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Aug 29, 2020 · A list of over one-hundred musical theatre duets: 2 Females, Male-Female duets, & 2 Male duets! All duets from musicals!
Feb 21, 2024 · What is a duet? Kozlik/Shutterstock. Both singers hold equal importance in a duet, with their own points to make and stories to tell. Generally, these songs begin with individual verses from...
- Myra Mcentire
- For Andrew Lloyd Webber fans: “God’s Own Country” This beautiful piece, from The Beautiful Game, perfectly illustrates the genius of Andrew Lloyd Webber — impossibly melodic, irresistibly pretty (and yes, pretty predictable, but in the best way), and absolutely lovely for listeners.
- When you want a contemporary female duet: “Flight” This Craig Carnelia duet is a huge crowd-pleaser. It’s exceptionally well-written, both for the singers and the listener — the harmonies and the accompaniment create a gorgeous flood of sound that washes over the audience, so the words almost don’t matter.
- For singers with excellent facial expressions: “There’s Always a Woman” Break out your best facial expressions for “There’s Always a Woman”, a duet that was cut from Stephen Sondheim’s musical Anyone Can Whistle.
- When you want that Golden Age of Broadway sound: “Take Him” “Take Him” overflows with that gorgeous vintage Broadway sound that’s characteristic of Rodgers and Hart.
- Catherine Neal
- “You're the Top” Also in: Top 10 Best Musical Duets. “Anything Goes” Somehow, Cole Porter's song is simultaneously timeless and dated; however, rather than diminish "You're the Top"’s appeal, this only serves to enhance its charm.
- “Anything You Can Do” Also in: Top 10 Best Musical Duets. “Annie Get Your Gun” Once in a blue moon, a song comes along that transcends Broadway but remains inherently associated with musical theater.
- “For Good” Also in: Top 10 Best Musical Duets. “Wicked” Based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, "Wicked" retells "The Wizard of Oz" from the perspective of Elphaba – the Wicked Witch of the West – and Galinda the Good Witch, who form an unlikely friendship despite the pair's conflicting personalities.
- “The Confrontation” Also in: Top 10 Best Musical Duets. “Les Misérables” The longest-running musical in London's West End, "Les Misérables" persevered in the face of initial critical backlash to emerge as a landmark production.
- Take Me Or Leave Me – Rent. Take Me or Leave Me - RENT (2008 Broadway Cast) Rent is going to appear again on the list and frankly, it was difficult to avoid putting it on here more.
- For Good – Wicked. "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast - Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth Sing "For Good" For Good is performed at the climax of Wicked and over time became one of the most recognizable songs from the musical.
- The Confrontation – Les Misérables. Les Misérables (2012) - The Confrontation Scene (2/10) | Movieclips. Les Misérables has a bit of a special place in my heart.
- A Little Priest – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A Little Priest. If you or a loved one has ever happily debated the positive aspects of cannibalism and thought of people as pies, you should probably seek psychiatric help.
Aug 14, 2024 · If you dream of being half of a musical theater power couple like Caissie Levy and Patti Murin of Broadway’s “Frozen,” you know that picking the right duet is essential.
Apr 7, 2023 · Who doesn’t love a good duet? There have been many, many fabulous musical theatre duets written for female characters over the past century and beyond. For this post, I decided to zero in on songs from the last 30-35ish years (I assume folks already know classic shows like Gypsy and Chicago by now). All the songs below would make great ...
