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9/21/25 - Broadway School

Broadway School
1) The Book Report (You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown)2) Pandemonium (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)3) Nobody Tells Me How (Working)4) Think Big (John & Jen)5) The Harvard Variations (Legally Blonde - The Musical)6) I Know Things Now (Into the Woods)7) Only One (Elegies)8) Learn Your Lessons Well (Godspell)9) A Little More Homework (13 - The Musical)10) A Trip to the Library (She Loves Me)11) All That's Known (Spring Awakening)12) Teaching Third Grade (Ruthless! The Musical)13) Revolting Children (Matilda - The Musical)14) Teacher's Pet (School of Rock)15) Conjunction Junction (Schoolhouse Rock)16) Do Your Own Thing (Bring It On - The Musical)17) I Wish I Could Go Back to College (Avenue Q)
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

9/14/25 - Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - The 2000s (PLUS) Top 5

Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - The 2000s (PLUS) Top 5 
1) Welcome to the Renaissance (Something Rotten! - 2015)2) To Build a Home (The Bridges of Madison County - 2014)3) Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton - 2015)4) Welcome to the Rock (Come From Away - 2017)5) Road to Hell (Hadestown - 2019)6) The Whole ‘Being Dead’ Thing (Beetlejuice - 2019)7) Ex-Wives (SIX - 2021)8) Tulsa ’67 (The Outsiders - 2024)
ROBBIO'S TOP 5 FAVORITE Opening Numbers of all time:9) #5 - Four Jews in a Room Bitching (Falsettos)10) #4 - There You Are (The Mystery of Edwin Drood)11) #3 - We Start Today (BABY)12) #2 - Tradition (Fiddler on the Roof)13) #1 - Skid Row (Little Shop of Horrors)
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

9/7/25 - Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - The 2000s

Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - The 2000s
1) What Do You Do with a B.A. in English/It Sucks to Be Me (Avenue Q - 2003)2) No One Mourns the Wicked (Wicked - 2003)3) Statues and Stories (The Light in the Piazza - 2005)4) The Last Real Record Store on Earth (High Fidelity - 2006)5) Mama Who Bore Me (Spring Awakening - 2006)6) Omigod You Guys (Legally Blonde -m2007)7) In the Heights (In the Heights - 2008)8) Just Another Day (Next to Normal - 2009)9) Underground (Memphis - 2009)10) Hello! (The Book of Mormon - 2011)11) Live in Living Color (Catch Me If You Can - 2011)
Special Thanks to Broadway.com for their help on the 2000s list
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

8/31/25 - Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 90s and 2000s

Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 90s and 2000s
1) Overture, Prologue & Launching (Titanic: The Musical - 1997)2) Prologue (Ragtime: The Musical - 1998)3) Prologue: The Old Red Hills Of Home (Parade - 1998)4) Footloose/On Any Sunday (Footloose: The Musical - 1998)5) Queenie Was a Blonde (The Wild Party - 2000)6) Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Seussical - 2000)7) Opening Night (The Producers - 2001)8) Not for the Life of Me/Thoroughly Modern Millie (Thoroughly Modern Millie - 2002)9) Good Morning Baltimore (Hairspray - 2002)
Special Thanks to Broadway.com for their help on the 2000s list
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www.majestictheatre.net 
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

8/24/25 - Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 90s

Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 90s
1) We Dance (Once On This Island - 1990)2) Let's Go Flying (The Will Rogers Follies - 1991)3) The Jam (Jelly's Last Jam - 1991)4) The Heat Is On In Saigon (Miss Saigon - 1991)5) Four Jews In a Room Bitching (Falsettos - 1992)6) Belle (Disney's Beauty and the Beast - 1994)7) Opening: The New World (Songs for a New World - 1995)8) Overture/Can't Wait (BIG: The Musical -1996)9) Rent (RENT - 1996)10) The Vaults of Heaven (Whistle Down the Wind - 1996)11) The Circle of Life (Disney's The Lion King - 1997)12) Lost In The Darkness/Facade (Jekyll and Hyde - The Musical - 1997)13) Come Look at the Freaks (Side Show - 1997)
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

