THE TOP 100 SONGS FROM MUSICALS. (#60-51). More: (this countdown will resume in:) mid- June.

Caffè Lattè presents:

 THE

TOP 100 SONGS

FROM

 MUSICALS

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From New York’s Broadway and London’s West End to stages across the globe, musicals have attracted audiences flocking to catch the classics and the innovative. Caffè Lattè has compiled a list of 100 of the best songs from stage shows. These are all songs created specifically for the stage productions and not theatrical versions of movies or jukebox musicals (eg. “The Lion King”, “Saturday Night Fever” or “Mamma Mia!” and “Jersey Boys”). They’ve touched us or made us cry and some have had us up on our feet dancing in the aisles.

 

55

YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT

Hairspray

This musical is set in the American city of Baltimore in 1962. 

54

EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT

Jesus Christ Superstar

Yvonne Elliman performed the role of Mary Magdalene on the concept album and also in the original Broadway cast. This song features the character sharing the lead with Jesus and Judas.

53

MARIA

West Side Story

With music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics from Stephen Sondheim, this musical premiered in a couple of American cities before finally premiering on Broadway in 1957. 

 

52

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK

Chess

Long before “Mamma Mia”, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA had toyed with the idea of a musical. Shortly after the group was placed on ice for many decades, the two members collaborated with Tim Rice on “Chess”. The project started as an album in 1984 before being staged as a musical. This song was performed by Murray Head on the LP and in the original 1987 West End production.  

51

THE LAST NIGHT OF THE WORLD

Miss Saigon

Based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly”, this musical is set in the closing days of the Vietnam War. The production was created by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil of ‘Les Mis’ fame and lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. It premiered in London in 1989 before opening on Broadway 2 years later.