1) Company-Company 2) Music and the Mirror- A Chorus Line 3) Tornado Ballet - The Wiz 4) And I am Telling you- Dreamgirls 5) Gotta Have A Gimmick- Gypsy
This is to hard. But these are the 5 I can think of off the top of my head.
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)." -Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!" -E!'s "The Soup"
1. All the songs from AIDA 2. When Velma Takes the Stand- Chicago 3. Love to Me- The Light in the Piazza 4. The Impossible Dream- Man of La Mancha 5. I Said it and I'm Glad- Subways are for Sleeping
Honorable Mentions:
1. Find Me a Hero- Runaways 2. One Hand, One Heart- West Side Story 3. Fable- The Light in the Piazza 4. He Lives in You- The Lion King 5. Can You Feel the Love Tonight?- The Lion King 6. Dancing Through Life- Wicked 7. Don't Tell Mama- Cabaret 8. Oom-pa-pa- Oliver! 9. Bohemian Rhapsody- We Will Rock You 10. Class- Chicago
Too many honorable mentions, but couldn't forget one!
Pretty is what changes. What the eye arranges is what is beautiful.
Just because I could never pick my top 5 of all time, I'll do only songs in shows that are currently on broadway.
The Light in the Piazza- TLitP I'm Here- The Color Purple The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- Sweeney Todd The I Love You Song- Spelling Bee Goodbye Love- RENT
Ahh there are so many more but those are just the first 5 songs that I love that came to my head.
Goodbye Love (specifically Roger and Mark's argument) - RENT A Little Priest- Sweeney Todd Springtime for Hitler - The Producers Dentist! - LSOH Phantom of the Musical- Forbidden Broadway Volume 2
All Rent songs (too many and all written so well) Why- TICK, TICK...BOOM! wilkommen/don't tell mamma- CABARET Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen- A CHORUS LINE America/Cool- WEST SIDE STORY Roxie/All That Jazz- CHICAGO
1) Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera 2) One Song, Glory - RENT 3) Confrontation - Jekyell & Hyde 4) One Day More - Les Miserables 5) A Little Fall of Rain - Les Miserables
-The Ballad of Sweeney Todd(Sweeney Todd) -A Weekend in the Country(A Little Night Music) -Salty Teardrops(Caroline, or Change) -Prologue(Bernarda Alba) -Another Hundred People(Company)
That is the list at this moment of my thoughts. Come back to me in a month and the prologue of bernarda might not be up there, but some of those are solid favorites I will always love because of the lyrics, music, or impact they have on me.
Waiting For Life - Once On This Island The Light in the Piazza - The Light in the Piazza Epilogue - Caroline, or Change I Saw Three Ships - Caroline, or Change Can't Help Loving That Man - Show Boat
Off-Broadway: See What I Wanna See - See What I Wanna See We Are Descended - Dessa Rose Ladies - Dessa Rose
1. Something Wonderful - THE KING AND I 2. All That Jazz - CHICAGO 3. The Phantom of the Opera - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 4. Till We Reach That Day - RAGTIME 5. The Wizard And I & Defying Gravity - WICKED
My favorite songs are always changing but here they are, as of now.
Prologue - Bernarda Alba No Good Deed - Wicked Fancy Dress - The Drowsy Chaperone Two Worlds - Tarzan The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (opening) - Sweeney Todd
See me in 30 seconds and this list will be very different.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
This is very difficult. There are my favorites at the moment.
And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going - DREAMGIRLS Lot's Wife - CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Sunday - SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Dividing Day - THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Wheels of a Dream - RAGTIME
"I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear." ~ Freddie Mercury
SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE - the Most Happy Fella SEND IN THE CLOWNS - A Little Night Music I WON'T SEND ROSES - Mack & Mabel THE BALLAD OF BOOTH - Assassins WHAT WOULD I DO - Falsettoland
I'm gonna cheat a little but here are my current favorite songs...
1. Big Ass Rock / You Walk With Me - The Full Monty 2. Elaborate Lives / Written In The Stars - Aida 3. Therapy / Louder Than Words - Tick, Tick... Boom! 4. Forever Yours / Waiting For Life - Once On This Island 5. The Letter / Electricity - Billy Elliot
Personally, I can't say these are my favorites of all time. My favorites change all the time depending on my moods, environment, etc. There are also great songs from classics that while I love, have heard so many times that I may not want to hear for a while.
Too many to mention but I'll try to marrow it down. In no particular order:
1) Defying Gravity -- Wicked 2) Seasons of Love -- Rent 3) Anthem -- Chess 4) In His Eyes -- Jekyll & Hyde 5) Love Changes Everything -- Aspects of Love
Honorable Mentions to:
Masquerade Unexpected Song I Dreamed a Dream I Am what I Am ANYTHING from the Sound of Music I Got Lost in His Arms (Annie Get Your Gun), etc, etc, etc
1. Defying Gravity- Wicked 2. As Long As You're Mine- Wicked 3. It Sucks to Be Me- Avenue Q 4. On My Own- Les Mis 5. One Day More- Les Mis 6. If I Can't Love Her- Beauty 7. I Am What I Am- La Cage 8. There's A Fine, Fine Line- Avenue Q 9. Without You- Rent 10. Take Me Or Leave Me- Rent 11. Sherry- JB 12. All I Ask Of You- Phantom 13. How I Know You- Aida 14. Cell Block Tango- Chicago 15. You Can't Stop The Beat- Hairspray 16. Do you love me?- Fiddler 17. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Evita 18. Adelaide's Lament- Guys & Dolls 19. Trouble- Music Man 20. The King of Broadway- Producers
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"Those You've Known And Lost Still Walk Behind You"-Spring Awakening