My favorite love song is "Every Day a Little Death"... no I'm kidding! My favorite is "If I Loved You". I think it's beautiful. It has a sort of negative take- if, if, if... but you know they are crazy about each other in that moment.

"Hey There" from THE PAJAMA GAME. The reason is because I did a production of that show in High School. I was in the chorus and I was madly in love with the guy...and I love the song!

"People" from FUNNY GIRL, sung by the star Barbra Streisand - hands on! I saw FUNNY GIRL in previews and I'll never forget that moment when she sang -- it was an amazing thing!

I have so many favorites, but the first that comes to mind is "I Only Have Eyes for You." Harry Warren and Al Dubin wrote it for 42ND STREET. It's a wonderful, wonderful song that was in and out of the original show (I know that Dolores Gray sang it at one point), but it was definitely in the arrival. I also love "It Only Takes a Moment" from HELLO, DOLLY! Jerry Herman is my personal favorite!

"Not While I'm Around" because Barbra Streisand sang the fool out of it. It's also such a powerful song about devotion, protection and love.

"Sun And Moon" from Miss Saigon. The message of this song for me is that love conquers all. No matter who you are, where you are or what you believe, "Sun and Moon" shows us that love is the thing that binds us all together in the end. And what could be more romantic than that!

"Maria" from WEST SIDE STORY! Oh, it kills me!

There are soooo many beautiful romantic Broadway songs that I don't know where to begin! It's a toss up between "I Enjoy Being a Girl," "The Cowman and the Farmer Should be Friends," and "Blow Gabriel Blow." I'm kidding, I'd have to go with "I Got Lost in His Arms". Happy Valentine's Day to all young and old lovers whoever you are.

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.

Oh so many wonderful songs. "Embraceable You," "I Got Lost in His Arms" (Annie Get Your Gun), "My Romance," but the favorite would have to be Irving Berlins "Always." It was sung at Thom and my wedding reception.

"Till There Was You" from THE MUSIC MAN is my favorite Broadway love song because it reminds me of when my partner Phil Ford and I were discovered by Jack Paar. I was able to sing it to the world on THE TONIGHT SHOW while reaching for Phil's hand, which brought tears to Jack's eyes, as well as mine. Recording it in 1958 was the icing on the cake!

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..."

Hands down my favorite Broadway love song is “Till There was You” from The Music Man by the great Meredith Willson. To me it is the ultimate musical celebration of the sense of wonder and discovery you feel in the world once your own true love has entered and captured your heart and mind.

"And This is My Beloved" from KISMET because I had such a crush on Alfred Drake.

"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!

"So in Love" from KISS ME, KATE. It breaks my heart and wrenches my stomach every time I hear the words "So taunt me, and hurt me, deceive me, desert me. I'm yours till I die." You may say it's masochistic, but I say it's desperate, undying love (Je t'aime toujours, Aaron)!

"Bill" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Music by Jerome Kern from SHOWBOAT. This song beautifully demonstrates how love can be inexplicable - beyond words, beyond rationale. Sure, the singer can't list one good reason (looks, skills, smarts) why she loves Bill; yes, it may be unfounded on paper, but that's what makes this particular love all the more selfless and generous.

I have been dared to say "Memory" from CATS and I can rarely resist a dare unless it involves the possibility of physical harm. That, plus, that entry will amuse at least two of my friends, so, there you go. "Memory." Though I am a little apprehensive about touting something with the lyrics "If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is," as that could result in pawing, I will still select with it. This choice goes against my inclination to pick a ditty that could be construed as edgy, like a Joe Iconis song, or a tune that is catchy and seemingly anti-romantic, like "Is it Me You Want to Kiss?" from SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL, but, I'm always for a new day beginning. Now and forever.

"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" from PAL JOEY

After thinking about it, I have to select Rodgers & Hammerstein's "If I Loved You". Perhaps because it lets you hedge your bets!

Noel Coward's "Someday I'll Find You," from PRIVATE LIVES. But, truthfully, there is no single most romantic song. Personally, I think yearning is more romantic than fulfillment, hence the above choice. But it could just as easily have been Vernon Duke's terrific "Words Without Music," from ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1936 among many, many others.

It's difficult to choose from so many great selections...however, hands down, I would have to say 'The Next Ten Minutes' from THE LAST 5 YEARS. There's something about JRB's (or J Bob, as I call him) music that moves me.

"Do You Love Me" from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

"On My Own" from LES MISERABLES

"If I Loved You" because it's so impossibly romantic and yet it hedges it's bets. It's a hypothetical love song.

"Loving You" from Passion

"My Funny Valentine". I absolutely love it because it was my dad's signature song in his act. I lost him in 2022 and I will always think of him when I hear it.

"Sun and Moon" from Miss Saigon

We actually have a new favorite Broadway Love Song. “Mr and Mrs Smith” from SMASH by Shaiman/Wittman. Does that count as a Broadway Love song? At our wedding just this Nov 3rd, Sara surprised me by having Marc Shaiman send the chart to the string trio that was playing at the ceremony. They started playing it when she appeared at the top of the beach and began down the aisle, escorted by Scott Wittman. And I got to marry MY ANGEL!

My current favorite is “People” which may not seem like a love song at first glance, but in the context of the show it is a uniquely profound first-date conversation. With lyrics like “with one person, one very special person - a feeling deep in your soul says you were half, now you’re whole” it is a romantic admission of our shared loneliness. To me, this is a powerful, aching love song - made that much more relatable living through the era of Covid isolation.