Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

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Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:44am

I'm looking for something funny to choreograph for 2 teenage girls as a musical theatre duet. Neither one wants to play a male role. Any suggestions would be much appreciated -- I'm running out of time!!!

#2

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 10:06am

"There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" from Sweet Charity might be good. Easy to sing, funny number, lots of dancing. It can easily be done with two or three girls.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 12:40pm

Almost anything from Side Show
"The More You Ruv Someone" from Avenue Q
"For Good" from Wicked
"What is this feeling?" from Wicked
"I know him so well" from Chess
"Some things are meant to be" from Little Women
"Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent
"Hear My Song" from Songs for a New World (it's a stretch but it could work)
"You Rule My World(Reprise)" from The Full Monty
"A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" from West Side Story

#4

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 12:43pm

For Good - Wicked
Every Day A Little Death - A Little Night Music (beautiful song)
The Joy of Motherhood - Honk (comic song - hilarious)

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 1:26pm

THREE BEDROOM HOUSE from Batboy: the musical. love this number.great tune and so funny.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 1:37pm

you could probably do "what is the feeling?" from Wicked and just leave out the chorus in the background. That's definately a funny song to choreograph and sing

#7

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 1:38pm

It's Never That Easy/I've Been Here Before -Closer Than Ever

my absolute fave.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 1:41pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=845300#940525

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 2:38pm

"What you don't know about women" - CITY OF ANGELS

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 5:00pm

"Marry The Man Today" from "Guys & Dolls" might work. It's one of the greatest female duets in musical comedy history.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 5:14pm

Single Man Drought from I Love You're Perfect Now Change is histerical! But you need 2 guys as props for it to work but its def a great woman duet

Leave Me Alone from Side Show is funny too.

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#12

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 5:23pm

"Bosom buddies". Especially if they are really little...

#13

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 6:19pm

SEARCH! There have been a dozen of these threads in the past few months. Good luck!

#14

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 6:41pm

In Harmony from The Little Mermaid series ... there's a karaoke out there somewhere for it. My sister and I recorded it... very cute song

Sisters ... Doris Day and Rosemary Clooney sing it. Another cute one.

You can turn alot of female solos into duets easily.

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#15

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 7:13pm

I've seen 'Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better' done by two girls, and it was just as hilarious.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 7:26pm

"What is this feeling" could be really cute.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 7:39pm

In the sheet music, What is This Feeling is rewritten leaving out the towns peoples parts. I would suggest this if you're going for funny.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 10/4/05 at 7:45pm

in his eyes from j/h

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 8:37am

well, you could do:
"hammer to fall" from we will rock you, which would be interesting and funny, it is a brilliant song.
"My philosophy" From your a good man charlie Brown, also very amusing.
"My child" from Blood brothers
"Got love" from zanna.. don't!
"how the other half of me lives" from thoroughly modern millie
andd....
"you can't stop the beat" from hairspray
I would lay off the wicked songs... theyre sort of untouchable uunless your going to do them really really good!

#20

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 9:00am

What about "Ohio" from "Wonderful Town"?

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#21

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 9:05am

I'm surprised this one hasn't already been suggested - Bosom Buddies from Mame.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 7:02pm

"There's Always A Woman" from Anyone Can Whistle
"If Momma Was Married" from Gypsy

#23

re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 7:07pm

The Grass is always greener from woman of the year

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 7:18pm

Desiree, beat me to the punch, "The Grass Is Always Greener" from WOMAN OF THE YEAR definitely beats most of the numbers mentioned on this thread. There's also "Best Friends" from THE WILD PARTY and "Bossom Buddies" from MAME which was mentioned already.

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re: Female Musical Theater Duets - suggestions???

Posted: 5/30/07 at 7:22pm

Kinda OT: but I also need some duet songs for two females. And these suggestions are great.

But does anyone know the song list of the concert that Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald did at the Hollywood Bowl and are doing this summer at the Ravinia? My friend and I have pretty much the exact same ranges as the two of them and have already worked on Happy Days/Get Happy

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