What's Broadway without its never-ending parade of memorable love songs? Broadway composers have been churning them out for decades, and to celebrate Valentine's Day, Broadway Style, BroadwayWorld.com, the premiere theatre site on the net, spoke to over 175 of our (and your) favorites from the Great White Way and beyond to find out what they think is the most romantic Broadway love song ever written.

Some answers just might surprise you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Lucie Arnaz - They're Playing Our Song, Lost In Yonkers My favorite love song is MY FOOLISH HEART. It's just the most perfect of lyric and melody and every word rings true to the way falling in love happens.

Brooks Ashmanskas - Gypsy, The Producers, Little Me, Dream, How to Suceed in Business Without Really Trying, Fame Become Me It would have to be "My Friends" from SWEENEY TODD. A strange choice, I grant you, but I think it honestly shows ALL kinds of love lyrically-speaking, and, musically, the sense of longing in the actual accompaniment joined with the familiarity/comfort of the song's orchestration (in the original production - and that's not meant as a dig to the current revival's brilliantly realized and fitting orchestrations); truly utilizing the strings and the brass as - up to that point - the audience's "friends", for me, adds up to being the definition of romantic. Or, if this diatribe is a bit much, just say I said "People Will Say We're In Love", and put whatever reason you'd like.

Gabriel Barre - (Performer) Starmites, Rags, Anna Karenina, Aint Broadway Grand; (Director) Cinderella, The Wild Party, john & jen I am more often moved by the - playing against it - category of love song: "People Will Say We're in Love", "If I Loved You", etc...however, without a doubt, the most riveting and romantic love song ever written (for me) is: "Somewhere" from WEST SIDE STORY simply because the song itself is pure and perfect like we always dream love to be but it doesn't pretend it's possible now...

Brent Barrett - Princesses, Annie Get Your Gun, Candide, Chicago, Grand Hotel, Dance a Little Closer, West Side Story "Some Enchanted Evening". It speaks to the irrationality of love, how fleeting it can be, and how you have to dive in, eyes wide shut and trust you heart. Love doesn?t always make sense. If you let your mind take over you can talk yourself out of anything. Happy Valentines Day!

Rob Bartlett - The Odd Couple, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweet Charity, More To Love, Chicago Hands down, "Till There Was You" from THE MUSIC MAN. Corny, I know, but I remember developing a huge crush on Shirley Jones when I saw THE MUSIC MAN on the 4:30 Movie when she sang it to Robert Preston. I'm telling you, the moment when Harold Hill realizes that for the first time he?s got his "foot caught in the door", and then sings it back to Marian?gets me every time. Plus, the fact that the Beatles did a great cover version of it doesn?t hurt either. I always thought Paul would make a great Professor Hill. And I?d pay money to see Ringo play Marcellus.

Gary Beach - La Cage aux Folles, The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, Doonesbury, Annie, 1776 Easy! "Some Enchanted Evening." Because when it's done by the right person with the right voice it transports all of us to that moment when we first spotted someone we found perfect -whether it was in a crowded restaurant or subway. R&H hit emotional heights with this one.

Jennifer Rae Beck - Les Miserables, Gypsy (Bette Midler), Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, One Life To Live, The Sopranos It's definitely "Some Enchanted Evening" from SOUTH PACIFIC. I used to watch the movie everytime it came on television with my father. When Emile sings "And night after night, as strange as it seems, the sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams" I get very weepy. The song really defines the complicated layers of love- how it can completely capture you off guard, and how it can fill you with hope and longing.

Jed Bernstein - President, The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. "I've Never Been In Love Before" from GUYS AND DOLLS - a big bold shouting love to the world. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" - The song speaks to everyone's secret fear, being alone without a loved one on New Year's Eve...

Larry Blank - Orchestrator / Arranger / Musical Director: La Cage aux Folles, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers, Sugar Babies, Sondheim at the Kennedy Center, They're Playing Our Song "I Have a Love" from WEST SIDE STORY. Why? Listen to the lyric - "love him...right or wrong." It's a brilliant piece of writing. My favorite movie song is "The More I See You," Harry Warren - "The more I see you...the more I want you..."

John Bolton - Titanic, Spamalot, The Opposite of Sex, Five Course Love Well, "I Have Dreamed" from THE KING AND I is definitely up there, as is "Still" from TITANIC and John Bucchino's "Unexpressed". But for sheer purity and simplicity, I'll have to go with "They Were You" from THE FANTASTICKS. The lyric is so heartfelt and the melody so beautiful. Maybe someday someone will sing it to me (he said hopefully). Now pass the candy hearts...

Andrea Burns - The Full Monty, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story Tour I am currently obsessed with "Say it Somehow" from THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. A perfect use of the old musical theater rule... "when words can no longer express..." Clara and Fabrizio's love scene is romantic and emotional despite the language barrier between them. The way the voices find eachother in the music without lyrics is sexy, haunting and just beautiful.

