What a week this has been! There are so many fantastic songs out there that it was hard to pick just one a day. Thank you NYFOS for asking me to play this really fun game. Today's selection is "Feeling Of", written (and performed) by the super talented Melissa Lusk...
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Mary Birnbaum
Jason Robert Brown: Another Life
This is one of my favorite conventions in theater—the character who has one (showstopping) song. This song from Jason Robert Brown's incredible score is sung by Whitney Bashor, who plays the ex of the leading man. She only appears for this moment, but lends so much...
Reynaldo Hahn: Quand je fus pris au pavillon
For a Tuesday, I thought something a little more serious (just a little though) could be in order. I have always loved the songs of Reynaldo Hahn and particularly love Susan Graham's compilation of Hahn's songs—"La Belle Epoque". A particularly summery one is "Quand...
Kirsten Childs: The Skate
This super creative setting of a teenage girl's extracurricular activities by the UBER talented Kirsten Childs has come to mind because her new musical, Bella: An American Tall Tale has just opened at Playwrights Horizons and I'm dying to see it. The Bubbly Black Girl...