Theme: "A Nice Show"
Notes: We've often been told that Sunday Matinee is "such a nice show." So, today, we featured songs with the word "nice" in the title to truly make it "a nice show"! For balance, we also threw in some "mean" songs at the beginning of the second hour.
Showtunes Played:
"Overture" -- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Soundtrack)
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"Wrapped Up Nice" -- Carols for a Cure, Volume 5 (2003)
"Wouldn't it Be Nice" -- The Wild Party (2000 Original Broadway Cast)
"What a Nice Idea" -- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971 Original Broadway Cast)
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"People Who Are Nice" -- Walking Happy (1966 Original Broadway Cast)
"Someone Nice Like You" -- Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (1962 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight" -- Into the Woods (1987 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"A Very Nice Man" -- Carnival (1961 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"Nicest Kids in Town" -- Hairspray (2002 Orig. Broadway Cast)
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"A Real Nice Clambake" -- Carousel (1994 Revival Broadway Cast)
"A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd" -- Ballroom (1979 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"It's Nicer in Nice" -- The Boyfriend (1971 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"It's a Nice Place to Visit" -- Jimmy (1969 Orig. Broadway Cast)
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Intermission: "Overture" -- The Boyfriend (1971 OBC)
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"Mean" -- Bajour (1964 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"I'm a Mean Ol' Lion" -- The Wiz (1975 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" -- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (TV Soundtrack)
"Mean to Me" -- Ain't Misbehavin' (1978 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"The World is Mean" -- Three Penny Opera (Original Off-Broadway Cast)
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"Treat Me Nice" -- Smokey Joe's Cafe (1993 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"Nice" -- Lucky Stiff (Orig. London Cast)
"Perfectly Nice" -- Jane Eyre (2000 Orig. Broadway Cast)
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"Nice Work if You Can Get it" -- Crazy for You (1992 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"The Nicest Thing" -- Let it Ride (1961 Orig. Broadway Cast)
"It's Super Nice" -- It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (Orig. Broadway Cast)
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"The Song That Goes Like This" -- Spamalot (2005 Orig. Broadway Cast)