Liz Callaway - Merrily We Roll Along, Cats, Baby, Miss Saigon, The Look Of Love My favorite love song is "My Heart is So Full of You" from THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. It's simple; it's perfect.

John Carrafa - Good Vibrations, Dance of the Vampires, Into the Woods, Dance of Death, Urinetown, Dirty Blonde, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Singin' in the Rain After weighing the obvious ("If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL) and the classic ("Tonight" from WEST SIDE STORY)and the sad (there are so many of these including "A Little Fall of Rain" from Les Mis or "Not a Day Goes Boy" from MERRILY) Jessica-Snow Wilson and I both agreed that "I Chose Right" from BABY is probably the song that will always bring tears to our eyes with it's heartfelt lyrics and sentiment. "And I think about you, and I think about me loving you..."

Michael Cerveris - Sweeney Todd, Assassins, Passion, Titanic, The Who's Tommy This year I would have to say "With So Little To Be Sure Of" from Anyone Can Whistle. Not only a heartbreakingly beautiful melody, but it captures the essence of right person/wrong time. Also, "It Never Was You" from Weill's Knickerbocker Holiday. Another ballad of love and longing, beautiful and sad. Another tough year, then.....

Chuck Cooper - Lennon, Caroline, or Change, The Life, Chicago, Passion, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me I choose the song Fosca sings to Giorgio in Stephen Sondheim's PASSION, "Loving You". I was a swing in that show, and it was my great thrill to watch Donna Murphy's Tony wining performance every night. The life force she breathed into these six lines remains with me to this day. Donna's portrayal of the deep place, were such selfless passion dwells, was nothing less than inspired. On the face of it, a pathetic, sickly, , ugly woman. But just below the surface, the noble, benevolent, beautiful, essence, of one soul in love with another. Imaginative but impractical, a wild-eyed dream, not sensible about practical matters, and ever so romantic. The song is six sentences long. Loving you is not a choice, it's who I am. Loving you is not a choice and not much reason to rejoice, but it gives me purpose, gives me voice, to say to the world: this is why I live. You are why I live. Loving you is why I do the things I do. Loving you is not in my control. But loving you, I have a goal for what's left of my life... I will live, and I would die for you.

Michael Crawford - The Woman in White, Dance of the Vampires, The Phantom of the Opera, Barnum, Billy, Flowers for Algernon I think "If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL is the most perfectly written love song. The matching of the lyric to the melody is sublime.

Stephanie D'Abruzzo - I Love You Because, Avenue Q I always get a little teary-eyed when I hear the ending of "Yours, Yours, Yours" from "1776." It's that duet harmony, coupled with those simple, simple words that mean so much more when sung by John and Abigail: Till then, till then... I am... As I ever was and ever shall be... Yours...yours...yours...yours...yours. And even though it's more heartbreaking than romantic, I truly love "You and I" from "Chess." So bittersweet. Have a swell Valentine's Day---

Jeffry Denman - The Producers, Dream, How to Succeed in Business..., Cats My choice is "My Heart is So Full of You" by Frank Loesser from Most Happy Fella. Why? I think, like any great song, there are three elements that make it great: First the music. Loesser's melody is heart-breakingly gorgeous. Second, the lyrics. Loesser connected with a simple thought and let it speak for itself: My heart is so full of you, there is no room for anything more there. Third, the unknown. Something that cannot be described. Something Loesser probably wasn't even aware of. The combination of the first two aspects and Loesser's own genius created a song that touches something human, basic, and truthful about the nature of love

Jamie deRoy - Associate Producer Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Say Goodnight, Gracie, Jamie deRoy & friends There are so many to choose from, but Cole Porter's "So In Love" from Kiss Me, Kate is the first song that jumps into my head. It's one of the few love songs that really expresses a longing and need for another person from a mature and healthy point of view.

Natascia Diaz - Man of La Mancha, Carousel, Seussical, The Capemen, Upcoming in JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS Hands down, "Maria" from WEST SIDE STORY. The simplicity of the lyrics, combined with the support of the lushness of Berstein's music, supporting a soaring tenor...kills me every time. And the haunting ending leaves the listener as breathless as the character, Tony. Wow. Single cute tenors could also easily substitute "Maria" with "Natascia". I think it would scan well....!

Bryn Dowling - The Producers, Chicago To me the most romantic Broadway love song would have to be "Unusual Way" from NINE. It is so moving and beautiful, and it talks about how love has no perfect mold. Happy Valentines Day!

Jill Eikenberry - Onward Victoria, Watch on the Rhine, Summer Brave, All Over Town, Moonchildren "If I Loved You" -- hands down. Because it's like the dance you do before you admit how much you love someone.

