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They say that falling in love is wonderful... and doesn't Broadway know it! Valentine's Day is here and love is all around us. At this most romantic time of the year, we can't help but wonder... what is the greatest Broadway love song ever? 

BroadwayWorld continues our great tradition of finding that consensus- and this year we have more answers than ever! We've gathered responses from over 1500 performers, composers, industry professionals, and entertainment personalities from all over the world.

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ANYTHING GOES
My choice for most romantic Broadway love song...would be "Too Many Mornings" from FOLLIES. Perhaps because I sang it, (ya think?) and because it seems appropriate for the Stephen Sondheim Theater.
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Other World
The entire musical Come From Away is a love song! It's a love song to the rest of the world.
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Cirque du Soleil Paramour | Can-Can
"Fanny" from Fanny. It's my favorite because a sailor sings about how if he hadn't already given his heart away to the sea, he would give it to his soul mate, Fanny. But he must follow his dream and leave Fanny behind while he journeys out and sails. The melody is gorgeous and every time he repeats her name you can tell his sweet little tenor voice dies a little bit and it just breaks my heart. The song isn't overdone which is refreshing, and as Show People can't we all relate to putting our craft first before pretty much everything? It's like the "What I did for Love" of a sailor in 1954.
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Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway
I would have to say "What Would I Do?" from FALSETTOLAND. Wistful, full. Brings me to tears everytime. And it has the word 'shmaltz' in it, so it would have to be the most romantic for a Jew like me...
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The Heart of Rock nd Roll
“Love To Me” by Adam Guettel from The Light in the Piazza. This is the embodiment of romance and pure love. From the gentle arpeggio accompaniment to the lyrics describing how the things that make us love someone are the simple everyday things that are sometimes overlooked. I just melt every time I hear it.
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The Jonathan Larson Project
I do love "The Little Things You Do Together" from Company. I just think it's a brilliantly composed song and we were just playing it in the room the other day and it's absolutely fabulous. So that's what I would think of.
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Creative
Aladdin | Newsies | Beauty and the Beast | A Bronx Tale: The Musical | The Little Mermaid
I think my favorite Broadway love song, off the top of my head 'cause there's so many, is "One Hand, One Heart." I just know that when I saw West Side Story and I felt that moment, it was just heartbreaking. Beautiful and heartbreaking. The intimacy, the simplicity of it. But there's a lot.
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MJ | West Side Story
My favorite Broadway love song is "I Got Love" from the musical Purlie. This song warms my heart and is a reminder of how beautiful love is, not just romantically but in every aspect of life. Also... MELBA MOORE.
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Industry
Films of HAIRSPRAY | CHICAGO | A Raisin in the Sun | Living Proof | SMASH | Promises | Promises & How to Succeed in Business...
"MY FIRST LOVE SONG" from ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT, SMELL OF THE CROWD
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The Jonathan Larson Project | Spring Awakening | Les Miserables | Smash
My favorite Broadway love song is kind of obscure, so I hope you'll go home and listen to it if you don't know it. It's called "The Shortest Day of the Year" from Boys from Syracuse, Rogers and Hart, in which the sentiment is, the shortest day of the year has the longest night of the year, and the longest night is the shortest night with you. Come on! And the melody is beautiful, and it's about the winter solstice, which I love. It's very cool and very beautiful.
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Wolf Hall: Parts 1 and 2 | The Norman Conquests
“One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story… First sung in NYC at The Winter Garden!
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The King and I | Here Lies Love
"My Funny Valentine." I think that's beautiful. It's about what real love is- not the showy flashy things but the true person inside.
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Once | Coram Boy | The Lieutenant of Inishmore
If I had to chose a favorite Broadway love song, I think it would have to be Stephen Sondheim's "Losing My Mind." This song beautifully captures the ability of love's power to haunt, and I love that it can apply to anyone of any age, at any point in their life. It's universal, and yet deeply personal, as if it were written just for you. However, if we're speaking in terms of Valentine's Day, I guess it's not a really happy love song is it...?
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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.
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Puffs
"People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma! I'm a sucker for the classics.
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Trip of Love
This is going to seem self-help-y but I am always blown away by "I'm Here" from The Color Purple, but it's not about romantic love it's about self love! You have to love yourself! Be your own Valentine - it's a made up holiday anyway.
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Once On This Island | Xanadu | The Color Purple
"Bill," from Show Boat. I’m a sucker for nerdy love!
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Memphis
'I Chose Right' from Baby
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Cinderella | South Pacific | Sister Act
"The Boy is Mine" by Brandy and Monica because there's nothing like fighting over your man with sweet riffs.
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Hands on a Hardbody | Shrek the Musical
"I'm Gone" from Hands on a Hardbody because it's two young people who fall in love because they share a common dream. It reminds me of my wife and me.
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Creative
Hadestown
This is a song I’ve never actually seen performed in the show, but “If I Loved You” from Carousel I think is just one of the most stunning love songs. So dreamy the way that it segues from the spoken text into the song and back out again. I’ve only heard it recorded, I haven’t seen it on stage, but I love that one.
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HAIR
"I'd Give It All For You" from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD.
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Sunday In The Park With George | Parade | Dream | The Who's Tommy | Crazy For You | Chess | Les Miserables | Cats | Oklahoma
My all time favorite love song is "My Romance" from Jumbo. Rogers and Hart say it all right there. What a score! Little Girl Blue was from it too which is one of my all time favorite fall out of love songs...
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The Phantom of the Opera
'The Music That Makes Me Dance' from Funny Girl
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ROCK OF AGES | SWEENEY TODD
"Johanna" from SWEENEY TODD and "Maria" from WEST SIDE STORY.
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Cat on a Hot Tine Roof | Curtains | Thou Shalt Not | Ah | Wilderness! | Steel Pier
"I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do"
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Benny & Joon | Breakfast at Tiffany's
"Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love. When you think about each and every one of those lyrics, it captures a little facet of what it feels like to fall in love, to be in love, or to lose a love. It's all of those stages. It's about who you become in going through the process.
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Hands on a Hardbody
My favorite Broadway love song is "There's A Fine, Fine Line" from Avenue Q. It is so true to real love. Love hurts.
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Flash Dance | Legally Blonde
“Somewhere” from West Side Story.
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Superhero | The Cher Show and Shrek
"If I Loved You" from Carousel because it's a love song that is in a form of a condition and it sort of creeps close to telling someone how they actually feel, but doesn't do it which is really smart and thrilling.

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