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Mar 29, 2024 · From George Gershwin to Stephen Sondheim to Lin-Manuel Miranda, here is our ranking of the best Broadway songs ever.
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Nov 6, 2022 · Whatever your preference, we'll give you a selection of iconic openers, tear-jerking 11 o'clock numbers, and the most romantic love songs to hit the Broadway stage. Skip to main content Menu
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- Beauty and the Beast- Be Our Guest.
- West Side Story- Gee, Officer Krupke.
- Legally Blonde- Omigod You Guys.
- Hairspray- You Can’t Stop the Beat.
- People Will Say We’Re in Love – Oklahoma!
- There’S No Business Like Show Business – Annie Get Your Gun
- You’Ll Never Walk Alone – Carousel
- Some Enchanted Evening – South Pacific
- Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered) – Pal Joey
- You Can’T Stop The Beat – Hairspray
- A Little Priest – Sweeney Todd
- Getting to Know You – The King and I
- Ol’ Man River – Show Boat
- Big Spender – Sweet Charity
A sweet romance begins to bloom between Curly and Laurey in ‘Oklahoma!’ But they’re afraid everyone will start rumors about them because of their friendship. But as the audience listens to this sweet song sung by the leading couple, it’s pretty clear they already have fallen in love and are just fighting it. “Your eyes mustn’t glow like mine. Peopl...
Made famous by the ineffable Ethel Merman, the original Broadway sweetheart, ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’ from Annie Get Your Gun is one of the best well-known songs from Broadway. The song is used often in pop culture today, with plenty of TV shows and films sampling from the song or featuring it in its entirety. It’s all about going o...
One of the most beautiful and moving songs of all classic Hollywood musicals that isn’t necessarily a romantic love song, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is a stunning piece to help lift the spirits when you’re feeling lonely. The song is a simple ballad with a clear message, “When you walk through a storm, hold your head up and don’t be afraid of the da...
“Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger across a crowded room.” And you’ll know that person is for you—true love at first sight. The song ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ from South Pacific is one of the most beautiful, well-known, and romantic songs from any musical ever. Big names have covered the song, like Frank Sinatra, Simon James, and Connie...
Originally sung by Vivienne Segal in 1941, ‘Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered)’ is one of the memorable love songs that helped us capture that bizarre thing called love. “Couldn’t sleep and wouldn’t sleep when love came and told me I shouldn’t sleep. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I!” The tantalizing, confusing, exciting sensation of reali...
Tracy Turnblad is a young gal who knows what she wants: to dance! And in ‘You Can’t Stop the Beat’ she lets the whole world know it as she dances and sings her way through a whirlwind of hairspray, competing for her chance to dance the night away with the boy of her dreams on the TV shows of her dreams with Corny Collins. The inspiring song isn’t j...
Sweeney Todd is one of those musicals with an absolutely stunning score from the opening overture to the final tune. It’s dark and, for some, a bit morbid, but there’s plenty of humor therein if you like dark humor. The centerpiece of that grim humor is the song ‘A Little Priest.’ Some might call it the meat pie song, and if you know the story, you...
Even if you’ve never seen The King and I, you’ve likely heard the charming tune ‘Getting to Know You’ from the musical’s score. The peppy little song is sung by Anna, the new teacher in the King of Siam’s palace (today, we know Siam as Thailand). She’s trying to acquaint herself with the king’s many children and learn all about them. “Getting to kn...
“Ol’ Man River, I gets weary and so sick of tryin’. I’m tired of livin’, but I’m feared of dyin’. And Ol’ Man River, he just keeps rollin’ along.” The lyrics seem a bit sad when out of context, but the stunning ballad from Showboat, juxtaposes hope and despair, as sung by the African-American laborer, Joe. The story of Showboat may not focus on Joe...
Sweet Charity was a bit of a shocker in its day, dealing with difficult grown-up topics. ‘Big Spender’ exemplifies the topics and story of the play (and film), addressing those mature topics. The song has been used in many TV shows, movies, ads, and others, though generally taken out of context from the musical’s storyline. Peggy Lee was the first ...
Mar 19, 2020 · THE TOP MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS FROM 1920-2020. 1. CABARET. [Cabaret; 1966; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb] Cabaret is one of the most groundbreaking shows in musical theatre history ...
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Nov 6, 2023 · I've compiled the most spectacular Broadway songs that capture the magic of musical theatre. This collection features the greatest showstoppers across both classic and modern Broadway productions. Top picks of the best broadway songs “One
Jan 2, 2022 · How do you pick a good song for an audition? What is the best song to show off your voice? Look no further! We're rounding up a list of some of the top classic Broadway audition songs for...
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