Michelle Federer - Wicked "The Next Ten Minutes" from THE LAST FIVE YEARS is the most romantic song to me. The lyric, "Will you share your life with me...'til there's no one left who has ever known us apart!" is what makes this song so beautiful to me. That line captures the hope and love of marriage and the deepness of commitment it will take to make it last. The song moves me every time I hear it. As a matter of fact, I need to put it on now.

Manoel Felciano - Sweeney Todd, Brooklyn, Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar I'm actually partial to "The Old Red Hills of Home" as a love song because of the way the love of this woman, Lila, gradually keeps expanding to the love of a place, a home, a way of life. It's very beautiful and not a little terrifying, the way something putatively marital becomes potently martial.

Stephen Flaherty - Once on This Island, My Favorite Year, Ragtime, Seussical, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life Hands down the best Broadway love song ever written is "If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL, not only because of the amazingly poignant melody and those heartbreaking harmonies, but also because of the simplicity and honesty of the lyric. Romantic denial as poetry. The song is also framed by in one of the best-written book scenes ever written for a musical. I had the privilege of hearing Sally Murphy and Michael Hayden perform the song and scene at a Lincoln Center Theater gala last year and was once again blown away by its enduring power and beauty. Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Deborah Gibson - Cabaret, Grease, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables I hate to sound cliche but, "On My Own" from Les Miz is still one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful love songs. The fact that it is about unrequited love makes it even more pure and passionate to me.

Robert Goulet - La Cage aux Folles, Moon Over Buffalo, Camelot, The Happy Time For the most romantic Broadwayway song, my wife insists that I say "If Ever I Would Leave You", but if that is playing it too close to the vest, how about -- "If I Loved You" -- Both songs have great lyrics and great melodies.

Sam Harris - Grease, The Life, The Producers Can't pick one. Having been in a splendid and amazing relationship for nearly 11 years, (5 of the best years of my life!), my idea of romance lead me to choose: "You'll Never Get Away From Me" from Gypsy, because it has the humor and committment necessary to true, long term romance - It says "Whatever happens, I ain't going anywhere. I love you and we're stuck!." Also, "Not While I'm Around," from Sweeney Todd, which really captures the selflessness you have when you're truly in love. Staying with Sondheim, "Anyone Can Whistle", while not a typical love song, is about the kind of trust required to have the real thing - "I am flawed, I am scared, maybe you can help me be better." Good stuff. And finally, and mostly, Kurt Weill's "It Never Was You," which just kills me. Typically, I chose a song about lost love. But then, you're talking to someone whose song lists in concert and on cds read like one long suicide note. Even my uptempos are just tragedy with a beat...

Leah Hocking - Hairspray, All Shook Up, Dance of the Vampires, The Wild Party, Jekyll & Hyde, Grease, Guys & Dolls On Monday I had my first rehearsal for THE MOST HAPPY FELLA at City Opera. At the read through we came to "Warm All Over", which I always knew was a beautiful song, but when Lisa Vroman sang it I thought that is one of the most romantic and sexy songs I've ever heard. So there you have it, Happy Valentines Day to you and whomever you spend it with!

Darren Holden - Piano Man in the Movin' Out Tour, Riverdance "All I Ask of You" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Just the aching plea of the song is enough to send shivers through me every time.

Cady Huffman - The Producers, Steel Pier, The Will Rogers Follies, Big Deal, La Cage aux Folles "What I Did For Love" from A CHORUS LINE. I'm in a sentimental mood. With my birthday passing and thinking about the great broadway choreographers I've worked with including, Bob Fosse and Tommy Tune and the iconic directors including Arthur Laurents and Bob Fosse and the miriad of solid, dedicated, tireless, multi-talented actors, singers, musicians, stage hands, designers and dancers I've worked with over the years, I'm humbled. Live performance, particularly Broadway, demands the most from a performer and gives the greatest rewards if you let it. I've given myself and sacrificed my body and I wouldn't change it for the Wworld. My only sadness is in not getting the opportunity to make those sacrifices more often. When I listen to "What I Did For Love" I cry. I understand. I love. I understand the need, the desire, the devotion, the unending joy of that curtain raising as a performer and as an audience member. It's an enduring love I've had since I was a child and it has only grown as I have grown. Happy VD!

Mylinda Hull - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sweet Charity, 42nd Street I like Close As Pages In A Book. That Romberg melody is romantic in an old-fashioned way, but the Dorothy Fields lyric keeps it sly and sweet. I like it in a low, jazzed up version. It's about two people being so close they know exactly what the other is feeling, which is what I feel about my husband and myself, and that "like the closest book is bound, we're bound to last" . And it's kinda geeky.

Amy Irving - Upcoming in A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop, Three Sisters, Broken Glass, Heartbreak House, Amadeus Mark Lester singing "Where is Love" in the 1968 Carol Reed film, OLIVER!. I was experiencing my first love at the time, and my heart heard the lyrics before my brain, a sensation better than chocolate, I discovered. It was the moment I found out that I was a hopeless romantic.

