History AwesomeMusic / Theatre

* Long before she became known for singing for animated princesses, a girl named Liz Callaway earned her first Tony nomination at just twenty-three years old for her role as Lizzie in a musical called ''Baby''. The showstopping one-act closer was called "The Story Goes On", and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnq1t0fwH2E it brought the house down.]]

* ''Theatre/TheProm'', though a flop on Broadway, got a new lease on life via its Netflix adaptation and 2021-22 national tour to re-showcase its amazing musical score, notably:
** "[[https://youtu.be/SN_ms6VNgr8 Dance With You]]", Emma's IWantSong, is basically the show's analog to "[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Defying Gravity]]".

** "[[https://youtu.be/tq_WkZot7ic Tonight Belongs To You]]", the ClimacticMusic of Act 1, conveys the memorable message "One thing's universal, life's no dress rehearsal" in it's chorus, along with its epic build-up through a series of {{Song Style Shift}}s.

** "[[https://youtu.be/PqOhQJh75ug Unruly Heart]]", Emma's ElevenOClockNumber that not only breaks the Internet in-universe, but is also a potential internet-breaker in real life.

** "Zazz", Angie's PepTalkSong to bring Emma out of her HeroicBSOD, dovetails nicely into...
** "Unruly Heart", Emma's ElevenOClockNumber that not only breaks the Internet in-universe, but is also a potential internet-breaker in real life.
** "It's Time To Dance", the sing-along finale ultimo, gives the cast [[EarnYourHappyEnding their well-earned happy ending]], along with incorporating the TriumphantReprise of the aforementioned "Dance With You".

** "Tonight Belongs To You", the ClimacticMusic of Act 1, conveys the memorable message "One thing's universal, life's no dress rehearsal" in it's chorus, along with its epic build-up through a series of {{Song Style Shift}}s.

** "The Acceptance Song", with its anthemic chorus, resonates well with the LGBTQ community, particularly during Pride Month, when the tour stopped by Seattle.

** "Dance With You", Emma's IWantSong, is basically the show's analog to "[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Defying Gravity]]".

** "Zazz", Dee Dee's PepTalkSong to bring Emma out of her HeroicBSOD, dovetails nicely into...

** "Dance With You", Emma's IWantSong, is basically the show's analog to "Music/DefyingGravity".

* From ''Theatre/YoungFrankenstein'', "Frederick's Soliloquy" deserves to be on here. So does "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXLKA-OGIU Life, Life]]", especially the incredibly epic ending.

* From ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'', "Frederick's Soliloquy" deserves to be on here. So does "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXLKA-OGIU Life, Life]]", especially the incredibly epic ending.

* The musical adaptation of ''Literature/TheScarletSails'', composed by Maksim Dunayevsky (of ''Film/DArtagnanAndThreeMusketeers'' fame).

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4DYHzHLczU "Modern Jungle"]], a [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly neoclassical synth-funk]] tune to which the Freespirits dive though a rotating stack of hexagonal hoops in improbable positions.

* Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's FracturedFairyTale version of ''Franchise/{{Cinderella}}'', as you would expect from ALW, has some ''fantastic'' songs in:

* Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's FracturedFairyTale version of ''Franchise/Cinderella'', as you would expect from ALW, has some ''fantastic'' songs in:

** In the film's cut edition, GerardButlers!Phantom sings a song called "No One Would Listen" to the same tune as "Learn to be Lonely". Say what you may of the film and Butler's singing skills, but that man sold the song like Creator/BillyMays sold Oxiclean.

%%*** And ''Ballare''. Cliched lyrics can be CrazyAwesome sometimes, you know.

* ''{{Theatre/The Music Man}}'':

* ''Hairspray'':

* ''The Music Man'':

* ''{{Theatre/Seussical}}''[='=]s "Alone in the Universe" is pretty powerful, in particular when Horton and Jojo are both singing the chorus together- "I have wings, and I can fly, around the moon and far beyond the sky!" "Solla Sollew" as well.

* ''Seussical''[='=]s "Alone in the Universe" is pretty powerful, in particular when Horton and Jojo are both singing the chorus together- "I have wings, and I can fly, around the moon and far beyond the sky!" "Solla Sollew" as well.

*** If the title track, "O", doesn't move you to tears of joy and give you shivers, you have no soul.

*** The title track, "O".

*** If the title track, "O", doesn't move you to tears of joy and give you shivers, you have no soul.