Musical Theater Songs About Coffee

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 8:16am

Coffee Break! from HOW TO SUCCEED...

Coffee, Black from BIG

Taylor the Latte Boy Music by Zina Goldrich, Lyrics by Marcy Heisler

And didn't Bach write an Opera about a coffee brewing controversy? Anyone remember the title?

Also, any others?

Let's celebrate Musical Theater & Coffee!

Updated On: 7/24/06 at 08:16 AM

[bjh2114]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 8:19am

I don't remember the title, but there is one in I Love You Because.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 8:19am

COFFEE IN A CARBOARD CUP from 70, GIRLS, 70 - Kander & Ebb 1971

Updated On: 7/24/06 at 08:19 AM

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 8:28am

"They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee in Brazil".

Not from a show, but a hit for the Andrews Sisters in the 1940s. It was also recorded by Frank Sinatra.
"The Coffee Song" - lyrics

[TabooPhan1]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 8:43am

"Taylor the Latte Boy" is kind of about coffee... kind of... and it might not even be from a show... but I think it is...

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:08am

TAYLOR THE LATTE BOY is on Kristin Chenoweth's CD AS I AM.

I *THINK* it was written just for her, not for a show at all. She did many interviews when it came out and during her WEST WING days, and I seem to recall her talking about that song as a "gift to her musical theatre fans" as the rest of the album (besides IT WILL BE ME and THE SONG REMEMEBRS WHEN) are Christian songs.

Still counts IMO

Updated On: 7/24/06 at 09:08 AM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:26am

In addition to those already mentioned:

Coffee from Cole Porter's Something for the Boys

Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee from Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer

Quiet Coffee from Bob Merrill's Breakfast at Tiffany's

A Smoke and a Good Cup O' Coffee from Joel Higgin's Johnny
Guitar

You're the Cream in My Coffee from Henderson/Desylva and Brown's Good News

You can search for "topic" songs and do other similar types of searches at http://www.castalbumdb.com/

[Esparzafan]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:38am

Not completely about coffee, but...

Coffee from See What I Wanna See

[Enjolras77]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:43am

If I remember correctly, I think one of the bonus tracks on the Subways are for Sleeping recording is about a man who delivers coffee to business people for a living. It was a song that was not used in the actual production. I am at work and away from my CD collection so if someone knows please verify. I think it is called "A Man with a Plan".

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:48am

You're correct, Enjolras

[jasonf]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:49am

Tom - what a great resourse - though doesn't it take some of the fun out of these threads?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 9:56am

Anything that teaches people to do research on their own works for me.

[zzannahk]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 3:29pm

was taylor written for Kristen?
I have Christine Noll singing it too.

[GClef2]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 3:35pm

I have Susan Egan singing it as well. Also, I remember Kristin singing it on rosie a LONG time ago. So maybe it was written for her, but she didnt record it until more recently. But i dont think it was.

[Calvin]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 3:39pm

What's that tongue-twisting song about the copper coffee pot?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 3:44pm

"Sunday" from Tick,Tick...Boom has some coffee references.

[Salad_Fingers85]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 3:51pm

I think Taylor is just a song writting that a lot of broadway stars sing because I have like 4 different people singing it.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 3:53pm

Kristin Chenoweth *I believe* was the first to sing this song.

Then others came along like John Tartaglia.

I do not think it was meant to be in a musical and I don't think it has been.

[Calvin]

Posted: 7/24/06 at 4:11pm

And, of course, there's Losing My Mind.