Song of the Day - Cell Block Tango - Chicago, The Musical

From one soundtrack to another, I ventured into the city to see Chicago, The Musical yesterday and...what a great and entertaining classic!  Here's my favorite...

Song of the Day - Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer

Anyone who knows me personally from social media would most definitely have guessed that they'd be hearing a Donna Summer song in today's Song of the Day.  That's because my mom and I went into New York City yesterday to see Summer: The Musical.  Though the show itself left something to be desired, the music was what made it all worthwhile.  

I was always a big fan of Donna Summer and followed her throughout the years and I especially loved her music after her reluctant "Queen of Disco" period.  Alas, without the disco, though, she might never have made it as far as she did.  You may very well see more Donna Summer here this week, but for today here's the song that figured prominently in the musical and it was the one that got it all started for her.  Check out a vintage performance of the sexy Love to Love You Baby...  

Song of the Day - Defying Gravity - Wicked

After almost a year of planning, the day has finally arrived.  This afternoon I will be taking 24 of my students into the city to see one of the awesomest of Broadway shows, Wicked.  In case you live under a rock, Wicked is the unique and fantastic tale about the witches of Oz originally spun by Gregory McGuire and turned into a hit Broadway musical.  I'm very excited to be giving these kids something they'll remember for a long time to come and I can't wait to share it with them.  Here's the most well-known of the numbers in the show, the incredible Defying Gravity, performed by the original Elphaba and Glinda, Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenowith...