musical theater moments that live rent free in my mind
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 Published On Dec 24, 2020

Would you believe I made this as an editing exercise? It’s also an accurate compilation of musical theater moments that have been stuck in my head at all times recently. Obviously this is just a blatant violation of copyright law, but I’ve done my best to cite performances below and I feel like the musical theater community is pretty loose about this kind of thing (except Lin Manuel Miranda, no one tell him I made this please).

“Minstrel March / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!” from The Scottsboro Boys by John Kander and Fred Ebb, performed at the 2011 Tony Awards by the Original Broadway Cast.

“Why We Tell The Story” from Once On This Island by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, performed for Project Sing Out! by Lea Salonga, Saycon Sengbloh, Jordan Fischer, LaChanze, and others.

“Who I’d Be” from Shrek: The Musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, performed by Sutton Foster, Brian d’Arcy James, and Daniel Breaker on Broadway (filmed by RadicalMedia, currently available on Netflix).

“Bad Idea” from Waitress by Sara Bareilles, performed by Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan.

“Andy’s Song” by Joe Iconis, performed by George Salazar on April 13th, 2018 for Two Player Game, their cabaret show at 54 Below.

“I’m Breaking Down” from Falsettos by William Finn, performed by Stephanie J. Block in 2017 at Lincoln Center, filmed for PBS (and available to watch legitimately on BroadwayHD).

“You Could Drive A Person Crazy” from Company by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Susan Browning, Pamela Myers, and Donna McKechnie. (Filmed by D.A. Pennebaker for Original Cast Album: Company, a documentary which is only available for purchase on Amazon as a DVD that costs $90.65.)

“What Do You Know About Love?” from Frozen by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, performed by Jelani Alladin and Aisha Jackson for the October 7th, 2019 Broadway Princess Party at 54 Below.

“Fine” from Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon, performed by Santino Fontana and Jessica Fontana on April 8th, 2013 at 54 Below.

“Legally Blonde (Remix)” from Legally Blonde by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, performed by the Original Broadway Cast in September 2007 for broadcast by MTV.

“I Can Do Better Than That” from The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, performed by Cynthia Erivo at Elsie Fest 2016.

“Chant” from Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell, performed by the Original Broadway Cast (I think?).

“The Ladies Who Lunch” from Company, performed by Audra McDonald for Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration.

“You Gotta Die Sometime” from Falsettos, performed by Andrew Rannells in 2017 at Lincoln Center, filmed for PBS.

“Maybe (Next to Normal)” from Next to Normal by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, performed by Jennifer Damiano on Broadway, July 18th, 2010.

“Absolution” from Bare: The Musical by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere, performed by Taylor Trensch in 2012 at New World Stages.

“What The Heck I Gotta Do” from 21 Chump Street by Lin Manuel Miranda, performed by Anthony Ramos on June 7th, 2014 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Filmed for This American Life.

“A Day in Falsettoland” from Falsettos, performed by Tracie Thoms in 2017 at Lincoln Center, filmed for PBS.

“Forget About It” from Hercules by Alan Menken and David Zippel, performed by Krysta Rodriguez and Jelani Alladin in September of 2019 at 54 Below.

“Find My Way (Finale)” from Legally Blonde, performed by the Original Broadway Cast in September 2007 for broadcast by MTV.

“Agony” from Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Laura Osnes, Corey Cott, and Jeremy Jordan for the June 25th, 2018 Broadway Princess Party at 54 Below. Arrangement by Jason Howland.

“The Lady Is A Tramp” from Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, performed by Ethan Slater for Broadway Backwards 2018.

“Commencing In Chattanooga” from The Scottsboro Boys, performed at the 2011 Tony Awards by the Original Broadway Cast.

“Head Over Heels” from Head Over Heels by The Go-Go’s, performed by the Original Broadway Cast at some point during its Broadway run (2018? 2019?).

“I Could Be Jewish For You” by Nikko Benson, performed by Barrett Wilbert Weed for Freilich & Benson Split The Keys at the 2013 New York Musical Theater Festival.

“Who’s Crazy / My Psychopharmacologist And I” from Next to Normal, performed by Brian d’Arcy James on Broadway, July 18th, 2010.

“The Ballad of Czolgosz” from Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Neil Patrick Harris on Broadway in 2004.

“Mama Will Provide” from Once On This Island, performed by Alex Newell for the Broadway revival cast recording in 2017.

Note: there are two clips from "Forget About It" because that song slaps from start to finish, and the tag is "I'm Breaking Down" from Falsettos again.

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