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The Broadway Song The Broadway Song: A Singer’s Guide Mark Ross Clark 1 1 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 © Oxford University Press 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form, and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clark, Mark Ross, 1951– author. The Broadway song: a singer’s guide/Mark Ross Clark. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-19-935167-1 (hardcover: alk. paper)— ISBN 978-0-19-935168-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Musicals—Instruction and study. 2. Popular music—Analysis, appreciation. I. Title. MT956.C63 2015 782.1'4143—dc23 2014018544 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Dorothy Ross Clark and Ray L. Clark Jr., and to the three women in my life: Lynn, Samantha, and Joanna Clark With gratitude and love Mark Ross Clark, October 2014 CONTENTS Foreword by Kristin Chenoweth xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 PART ONE: Soprano/High Mezzo “Falling in Love with Love,” from The Boys from Syracuse 9 “Waitin’ for My Dearie,” from Brigadoon 12 “If I Were a Bell,” from Guys and Dolls 15 “I Have to Tell You,” from Fanny 18 “Somebody, Somewhere,” from The Most Happy Fella 21 “Warm All Over,” from The Most Happy Fella 24 “My White Knight,” from The Music Man 27 “Love, Look Away,” from Flower Drum Song 30 “When Did I Fall in Love?” from Fiorello! 34 “Ice Cream,” from She Loves Me 37 “Far from the Home I Love,” from Fiddler on the Roof 41 “What Makes Me Love Him?” from The Apple Tree 44 “Moonfall,” from Drood 47 “Another Suitcase in Another Hall,” from Evita 51 “It Hurts to Be Strong,” from Carrie 55 “Anytime (I Am There),” from Elegies 58 “Some Things Are Meant to Be,” from Little Women 61 “The Light in the Piazza,” from The Light in the Piazza 64 “Will You?” from Grey Gardens 68 P ART TWO: Mezzo-Alto “Anything Goes,” from Anything Goes 73 “So Far,” from Allegro 76 “An English Teacher,” from Bye Bye Birdie 79 “Is It Really Me?” from 110 in the Shade 82 ( viii ) Contents “Old Maid,” from 110 in the Shade 85 “Not a Day Goes By,” from Merrily We Roll Along 88 “Aldonza,” from Man of La Mancha 91 “Cabaret,” from Cabaret 94 “Applause,” from Applause 97 “Time Heals Everything,” from Mack and Mabel 100 “Crossword Puzzle,” from Starting Here, Starting Now 103 “You Can Always Count On Me,” from City of Angels 106 “Trina’s Song,” from March of the Falsettos 109 “The Story Goes On,” from Baby 112 “Children of the Wind,” from Rags 115 “Since You Stayed Here,” from Brownstone 118 “I’m Not Alone,” from Carrie 121 “Heaven Help My Heart,” from Chess 124 “Hold On,” from The Secret Garden 127 “It Might As Well Be Spring,” from State Fair 131 “I Will Be Loved Tonight,” from I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 134 “A New Life,” from Jekyll and Hyde 137 “Raise the Roof,” from The Wild Party 141 “Through the Mountain,” from Floyd Collins 144 “A Part of That,” from The Last Five Years 148 “Still Hurting,” from The Last Five Years 151 “I’m Not That Girl,” from Wicked 153 “Astonishing,” from Little Women 156 “Don’t Ever Stop Saying I Love You,” from A Catered Affair 159 “I Miss the Mountains,” from Next to Normal 163 “Fly, Fly Away,” from Catch Me If You Can 166 P ART THREE: Tenor/High Baritone “Come with Me,” from The Boys from Syracuse 171 “Kansas City,” from Oklahoma! 174 “Younger Than Springtime,” from South Pacific 177 “No Other Love,” from Me and Juliet 180 “What Kind of Fool Am I,” from Stop the World—I Want to Get Off 183 “I Believe in You,” from How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying 186 “On the Street Where You Live,” from My Fair Lady 190 “The Only Home I Know,” from Shenandoah 194 “Anthem,” from Chess 197 “Marta,” from Kiss of the Spider Woman 200 ( ix ) Contents “Your Eyes,” from Rent 203 “This Is the Moment,” from Jekyll and Hyde 206 “I’d Rather be Sailing,” from A New Brain 209 “Old Red Hills of Home,” from Parade 212 “Tell My Father,” from The Civil War 215 “You Walk with Me,” from The Full Monty 218 “At the Fountain,” from Sweet Smell of Success 221 “I Miss the Music,” from Curtains 224 “All That’s Known,” from Spring Awakening 227 “Absalom,” from The Glorious Ones 230 “Beautiful City,” from Godspell 233 “Goodbye,” from Catch Me If You Can 236 “Santa Fe (Prologue),” from Newsies 239 P ART FOUR: Baritone “If I Loved You,” from Carousel 245 “There but for You Go I,” from Brigadoon 248 “Luck Be a Lady,” from Guys and Dolls 251 “If Ever I Would Leave You,” from Camelot 254 “Once Upon a Time,” from All American 257 “Rain Song,” from 110 in the Shade 260 “It Only Takes a Moment,” from Hello, Dolly! 263 “Dulcinea,” from Man of La Mancha 266 “Being Alive,” from Company 269 “I Won’t Send Roses,” from Mack and Mabel 272 “All I Care About Is Love,” from Chicago 275 “I’ve Heard It All Before,” from Shenandoah 278 “The Pickers Are Comin’,” from Shenandoah 281 “Funny,” from City of Angels 284 “Lullaby of Broadway,” from 42nd Street 287 “There Is a Sucker Born Ev’ry Minute,” from Barnum 291 “Colors of My Life,” from Barnum 294 “Don’t Go, Sally,” from Cabaret 297 “You Should Be Loved,” from Side Show 300 “Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love with You?” from I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 303 “It’s Hard to Speak My Heart,” from Parade 306 “Love Who You Love,” from A Man of No Importance 309 “I Was Here,” from The Glorious Ones 312 Index of Songs 317 Index of Shows 319 General Index 321
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