Hal Leonard The Greatest Showman

Summary of This Collection

Designed for pianists seeking immediately enjoyable pieces to play, this "Easy Piano" format collection highlights the TV, film, and musical theater universe through songs composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The goal is clear: to offer playable versions without sacrificing the core of the musical identity, with melodies prominently featured and a notation style that prioritizes readability. It features a typical songbook approach: memorable themes, well-structured format (introductions, verses, choruses), and a modern harmonic language-ideal for developing musicality, phrasing, and expressiveness.

The "Easy Piano" instrumentation is aimed at pianists who want to solidify their fundamentals while playing contemporary repertoire. The arrangements generally emphasize a singing right hand, while the left hand provides simple and effective foundations: bass notes, broken chords, regular patterns, or block accompaniments depending on the character of the piece. This type of writing is particularly useful for working on rhythmic consistency, hand balance, and pedal management, all while maintaining progressive difficulty. It is also an excellent resource for approaching "musical theater" interpretation: phrase breathing, dynamics, nuances, and articulation serving the storytelling.

Thanks to its presentation as a collection, you can use it both in lessons (sight-reading, setup, sound work) and at home to enrich your sheet music library. Whether you play for pleasure, to accompany singing, or to build a set of pieces inspired by major productions, this songbook is a relevant choice to combine motivation, popular repertoire, and piano progress.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Musical, Film

Composer	Benj Pasek, Justin Paul	Genre	TV, Film, Musical Theater
Instrumentation	Easy Piano	Pages	64
Collection	Easy Piano Songbook	Year of Publication	2018