Hazbin Hotel Musical Recommendation

Hey there, people! Many of you have been sharing your favorite songs from Hazbin Hotel and wanted some recommendations based on them. Below, I have listed every song and some songs from other musicals you might like. It could be based on the melody, singer, or just the overall vibe. I also went ahead and listed one or two musicals to watch as well that have a similar tone. I hope you enjoy it!

Happy Day In Hell

• Songs to Listen to:
  • "It Roars" or "Stupid with Love" (Mean Girls Musical) Erika (Charlie) sings them
  • So Much Better (Legally Blonde the Musical): I personally when Laura Bell Bundy sings it live over the cast recorded version
  • Corner of the Sky (Pippin) I personally like the 2013 version
• Musicals to check out:
  • Mean Girls Musical (play not the movie) Erika (Charlie) is in the leading role
  • Legally Blonde: The Musical

Hell is Forever

• Songs to Listen to:
  • The Whole Being Die Thing (Beetlejuice): Alex (Adam) sings it
  • Rent (Rent)​
  • Dentist (Little Shop of Horrors)
• Musical to check out:
  • Beetlejuice (The Musical) Alex (Adam) is the leading role.

Stay Gone

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Don’t Say Yes Until I Finish Talking (Smash) Christian, Vox, sings it​Hard to Be the Bard (Something Rotten!) Christian, Vox, sings it
  • Ghost Fight (Undertale) For some reason the piano of Stay Gone reminds me of the beginning of this song…I don’t know why.
  • You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile (Annie) There is a version where Amir, Alastor, sings it
• Musicals to check out:
  • Something Rotten!: Christian won a Tony award for this role

It Starts with Sorry

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Word Fail (Dear Even Henson)​
  • Someone Else's Story (Chess) I personally like Judy Kuhn’s version
  • If it True (Hadestown)
• Musical to check out:
  • Dear Even Henson (Play not the movie)

Respectless

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Carnaval Del Barrio (In the Heights movie) Daphne (Carmilla) and Stephanie (Vaggie) sing it​
  • Bikini Bottom Day (Spongebob musical) Mainly Sandy’s part (That’s Lilli (Velvette)
  • When the Going Gets Tough (SpongeBob musical)
• Musicals to check out:
  • Any of Lin Manuel Miranda's Musical (In the Heights, Bring It On, Hamilton)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical: The Pro shot (The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!) does not have Lilli (Velvette) in it.

Do What Ever It Takes

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Wait for It (Hamiton)​
  • As Long As Your Mine (Wicked) I personally like Jessica Vosk (Lute) and Ryan McCartan's version
  • I Will Be There (The Count of Monte Cristo)
• Musical to check out:
  • The Count of Monte Cristo: This only has a soundtrack in English. There is a theatre version but it's in German.

Poison

• Songs to Listen to:
  • She Used to Be Mine (Waitress)
  • Lifeboat (Heathers Musical)
  • Michael in the Bathroom (Be More Chill)
• Musical to check out:
  • Heathers: The Musical deals with some dark topics

Loser, Bady

• Songs to Listen to:
  • As We Stumble Along (The Drowsy Chaperone)​
  • I’m Not a Loser (SpongeBob Musical)
  • They Just Keep Moving the Line (Smash)
• Musical to check out:
  • The Drowsy Chaperone: (one of my favorite musicals)

Hell’s Greatest Dad

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Friend Like Me (Aladdin)
  • What's Gonna Happen (Tooties) Sarah (Mimzy) sings it. It also has a reprise.
  • I Think I Got You Beat (Shrek Musical)
• Musical to check out:
  • Aladdin the Play adds some additional songs

More Than Anything

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Suddenly Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)
  • Something to Believe in (Newsies) Jeremy, Lucifer, sings it
  • All I Ask (Phantom of the Opera)
• Musical to check out
  • Newsies: Jeremy (Lucifer) is the leading role

Welcome to Heaven

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Harry Freakin' Potter (A Very Potter Sequel) Darren (St. Peter) sings it
  • What's Up Duloc? (Shrek the Musical)
  • Simple Joys (Pippin) Patina (Sera) sings it
• Musical to check out:
  • Shrek the Musical

You Didn’t Know

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Good For You (Dear Even Henson)
  • It’s Your Fault (Into the Woods)
  • Chat & Chant (Reprise) (Hadestown)
• Musicals to check out:
  • Into the Woods: (play not the movie) I personally like the 2022 cast, but the original cast is great as well
  • Hadestown (one of my favorites)

Out For Love

• Songs to Listen to:
  • No Me Diga (In the Heights) Daphne (Carmilla) and Stephanie (Vaggie) sing it
  • Hell to Your Doorstep (The Count of Monte Cristo)I know "Out For Love" is a reverse-revenge song in a way. But some of the lyrics in the opening verse remind me of this amazing revenge song.
  • Out Tonight (Rent) Daphne (Carmilla) sings it, but I personally like Rosario Dawson's version
• Musical to check out
  • In the Heights Daphne (Carmilla) and Stephanie (Vaggie) are in the movie version

Ready For This

• Songs to Listen to:
  • 76 Trombones (Musical Man)
  • The Trolley Song (Meet Me in St. Louis)
  • What I Now Know (Beetlejuice) Leslie (Rosie) sings it
• Musicals to check out
  • Musical Man
  • Anything Goes* I personally like the 2011 version

*This is a classic musical, but be warned that some scenes in Act 2 instill harsh stereotypes, which could be offensive to some.

More Than Anything (Reprise)

• Songs to Listen to:
  • I See the Light (Tangled)
  • For Good (Wicked) ersonally liked it when Megan Hilty and Eden Espinosa sang it. You can't go wrong with anyone singing it because the lyrics are so beautiful.​
  • Tonight (West Side Story): I personally like the 1961 version​​
• Musical to check out:
  • Wicked: My favorite version is with Megan Hilty (Glinda) and Eden Espinosa (Elphaba). Their chemistry and acting are unmatched, in my opinion.

Finale

• Songs to Listen to:
  • Story Told (The Count of Monte Cristo) If you like the Vee's section, then you'll enjoy this villain song.
  • All of you (Encanto)
  • Finale (Pippin)
• Musical to check out
  • Pippin: Patina (Sera) won a Tony in 2013 for it. The 1972 version is great as well

There you have it, folks—recommendations based on your favorite Hazbin song. I hope this was helpful and inspires you to check out some of these musicals. Okay...BYE!