Gregory Jbara - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chicago, Victor/Victoria, Damn Yankees, Born Yesterday and Serious Money "All The Things You Are" - Jerome Kern. When performed in the original stage version with a full chorus there is nothing more sublime. This song has been a part of my soul for as long as I can remember.

Cherry Jones - Doubt, Stepping Out, Macbeth, Angels in America, The Night of the Iguana, Imaginary Friends "Yours, Yours, Yours" from 1776, because it portrays the romance of great minds who were also madly in love.

Andy Karl - Altar Boyz, Saturday Night Fever "I Chose Right" from "BABY"...It's a gentle pop tune about the love of your life, and every time I hear it, I'm reminded that I, too, "chose right". Yes, it's cheesy but true! Props to my friend Todd Graff on the original recording...

Michael Kosarin - Music Director; Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop, Secret Garden, Grand Hotel, Upcoming Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith To me, what makes a love song poignant and romantic is when it's sung by a real person to or about a real person. And real people are imperfect. And mature love is a lot about loving someone's imperfections -- or loving despite their imperfections. There are two songs that fit this description perfectly, and they never fail to move me. The first, fittingly enough, is "My Funny Valentine". (Pal Joey, Rodgers & Hart.) "Your looks are laughable/Unphotographable/Yet you're my favorite work of art". The other is "What Makes Me Love Him?". (The Apple Tree, Bock & Harnick.) "What makes me love him?/It's not his singing/I've heard his singing/It spoils the milk/And yet, it's gotten to the point where I prefer that kind of milk". It's set to a brilliantly simple melody, which makes it all the more romantic and poignant. I don't mind admitting that it makes me cry every time I hear it.

Jay Landers - A&R/Executive Producer: Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Jonny Mathis, Josh Groban, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Julio Iglesias, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Nancy Wilson, Bernadette Peters, Jimmy Webb, Kris Kristofferson, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Carousel (1994 Revival), Five Guys Named Moe, A Funny Thing Happened..., Sweet Smell of Success The song that comes to mind today (ask me tomorrow and I'll give you another answer!) is "Lazy Afternoon" by John Latouche and Jerome Moross. It's from the 1954 Broadway musical "The Golden Apple." Every time I hear it, I'm drawn in by its languid melody and dreamy, drowsy lyrics. The idea of spending a lazy afternoon alone with the one you love, whether in the imaginary wild daisy fields of the song, or just laying in bed together on a rainy afternoon, strikes me as the height of romance. I first discovered "Lazy Afternoon" listening to Barbra Streisand's lovely version, from her 1975 album of the same name. I didn't know at the time, it was from a Broadway play! Many years later, I found myself actually working with Barbra, helping select songs for her 1994 concerts. Since they marked her return to the stage after many years absence as a live performer, we knew the audiences would expect to hear her popular hits and most enduring album cuts. "Lazy Afternoon" wasn't on anyone's original set-list. When I told Barbra about my passion for her record, she responded that it was always one of her favorite songs too. She decided to put it in the show. (She also recalled that it was director Francis Ford Coppola who'd first suggested to her that she record it when they were having dinner one night.) The concerts were pretty remarkable. Of course, the big songs like "People," "Evergreen" and "Don't Rain On My Parade" would get standing ovations night after night, but for the guy sitting in the middle of the arena at the sound booth, "Lazy Afternoon" was the show's most transporting moment.

Nathan Lane - The Odd Couple, The Frogs, The Producers, A Funny Thing Happened..., Guys and Dolls, Love! Valour! Compassion! "Too Many Mornings". It always makes me cry. Missed opportunity, longing and regret, exquisite lyrics and a melody that breaks your heart. That Sondheim kid has a big future.

Angela Lansbury - Mame, Sweeney Todd, King & I, Gypsy, Dear World, Anyone Can Whistle "If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL because it reminds me of my first love...

Ute Lemper - Chicago "His Is The Only Music That Makes Me Dance" from FUNNY GIRL. The song evokes childhood memories, Barbra's voice, gorgeous chords with a great crecendo towards the end.

Andrew Lippa - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Wild Party, A Little Princess, john & jen, Betty Boop Oh, that's EASY. It's the Balcony Scene in West Side Story. It's not actually a song, per se, but it IS the most romantic moment in any Broadway show. Am I disqualified for picking a scene?

John Lithgow - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Retreat from Moscow, Sweet Smell of Success, M. Butterfly, Anna Christie, Comedians, "Send in the Clowns"

Bobby Lopez - Avenue Q "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow," from the movie A Mighty Wind. I know, it's not from a Broadway show per se, but the song was written by a Broadway star, the brilliant Michael McKean (and his wife, the actress Anette O'Toole). It's amazingly performed in the movie by Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy as an estranged, divorced folksinging duo from the 60's. The song says one radical thing, simply and beautifully: that love is worth more than money. And it's punctuated with this kiss that's so sad and beautiful at once. It's such a wonderful movie - for those who went expecting a fall-on-the-floor comedy and were disappointed: watch it again.

