You do not need to rely on shadowy links. Here is how to create a powerful, legitimate digital archive using Google Drive.
The NYPL has digitized thousands of musical theatre scores from their vault. You need a library card (free for NY residents, or get a non-resident e-card), but you can access Billy Rose Theatre Division archives.
A chaotic Drive is useless. Create this folder structure:
Search Google for:
site:drive.google.com "Les Miserables" "Piano Conductor" musical theatre scores google drive
This returns publicly indexed Google Drive files. Note: Most will be private, but occasionally someone forgets to disable "Anyone with the link can view."
When you open my "Musical Theatre" folder in Drive, this is what you see:
1. [YEAR] – PRODUCTION NAME
2. AUDITION SIDES (Sorted by Voice Type)
3. REHEARSAL TRACKS
4. REFERENCE & FORMS
The Internet Archive (archive.org) and IMSLP (Petrucci Music Library) are your best friends. Download pre-1928 musical theatre scores (Victor Herbert, early Kern, Gershwin’s Lady, Be Good!) and upload them to your Drive. These are 100% shareable.
If you stumble upon a well-organized Google Drive link (often via r/MusicalTheatreScores or similar subreddits), what can you expect? These are the most sought-after documents: