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"Without love", "You can't stop the Beat" - Hairspray
"For Good", "Defy Gravity" - Wicked
"Anything can happen if you let it" - Mary Poppins
"Everything that i am", "For the First Time", "You'll be in My Heart" - Tarzan
"A Change in Me" - Beauty and the Beast
"I'll Cover You" - Rent
"Bright side of Life" - Spamalot
"Written in the Stars", "Elaborate Lives", "A Step to Far" - Aida
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
I find "I Know Where I've Been" from Haispray to be fairly inspirational.
"What I Did For Love" is another good one.
Add a little humor to the proceedings with 'For Now' from Avenue Q.
Leading Actor Joined: 4/12/07
"What I Did For Love" -- A Chorus Line
"Climb Every Mountain" -- The Sound Of Music
What about "Into the Fire" from The Scarlet Pimpernel for something that's not done very often?
Make Them Hear You from Ragtime. It always gives me the chills! A masterpiece!
Updated On: 4/16/07 at 09:49 AM
They have already been mentioned but I would like to repeat two winners:
"Some People" from GYPSY
"Look to the Rainbow" from FINIAN'S RAINBOW--an absolutely wonderful forgotten gem of a song, with a great melody and superb, uplifting lyrics.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
"Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life"- SpamAlot
"Big Man In Town"-Jersey Boys
"For Now"-Avenue Q
"Listening To You"-Tommy
Leading Actor Joined: 3/13/07
Not Broadway, but “You Are Loved” by Josh Groban.
“Children Will Listen” from INTO THE WOODS
“A New World” from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
“For Now” from AVENUE Q
“Heart and Music” from A NEW BRAIN
“You’ll Never Walk Alone” from CAROUSEL
“Crazy World” from VICTOR/VICTORIA
“Somewhere” from WEST SIDE STORY
I’m not all that familiar with FAME, but I’m pretty sure there are a couple of songs near the end dealing with this sort of situation that you might look into.
I gotta second You Walk With Me from The Full Monty. Love it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/07
Push 'da Putton - The Color Purple
but seriously, What Above Love - The Color Purple
Updated On: 4/16/07 at 11:10 PM
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