Songs From Musicals Most Likely To... Posted on Sep 24, 2015 | By Harriet Wilson (Updated on Sep 30, 2025) It is an indisputable fact that certain songs lead to certain responses. Never more so than with musicals of course. Some songs might make you want to buy new shoes, or fall head-over-heels for a Summer romance. Others might leave you ugly-crying into your overpriced interval ice cream, or attempting a tap break you definitely can’t pull off. So what are the songs most likely to… Make you laugh: You and Me (But Mostly Me) - The Book of Mormon Popular - Wicked School Song - Matilda Master of the House - Les Misérables Stick It to the Man - School of Rock Make you cry: Wait for Me (Reprise) - Hadestown It’s Quiet Uptown - Hamilton Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Phantom of the Opera Empty Chairs at Empty Tables - Les Misérables I Know Him So Well - Chess Convince your friend that musicals aren’t nerdy: My Shot - Hamilton Cell Block Tango - Chicago Ex-Wives - Six the Musical Distract you from work: Defying Gravity - Wicked The Circle of Life - The Lion King Voulez-Vous - MAMMA MIA! We Are the Champions - We Will Rock You Lead to you giving it all on the dancefloor: Dancing Queen - MAMMA MIA! You Can’t Stop the Beat - Hairspray Step in Time - Mary Poppins Light at the End of the Tunnel - Starlight Express We Go Together - Grease Cause you to attempt everyone’s parts, all at once (chaos guaranteed): One Day More - Les Misérables Tonight Quintet - West Side Story Prologue - Into the Woods Masquerade - Phantom of the Opera Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) - Hamilton Make you rebel: Naughty - Matilda Raise You Up / Just Be - Kinky Boots Hell to the No - Sister Act All You Wanna Do - Six the Musical Man Up - The Book of Mormon Songs that live rent-free in your head: Let It Go - Frozen the Musical Six - Six the Musical Hakuna Matata - The Lion King Starlight Express - Starlight Express Tomorrow - Annie Any other ideas, message us on X! @Harri_L_002 @Theatre_Direct Features
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