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Louder Than Words, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Produced Off-Off-Broadway in 1990, Tick, Tick... Boom! was formatted as a "rock monologue" by creator Jonathan Larson, earning him the recognition to take his most famous work - Rent - to Broadway, though sadly, Larson passed away before its premiere. After Larson's death, author David Auburn reconfigured Tick, Tick... Boom! for the Off-Broadway stage. "Louder Than Words" serves as the emotional finale of the three-person show.
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The Moon & Me, Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on the humorously grim Addams Family single-panel cartoons by Charles Addams, The Addams Family premiered on Broadway in 2010, bringing Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Grandma and Uncle Fester to life onstage. In a night full of romance and mayhem, many secrets come out, including the identity of Uncle Fester's love interest. In "The Moon & Me," the crazed Uncle Fester serenades his true love: the Moon. But shhh...he hasn't told her yet!
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Being Alive, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Another Sondheim piece, Company is a series of vignettes intertwined around the 35th birthday of Bobby, a man unable to fully commit to a solid relationship or marriage. Perhaps one of Sondheim's most famous ballads, "Being Alive" serves not only as Bobby's cry for someone to face the task of "being alive" with, but a popular piece sung by countless singers since its debut in 1970, with such notable artists as Neil Patrick Harris and Raul Esparza being among the many who have performed the piece.
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Watch Me Soar, Music & Lyrics by Scott Alan
When Scott Alan returned to New York City in 2003 many of Broadway's elite have sung his pieces and in 2010 he released his third album "What I Want To Be When I Grow Up". It features the talent Christiane Noll, Patina Miller & Darius de Haas. For the song "Watch Me Soar", Willemijn Verkaik delivers a moving performance of a person wishing for someone to see how far they have come. Natalie Weiss and Stephanie J. Block are among some of the artists that have performed this piece.
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The Way You Look Tonight, Music by Dorothy Fields & Lyrics by Jerome Kern
Originally performed by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film Swing Time, "The Way You Look Tonight" won the 1936 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Now a classic pop standard, the song has gone on to since be performed by countless artists such as Bing Crosby, Dixie Lee, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Phil Collins, Michael Buble and now Chris Nevarez.
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My New Philosophy, Music & Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Since its debut in 1967, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a comedic musical adaptation of Charles Schultz's Peanuts, the show has gone on to be a popular choice for amateur theatre groups and children's theatre groups due to its small cast and simple staging. In "My New Philosophy," a song added to the 1999 revival, Sally Brown laments her dropping grades to a very disagreeable Schroeder. For her performance as Sally, Kristen Chenoweth won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
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Jack's Lament, Music & Lyrics by Danny Elfman
When Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween discovers Christmas by mistake in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, he grows to love the holiday, kidnapping "Sandy Claws" and having all the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween Town make their own nightmarish version of the holiday, resulting in carnivorous toys and grisly comedy. In "Jack's Lament," Jack laments his longing for the unknown and his wish for a new meaning, a true ode to anyone trying to find their self.
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Let It Go, Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Kristen-Anderson Lopez
Perhaps the most popular song of the past two years, "Let It Go" was originally sung by Idina Menzel (Adele Dazeem) for the highest-grossing animated film of all time: Frozen, which grossed a grand total of $1.274 billion worldwide. Now a staple in the expansive library of Disney's timeless music, "Let It Go" is a powerful ballad that has since gone on to be memorized by every little girl (and parent...and teenager...and Disney cast member) in the world.
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I'm a Woman, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Smokey Joe's Cafe is a musical revue featuring 39 different pop standards, no dialogue, and is currently the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history, originally running for 2,036 performances. "I'm a Woman" celebrates the strength of the female species in a catchy melody with powerful belting and strong lyrics.
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Pretty Women, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
From Sondheim's musical thriller Sweeney Todd, "Pretty Women" serves as a haunting duet between the vengeful Benjamin Barker (a.k.a. Sweeney Todd) and the villainous Judge Turpin, the man who falsely sent Barker to prison in order to steal the affections of his wife. Curious meat pies, gleaming straight razors, and a rusty meat grinder all play key roles in this dark departure from standard musical theatre, Sweeney Todd continues to strike fear into the hearts of audiences around the world in film, television, and theatre.
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Defying Gravity, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
The triumphant act one finale of Wicked, "Defying Gravity" showcases Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West as she departs from the clutches of society and the evil Wizard of Oz, leaving behind her little amount of friends and family for what she believes to be right. Perhaps one of the most adapted and covered musical theatre pieces of all time, this all male arrangement by the Broadway Boys proves that even men can sing the typically female power ballad, even in a group setting.
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The Song That Goes Like This, Music by John Du Perez, Lyrics by Eric Idle
Lovingly ripped off of the comedy classic Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Spamalot tells the epic tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they search for the legendary Holy Grail. In his quest to recruit men for his very, very, very round table, Dennis Galahad is taken from his filthy home by the mystical Lady of the Lake and turned into a brave knight. In this parody of every romantic musical number ever, Galahad and the Lady search for the expected love song, only to find it is far too long and overplayed.
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They Just Keep Moving the Line, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
Bombshell is a musical originally created in the context of the TV show Smash. The musical is about the life of Marilyn Monroe. In the musical, the song sees Marilyn, with newfound confidence in her acting skills, going to England to film The Prince & The Showgirl opposite Laurence Olivier. Unfortunately, Olivier treats her like a "no talent" and she admits to the apprentice hired to look after her that she wonders if the auditioning and always having to prove herself will ever stop.
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You and Me (But Mostly Me), Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez, Matt Stone & Trey Parker
The Book of Mormon tells the epic tale of two mismatched Mormon missionaries on their journey to bring their word to a slum in Uganda. Elder Kevin Price, the conceited "Dudley Do-Right" of his training center believes that it is his destiny to change the world forever with very little assistance from his dorky mission companion, Elder Cunningham. In "You and Me (But Mostly Me)," Price and Cunningham parody Wicked with a belt-ified duet of Price's countless strengths and confidence, while Cunningham stands next to him and watches.
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The I Love You Song, Music & Lyrics by William Finn
At The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a group of preteens struggle with their fathers, allergies, puberty, high expectations and bizarrely difficult words for a children's spelling bee. One of the contestants, Olive Ostrovsky persistently makes note of her absent family and, given the word "chimerical," slips into a heart-wrenching fantasy where both her mother and father are present and loving in her life with some of the best lyrics and harmonies ever to grace the Broadway stage.
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For Now, Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Avenue Q has been described as a cross between Sesame Street and South Park in which a group of twenty and thirty-somethings (puppets and humans alike) face the many obstacles of adult life in both comedic and heartbreaking ways. A departure from the general shock humor of the show, "For Now" is a reassuring finale that even if one doesn't find one's purpose in life, all the challenges faced in the present are only temporary and that something new will always come along.
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