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#1

Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 4:37am

I am the uncle of a girl who likes to sing musical theater songs. Isn't there a duet for Annie and Daddy Warbucks where they sing together?

What other duets have been written for the older man/younger child configuration?
#3

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 7:21am

Isn't there something from Whistle down the Wind? Im not too familiar wth the score but the 2 main characters are a middle age man and a young girl.
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#4

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 7:51am

I'm sure you could work out something from Violet.
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#5

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 8:49am

The only one that comes to mind is "Hello, Little Girl" from Into the Woods and I have a feeling that's not what you're looking for. Does it, strictly speaking have to be a middle-aged man? I get that you don't want to do a big romantic ballad, but maybe a brother-sister or two friends. Something from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, for example. The one where Sally tells Franklin her new philosophy or Lucy's Little Known Facts would give her a chance to show off.
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#6

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 9:04am

Uh, Stewart, that's not Franklin, that's Schroeder. He's just played by a black guy.

And anything but Hello Little Girl.

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Updated On: 1/7/08 at 09:04 AM

#7

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 10:28am

Any song from ANNIE was the first thing to pop into my head.

You could probably try a bunch of selections from the Sound of Music too!

King and I has "Whistle a Happy Tune".

For something more recent, you could try anything from Lion King or Mary Poppins that works.

We do a lot of these in our "Family Follies" night each year that I direct for our Church and School. Many families can seem to make any song work by simply splitting the parts of their favorite songs between the parents and the kids.

Your choices are almost unlimited if you take that approach!

Good Luck!...and Good for you for helping keep your niece's interest in the theater! That's where new talent is nutured!

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Updated On: 1/7/08 at 10:28 AM

#10

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 11:26am

"Isn't there something from Whistle doen the Wine? Im not too familiar wth the score but"

And also obviously not too familiar with the tilte or proper spelling, either.
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#11

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 11:27am

Meet Me In St. Louis has "Be Anything But a Girl" which I've always found very cute

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#12

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 11:49am

How about "Soemthing's Gotta Give" from "Daddy Longlegs"
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#13

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 12:44pm

WHY DONT YOU TRY WICK FROM SECRET GARDEN ITS MOSTLY THE MAN SINGING BUT YOU COULD RERRANGE IT!! ITS SUCH A NICE SONG!!!!!
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#14

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 7:10pm

Thanks for you post B'way Gal. I saw the song sung by Eddie Fischer on UTube. The lyrics make it clear that the subject is adult romantic love between a man and a woman. The oroiginal poster for the musical shows Fred Astair dancing with an adult woman. So it's not suited to my purposes. Thanks anyway, though.
#19

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 7:52pm

"The first man you remember" ....Ah, yes, love that one. My father and I danced to that at my wedding reception. It was my choice for the bride/father-of-the-bride dance.

There is the other duet in Aspects, too--the "I am a mermaid" one for Alex and the younger Jenny (I think she's about 11 in that scene).
#20

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 7:54pm

I also suggest "First Man You Remember" a beautiful and touching song.

The mermaid one is a bit short if I recall correctly.
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#21

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 8:21pm

Uh hello Castle on a Could from Les Mis HELLO I know its been a whole day since its been on Broadway come on now people we gotta have a better memory than that! : )
#22

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 8:29pm

"Papa's Gonna Make It Alright" from Shenandoah (actually the father sings it in Act 1 and the daughter reprises it in Act 2, but it could be arranged as a duet)

"One Small Girl" from Once on This Island could be adapted

"Wherever We Go" from Gypsy

"The Apple Doesn't Fall" from The Rink (it's mother/daughter but it could work)
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#23

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 10:13pm

Isn't the character Violet in her 20's? Or are you thinking of some other character (I'm not familiar with the show yet)? My niece is still only 5 years old (but she does an awesome "Dites-moi!")
#24

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 10:32pm

"Uh hello Castle on a Could from Les Mis HELLO I know its been a whole day since its been on Broadway come on now people we gotta have a better memory than that! : ) "

That's more a solo for young Cosette; Valjean doesn't have too much of a singing part in that other than "la la..."
#25

re: Duets for female child and middle-aged man?

Posted: 1/7/08 at 10:37pm

I also suggest "First Man You Remember" a beautiful and touching song.

Not if you watch the Michael Ball/Diana Morrison music video. Then it's just weird and Vogue-like.
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