Okay, so when did Halloween become a thing? A thing for adults? My students are asking me "Whattaya gonna be for Halloweeeeeen?" Nothing. I'm an adult, kid. That's it. I's the one who buys the candy, puts up a dumb Halloween wreath (!?!?!) on my front door, and stays INSIDE that night. Since when do 60 year olds become mummies or sluts or mummy sluts? This I do not get. So no scarey Broadway, okay? No Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, okay? (Although if you do have a bootleg DVD of that, see me later, k?). No Frankenstein The Musical. (Does that exist? It must!) Just Broadway. Broad. Way. K.
And to that end, we have old...Face the Music, Louisiana Purchase (the show, not the land mass), On Your Toes. We have new... Swing!, From Here To Eternity (minus Burt minus his shirt. Oh well, can't have everything.) We have Taking Care of Business (How to Succeed! City of Angels!), and even some Day Care (revolting children from Matilda. Hey, they said it, I didn't!). Just a good old-fashioned melange of all things Musical. Like candy corn, popcorn balls and hot cider, without the calories or cavities. Sweet, right?
And in case you do feel the treacle scoring away at your molars, 2, 2, 2 mints in one: Elaine Stritch (twice in the same show) being all acerbic and snatching those treats away! Go you, ES!
Oh, it's the damn doorbell. Here, kid. Have a ....SNICKERS!
Brotherhood of Man (Robert Morse, Sammy Smith, Ruth Kobart, Ensemble,
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying)
Apologia (George S. Irving, Debbie Gravitte, The New York Voices,
Louisiana Purchase)
She Didn't Say Yes (Elisabeth Welch, The Cat And The Fiddle)
Change Your Luck (Walter Bobbie, Face The Music)
Spinach (Judy Kaye, Lee Wilkof, Face The Music)
What You Don't Know About Women (Randy Graff, Kay McClelland,
City Of Angels)
The Buddy System (Rene Auberjonois, City Of Angels)
You're Nothing Without Me (Gregg Edelman, James Naughton, City
Of Angels)
When I Grow Up (Bailey Ryon, Lauren Ward, Matilda)
Day One (Barrett Doss, Groundhog Day)
Revolting Children (Ensemble, Matilda)
On Your Toes (Joshua Shelley, Bobby Van, Kay Coulter, On Your Toes)
You Took Advantage Of Me (Elaine Stritch, On Your Toes)
It's Got To Be Love (Kay Coulter, Bobby Van, On Your Toes)
Swing, Brother, Swing (Company, Swing!)
Marking Time (Darius Campbell, From Here To Eternity)
Harlem Nocturne (Instrumental, Swing!)
Run Along Joe (Siubhan Harrison, From Here To Eternity)
In The Mood/Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (Ensemble, Swing!)
Wall Street (Tamara Long, Dames At Sea)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Judy Garland)
Christopher Street (Warren Galjour, Ensemble, Wonderful Town)
Henry Street (Ensemble, Funny Girl)
Easy Street (Dorothy Loudon, Robert Fitch, Barbara Erwin, Annie)
Easy Street (Elaine Stritch, Stritch)
On The Street Where You Live (John Michael King, My Fair Lady)
On The Street Where You Live (Harry Connick, Jr., 25)
The Company Way (Robert Morse, Sammy Smith, How To Succeed In
Business Without Really Trying)
Been A Long Day (Robert Morse, How To Succeed)
I Believe In You (Robert Morse, Bonnie Scott, Ensemble, How To Succeed)
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