8/17/25 - Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 80s

Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 80s
1) Overture/Audition (42nd Street / 1980)2) Move/You're Stepping On My Heart (Dreamgirls / 1981)3) Prologue/Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats (Cats / 1982)4) Skid Row (Little Shop of Horrors / 1982)5) We Start Today (Baby / 1984)  6) We Are What We Are (La Cage aux Folles / 1984)7) There You Are (The Mystery of Edwin Drood / 1985)8) Overture/Work Song (Les Miserables / 1987)9) A Weekend At Hareford (Me and My Girl / 1987)10) Prologue (Into the Woods / 1987)11) Prelude/When I Get My Name In Lights (Legs Diamond / 1988)12) The Grand Parade (Grand Hotel / 1989)
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www.majestictheatre.net 
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

8/10/25 - Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 50s/60s/70s

Broadway's Best Opening Numbers - 50s/60s/70s
1) Runyonland / Fugue for Tinhorns / Follow The Fold (Guys & Dolls / 1950)2) Prologue (West Side Story / 1957)3) Rock Island (The Music Man / 1958)4) Preludium / The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music / 1959)5) Tradition (Fiddler on the Roof / 1964)6) Willkommen (Cabaret / 1966)7) Aquarius (Hair / 1967)8) Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Godspell / 1971)9) Heaven On Their Minds (Jesus Christ Superstar / 1971)10) Magic To Do (Pippin / 1972)11) Alma Mater (Grease / 1972)12) I Hope I Get It (A Chorus Line / 1975)13) All That Jazz (Chicago / 1975)14) Prelude (Sweeney Todd / 1979)
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www.majestictheatre.net 
www.tedherbert.com
The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

8/3/25 - Broadway Workplace - Act Two

Broadway Workplace - Act Two
1) 9 to 5 (9 to 5 - The Musical)2) Coffee, Black (BIG - The Musical)3) Come Up To My Place (On The Town)4) An English Teacher (Bye Bye, Birdie)5) The Company Way (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)6) Watch What Happens (Newsies)7) I Wanna Be a Producer (The Producers)8) Millwork (Working)9) Doatsy Mae (Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)10) Payday (Made in Dagenham)11) If I Had a White Horse (Secret Garden)12) Barrett's Song (Titanic - A New Musical)13) Brotherhood of Man (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)14) Good Morning, Good Day (She Loves Me)
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

7/27/25 - Broadway Workplace - Act One

Broadway Workplace - Act One
1) Racing With The Clock (The Pajama Game)2) It's A Perfect Relationship (Bells Are Ringing)3) Opening (Waitress)4) Extraordinary (Pippin)5) Mushnik & Son (Little Shop of Horrors)6) Been A Long Day (How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)7) Take What You Got (Kinky Boots)8) Half as Big as Life (Promises, Promises)9) First Thing Monday Mornin' (Purlie)10) I Hear America Singing (Working)11) Getting To Know You (The King and I)12) Opening - I Hope I Get It (A Chorus Line)13) Coffee Break (How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)14) It's All About The Green (Wedding Singer)15) The Worst Pies in London (Sweeney Todd)16) Henry Ford (Ragtime: The Musical)17) Closed For Renovation (Little Shop of Horrors)
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The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.

7/20/25 - Broadway Choices - Act Three

Broadway Choices - Act Three
Songs from musicals where the character has to make a hard choice between two paths. (source: Reddit)
1) I've Decided to Marry You (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder)2) Feed Me/Git It (Little Shop of Horrors)3) Babbette (On The Twentieth Century)4) My Days (The Notebook)5) What I Did For Love (A Chorus Line)6) Pick a Pocket or Two (Oliver!)7) Poor Unfortunate Souls (Disney's The Little Mermaid)8) Doubt Comes In (Hadestown)9) Moments In The Woods (Into the Woods)10) Home (Beetlejuice)11) Gimme Gimme (Thoroughly Modern Millie)12) Now/It's Just the Gas (Little Shopof Horrors)13) Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind (Spring Awakening)14) I Want to Go Home/Stars (BIG The Musical)15) He Wanted to Say (Ragtime)
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www.majestictheatre.net 
www.tedherbert.com
The Majestic Theatre/Ted Herbert Music School is a NH non-profit. We do not own the rights to the songs featured on our community podcasts. If you are going to perform any of the selections please contact the official rights holder.