Posted: 2/13/16 at 8:36am
Hi!
Looking for a comic princess song. It can be from any broadway show, Disney movie etc. (Somthing like Happily Ever after from Once upon a mattress). It's for a Fairy tale show I'm directing with acting school students. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!!
Posted: 2/13/16 at 9:00am
Morning Person from "Shrek" immediately comes to mind.
Posted: 2/13/16 at 9:22am
ABOUT a princess or sung by a princess?
I will admit that Mattress jumped into my mind immediately...but I thought of SHY. (BY a princess.)
Posted: 2/13/16 at 9:49am
Can be ABOUT a princess too...
We're already doing Shy in this show as well (hahahah) .
If you have an ida of a song about a princess- will be grateful too.....
Posted: 2/13/16 at 1:21pm
It's a duet - and by a Queen - but "what do the simple folk do" from Camelot.
There's also "To Keep My Love Alive" from Connecticut Yankee iwhich is sung by a Queen.
Posted: 2/13/16 at 3:36pm
"On The Steps of The Palace" from Into the Woods. (Also "Agony" for songs about a princess.)
It's not outright comedic but "In My Own Little Corner" from Cinderella
"The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" and "Then You May Take Me To The Fair" from Camelot
If you want to stretch the princess thing you could "Diva's Lament" from Spamalot or something from My Fair Lady (they pass her off as a countess or something.)
There's "My Strongest Suit" from Aida.
I can't think of a Disney princess with a really comedic song aside from something from Frozen. You could cheat a little with "I Won't Say I'm in Love" from Hercules. "Marry The Mole" from Thumbelina is a good comedic song but it's not very princess-y. The Swan Princess movie might have something you like. It has more comedic numbers but they might not work well out of context for a concert. The third movie also has "Bad Days Ahead" but again, it's a villain song, not a princess song.
Updated On: 2/13/16 at 03:36 PM
Posted: 2/13/16 at 4:11pm
This isn't about being a princess, but a girl, but it might fit the bill: How Lovely to bl from Bye-Bye Birdie. The real enjoyment of the song comes from the staging anyway....going from girl to tomboy, so maybe you could play with the physical idea.
Thanks for the catch of my mistake below! (Silly me!)
Updated On: 2/13/16 at 04:11 PM
Posted: 2/13/16 at 5:14pm
I must admit that 'Everything and More' from Twisted was the first one to spring to mind for me.
http://www.e-junkie.com/263846/product/493287.php#Twisted+Piano%2FVocal+Selections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmlfy2AzChw
Otherwise, some other songs from Shrek might work if you have a male cast member to complete the scene: 'This is how a dream comes true'; 'I think I got you beat'.
'Lovely' from Forum isn't about a princess per se in context, but it might fit.
'Learn to do it' from Anastasia is about some charlatans coaching a commoner into passing herself off as a princess. It's not outright hilarious, but could make for some amusing interplay between the three characters.
'Stepsisters' Lament' from Cinderella has people bitching about a princess-to-be... it might work.
Posted: 2/13/16 at 5:23pm
"Not in a Disney way" is very funny and more than a bit rude.
Posted: 2/13/16 at 7:35pm
For the First Time in Forever from Frozen could be cute - great emotions but funny as well.
Posted: 2/13/16 at 8:35pm
Not sure if this fits your bill, but how about "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted? I always found the scene in the movie hilarious but it's more of a visual gag, maybe you can work that in.
Updated On: 2/13/16 at 08:35 PM
Posted: 2/13/16 at 10:52pm
"Call Me A Princess", a cut song from Aladdin. It's a cut song from the movie when Jasmine was supposed to be a spoiled brat. It's was also cut from the musical in Toronto. In the musical, Jasmine was pretending to be a diva to scare off potential suitors.
