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So lots of people think that broadway is for the gays. The truth is that gay people tend to love broadway, but so do straight people, conservative people, liberal people and everyone in between. Live broadway shows don’t have to be gay, unless you end up with a show by the fabulous Ms. Roger Dupree. If you remember in the show the Producers, Roger is the fabulous producer that they need to take over the show Spring Time for Hitler. The two main characters also think that he is about the only person who is able to take this show and get it as tacky, campy and insane as possible so that it can fail. When you finally get to Roger’s house, you all of the sudden figure out why they had selected him to put on the show.

Roger is an extremely flamboyant man who enjoys introducing himself as a lady sometimes and enjoys everything that being gay has to offer him. His staff is gay, he is gay and everything about them is gay. Because everything is gay with him, obviously his shows have to be gay too. That is why when they approach him to take on the show, he has a vision of how it should look and the most important part is to keep it gay.

Keep it Gay from the Producers is one of the most popular songs. It is fun to sing, fun to watch and even more fun to watch the characters perform. Keep it gay from the Producers helps to set you up for what the official show is going to look like and how gay and campy it is really going to be. Keep it Gay from the Producers is one of my very favorite showtunes from the show and I love watching them play it at showtunes nights. Broadway does have a huge gay following, but it is meant for everyone regardless of if they are gay or not. Everyone loves a show and if you think that broadway is for the gays, the only person who may agree is Roger Dupree who thinks that the only way to make a show work is to keep it gay.

I was listening to Gypsy the other day and couldn’t help to laugh about the song Gotta Get a Gimmick. People spend a ton of money on books on how you have to stand out, be different, etc… in order to succeed. It’s the same recycled crap that you can learn in any class, from any book and to be honest is just common sense. Authors’ and Gurus have made millions by selling this crap by making colored animals or saying you need incredible, amazing and unique content, but the reality is you could have more easily saved time and had more fun watching a broadway show to learn the same exact thing.

The song You Gotta Get a Gimmick from Gypsy is the part of the show when Rose is about to become Gypsy Rose Lee. Rose is in her dressing room getting ready to go on stage and perform when she meets her other performers. Rose is a bit more conservative and doesn’t feel comfortable stripping and she also didn’t have an actual plan except for not taking it all off. That’s when the other girls let her know how they have made names for themselves and get the guys to keep coming back and requesting they perform. It turns out that what makes Rose different is that she is able to make her performance unique by teasing the guys and never giving it all away.

The one dancer uses lights. The other uses ballet and a costume and the other uses a trumpet to get attention. Rose decides that those gimmicks aren’t really her and by using her own body and not giving it all away, she can not only tease the men into wanting her back more, but she can also become a headliner. By finding out what her difference is she ends up getting to tour the country at different theatres and Rose becomes one of America’s most memorable icons.

Instead of buying that next business book on being different or on how to stand out. Instead of reading a book on how to be different and make money or by buying the book that says you have to be incredible, just watch Gypsy on broadway. Not only will you learn everything the book has to offer in the song You Gotta Get a Gimmick from Gypsy, but you’ll also have a much better time.

So yesterday my b/f and I broke up. I wasn’t going to be dramatic and I still thought he was sweet, but when I was describing what had happened to my friends, I realized he is a complete (fill in your favorite negative term for a guy here). I was really upset and so I was looking for a good break up broadway song to post today, but instead I heard one that is extremely obnoxious if you are recently broken up. So instead of using a breaking up song, I figured I would use an absolutely obnoxious song called I’ll Try from Redhead. Before I go into why I’ll Try from Redhead is such an obnoxious song, I want to tell you why he ended up going from nice guy to (insert your favorite descriptive word here as well).

I was having a bad week at work. I started parting ways with one of my largest clients, I was already a bit depressed and one of the sort of cool things that I was going to get to do last weekend was get to meet the brand new US ambassador of India to the United States. After not getting a text in over a day, he finally texts me back and asks me to go for a hike on Sunday. So I texted back and said that would be great, even though I am completely not a nature person.

