Welcome to Episode Seven of Show Tunes with Kate Botello! Coming up this week: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mama Issues, and at Intermission - a bouquet of famous Roses.
Click through to see this week's playlist and find out how to hear your voice on the show. We've got a poll, too! Sing out, Louise! Make your voice heard!
Here's this week's playlist:
- THE FANTASTICKS (1960) - Overture
- SOMETHING ROTTEN! (2015) - A Musical!
- SCHOOL OF ROCK (2015) - You're in the Band
- FINDING NEVERLAND (2015) - When Your Feet Don't Touch the Ground
- THE WIZ (1975) - Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
- GOOD NEWS (1928/1993) - Button Up Your Overcoat
- THE BAND WAGON (1930/1953) - Triplets
INTERMISSION - "Rose's Turn," (GYPSY, 1959). Choose your favorite from our bouquet of famous Mama Roses! Poll and reference clips are at the bottom of the page.
- SPRING AWAKENING (2006) - Mama Who Bore Me, Mama Who Bore Me (reprise)
- FLYING COLORS (1932) - Mother Told Me So
- THE RINK (1984) - The Apple Doesn't Fall
- [TITLE OF SHOW] (2008) - Nine People's Favorite Thing
- ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (1978) - The Legacy
- THE FANTASTICKS (1960) - Finale - Try to Remember (reprise)
And now, it's your turn to choose, "Rose's Turn!"
If you need to jog your memory, here are audio clips of our half-dozen famous Roses:
Ethel Merman
Angela Lansbury
Tyne Daly
Bernadette Peters
Betty Buckley
Patti LuPone
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