"A collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type. The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores."

"The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores."

Acc. arr. for piano; in part with chord symbols

Includes foreword and historical information on the shows (p. 4-13)

Act. City lights / John Kander -- Ain't misbehavin'. Keepin' out of mischief now / Thomas 'Fats' Walter -- Avenue Q. Special / Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx -- Baker's wife. Meadowlark / Stephen Schwartz -- Barnum. The colors of my life / Cy Coleman -- Bells are ringing. It's a perfect relationship / Jule Styne -- Children of Eden. Children of Eden / Stephen Schwartz -- City of angels. What you don't know about women / Cy Coleman -- Color purple. Too beautiful for words / Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray -- Curtains. Thinking of him ; It's a business / John Kander -- Dirty rotten scoundrels. Here I am / David Yazbek -- Dreamgirls. And I am telling you I'm not going ; I am changing / Henry Krieger -- Drowsy chaperone. Show off / Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison -- Grease. Freddy, my love / Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey -- Grey gardens. The cake I had / Scott Frankel -- Hairspray. Good morning Baltimore / Marc Shaiman -- Last five years. When you come home to me ; I can do better than that / Jason Robert Brown -- Life. My body / Cy Coleman -- A little princess. Live out loud / Andrew Lippa -- Mamma mia! The winner takes it all / Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus -- On a clear day you can see forever. Hurry! It's lovely up here / Burton Lane -- Pirate queen. Woman / Claude-Michel Schönberg -- Rent. Without you / Jonathan Larson -- Song and dance. Take that look off your face / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Sophisticated ladies. Hit me with a hot note / Duke Ellington -- Monty Python's Spamalot. Find your Grail / John Du Prez, Eric Idle -- Spring awakening. Mamma who bore me ; Dark I know well / Duncan Sheik -- Sweet Charity. If my friends could see me now ; Where am I going / Cy Coleman -- Tarzan. You'll be in my heart / Phil Collins -- Thoroughly modern Millie. Not for the life of me / Jeanine Tesori -- Tick, tick-- boom! Come to your senses / Jonathan Larson -- Wicked. Defying gravity ; For good / Stephen Schwartz -- Working. It's an art / Stephen Schwartz -- Zorba. Life is / John Kander