Famous Quotes/Sayings from Musicals

[parislover87]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 8:39pm

Hey I'm doing a persuasive speech on why people should spend as much money supporting live theatre as they do cinema and i need some cultural contributions from musicals for one of my points....

So what are some quotes from musicals that a lot of people hear all the time but probably don't know they come from musical theatre?

Also, any people that the masses would not have been able to enjoy had they not gotten their start on the Great White Way

[parislover87]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 9:04pm

I am also looking for songs that people don't realize come from theatre

[Gothampc]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 9:33pm

Everything's Coming Up Roses is a saying that came out of Gypsy.

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 9:35pm

There was an entire thread on popular songs that came from musicals. That might be helpful. Let me see if I can find it....

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 9:41pm

Found it! Hope this helps:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=973655#3640400
Updated On: 11/8/08 at 09:41 PM

[BNN]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 9:54pm

I think the songs that people will know best are Put on a Happy Face, Tea for Two, and I Want To Be Happy. You could also mention how originally Hollywood came to Broadway looking for product, not the other way around.

Or just ask how many of them have LiVe.lAuGh.L0vE <3 somewhere on their myspace or facebook, and then tell them its from Follies. BAM

[parislover87]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 10:00pm

hahaha thanks everyone. Now i am basically looking for phrases. My people and song lists are pretty extensive

[BNN]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 10:05pm

The only line I can think of at the moment is "I'm a pretty girl, mama!" I've heard that used and lampooned many times.

[into_the_woods2]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 10:29pm

"Sing out, Louise!" is a pretty popular phrase...

[parislover87]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 10:51pm

apparently all good quotes come from gypsy

[parislover87]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 2:10pm

bump... this is due tomorrow :/

[Paul W. Thompson]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 6:59pm

I would recommend going with popular films which started as stage musicals. So many people think that "The Sound of Music" starred Julie Andrews, when in my mind it starred Mary Martin.

No Broadway, no Sound of Music on TV every year for Easter weekend.

"West Side Story" was most people's first exposure to Natalie Wood. Well, I think Carol Lawrence must have paved the way.......

That sort of thing.

[laura is broadway]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 7:58pm

People are always really shocked when I tell them that "Let the Sunshine In" is from a musical (Hair).

[wickedfan]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 8:36pm

Songs that are very popular that some people may not know came from a musical:
And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going
Do Re Mi
Aquarius
I'll Never Fall in Love Again

And intothewoods2 is right, there probably isn't a more popular phrase from musical theatre than "Sing out, Louise!"

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 8:45pm

C'est Magnifique is in some perfume commercial now. I wonder if anyone knows it's from Can-Can.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 11:22pm

There's No Business Like Show Business- Annie Get Your Gun

There Is Nothing Like A Dame- South Pacific

Brotherhood of Man- How to Succeed in Business

"don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot,
that was known as Camalot" Camalot ( due to the Kennedy's)

Many of the lines from "The Impossible Dream"- from Man of Lamancha.

[RachelO]

Posted: 11/10/08 at 11:41pm

Gwen Stefani wrote two songs based on songs from musicals.
Rich Girl - Rich Man, Fiddler
Wind It Up - Lonely Goatherd, Sound of Music

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:44am

You can also mention how Beyonce's recent music video "Put A Ring On It" pays homage to Gwen Verdon.

[geekgirl06]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 2:33am

My friend always tells me "Good Morning, Starshine" in the morning, and I'm almost positive she's never even seen Hair.

Also "It's a hard knock life" is a popular one... and "The sun'll come out tomorrow" is overdone, even though I'm pretty sure everyone knows that's from Annie.

"Anything you can do I can do better" is pretty common.

[Radiana]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:38am

One of my favorites is "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel.

[Paul W. Thompson]

Posted: 11/11/08 at 10:44am

"You say 'potayto' and I say 'potahto.'"