We meet in the morning and stop for breakfast at a fun bakery in Capitol Hill. He’s acting sort of sweet, sort of distant and then we get into his truck and start heading out to Calvert Cliffs State Park. In the car he starts testing me again and trying to either see if I’m “too gay” “not smart enough” etc… the usual bullsh*t that I didn’t think anything of until I actually realized what he was doing…which was the first time. But I ignored it like an idiot. One of the questions was what is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “Hudson”. What he wanted to hear was river, but of course I said Jennifer. Then I went into how I hated her commercials on tv for Weight Watchers but she does look amazing.

Anyways, we finally get to the park after he gets done asking me questions and calling me extremely gay. It’s a nice change to be out of the truck at this point, but at the same time I was super happy just to be with him. We start walking down the red trail to the bay and he is actually being sweet. He made a couple of nice comments, he shared some fun facts about the plants and then when we passed this gorgeous area I asked for a picture and he refused then kept walking. He wouldn’t even take one of just me. Luckily I have an iPhone and I took it myself. Instead of getting upset with him, I caught up and we went down to the beach.

Once we were on the beach, we played with his dog, ate a couple of snacks and found fossils, sea shells and sharks’ teeth. It was an awesome day in a romantic place and we had a really good time. As we were getting ready to head back because I had to go to a work event and meet the Ambassador, we sat down to let the sand dry off our feet and as we were looking at the cliffs and enjoying each other’s company, he says I don’t want to date you. No reasons, no sadness and no emotion. It was a complete ahole move to make. Not only did he do it after I had a bad week, but he did it knowing we have an hour and a half drive back, I have a very important night starting in a few hours and he springs this on me. Then we get up and start walking back and he pretends like nothing is wrong. What he should have done was asked me to brunch or coffee and just done it there. Not made me head out to the park and waste an entire day falling more in love with him. Anyways, when I heard the song I’ll Try from Red Head today I instantly hated the two characters.

Not only do the two people singing keep talking about how they’ll try to do things for each other, but they also sing about how much they are in love. Not only is the song perfect for hating when you are going through a break up, but it is also obnoxious to hear any other time, unless you are just falling in love. I heard this song and absolutely hated it and if you are going through a break up, you’ll probably hate it too.

So if you couldn’t tell or if you read my other blogs you’ll know I’ve been in a relationship for the past few months. It’s kind of funny how you just click with someone and you can fall instantly in love with them. That’s sort of what happens to a few of the characters in Promises Promises which starred Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes.

In Promises Promises Sean Hayes’s character falls in love with Kristin Chenoweth’s character. The problem is that Kristin’s character is already in love with someone who turns out to be the person that Sean needs to get a head in life. The other issue is that the guy she is in love with is married and has had multiple affairs. In one scene around Christmas time, Kristin says she wants or needs more, instead of giving her more, he gives her money. Although the intent was good because he wanted to give her a nice holiday present, it also made her feel like a whore. The other twist is that the place they were using to hookup was Sean’s apartment and he had no clue she was the girl that the guy was hooking up with; until he finds her almost dead in his bedroom when she tried to kill herself by taking a ton of pills.

We’ve all had those moments when we realize that the person we love doesn’t love us back as much. Sometimes the person actually does love you as much as you love them, but if they can’t show it to you or they aren’t ready to love you enough yet because they are focused on other things like rock collections, their dog or a possessive mother, you just sometimes have to move on to protect your own heart. It hurts to do it because you really love the person, but sometimes you need to. You can always hope that if the person is the right one, eventually when they are ready you may be ready for them again as well. I have a friend who had an ex boyfriend that had a falling out. About twenty years later they met again, fell in love and last summer they got married. You never know, if the person is the right one, you may end up with them eventually. In Promises Promises, Kristen tries to kill herself. Although that is a bit dramatic, Sean does save her and the song I’ll Never Fall In Love Again from Promises Promises is the song they sing together after she comes to it in the morning.

