As I get ready to announce the theme for the first playlist next week, I wanted to take a moment to establish some ground rules and give you an idea of what to expect.
Playlist Rules
The 100 songs we’re going to look at will be broken out into themed playlists.
Within each playlist, the songs will be presented chronologically.
We won’t repeat shows - each of the 100 songs will be from a different musical.
The “playlists” are, for the time being, more an idea than a thing I can send you a link to. I encourage you to build your own versions on your platform of choice! All of the recordings I suggest are in print or readily legally available for purchase, but they might not all appear on streaming platforms.
The Newsletter
Each Wednesday, newsletter subscribers will get a profile of a new song. You can sign up at 100Showtunes.com Each profile will include:
A synopsis of the show up until the song appears
An explanation of why the song is essential and/or fits the playlist theme
A recommended recording + a few alternatives (my goal is to keep it to three alternate recommendations or fewer.
Whether the song has been covered by The Rat Pack, Audra McDonald, or the cast of Glee. A majority of songs will fit one if not all of these criteria. (Especially with the lengths I am willing to go to force a connection if necessary.)
New songs will posted here and on Instagram on Thursdays (with abbreviated profiles).
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