Patti LuPone - Sweeney Todd, Noises Off, Master Class, Anything Goes, Oliver!, Evita It's not a musical theater song, but "A Case Of You" by Joni Mitchell because it's besotted, it's filled with sex, it's love goo.

Karen Mason - Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Sunset Boulevard, Mamma Mia The song that always makes me cry is LONG BEFORE I KNEW YOU, from BELL'S ARE RINGING. The lyrics speak right to my heart! About dreaming, assurance, and recognition of love. That is what we all want, isn't it! To know we will know the right person when they come along?

Sally Mayes - Steel Magnolias, Urban Cowboy, She Loves Me I guess my all time favorite would have to be "My Funny Valentine". I just think it is a perfect song, and a realistic version of love, that is to say, its about someone totally not perfect, but she adores him anyway.

Tyler Maynard - Altar Boyz, Miracle Brothers "Someone To Watch Over Me". It may be a bit cliche, but the lyrics are so simple, and the intent is so clear......anyone can sing it and relate to that need. It would be the best if Judy Kuhn sang it!

Andrea McArdle - State Fair, Beauty and the Beast, Starlight Express, Les Miserables, Annie "Not While I'm Around" from SWEENEY TODD because it works on so many levels. Sondheim's lyrics capture Mrs. Lovett's and Tobias' moments perfectly. The entire score is both romantic and terrifying!

John McDaniel - Arranger / Musical Supervisor / Orchestrator - Brooklyn, Taboo, Annie Get Your Gun, Grease, Company I am probably partial to ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, but I have to say that "I Got Lost In His Arms" is one of my all-time favorite love songs. Creating the arrangement for Bernadette a few years ago lives as one of my sweetest Broadway memories. Irving Berlin had a simplicity that just cuts right to the heart of the matter.

Maureen McGovern - Little Women, 3 Penny Opera, Nine, The Pirates of Penzance I find Gershwin's music to be incredibly romantic. To me, his most passionate theater song is the 1935 PORGY AND BESS duet, "Bess You Is My Woman Now," with lyrics by Dubose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. I have loved this score since I was a child -- it was ahead of its time in the '30s when it was written and in many ways it still is today.

Angus McIndoe - Angus McIndoe Restaurant Something by Cole Porter although I'd be hard-pressed to pick a specific favorite. I love "The Party's Over" from BELLS ARE RINGING. My mother sang it all the time, and I get all mushy every time that I hear it.

Rick McKay - Director / Producer: Broadway: The Golden Age The most romantic Broadway song ever written has to be "They Can't Take That Away from Me." It captures that bittersweet beauty and transitive nature of love. You never know just how long it will last and how precious that time is. I loved the song when Fred Astaire sang it in SHALL WE DANCE," when Harry Groener sang it in CRAZY FOR YOU and when Fayard Nicholas, in his last screen performance, sang it in the last moments of my film "Broadway: The Golden Age." It is about so much more than even romance - it is about life. And the song never dates, for the Ira Gershwin lyrics are timeless.

Michael McKean - The Pajama Game, Hairspray, Accomplice "If I Loved You", from CAROUSEL, is written as a duet, and the drama of these two people denying what they are feeling is what makes it a great song. As a solo number it's just the loneliest thing you can imagine, and just as great. Runners-up: "Her Face", from CARNIVAL, "Never Will I Marry", from GREENWILLOW.

Thomas Meehan - The Producers, Hairspray, Annie, Bombay Dreams, I Remember Mama, Ain't Broadway Grand, To Be Or Not To Be, Spaceballs I'd say, "Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine," from SHOWBOAT. Because, rather than being a lugubrious ballad, like most of Broadway's classic love songs, it's a bouncy and upbeat number that at the same time manages to be touching and sweetly melancholy.

Eric Millegan - Harold & Maude, BONES There are so many. But I'll go with the one that I was listening to in my car earlier today. "My Heart is So Full of You" from THE MOST HAPPY FELLA by Frank Loesser. In the show, the relationship between the singers of this song (Tony and Rosabella) got off to a terribly shaky start built around lies and feelings of betrayal. But then they start over and start to truly fall in love with each other and they sing this song. Tony is so excited singing "My wife, she's a love me now!" And Rosabella releases herself of a life of wishes and dreams as she realizes that she has the real thing. Oh, I get so excited talking about it. Starting over. True love. "My Heart is So Full of You." That's my pick. Happy Valentine's Day.

Jane Monheit - Best Selling Jazz Vocalist It's so hard to pick a favorite, but I guess I'll have to say "Til' There Was You" by Meredith Wilson. I just love how the characters' entire view of the world changes because of their love....an entire world opens up that they never knew was there. So romantic!!!

