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i’m in a school project. in a group of four. what are good broadway songs to sing?

These are great MIXED CHORUS & CHOIR Songs
A BEAT BEHIND… The Goodbye Girl
A PARADE IN TOWN… Anyone can Whistle
A WORLD OF STRANGERS.. Alive and Kicking
AFRICAN HOMELAND… The Color Purple
AMSTERDAM… Passing Strange
ARKANSAS/ HOW BLEST WE ARE… Big River
BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN.. Celtic Thunder
BATHING BEAUTY.. Love never Dies
BIG "D".. The most happy fella
BLESS THE LORD… Godspell
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN… How to succeed in Business
CELEBRATION… Celebration
CLANDANGO… The Addams Family Musical
COME FOLLOW THE BAND… Barnum
DEAR ONE… Kiss of the Spider Woman
DENTIST.. Little Shop of Horrors
DO THE NEODONOMICON… Evil Dead
DOCTOR PHIL… Musical the Musical
DON’T TELL MAMA… Cabaret
END OF A STRING.. Lady Be Good
EPIPHANY… Sweeney Todd
EVER AFTER… Into the Woods
EVYBDY WANS TO BE BLACK ON SAT NTE.. Memphis
FAMOUS FEET… A day in Hollowood
FANCY DRESS.. The Drowsy Chaperone
FOOTLOOSE…. Footloose
FOR NOW… Avenue Q
FREE AT LAST… Big River
FREEDOM.. Shenandoah
GIVE MY REGARDS TO Broadway.. George M
GOD SPEED TITANIC… Titanic
GOD BLESS AMERICA… This is the Army
GOLDEN WHEAT FIELDS… Kristina
GOOD NEWS… Good News
GOT TO BE THIS OR THAT.. Forever Plaid
GREAT BIG STUFF…. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
HALF AS BIG AS LIFE.. Promises, Promises
HAPPINESS… You’re a good man Charlie Brown
HARD TIMES… The Cradle will Rock
HEART… Damn Yankees
HEART AND MUSIC… A New Brain
HEART TO HEART… 9 to 5
HERE I GO AGAIN… All shook up
HEY LOOK ME OVER… Wildcat
HOT… Toxic Avenger
HOW BEAUTIFUL.. Of Thee I Sing
I LIKE THE LOOK OF LOVE… Oh Calcutta
I PUT MY HAND IN… Hello Dolly
I’M A BRASS BAND.. Sweet Charity
IN THREE QUARTER TIME.. Pardon my English
IT’S A GREAT BIG WORLD… The Harvey Girls
IT’S LEGITIMATE… Do Re Mi
IT’S NOT WHERE YOU START… Seesaw
IT’S YOUR WEDDING DAY… Wedding Singer
JELLICO CAT… Cats
JUST ANOTHER DAY…. Next to Nothin
KEEP IT GAY…. The Producers
KISS THE GIRL… The Little Mermaid
LADY PIRATES OF CAPT BREE Lady Pirates/Capt Bree
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME… Momma Mia
LE JAZZ HAT… Victor Victoria
LET THE SUNSHINE IN… Hair
LIFE IS… Zorba
LIGHT AT END OF THE TUNNEL.. Starlight Express
LILY’S EYES… Secret Garden
LOOKIN’ GOOD… Ain’t Misbehavin’
LUCKY TO BE ME… On the Town
MADELINE… Jacques Brel is Alive and well
MAGIC TO DO… Pippin
MAKE OUR GARDEN GROW… Candide
MAN… The Full Monty
MASTER OF THE HOUSE… Les Miserables
MINE ALONE… Acorn Antiques
MOMMA SAYS … Footlose
MOMMA WILL PROVIDE… Once on this Island
MY JUNE… Spring Awakening
NEW MUSIC… Ragtime
NECESSITY… Finian’s Rainbow
NEXT TIME … Closer than Ever
OLD DAN TUCKER.. Litttle House on the Prairie Musical
OLD FRIENDS… Merily we roll along
OOM… PAH… PAH… Oliver
ON BROADWAY… Smoky Joe’s cafe
ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY.. Where’s Charlie
ONE… A Chorus Line
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK… Chess
PINBALL WIZARD… The Who’s Tommy
PRIMA DONNA… Phantom of the Opera
PROFESSIONAL SHOWBIZ COMEDY..My Favorite Year
PUT IT IN THE PIGGY… Dear Edwina
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ.. Young Frankenstein
RAINBOW HIGH… Evita
RAISE ME UP… Violet
RAT- TAT- TAT- TAT.. Funny Girl
REAL LIVE GIRL… Little Me
RENT… Rent
SALLY SIMPSON…. The Who’s Tommy
SHERRY… Jersey Boys
SHOW PEOPLE … Curtains
SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE… Company
SLAP THAT BASS.. Crazy for You
SLEEPIN’ BEE… House of Flowers…
SOLIDARITY FOREVER…. Billy Elliot
SUMMER NIGHTS.. Grease
SWING… Wonderful Town
TAVERN FOXTROT… Big
THE COLUMN… Sweet smell of Success
THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY… Ragtime
THE GIFT OF MAGGIE… The Mad Show
THE HEAT IS ON IN SAIGON… Miss Saigon
THE KING OF BROADWAY… The Producers
THE LATE, LATE SHOW… Do Ri Me
THE OTHER GENERATION…. Flower Drum Song
THE SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS.. Spamalot
THE TROLLY SONG… Meet me in St. Louis
TRAVEL SONG.. Shrek the Musiical
TIME WARP.. Rocky Horror Show
UNDERGROUND.. Memphis
WANDERING STAR.. Paint your Wagon
WARTS AND ALL… Honk
WE CAN DO IT.. The Producers
WELCOME TO THE TONY’S… Forbidden Broadway
WEDDING BELL BLUES… The Marvelous Wonderettes
WHAT DO THE SIMPLE FOLKS DO? Camelot
WHAT IS A SCIENCE.. Pippin
WHOSE THAT WOMAN.. Follies
WISH I WERE HERE… Next to Normal
YELLOW FEVER… Race