Although I didn’t try and kill myself and I haven’t broken up with my partner, the personality differences, lack of personality and hi not being ready to be in a relationship yet could end up ending our relationship. I know how Kristen’s character felt and sometimes you have to end your relationship, even though you don’t want to, because the other person isn’t ready for you yet. It can be hard to do but sometimes you need to do it to stop yourself from feeling hurt and alone all the time. In the show she comes to it with Sean and they sing I’ll Never Fall In Love Again on a guitar together, but in real life you probably won’t get to do that. Instead you should try to find something to take your mind off of it or have a friend over.

Today I’m heading to my friends house to use his new smoker. He had never used it before, so we are breaking it in, having drinks and cooking all day. That is our version of the song I’ll Never Fall In Love Again from Promises Promises. He’ll help me feel better and the two of us will have a fun day. Friends are amazing and I know he reads this blog so thank you ahead of time and see you in a while. =0). If you are currently in a relationship and your partner isn’t showing you the same emotions back, you should talk to him or her. If it gets worse and you always feel alone, you may need to think about if they are ready and find your own version of the song. Breaking up with someone you love is very hard to do, but you also need to do what is right for you. There are plenty of other people out there and you may eventually meet the person again when they are ready and even fall in love and get married then. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again from Promises Promises is one of my favorite songs and I love the version that they did when it was on Broadway. Thank you again for reading and I hope you all have a great weekend. Here is I’ll Never Fall In Love Again from Promises Promises.

If there is one composer and song writer that I love it is Stephen Sondheim. Not only does he completely right the perfect music for any mood, but instead of putting in the song I wanted to from Promises Promises about the issues I am having with my relationship, I randomly heard You Could Drive a Person Crazy from Company. Although You Could Drive a Person Crazy from the musical Company isn’t anywhere near the emotions I was feeling, it completely cheered me back up and got me smiling. Because of that I decided to post it instead of a sad song about relationships and love and be in a really good mood.

You could drive a person crazy from Company is one of my favorite showtunes about dating. Not only do the three ladies singing teach you what not to do, but they literally help you drive the person you love and yourselves crazy. They cover just about every situation and every pet peeve you could have with a relationship. One of my favorite lines that they sing is “Bobby is my hobby and I’m giving him up!”.

Even if you aren’t giving up your partner, sometimes you need to know when it is time not to push him or her into things or changing or in this case, bugging your friend to keep dating. If they aren’t ready to date or really don’t want to do something, sometimes you need to back off. If you are in the relationship and you want to move faster but they need to go slower, sometimes you need to take a step back and let them catch up. The only problem with that is that by the time they are ready, you may be ready to move on because they took to long. That is what could be happening with my relationship right now. I’m ready to move forward fast, but he wants to go slow and won’t give me solid answers. He’s also giving me mixed messages. Unfortunately the line “Bobby is my hobby and I’m giving him up” is starting to become what I think may happen. My hobby was loving him and falling for him, but if he can’t catch up I can’t deal with the mixed messages and will need to give him up. I don’t want to and will definitely end up upset about it, but there is no point in giving your heart to someone who isn’t ready to give theirs back. I honestly think I love him, but if he isn’t ready then he isn’t and I need to move on. I can’t ruin my life over him.

You could drive a person crazy from Company actually has another meaning. By not trying to help the other person and being the scared one who wants to take it slow, you could end up being the one who ends up driving the other person crazy. What’s even worse is that you won’t even know it. Unfortunately that is what is happening in my relationship right now. He has driven me crazy and now I ended up feeling sad, alone and depressed. Luckily I know that this isn’t the right thing to do and I am going to address it. If it doesn’t turn out the way I hope it will, then I am ready to break up. Hopefully it does work out, but if it doesn’t I’m prepared to get over the break up. Breaking up isn’t easy, but its better than being miserable waiting for the other person who may never come around. I guess that is why I really like the song You could drive a person crazy from Company so much. It actually has a ton of different meanings.

So before people start bitching about me taking another song out of context of the show, when you listen to a song and haven’t seen a show then you can put whatever meeting you want to it. You can also create your own version of how the song can be used. For me, Big Ass Rock is one of those songs. If you haven’t seen the Full Monty, or even if you have, you can easily place Big Ass Rock from The Full Monty into a situation about singing about co-workers who pretend to be your friend but stab you in the back.

