"Petrified", as sung by Raúl Esparza, from the 2003 Broadway production of Taboo.

Hate the way you look at me
But I can see the terror in your eyes
Your eyes
You pull the trigger
Your smile is sweet
But I don't care if we never meet
That's fine
It's alright
This is the performance that got Raúl Esparza the first of four well-deserved Tony ( Read more... )

"People Like Us", as sung by Kendra Kassebaum and Jessica Phillips, from the 2012 Broadway musical Leap Of Faith, and as a bonus an earlier version of the song, sung by Kendra Kassebaum, from the original demo recording.

People like us are lucky ( Read more... )

Hey, remember when I was super enthusiastic about this project and was sure I was going to post regularly? Yeah, gonna try to get back to that.

Anyway.

"Where Did We Go Right?", as sung by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, from the 2001 Broadway musical The Producers.

How could this happen ( Read more... )

"Champagne", as sung by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo, from the 2008 Broadway musial In The Heights.

Before we both leave town
Before the corner changes
And the signs are taken down
Let's walk around the neighborhood and say our goodbyes
Usnavi, are you alright?

I'm fine, I'm trying to open this champagne

In The Heights is the baby of ( Read more... )

Confession: I continue to have zero interest in Les Miserables. Sorry. Sometimes this makes me feel like a bad theatre fan but then I realize that faking interest would make a worse theatre fan.

Have a 100 Things entry:

"That'll Never Be Me", as sung by Susan Blackwell (and narrated by Heidi Blickenstaff), from the 2012 Off-Broadway production of ( Read more... )

"One More Opponent / You & I", from the 2001 Danish tour of Chess, as sung by Stig Rossen and Emma Kershaw.

Each day we get through
Means one less mistake
Left for the making

Admit it, you were waiting to see how long it would take me to get around to a song from Chess.

Chess is my favorite musical, period, end of sentence, no qualifiers. Through ( Read more... )

"I Want It All", from the 1983 Broadway musical Baby, as sung by Liz Callaway, Beth Fowler, and Catherine Cox.

I've been sitting making decisions just like you have ( Read more... )

"Do Your Own Thing", from the 2012 Broadway musical Bring It On: The Musical, as sung by the original Broadway company.

Don't follow me (hey!)
Why you on top of me
Leave me alone
Do your own thing! (ho!)
Do your own thing! (hey!)
Comin' through! (hey!)
I ain't following
You do what you gotta do
Do your own thing! (ho!)
Do your own thing! (hey!)
I ( Read more... )

"Sheila Franklin/I Believe In Love", from the 1967 musical HAiR, as sung by Shoshana Bean and the cast of the 2005 AFA Benefit.

I believe that now is the time
For all good men
To believe in love
Sheila's introduction to the audience, and a pretty awesome introduction, as they go. It's not quite an I Am song, and it's not quite an I Want song, but ( Read more... )

"Rosamund's Dream", from the 1976 Broadway musical The Robber Bridegroom, as sung by Rhonda Coullet.

Then a finer king on a finer horse
Will come the selfsame day
And he will bring his crown, of course
To tempt my love away
Rosamund, Rosamund, he will say
Rosamund, Rosamund, Rosamund, come away
"Rosamund's Dream" is a very simple song that does a ( Read more... )