Having no regrets is all that she really wants She`s heading for something that she won`t forget In the blink of an eye, there’s a new life in front in my face,Īnd I know in due time, every right thing will find its right place.Going out tonight, changes into something red Her mother doesn`t like that kind of dressĮverything she never had, she`s showing offĭriving too fast, moon is breaking through her hair – “My Favorite Things,” "The Sound of Music"Īnd this present will be past so here we are, In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes, In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife, In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee, – “Times Are Hard for Dreamers,” "Amelie" Somewhere we'll find a new way of living,Īnd I’m thankful for every day that I’m given, To love another person is to see the face of God. Sometimes, you've got to rewrite the plot. We had the experience but missed the meaning,Īnd approach to the meaning restores the experience. – “Music of the Night,” "Phantom of the Opera" I’m laughin’ in the face of casualties and sorrow,įor the first time, I’m thinkin’ past tomorrow. Shows like West Side Story and Chicago further profile the human experience, telling tales of grandeur, success, failure, and hardship through compelling characters that overcome these obstacles through song, dance, and story.įor motivation, music, joy, and jokes, here are 20 of the most inspiring Broadway musical lyrics of all time. Take the 2003 smash hit Wicked, where the character Elphaba inspires audiences to take risks and dream about the future with these lyrics from the powerful “ Defying Gravity”: “It’s time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap!” In 1986’s The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running Broadway show, fans are equally swept away by a captivating and timeless love story. Throughout the genre’s growth, musical theater’s most important inspirational pillars remain, from lyrics packed with life lessons to emotion-driven melodies, and they’re woven into nearly all new and classic tales. Musical theater evolved from glitzy spectaculars to a powerful form of storytelling - and both then and now, there is nothing else quite like a Broadway musical. Much has changed since those inaugural shows, and Manhattan’s dazzling Broadway district is now lined with over 40 theaters. Though it’s considered the first venue purpose-built for musical theater, it was located in downtown Manhattan, before New York’s theater district moved north to its current geographical location in Midtown, centered around the Broadway thoroughfare. The first “Broadway” theater, the Theatre on Nassau Street, opened in New York City in 1750, with shows like The Beggar’s Opera and other examples of the ballad opera, a precursor to the modern musical. Musical theater mixes song with story to engage, entertain, and inspire audiences - and it’s been doing so for nearly three centuries.
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