Duet for an Older Couple
Duet for an Older Couple
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#0Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:21pmMy step dad is in a musical review and is looking for a male/female duet. They are both around 50 years old and don't have any preferences. Both have very large ranges. Any suggestions? Thanks!
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#1re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:23pmAll The Wasted Time might work...
What the puck?!
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#2re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:26pmWhat show is that from?
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
#3re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:27pm
Timeless to Me from Hairspray
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
Updated On: 8/17/06 at 09:27 PM
#5re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:28pmPa-frickin-rade
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#7re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:32pmI too would like to suggest "Timeless To Me."
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pandajen14
Stand-by Joined: 3/22/06
#8re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:32pmStill from Titanic was the first thing that popped into my head.
"Writing should be easy, like a monkey driving a speedboat..." -[title of show]
"I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and meet up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg
#9re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:32pmThere are many of them from the musical "Follies" as well. They are very beautiful.
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#11re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:36pmStill is a beautiful song.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#12re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 9:38pm"I Remember It Well" is from GIGI.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#13re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:13pmWhen the Kids Get Married from "I Do I Do"
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#14re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:18pm
"Still" does seem like the most obvious choice.
Also:
"You'll Never Get Away from Me" from Gypsy.
"It Couldn't Please Me More"-Cabaret
"Married"-Cabaret
"Our Children"-Ragtime
"Too Many Mornings"-Follies
"Rain on the Roof"-Follies
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#15re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:35pmHow about "Country House". I think it was cut from either "Follies" or "Company". But it showed up in both productions of Putting It Together.
#16re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:40pm
Still from Titanic was the first thing that popped into my head.
me too!
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#17re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:47pm
"Still" from Titanic was my first thought also.
Second was "Sunrise Sunset" from Fiddler.
alicia_11212
Understudy Joined: 2/11/06
#18re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:58pmThe Little Things You Do Together- Company
"We all get blue, I say,
Hang on tight, I'll be your bodyguard."
-Tick, tick..BOOM!
thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#19re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 11:13pm
There are some songs from I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change that could be sung at any age, I think.
"I Am Aldolpho" from The Drowsy Chaperone would also be a great piece to show off medium skill in dancing and some great singing and acting/character voice chops!
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#20re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/17/06 at 11:25pmSince when is "The Little Things You Do Together" a duet?
BtMartin25
Featured Actor Joined: 1/4/06
actormcfamous
Stand-by Joined: 1/12/06
#24re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:26amThevolleyballer recommended I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and there is a FANTASTIC song in that show for an older couple. It's called "I Can Live with That" and is comic and yet very touching at the same time. Highly, HIGHLY recommended.
bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#25re: Duet for an Older Couple
Posted: 8/18/06 at 9:29am"Three Sunny Rooms" from RAGS is very sweet and funny. It's my top reccomendation.
"It's like children's theatre for 40-year old gay people!" - XANADU THE MUSICAL
