No. 31. “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This”

SWEET CHARITY (1966). By Cy Coleman (music), Dorothy Fields (lyrics), and Neil Simon (book). Based on the screenplay NIGHTS OF CABIRIA by Federico…

Nov 26 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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No. 30. “If I Were a Rich Man”

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1964). By Jerry Bock (music), Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), and Joseph Stein (book). Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem.

Nov 12 • 

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No. 29. “New York, New York”

ON THE TOWN (1945). By Leonard Bernstein (music), Betty Comden & Adolph Green (lyrics and book). Based on an idea by Jerome Robbins.

Nov 5 • 

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No. 28. “Anything Goes”

ANYTHING GOES (1934). By Cole Porter (music and lyrics), Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse (book), Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (book revision).

Oct 29 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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Playlist III: Notable Creatives

Important writers, directors, and choreographers we’ve yet to meet

Oct 15 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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Scene Change 2

Saying “So long, dearie” to Songs Everybody Should Know

Oct 8 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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No. 27. “Defying Gravity”

WICKED (2003). By Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book). Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire

Oct 1 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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No. 26. “One Day More”

LES MISERABLES (1987). By Claude-Michel Schönberg (music, book), Alain Boublil (book, original French lyrics), Herbert Kretzmer (English lyrics). Based…

Sep 18 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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No. 25. ”And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”

DREAMGIRLS (1981). By Henry Krieger (music) and Tom Eyen (book and lyrics)

Sep 11 • 

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No. 24. “Tomorrow”

ANNIE (1977). By Charles Strouse (music), Martin Charnin (lyrics), and Thomas Meehan (book). Based on “Little Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray

Sep 3 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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No. 23. ”Time Warp”

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (1975). By Richard O’Brien (music, lyrics, and book)

Aug 27 • 

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No. 22. “Send in the Clowns”

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973). By Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler (book). Suggested by the film SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT by Ingmar…

Aug 20 • 

Donald | 100 Showtunes

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