Euan Morton - Taboo I think the most romantic Broadway Love Song ever written is "Unworthy of Your Love" by Sondheim (ASSASSINS). This is a great song. I'm not sure how romantic it could be considered, but it proves that everyone has someone who loves them...

Julia Murney - Upcoming Wicked Tour, Lennon Does lost love count? If so, there's an arrangement that Nancy Lamott recorded of "Not a Day Goes By" and "Good Thing going" that is totally heartbreaking. Just get a pint of ice cream and put it on repeat and you'll be set for the night. As for happy and in love, "My Romance" ain't too shabby.

Phyllis Newman - On the Town, Wish You Were Here, Bells Are Ringing, First Impressions, Moonbirds, Subways Are for Sleeping, The Apple Tree, The Madwoman of Central Park West (Writer), Awake and Sing!, Broadway Bound The song is "Long Before I Knew You" from the show BELLS ARE RINGING, written by my husband, Adolph Green. I met him when I auditioned for that show, and we were married over 40-some-odd years. So I think my answer is the best of anybody's you're going to get.

Mark O'Donnell - Hairspray, That's It Folk!, Fables For Friends, Tots In Tinseltown, Scapin, A Flea In Her Ear I'd say "If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL, because they don't admit they're in love, they pretend it's only a possibility, and that restraint breaks your heart.

Kelli O'Hara - The Pajama Game, The Light in the Piazza, Dracula, Sweet Smell of Success, Follies, Jekyll & Hyde "Love to Me" from "The Light in the Piazza" because, in the most simple way, it breaks through a language and intellectual barrier between two people proving that love can thrive and have reason in the most unexpected ways. It represents absolute acceptance in a world of so much prejudice.

Orfeh - Saturday Night Fever, Footloose, The Great American Trailer Park Musical Mine would have to be "Our Love Is Here To Stay", not only because Gershwin is unrivaled in sheer genius as far as I'm concerned, but I was lucky enough to have been in the "long" running "Fascinating Rhythm" and listening to my co-stars sing that song every night into the finale' (which was Hang On to me), gave me chills and still brings back some of my best and happiest Broadway memories as a performer...

Brad Oscar - The Producers, Jekyll & Hyde, Aspects of Love "A Little Priest" from SWEENEY TODD, because people, people who eat people, are the luckiest people in the world.

Jill Paice - The Woman in White I choose "Johanna" from SWEENEY TODD. The song moves me to tears because I feel it defines just how capable a person is of expressing love.

Clarke Peters - The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Five Guys Named Moe (Writer) "Maria", from WEST SIDE STORY -- it tells it all...

Don Pippin - Arranger / Musical Director / Conductor - Mame, Applause, Seesaw, Oliver!, 110 in the Shade, Dear World, Mack & Mabel, A Chorus Line, Woman of the Year, La Cage aux Folles, Jerry's Girls, Cabaret Rodgers & Hart "Small Hotel" especially the Portia Nelson recording.

Paige Price - Saturday Night Fever, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Beauty and the Beast My choice is ?This Nearly Was Mine.? It?s a song about loss, yes, but If you can find the version by Ed Alstrom (on ?Acid Cabaret?) I promise it will tear your heart out. The song aches with a missed opportunity, but you know that the singer is a changed person and will not let that chance pass again, which is ultimately most hopeful and romantic!

Jonathan Pryce - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Miss Saigon, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Comedians It has to be "Love Sneaks In" from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. A Valentine song for the more mature man.

Sara Ramirez - Spamalot, A Class Act, The Capeman I think the most romantic Broadway love song is......."How Could I Ever Know" because of the lyrics. The notion that a person who is no longer in this world could contact their true love to tell them they are the one they were born to love, is extremely moving to me.

Daniel Reichard - Jersey Boys, Forbidden Broadway, Radiant Baby, The Thing About Men I know it's cliche, but the first song that comes to mind is "People Will Say We're In Love" by Rodgers and Hammerstein II. That song doesn't overstate emotion. The lyrics are coy and playful, but underneath them there is this gorgeous melody that steadily builds in feeling, giving away the true thoughts of the characters. And "Cry For Me" from JERSEY BOYS. Just kidding.

Debbie Reynolds - Woman of the Year, Debbie, Irene "And This is My Beloved" from KISMET because I had such a crush on Alfred Drake.

Star Jones Reynolds - Co-host 'The View' "You Are My Dream" from DREAMGIRLS because I remember thinking..."one day, someone will say that to me"...and he did.

Richie Ridge - Host of the weekly television program, BROADWAY BEAT I think the most romantic love song is "The Music That Makes Me Dance" from FUNNY GIRL. If you are fortunate enough to have that deep kind of love for someone,which the song is clearly addressing, it is pure magic. It works for me because I have been dancing to the same music for 28 fantastic years and there is nothing better. Happy Valentine's Day.

