Whenever I add something from City of Angels to a playlist, I have to search for something with sleazy saxophones to pair it with...that's the kind of musical it is. Street-wise, noir, middle of the night and raining. So I found Bombshell, from Smash...yup, the TV show. Well, that sexy Hollywood sound fits like a blond in a white convertible.... To go along with that, Sweet Smell of Success ("The Column") and something called "Welcome to Holiday Inn," from Seesaw. It all adds up to 20 minutes on the tawdry side.
Then I found Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and immediately related, I mean...uh...liked it! So I'm playing "Model Behavior," sung by Laura Benanti, which is a crazed, ready-to-jump monologue sung into an answering machine. Don't worry, you'll love it, too.
Theme from City of Angels (James Naughton and Cast, City of Angels)
Smash! (Megan Hilty, Katherine McPhee, Bombshell)
The Column (John Lithgow, Brian d'Arcy James, Sweet Smell of Success)
Welcome to Holiday Inn (Michele Lee, Seesaw)
Penniless Bums (Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, Sugar)
The Girls of Summer (Suzanne Henry, Marry Me a Little)
Delishious (Bobby Short, Nice Work if You Can Get It and K-RA-ZY for Gershwin)
Pour Le Sport (Suzanne Henry, Craig Lucas, Marry Me a Little)
Hello Waves (Bob Dishy, Liza Minelli, Flora the Red Menace)
Ain't It Romantic (Marti Stevens, Oh Kay!)
It Couldn't Please Me More (Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford, Cabaret)
Model Behavior (Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)
She Hadda Go Back (Craig Stevens, Ensemble, Here's Love)
We Deserve Each Other (Joan McCracken, Bob Fortier, Me and Juliet)
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