BroadwayGirlNYC - Sing Out, Louise: Broadway Karaoke

It's a great American pastime, even if it originated in Japan... Karaoke, that is! What's better than grabbing a mic and having your moment in the spotlight?! Whether you're a seasoned pro, an amateur who knows her way around a microphone, or a fan who generally only sings in the shower... karaoke is a great way to feel the delicious heat of the spotlight and the cheers of an adoring crowd, without the pressure of forgetting lines, winning a callback or landing a job.

While my friends are taking turns belting out "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," "Baby Got Back" and "Eye of the Tiger," I take my moment to return to my roots as a musical theatre performer, swallow my stage fright, and belt out my favorite show tunes. I may not be a Broadway star, but somehow singing a song to a prerecorded track in a dark bar makes me feel like one.

The Best Broadway Karaoke Songs - from @BroadwayGirlNYC & friends!

Good Morning Baltimore, from Hairspray

All That Jazz, from Chicago

Consider Yourself from Oliver!

Fly, Fly Away from Catch Me if you Can

Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music

Seasons of Love, from Rent

Day by Day from Godspell

Hair, from Hair

I Dreamed a Dream, from Les Miserables

Big Spender from Sweet Charity

I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair from South Pacific

Maybe This Time from Cabaret

There Are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease

Not Getting Married Today from Company (for advanced karaokers!)

I Believe from The Book of Mormon

A Way Back to Then from [title of show]

Phantom of the Opera from Phantom of the Opera (via @NadiaQuinn)

Defying Gravity from Wicked (via @IntoTheNight13)

Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors (via @Farin16)

Everyone's a Little Bit Racist from Avenue Q (via @JasonBSchmidt)

Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl (via @AllisonJNewman)

Tomorrow from Annie (via @LauraBethD)

Defying Gravity from Wicked (via @ElianaShoo)

Ease on Down the Road from The Wiz (via @Sethersk82)

I Will Never Leave You from Side Show (via @RyanLudens)

What I Did for Love from A Chorus Line (via @JasonDFedorchuck)

Positive from Legally Blonde (via @PenguinAnderson)

Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh, Kay! (via @JiaJune)

Falling Slowly from Once (via @ro_magsa)

I Wanna Be a Producer from The Producers (via @RaymondJLee)

Someone Like You from Jekyll & Hyde (via @jamster28)

Hero from Shrek (via @MRubin22)