Glen Roven - Sugar Babies, Mastergate, Candles, Snow and Mistletoe, Patti LuPone on Broadway, A Meeting by the River, Let Me People Come Hands down: "All The Things You Are". No question about it! On the other hand, it could be "If I Loved You". Yes, that's it. "If I Loved You", hands down. No question about it! Because the music expresses emotion about love...

Lea Salonga - Flower Drum Song, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables Yes, I am going to be absolutely biased and say "Sun and Moon" (MISS SAIGON). I don't know of any other song ever written where the two lovers are singing in complete metaphor, likening themselves to two celestial beings that should never meet, but somehow still do. It's magical, tender and exciting, starting and ending as quiet as the night sky. It still gets a huge sigh from me whenever I hear it, either live or recorded, and I have a sentimental attachment to it as it's the first song from the show I ever learned.

Mark Sendroff - Entertainment Lawyer I'd have to name "Music That Makes Me Dance" as first performed on Broadway in FUNNY GIRL by Barbra Streisand and then even more memorably by Mimi Hines. Great 11:00 number by Jule Styne with Bob Merrill's moving lyrics.

Kate Shindle - Capote, Stepford Wives, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde I have to rack my brain for stuff like this, because I don't really like sappy love songs. The most romantic song to me may well be "Love Me For What I Am," from IN TROUSERS. I've sung it tons of times as a sort of stripped-down ballad...to me, this is what love is about... acknowledging and forgiving human lumps and imperfections. All the flowery stuff, in my experience, tends to run its course, but what's real is what remains. Oh, and hooray for Twyla Tharp and co, who brought "She's Got a Way" to Bway so that it could make my list as well. If only "And So It Goes" could have sneaked in there, too.

Matthew Sklar - (Composer) The Wedding Singer, The Rhythm Club, Wicked City; (Associate Conductor) Caroline, or Change, Nine, 42nd Street, Titanic, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables "One Hand, One Heart" from WEST SIDE STORY. Everytime I hear it it gets me. The orchestration is a masterpiece. The melody is beautiful and unpredictable. Also, it was the song my parents first danced to at their wedding. So good!!!

Jim Steinman - Producer and Composer for such artists as Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, Sisters Of Mercy, Barry Manilow, Air Supply and (Currently) The Dream Engine, Theatre: Whistle Down the Wind (w/ Andrew Lloyd Webber), Dance of the Vampires For me, the most romantic song EVER WRITTEN for the theatre is DEFINITELY "Epiphany" from SWEENEY TODD. Not an obvious choice, but consider: an overwhelmingly powerful outpouring of dark, obsessive, romantic yearning, loss, and emotional waves and torrents. It is powerfully romantic in the sections,set to the "JOHANNA" motif, expressing the love of the lost: Johanna, then Lucy, and finally the crushing embrace of Vengeance and Salvation, the love of what can finally triumphantly be ATTAINED. "Theres a hole in the world/Like a great black pit/And it's filled with people/Who are filled with shit/And the vermin of the world inhabit it--BUT NOT FOR LONG!" Dark exultation that is almost ecstatic. "We all deserve to die!/ And I'll never see Johanna, No, I'll never hug my girl to me" A lament so charged that it is heightened and achingly sensuous. "And my Lucy lies in ashes/And I'll never see my girl again/But the work waits/I'm alive at last/And I'm full of joy!" This is truly erotic, musically and lyrically. This is the ONLY song from theatre that I've mesmerized known rock n'rollers with! It is that febrile, feverish, and heartshattering. A romance for LOVE LOST but VISION CREATED! Thank you, Mr, Sondheim. With transcendence and tumescence. All the other"romantic songs" sound like a little music box next to this mighty church organ. Of course, I confess to having written "Once upon a time there was light in my life/Now there's only love in the dark/Nothing I can do/A total eclipse of the heart."

Kris Stewart - Executive Director - New York Musical Theatre Festival "Sue Me" from GUYS AND DOLLS. I just love the mix of love and frustration, which is every relationship I've ever had! And my girlfriend was singing it when I first met her, so that's gotta mean something...

Kevin Stites - Arranger / Conductor / Musical Director / Supervisor: Threepenny Opera, The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, Nine, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Titanic, Sunset Boulevard I think the most romantic Broadway love song, for me, is "Not While I'm Around" from SWEENY TODD. Not for what it says, but for what it does not directly say. The act of protecting someone from all things bad is the most primal form of devotion, love---if not in the standard "I love you, you love me" form. Of course the character who sings this song is not in love in the traditional way. But for him, he is experiencing the most strong and raw emotion that he has ever felt. Quirky, I know, but the combination of sweeping melody, with it's rather wide intervals and plaintive simple lyrics make this the most romantic Broadway love song that I can think of. I know this is not a doctoral thesis, but this song of devotion has moved me more than any other.