We’ve all been around those people that use you, pretend to be your friend and the minute you turn your back they are there to stab a knife into it. You know, the one who will always be there to tighten to rope around your neck, rub salt into a wound and after they are finished pretend like they did nothing wrong. Not only do these people have no souls, but they are absolutely horrible and unfortunately exist just about everywhere. I had the unfortunate experience of dealing with two of these people at my last real job before I went out on my own.

Not only did I know them for years before and back then I absolutely thought the world of them, but I was also trusting and completely naive. Unfortunately I let them walk all over me and although I knew to stand up for myself, I sort of wanted out of that company.

Not only was the company a bad one to work for, but I hated being there anyways. Some of the people were great, but I was homesick for Washington DC and the company had some serious issues. If I had really wanted to keep that job, I would have stood up for myself and not let them walk all over me. At the time I was confident but for some reason backed down. Now I know it was because I hated working there, but at the same time I shouldn’t have let them walk all over me. When I was in NYC a couple of weeks ago I ended up running into them. When they came up to me at a party at the Kimberly Hotel Penthouse they walked over and pretended like they mattered. Apparently they thought I was a push over. Not only did they not get a hello or any form of attention when they walked up, but the people I was with laughed them away. Apparently I’m not the only one they’ve screwed over.

When I heard the song Big Ass Rock today on Sirius XM it completely made me think of those two and how horrible some people are. The song Big Ass Rock from the Full Monty can completely be about one of those people in your workplace that acts like a friend but stabs you in the back. The song in the show isn’t about that, but if you can take it out of the context of the show, it can completely be about people who act like they’re your friends but will stab you in the back the minute it will benefit them.

I was listening to my iPhone playlist on the way to the beach this past weekend it was having fun combining songs together to make a new show out of different songs. One of the things I love about showtunes is that you can listen to a song and think that it means one thing or is about one thing, but when you see the show it becomes something completely different. If you take the songs that can easily have a different meaning, you can then place them with other showtunes and create a brand new story line. One of the ones that I was thinking of started with impossible from Cinderella, then Masquerade from Phantom of the Opera and then Last Night of The World from Miss Saigon.

So this one doesn’t really take on an entirely new meaning, but the songs could flow into each other theme wise. Musically it would be sort of a nightmare, unless you place it back into an operatic or old styled show. You start with the person who wants to go to a party but thinks its impossible. She wishes she could go, meet someone to fall in love with and then get married and have the happily ever after ending.

She goes to the party in her new gown which leads into Masquerade from Phantom. As they are there and singing, you can add in some dialogue and a new routine. The two bump into each other and maybe dance, maybe the guy she falls in love with is the Red Skeleton character or maybe they just pass each other by. Another option is to have her get scared and avoid the guy all night. Then when she goes to take a break outside, she runs into him or he comes out and runs into her. That’s when Last Night of the World comes on. The fun thing is that you can have some dialogue come on or you can even have them watching two others who are in love sing it and let it play into their relationship.

Anyways, here are those three songs from the movie or theatre versions. Feel free to leave your own favorite combinations below in the comments section.

So I was listening to XM satellite radio today and they played the song Stars and the Moon from Songs for a New World and it was the perfect song for one of the things that is causing drama in my life. The song Stars and the Moon from Songs for a New World is not only exactly what I’m thinking now, but it means a lot because of the way I interpret the song.

The person singing the song talks about some of the guys that she has dated and why she dated them or didn’t date them or broke up with them. Some of them were rich and retired by thirty. They would buy her a huge diamond ring and go cruising on his yacht. Unfortunately for him he couldn’t buy her the one thing that she wanted, the Moon. He did get her stars at his parties all over Europe, but the stars she wanted were ones that were out of his reach. On the other hand she met a guy that was poor but could give her love and devotion. The problem is that what she may not have realized is that even though he could love her, what she thought she wanted was more.

