"A collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type. The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores." Acc. arr. for piano; in part with chord symbols. Includes foreword and historical information on the shows (p. 4-13).
Contents:
The act. City lights / John Kander -- Ain't misbehavin'. Keepin' out of mischief now / Thomas 'Fats' Walter -- Avenue Q. Special / Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx -- The baker's wife. Meadowlark / Stephen Schwartz -- Barnum. The colors of my life / Cy Coleman -- Bells are ringing. It's a perfect relationship / Jule Styne -- Children of Eden. Children of Eden / Stephen Schwartz -- City of angels. What you don't know about women / Cy Coleman -- The color purple. Too beautiful for words / Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray -- Curtains. Thinking of him ; It's a business / John Kander -- Dirty rotten scoundrels. Here I am / David Yazbek -- Dreamgirls. And I am telling you I'm not going ; I am changing / Henry Krieger -- The drowsy chaperone. Show off / Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison -- Grease. Freddy, my love / Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey -- Grey gardens. The cake I had / Scott Frankel -- Hairspray. Good morning Baltimore / Marc Shaiman -- The last five years. When you come home to me ; I can do better than that / Jason Robert Brown -- The life. My body / Cy Coleman -- A little princess. Live out loud / Andrew Lippa -- Mamma mia! The winner takes it all / Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus -- On a clear day you can see forever. Hurry! It's lovely up here / Burton Lane -- The pirate queen. Woman / Claude-Michel Schönberg -- Rent. Without you / Jonathan Larson -- Song and dance. Take that look off your face / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Sophisticated ladies. Hit me with a hot note / Duke Ellington -- Monty Python's Spamalot. Find your Grail / John Du Prez, Eric Idle -- Spring awakening. Mamma who bore me ; The dark I know well / Duncan Sheik -- Sweet Charity. If my friends could see me now ; Where am I going / Cy Coleman -- Tarzan. You'll be in my heart / Phil Collins -- Thoroughly modern Millie. Not for the life of me / Jeanine Tesori -- Tick, tick-- boom! Come to your senses / Jonathan Larson -- Wicked. Defying gravity ; For good / Stephen Schwartz -- Working. It's an art / Stephen Schwartz -- Zorba. Life is / John Kander.
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