Songs with monologues before them/ during them????

[arky]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 7:36pm

Hey, i've got a musical theatre examination coming up and there is a specific request on the syllabus, that a song must be performed with dialogue either leading into the song, during the song or after the song? Can anyone help? Does anyone know of cast recordings that have this sortof dialogue on them or published scripts so i will be able to learn it?? Thanx, please help, i'm desperate!!!!!!!!!

I'm a lyric TENOR!!!! Updated On: 1/20/06 at 07:36 PM

[Popular]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 7:46pm

I don't know how it would fit with your range but "Nothing" from A Chorus Line has a little Monologue before it.

[arky]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 7:47pm

Thanx, i'll look it up!!!

[arky]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 7:50pm

Just had a quick listen, i don't like the idea of singing a womens song, it has references to actually being a woman, but thanx anyway!

[DreamFlyer22]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 7:53pm

"Don't Cry Out Loud" from Boy From Oz has a little mid-song monologue. Nothing deep. Just about keeping your feelings private. Dunno how long this needs to be for ya...

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 7:59pm

What about Frank Shepard Inc. from Merrily We Roll Along? It's a hard song to perform but it is a great song and it has some dialogue, not sure if it's enough.
Putting It Together from Sunday In The Park With George is another one you could use but that one needs other people for the dialogue.
There's also All I Need Is The Girl from the show Gypsy.

[Popular]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 8:00pm

Sorry, i soooo skipped over the part about you being a tenor! DOH!
Good luck in your search.

[arky]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 8:09pm

Thanx! i love that song from gypsy, didn't even think about it, i love the new broadway recording of Gypsy!

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 8:12pm

Updated On: 1/20/06 at 08:12 PM

[arky]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 8:16pm

Whats that from? When it ends, i mean???

[arky]

Posted: 1/21/06 at 4:22pm

Still need help, please!!!

[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/21/06 at 4:29pm

Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop of Horrors has a short monolouge before it for those female friends of yours. Can't think of any male ones.

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 1/21/06 at 6:28pm

Hey wait, don't the male characters in A Chorus Line have brief monologues too? The one guy talks about his parents finding out he's gay and coming to his show (or visa versa), right? Fuzzy memory here.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 1/21/06 at 6:33pm

I don't think that he sings a song after it though.

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 1/21/06 at 6:48pm

"Mister Cladwell" from Urinetown has a pretty decent monologue right before it.