Songs with monologues before them

[musicalsinger20]

Songs with monologues before them#0

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:06pm

I am doing a senior show next year and one of the songs (sung by a female) I need to do has to have a monologue before it. The only song that I know of is Nothing from Chorus Line. Does anyone know any other songs and from what show has a monologue preceding it?

Natasha

[greeneyed_one]

re: Songs with monologues before them#1

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:12pm

I've only seen Chicago as a movie but I know Roxie talked before she sang the song "Roxie." I'm not sure if this happened in the stage show or if this is the kind of monolouge you want but it's all I can think of now.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: Songs with monologues before them#2

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:14pm

I can't think of any long monologues, but Rose's Turn from Gypsy is preceded by a very intense monologue. Another great song that has a monologue before it is "Before the Parade Passes By."

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[BSoBW2]

re: Songs with monologues before them#3

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:16pm

"When It Ends" from LaChiusa's THE WILD PARTY.

[BSoBW2]

re: Songs with monologues before them#4

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:17pm

Updated On: 12/2/05 at 11:17 PM

[BSoBW2]

re: Songs with monologues before them#5

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:17pm

Updated On: 12/2/05 at 11:17 PM

[Chris32NY1]

re: Songs with monologues before them#6

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:44pm

How about these:

Maybe this Time from Cabaret
Time to start Living from Pippin
Streetsinger from Brooklyn

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: Songs with monologues before them#7

Posted: 12/2/05 at 11:47pm

greeneyedone probably suggested the best song preceded by a great monologue. I highly recommend doing the Roxie monologue followed by the song "Roxie."

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[musicalsaregreat]

re: Songs with monologues before them#8

Posted: 12/3/05 at 12:02am

100 Easy Ways from Wonderful Town

[Emcee4ever]

re: Songs with monologues before them#9

Posted: 12/3/05 at 11:15am

Perfectly Marvelous from Cabaret. Oh wait, it has Cliff in it. Maybe if you just skipped Cliff's lines? :)

[whimsical]

re: Songs with monologues before them#10

Posted: 12/3/05 at 12:09pm

There's always the Fantasticks...Luisa's monologue before Much More.

[DancNdaMoonlite]

re: Songs with monologues before them#11

Posted: 12/3/05 at 1:49pm

Rose's Turn - Gypsy
Roxie - Chicago
Dance 10, Looks 3 - A Chorus Line
Nothing - A Chorus Line
Updated On: 12/3/05 at 01:49 PM

[Piazzaslight]

re: Songs with monologues before them#12

Posted: 12/3/05 at 4:06pm

Everything's Coming Up Roses - GYPSY

MARGARET: "Clara, stop that. That's illegal." - The Light in the Piazza

"I'm not in Bambi and I'm not blonde!" - Idina Menzel

[theatreguy]

re: Songs with monologues before them#13

Posted: 12/3/05 at 4:13pm

"Wild and Reckless" from DRAT! THE CAT!

[Blanche]

re: Songs with monologues before them#14

Posted: 12/3/05 at 5:26pm

Dolly's monlogue about rejoining the human race prior to "Before the Parade Passes By" in "Hello Dolly".