli film of the same name and features music and lyrics by David Yazbek. This folio features 11 songs with vocal lines and piano accompaniment. Songs include: Answer Me * The Beat of Your Heart * Haled's Song About Love * It Is What It Is * Itzik's Lullaby * Omar Sharif * Papi Hears the Ocean * Something Different * Soraya * Waiting * Welcome to Nowhere.
The Prom by
(Vocal Selections). 15 songs from this Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical which was named as a New York Times Critics Pick presented in vocal lines with piano accompaniment. Includes: The Acceptance Song * Alyssa Greene * Barry Is Going to Prom * Changing Lives * Dance with You * It's Not About Me * It's Time to Dance * Just Breathe * The Lady's Improving * Love Thy Neighbor * Tonight Belongs to You * Unruly Heart * We Look to You * You Happened * Zazz.
Hadestown - Vocal Selections Songbook by
(Vocal Selections). A dozen vocal selections from the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Original Score by Anais Mitchell: All I've Ever Known * Epic III * Flowers * Hey, Little Songbird * Livin' It up on Top * Our Lady of the Underground * Wait for Me * Way down Hadestown I * We Raise Our Cups * Wedding Song * When the Chips Are Down * Why We Build the Wall.
Anastasia by
(Vocal Selections). This hit musical, inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, came to Broadway in April 2017. Our vocal selections feature piano/vocal arrangements of 14 songs by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, including: Close the Door * Everything to Win * Journey to the Past * Learn to Do It * Once upon a December * Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart) * A Rumor in St. Petersburg * Still * and more.
Six: the Musical Vocal Selections Songbook with Full-Color Photos from the Stage Production by
(Vocal Selections). Six has received rave reviews around the world for its modern take on the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII! From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power! So straighten your crown and get ready to play nine songs from the show arranged for voice and piano by the show's music director, Joe Beighton. This souvenir folio also includes a foreword by Beighton and notes from Tom Curran, the orchestrator, along with fantastic full-color photos from the production. Songs include: All You Wanna Do * Don't Lose Ur Head * Ex-Wives * Get Down * Haus of Holbein * Heart of Stone * I Don't Need Your Love * No Way * Six.
Be More Chill by
(Vocal Selections). 11 songs from the stage musical arranged with vocal line and piano accompaniment. Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about "The Squip" a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk? Be More Chill is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini and features music and lyrics by Joe Iconis. Songs include: Be More Chill/Do You Wanna Ride? * A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into * Halloween * I Love Play Rehearsal * Jeremy's Theme * Michael in the Bathroom * More Than Survive * The Pants Song * The Squip Song * Two-Player Game * Voices in My Head.
The Princess and the Frog by
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Walt Disney's The Princess and the Frog is an animated comedy set in New Orleans. This modern twist on a classic tale stars a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical Louisiana bayous. Our collection of magical songs from this amazing soundtrack features Anika Noni Rose ( Dreamgirls ), Ne-Yo and Academy Award -winning composer Randy Newman. Jazz, zydeco, blues, gospel and more make for an unforgettable musical experience the entire family will enjoy. The songbook also features fantastic full-color art from the film! Eight songs in all: Almost There * Dig a Little Deeper * Down in New Orleans * Friends on the Other Side * Gonna Take You There * Ma Belle Evangeline * Never Knew I Needed * When We're Human.
Shrek the Musical by
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Features 18 piano/vocal selections from this Broadway hit that won both Tony and Drama Desk awards. Includes a plot synopsis, four pages of sensational color photos, and these tunes: The Ballad of Farquaad * Big Bright Beautiful World * Build a Wall * Don't Let Me Go * Donkey Pot Pie * Finale (This Is Our Story) * Freak Flag * I Know It's Today * I Think I Got You Beat * Make a Move * More to the Story * Morning Person * Story of My Life * This Is How a Dream Comes True * Travel Song * What's Up, Duloc? * When Words Fail * Who I'd Be.