What she never realized was that even though he couldn’t afford the expensive gifts and lifestyle, what he could give her was love and that love is the stars and the moon. The things you cannot reach or touch or own. They are sort of emotions and love because just like love, you can’t own it but you can feel it, want to reach out to it and love it….like the moon where you can see it, want it and love it, but know you can’t have it. So what do you do, go with the money and the guy you like, or the one who is broke but can give you love. What she realized is that she went for money not knowing that he could give her everything but the moon. The guy who was poor is the one who couldn’t give her the expensive gifts and yachts, but what he could do is give her the stars and the moon.

Stars and the Moon from Songs for a New World is one of my favorite showtunes to sing a long to and also one that makes me think and sort of sad. Right now I am making the same decision. Date a rich guy who can buy me what I want, even though I support myself and love him for who he is, or do I go for the less well off guy who loves me, but I have to do more and he cannot do what I like to do and can afford.

Anyways, here’s Stars and the Moon from Songs for a New World. There are great versions by Betty Buckley and other singers on youtube, but for some reason they didn’t impress me as much as the other singers who aren’t well known. Here is one of the random unknown singers performing Stars and the Moon from Songs for a New World. Feel free to share your favorite version below in the comments section.

If there is one song that never gets old it has to be It Sucks to Be Me from Avenue Q. You always hear people bitching about how life sucks when the reality is that nothing in their lives really is that bad. Then another friend comes along and that friend says that life sucks or complains about their day. Then another friend comes along, etc… That’s basically how this song goes. Each character has something wrong or something bugging them and they all compete with each other to see whose life sucks worse.

Some people bitch about their commutes to work. Others bitch about not making enough money. Some people bitch about having to be alone or being single and not being able to meet anyone. Some people complain about their roommates and others complain that their house is to quiet and empty. No matter what, someone will complain and everyone will compete with each other. That’s why I love It Sucks to Be Me from Avenue Q.

It is all of the characters competing with each other until Gary Coleman comes along and wins. It is almost like real life with my friends right now where everyone is bitching about something. For some reason no one really cares but they just want to bitch or complain so that they can be heard and see who can bitch the most. I think the real reason they all love to bitch is that they really just want a reason to have cocktails and hangout. What better excuse than complaining about work or roommates or being single, etc… It Sucks to Be Me from Avenue Q is the perfect for listening to while driving, working or even just getting dressed for work or going out. The song is funny and makes you laugh and want to sing along. That is one of the reasons it is one of the most popular songs from the show. Anyways, here is It Sucks to Be Me from the musical Avenue Q. Feel free to leave your own bitch or complaint below if you are having an It Sucks to Be Me day.

If you love the Pirates of Penzance, you’ll love this parody of the song I am the very model of a modern major general, I am the very model of a modern homosexual. Not only do I love parodies and when producers cross shows for promotions like when Avenue Q and Fiddler combined to create Avenue Jew or when Spring Awakening combined with Grease to create a ridiculous cast, in this parody a bunch of gay guys combined, probably on a poop deck to redo one of the most famous showtunes and create I am the very model of a modern homosexual.

The original song has been heard in cartoons, on tv, on the radio and just about everyone knows the tune. They turned the show into a movie and back into a show and everyone tries to sing along with it but eventually ends up giving up. The fun thing about the parody I am the very model of a modern homosexual is that you don’t want to give up, you want to actually learn the lyrics since it is freaking hilarious.

Ok I am holding back from a million but pirate jokes with this song and the show the Pirates of Penzance, with the exception of the poop deck comment above, so I’ll leave it up to you to make as many of the gay pirate jokes as you’d like, just keep them to yourself so we don’t offend any of the readers….or leave it in the comments and if its in taste then I’ll approve it. =0). Anyways, I am the very model of a modern homosexual is a fun parody that I am probably going to end up trying to download to my iPhone so that I can add it to my work playlist. Not only is it a fun one to sing a long to, but it is also great for typing. I absolutely love this song and think that you will to. I wish they would have crossed the show La Cage with it for a promo. That would have been perfect. Anyways, here’s I am the very model of a modern homosexual. Let me know what you think.