AYAA Talk Back: What are some underrated musical theatre songs?

Hi, everyone!

This week, I blasted out on Facebook a request for people submit their favorite underrated Broadway songs. These are some of the responses I received. You can check out the link to the next AYAA Talkback question below!

• "Her Voice" from The Little Mermaid (Submitted by Chloe Alexander): "The vocals in this are amazing, and it's such a cute song! I honestly think the majority of the music in this musical is underrated." 

• "Burn" from Hamilton (Submitted by Alli Halliday): "The combination of rap and classic singing is done beautifully."

• "The Longer I Live" from Dracula The Musical (Submitted by Noah Delgado): "This is, quite possibly, the best song in the entire show! It's a wonderfully intense and emotional piece. An absolutely brilliant audition piece for basses."

• "Portrait of a Girl" from Bare: A Pop Opera (Submitted by Kaleigh): "Beautiful lyrics, melody, and story that can be told through it."

• "The Beauty Is" from A Light In the Piazza (Submitted by Audrey Coleman): "I've only listened to this a few times by the request of my voice teacher, however it is one of my favorites because it has such a carefree vibe, meanwhile still holds a deep meaning. Great solo piece :)"

• "Lifeboat" from Heathers (Submitted by CJ Witmer): While a decent amount of musical theatre fans may have heard of or seen this musical, this song in particular is often overlooked. It's very sad, real, and emotionally relatable even though it's short.

• "Right Hand Man" from Something Rotten! (Submitted by Emma): "I've never seen anyone do it and I love it loads!" *A/N: Sorry, Emma; I quoted you anyway. Your response was just too darn cute!*

• "Wicked Little Town" from Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Submitted by Sal Dallymar): "It's about following your dream and it's a sad but hopeful song that feeds into the story and real life perfectly. "

Thank you to everyone who responded this week :) Next week's question is What is a musical or play that you think deserves a Broadway revival? You can answer that Talkback here!

Thanks a bundle for reading!

Mackenna