Okay, so this is supposed be a Mother's Day Edition. Well, it's not going to be. Like Broadway Christmas, there's a limited number of MOM songs (at least when you get past Gypsy, with scary Mamma Rose), and I just didn't feel like playing what would have baked down to the exact same Mother's Day show I did last year. So it's NOT. See, I'm a mom, too, and I should be able to play whatever the heck I wanna on MY DAY, right? So that's what I'm choosing. My day, my way.
Choice 1: The Sound of the 50s! Grease, Forever Plaid, Bye Bye Birdie. A little Hairspray, to hold those waves (and cooties) in place. Some boys from Jersey. A poodle skirt. Pink Ladies. And Ed Sullivan.
(Side note, I actually DID find the Perfect Poodle Skirt in a vintage shop in Philly recently, but it was pricey. Surely worth it...a chain leash on the poodle? Man. But I didn't buy it. Now I'm yearning.)
Choice 2: Pour Le Sport! Baseball (Damn Yankees), double entendre tennis (City Of Angels), football (Wonderful Town), and golf (Marry Me A Little). Plus a little Jane Russell who seemed exhausted (if not sexually frustrated) by all those workouts in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. I couldn't find any hockey musicals. I did look.
So to all the MOM's out there, enjoy your day YOUR way, and hopefully you'll get a lovely breakfast in bed, flowers, candy, and a night out on the town. I've requested same, but my cat just looks askance (he's a master at askance) and promises nothing. I'll make my own Eggs Benedict, thank you, and take myself out. And buy that damn poodle! :)))))
The Telephone Hour (Ensemble, Bye Bye Birdie)
Honestly Sincere (Dick Gautier, Bye Bye Birdie)
Cooties (Laura Bell Bundy, Hairspray)
Sherry (John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, Jersey Boys)
Gotta Be This Or That (Jason Graae, Stan Chandler, David Engel, Guy Stroman, Forever Plaid)
Beauty School Drop Out (Marya Small, Alan Paul, Grease)
Rag Doll (John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, Jersey Boys)
Shangri-La (Jason Graae, Stan Chandler, David Engel, Guy Stroman, Forever Plaid)
Six Months Out Of Every Year (Shannon Bolin, Robert Shafer, Damn Yankees)
Who's Got The Pain? (Gwen Verdon, Ensemble, Damn Yankees)
The Game (Nathaniel Frey, Albert Linville, Russ Brown, Jimmy Komack, Damn Yankees)
T-E-A-M (Gary Burghoff, Reva Rose, Company, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown)
O'Brien To Ryan To Goldberg (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Take Me Out To The Ball Game)
The Baseball Game (Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Ensemble, Falsettos)
What A Game (Mark Jacoby, Alex Strange, Ragtime)
There Goes The Ball Game (Karen Ziemba, Robert Cuccioli, Karen Mason, Jim Walton, And The World Goes 'Round)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Take Me Out To The Ball Game)
They Love Me (Nanette Fabray, Mr. President)
Why Does The Whole Damn World Adore Me? (Nathan Lane, Sherry!)
It's Me (Isabel Bigley, Joan McCracken, Me And Juliet)
Pour Le Sport (Craig Lucas, Suzanne Henry, Marry Me A Little)
The Tennis Song (James Naughton, Dee Hoty, City Of Angels)
Today's The Day/The Football Drill (Kim Huber, Ann Morrison, Good News)
Pass The Football (Jordan Bentley, Wonderful Town)
Ain't There Anyone Here For Love (Jane Russell, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
Runnin' Wild (Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot)
Bicycle Built For Two (Dinah Shore)
Give Me A Bike (Beatrice Lillie, High Spirits)
Crazy 'Bout Ya' Baby (Jason Graae, Stan Chandler, David Engel, Guy Stroman, Forever Plaid)
It's Raining On Prom Night (Carole Demas, Grease)
Cry (Jason Graae, Stan Chandler, David Engel, Guy Stroman, Forever Plaid)
Big Girls Don't Cry ((John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, Jersey Boys)
One Last Kiss (Dick Gautier, Bye Bye Birdie)
Hymn For A Sunday Night (Paul Lynde, Ensemble, Bye Bye Birdie)
Born To Hand Jive (Alan Paul, Don Billett, Company, Grease)
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