Once again folks, I’m off into the great blue yonder. Traveling to Houston then home this time, but here are some of my favorite show tunes for your pleasure:
A recent discovery after seeing Wicked at Playhouse Square:
Idina Menzel sang the Wicked Witch of the West’s part of the duet Defying Gravity from Wicked, here she’s part of the ensemble cast from RENT:
Something old school from West Side Story. You can never forget the classics. And yes, I know Natalie Wood didn’t do her singing in the film. Doesn’t change the fact that she could act and that she was gorgeous (completely sexist remark, I know):
Phantom of the Opera has been on Broadway for more than two decades. Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford are still difficult to match:
In closing, a little symmetry. From The Wiz based on the Broadway play (therefore it qualifies) and starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Richard Pryor:
