Broadway On Highland


An Open Performance Event for Singers with Host, Norina Rowen

If you love Broadway, come over to WCMS and sing your favorite Broadway hit or join the crowd during our sing-along numbers. All ages and ability levels are welcome! Singers from beginners to seasoned professionals are cordially invited to strut their stuff during this fun evening. Solo, duo, trio, or family act? We're happy to include you.

Performers should arrive at 6:30 PM on the day of the event to run through their piece once with an accompanist.

If you or anyone in your group has symptoms of illness, please stay home.

Guidelines for Performers:

  • You don't need to be memorized, but your selection should be well-prepared.

  • Bring your sheet music (no lead or lyric sheets) and a hole-punched, binder-ready copy for one of our accompanists. Your piano music must be in the key in which you plan to sing. No a cappella renditions.

  • Family-friendly lyrics and casual dress—no costumes, please!

  • Performers should arrive at 6:30 PM on the day of the event to run through their piece once with an accompanist. Please feel free to bring a water bottle.

Host:  soprano and voice faculty member, Norina Rowen

Songs performed during the May 2023 event:

Solos:

"Nice Work If You Can Get It" from A Damsel in Distress
"Oh What a Beautiful Morning" from Oklahoma
"Home" from Beauty and the Beast
"My Ship" from Lady in the Dark
"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Misérables
"Someone Else's Story" from Chess
"On the Steps of the Palace" from Into the Woods
"All For You" from Seussical
"Castle on a Cloud" from Les Misérables
"A Spoonful of Sugar" from Mary Poppins
"Someone Handed Me the Moon" from Anne & Gilbert
"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera
"Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)" from Mary Poppins
"Out of My Dreams" from Oklahoma
"Stars and the Moon" from Songs for a New World

Ensembles:

“Stepsisters’ Lament”  from Cinderella
“Oh, False One” from The Pirates of Penzance
“I’m Not at All in Love” from The Pajama Game
“I Will Never Leave You” from Side Show
“The Point of No Return” from The Phantom of the Opera
“Agony” from Into the Woods

Sing-along selections:

“Forty-Second Street” from 42nd Street
“Blue Skies” from Betsy
“Shall We Dance” from The King and I
“Moon River” from Dream and Breakfast at Tiffany’s
“Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins

Consistent with WCMS's Code of Respect, fostering a welcoming environment for everyone is part of our promise to the community. Songs with vulgar language, sexually explicit/adult content, any form of racism or violence including gender violence, ageism, ableism, sizeism, lyrics that glorify drug or alcohol use, or songs with music videos that violate our guidelines are not suitable for public performance. Clean versions of explicit material should not be used. WCMS supports gender diversity in song selection; students are welcome to choose repertoire from across the gender spectrum. Please do your due diligence to ensure that lyrics are family-friendly.