[Songbird22183]

Hi There!

2 Friends and I are doing a gospel brunch in a couple of months and are looking for some song ideas. We can have solos, duets, and trios. I am a mezzo, one friend is a tenor, and the other is a baritone.

We are looking for inspirational songs from musical theater. We will probably do a couple gospel songs, but we are musical theater performers and would like to sing something more in our genre.

Thank you so much for your help!

- Daniella

[JIJane]

Ah so like gospel MT songs? How about...

Check out Hammerstein's version of Carmen Jones. The Wiz also has good stuff that might be suitable. Dreamgirls is probably too obvious a choice, Also have a look at Ain't Misbehavin. Stuff from Smokey Joe's Cafe as well...Porgy and Bess and Showboat are probably a bit too classic MT.

[music is my life!!!]

Look at music similar to the stuff in Sister Act or any music that can be adapted to feel more gospel

[Emilala]

Look at Big River. It has "Waitin' for the Light to Shine," "Crossin' to the Other Side," "Free at Last," or maybe something else that you might want to do.

[rcs]

I think you guys may have misunderstood Songbird. I think she said she was looking for inspirational songs from MT to sing instead of gospel songs.

Songbird, if that's what you're looking for, please look at http://www.musicals.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65187 for a similar kind of thread.

[Songbird22183]

Thank you very much for the ideas.

rcs: You are correct. Thank you for sending me to that other thread!

- Daniella