Elaine Stritch - Elaine Stritch At Liberty, A Delicate Balance, Show Boat, Company, Love Letters, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Sail Away, Goldilocks, The Sin of Pat Muldoon, Bus Stop, On Your Toes, Pal Joey, Call Me Maddam, Angel in the Wings, Loco "Make Someone Happy" from the Broadway production "DO RE MI" - words by Comden and Green. Music by Jule Styne. The song beautifully explains the only way to find true happiness..."make some happy - make just one someone happy...and you will be happy, too." I'm not saying it has to be a love affair...just as long as it's how you feel. Hey...it could even be a long-haired dachshund!

Bernie Telsey - Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc: The Color Purple, Sweeney Todd, The Odd Couple, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Wicked, Hairspray, Rent "I'll Cover You" from RENT

Natalie Toro - Evita Tour, Les Miserables "So in Love" from KISS ME KATE. First of all, anyone can relate to that song when they first meet that "special" someone. The butterflies in your belly, the pins and needles when your eyes lock and the anxiety about wondering if he/she might be feeling the same way. Also, the "I wanna die feeling" because you want to tell this person you're so in love with them. When I sing it, that's how I perform it. Then there's that beautiful melody that flows with all of those feelings and stays with you. The fact that it was based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew makes it even more romantic. It breaks your heart (in a good way) when you see someone finally surrender to their feelings. Cause you can never find true love...it finds you!

Michael Tucker - The Goodbye People, Trelawny of the "I"ll Know When My Love Comes Along" from GUYS AND DOLLS. They realize they're made for each other during the song.

Thommie Walsh - Choreographer, Director, Performer: My Favorite Year, My One and Only, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Nine, A Chorus Line, Seesaw "My Heart is So Full of You", with music and lyrics and music by Frank Loesser from MOST HAPPY FELLA. It's a duet sung by Tony and Rosabella, from a magnificent score with breathtaking emotional melodies. Their love for one another is bursting with passion, not reflected but immediate and it's full of expression. Forgive me Mr. Loesser, but I think that the lyric went something like this: "my heart is so full of you, there is no room for anything more there" Wow! Come on! This knocks me out. I think that I remember that feeling? Do you? Hope so!! Celebrate your partners! Happy Valentine's Day!

Jennifer Hope Wills - Wonderful Town, Beauty in the Beast This is a hard question for me because I am such a romantic at heart and have so many favorite romantic theatre songs. "If I Loved You", "How Could I Ever Know", "Loving You" and "On My Way to You" (although technically not a theatre song) are all at the top for me. Perhaps the most romantic song to me will always be "If Ever I Would Leave You". First of all I think the stories of King Arthur and his Camelot are extremely romantic as they are written and this song, to me, captures that sense of romance to perfection. This is a song that speaks of the enduring nature of true love and the pain and joys associated with it without ever even mentioning the word "love". To me that is pretty spectacular. Add to those words that incredible sweeping melody line and a gorgeous rich baritone voice and it will leave me weak in the knees every time.

Jessica-Snow Wilson - Good Vibrations, Little Shop of Horrors, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Les Miserables After weighing the obvious ("If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL) and the classic ("Tonight" from WEST SIDE STORY)and the sad (there are so many of these including "A Little Fall of Rain" from Les Mis or "Not a Day Goes Boy" from MERRILY) John Carrafa and I both agreed that "I Chose Right" from BABY is probably the song that will always bring tears to our eyes with it's heartfelt lyrics and sentiment. "And I think about you, and I think about me loving you..."

Scott Wittman - Patti LuPone on Broadway, Matters of the Heart, Hairspray, Fame Becomes Me (upcoming) On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady. A valentine to stalkers everywhere. You can just imagine the ski cap and the high powered rifle while you listen to it.

John Lloyd Young - Jersey Boys "So Far" from ALLEGRO. Though in its original context I think it was sung to a newborn baby, out of context it's always sung as a love song. It's a great song because it's about that overwhelming anticipation and hope at the beginning of any relationship.

Craig Zadan - Film Producer: (TV) Gypsy, Annie, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Music Man, (Feature) Chicago, Upcoming Hairspray There are so many great romantic love songs from Broadway shows... I could make an endless list. But my favorite, by far, is "Yours, Yours, Yours" by Sherman Edwards from "1776." Every time I see a production of the show or hear it on a Broadway Cast Recording, it leaves me in a puddle. That song destroys me every time.

David Zippel - City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl, The Woman In White, Princesses, Mulan, Hercules, Tarzan Certainly one of the most romantic Broadways songs is "Lazy Afternoon" from THE GOLDEN APPLE. The music by Jerome Moross and the lyrics by John Latouche are so seductive. The 1975 Barbara Streisand recording is extraordinary.