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#1

Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 3:25pm

Hey everyone,

My professor at college asked me to find him Two or three Showstopping songs for his upcoming vocal recital.. I am kinda the Broadway expert at our small school... So I thought I would see what everyone else came up with.. Anyone care to help???
Life is like a patio door, you never know which side is open... and then you run into the glass.... ~Connie and Carla
#2

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 3:34pm

Old man river
Stars
Impossible Dream
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#3

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 3:48pm

He asked for no Les Miserables and he already does one from Is there Really Life After High School..
Life is like a patio door, you never know which side is open... and then you run into the glass.... ~Connie and Carla
#4

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 3:55pm

"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"

And how can we forget:

"Some Enchanted Evening"
Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!
#5

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 3:56pm

I don't know "Is there Really Life After High School".
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#7

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 4:13pm

The sheet music I have to "Ol' Man River" goes up to a G. Is that still considered baritone territory, or is that tenor? hehe

-Vincent
#8

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 4:16pm

"And They're Off" New Brain
"Javert's Suicide" Les Miz
"Soliloquy" Carousel
"Epiphany" Sweeney Todd
"Johanna" Sweeney Todd
"No More" Into the Woods
"Guido's Song" Nine
"A Man" Full Monty
"They Call the wind Maria" Paint Your Wagon
"Try to Remember" Fantastiks
"On A clear Day" On A Clear Day...
"Finishing the Hat" Sunday in the Park...
"I Am What I Am" La Cage
#9

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 4:17pm

Old Man River is a true baritone piece. Very often confused with bass.
scooter3843
#10

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 4:19pm

Classic: 'This Nearly Was Mine' from South Pacific...best song in the score.

More recent: 'The Day After That' from Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Thrilling.

Uptemp: 'Come Back to Me' from On A Clear Day...
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
#11

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 4:28pm

In loving memory of the great Howard Keel, I submit
"Make Belive" from Showboat
"Bless Your Beautiful Hide" and "Sobbin' Women" from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
"My Defenses Are Down" from Annie Get Your Gun
"Where Is the Life That Late I Led?" from Kiss Me Kate
"Do you know ChrisLovesShows?" "Yes. Why, yes he does!"
#13

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 5:04pm

"Proud Lady" from "The Baker's Wife"

If that isn't a barn-burner, I don't know what it!

I do believe that it goes up to a G.

It's that bari-tenor range that's so popular now.

Updated On: 1/6/05 at 05:04 PM

#14

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 5:08pm

I second "If I Can't Love Her"
And you think of all of the things you've seen, and you wish that you could live in between ,and you're back again only different than before... After the Sky. -Into the Woods (Jack)
#15

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 5:32pm

I'm not sure if this is a tenor or barintone piece, but "What Kind Of Fool Am I?". from "Stop The World, I Want To Get Off".
#16

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 6:08pm

"Proud Lady" is a great baritone piece....you can show off your comedic skills as well as your range (it does go up to a G at the end).

"Her Face" from CARNIVAL.
"Word of advice: Be who you are, wear what you want---just learn how to run real fast." Marc, UGLY BETTY
#18

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 6:31pm

STUPID QUESTION ALERT!

Is Edelwise(Sp?) from The Sound of Music a baritone or tenor song?
#19

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 6:34pm

"Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'" - Oklahoma!
"Impossible Dream" - Man of La Mancha

I'm not sure if this is exactly a show stopper, but it is a very beautiful song: "If I Can't Love Her" from Beauty and the Beast.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#21

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 7:13pm

For a more pop feel - and definitely a show stopper ( drew regular standing ovations during the show's run) --

ONCE BEFORE I GO ( The Boy from Oz)!
#22

re: Show Stopping Baritone Songs...

Posted: 1/6/05 at 7:20pm

"Finishing the Hat" Sunday in the Park...

I could be wrong, but I believe "Finishing the Hat" is a tenor song. Mandy Patinkin is a tenor, is he not?

Are there any showstopping bass songs?
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