My colleague asked if I knew any good all female group musical theatre numbers and I thought we're better to find answers than on Broadway World. Any ideas?
PatrickDC said: "I don't know how your friend will use the song(s), so these might not be appropriate, but I love the ensemble pieces from SISTER ACT:
Raise Your Voice / Take Me to Heaven / Sunday Morning Fever / Spread the Love Around"
Oh, and Fabulous Baby does not have religious themes like the others, thought it's more of a solo for Deloris with backing vocals. It could be redone as a group song though.
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Nine has a number of them: the Overture, The Germans at the Spa, Folies Bergeres, and Ti Voglia Bene/Be Italian (Young Guido and the boys can easily be covered by women for this, especially as an out of context performance).
Personally, I am fond of the Hot Box numbers from GUYS AND DOLLS: "A Bushel and a Peck" and "Take Back Your Mink." Each has one chorus for the lead (Adelaide) and then a second chorus for the women's ensemble (but you could arrange the songs differently).
If you want something more serious in tone, either "Every Day a Little Death" or "Perpetual Anticipation" from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC might work.
I also like "I'm Not at All in Love" from PAJAMA GAME and "Put 'Em Back" from LIL ABNER.
If you want something more off-beat, take a listen to "Moon in My Window" from DO I HEAR A WALTZ? It's a trio in the show, but there's no reason each "part" couldn't be sung by a different group of women.