Pizza is the most ubiquitous of fast foods. It can be bought everywhere. It has a soft base and is loaded with a variety of cheeses, meats, salamis, fish and even pineapple. But this modern Italian-American pizza is a far cry from the original pizzas.

Pizza has a long history in Mediterranean food. It goes back to the kind of flat bread that was made and sold all over the Mediterranean and Middle East. Flat bread of this kind would often be spread with oil and seasoned with olives, garlic and herbs, or dates.

Flat bread is still often served for breakfast in the Mediterranean. Originally the main meal would be served on bread of this kind. It could also be used for scooping food out of a common dish like the modern Indian paratha bread.

In Italy flat bread of this kind became known as pizza. The word was also applied to sweet dishes made of flaky pastry.

Pizza as we know it with its characteristic covering of a tomato based sauce only came into being after the tomato was imported into Europe from the Americas. The legend that the pizza was invented by Marco Polo who missed the Chinese green onion ommelettes he had enjoyed in China is probably untrue.

In the course of the eighteenth century the poor of Naples began to season their flat bread with tomato. As Naples began to attract tourists so interest in the local specialties grew. The first pizza restaurant was set up in Naples in 1830. From there the pizza has spread all over Italy and the rest of the world as migrants from Southern Italy have taken their cuisine with them.

Pizza began to appear in the USA during the nineteenth century. It was sold in the streets of cities that had large Italian populations such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Philadelphia. The first pizzeria is thought to have opened in New YOrk at the beginning of the twentieth century. Lombardi’s in Manhattan claims to descend from this original pizza restaurant.

After the Second World War pizza began to become a genuine international food. New varieties of pizza began to appear and the big commercial chains of pizza restaurants began to appear.

The idea of the take away pizza began to emerge and the pizza began to encapsulate all that is enticing and excessive about modern convenience food. Customers could demand any topping they wanted. They could consume vast amounts of fatty cheese and meat. Like the hamburger a once simple food has become a source of obesity and ill-health.

There is no reason for a pizza to be unhealthy. Eaten in moderation and not dripping in high fat cheese and meat it can be a healthy food. Getting back to its roots is surely the way for pizza to go in the future.

Purists claim that there are only two kinds of authentic pizza: the Marinara and the Neapolitana. They are both covered with tomato paste and mozzarella but the Marinara has anchovies added. Both can be seasoned with oregano, basil and pepper.

The base of a traditional pizza is typically much thinner and crisper than that of commercial pizzas available elsewhere. This base is brushed with a light coating of olive oil and spread with tomato paste. It then has rounds of fresh mozzarella added. The grated mozzarella often served even in Italy tastes nothing like the real thing. The masses of cheap grated Cheddar type cheese that is often used in commercial pizzas is an abomination and should be avoided. It has no flavour and is high in heart-stopping cholesterol.

A few anchovies can be added before the whole thing is baked quickly in a wood fired oven. When it comes out of the oven a few basil leaves can be scattered on it. The whole result is light, crisp and flavoursome.

Those who have tried a traditional pizza baked in a wood fired oven, especially if it is fired with vine prunings, will seldom willingly go back to the commercial kind. At its best the pizza, especially when eaten out of doors on a summer evening with friends and a bottle of red wine captures the essence of simple rustic fare.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/cooking-tips-articles/italian-pizza-its-true-story-revealed-708798.html

Texas has found its place on the map as a hot spot for legal action, particularly for patent infringement lawsuits. Texas lawyers are very busy, and with good reason. Texas lawyers are moving the patent infringement lawsuits in Texas along faster than any other state. Patent infringement in Texas is not necessarily that high, but the number of cases in Texas comes in well over the national average.

Only the central District of California will handle more lawsuits than Texas, and this is big news for small towns in Texas. Texas lawyers have been able to expedite cases, and thus Texas is making its mark on the map with major corporations as the place to be for a lawsuit.

Resolving cases of patent infringement in Texas means less down time for the companies involved, and means big business for small towns of the Lone Star State. Hotels, restaurants, and other small businesses are benefiting well from the onslaught of lawsuits involving patent infringement in Texas.

Texas lawyers are handling the bulk of the cases, typically representing the claimants, while patent lawyers from New York, California, Colorado, Maine, Florida, and Oregon have all gotten a reasonably well paid tour of the state of Texas.

The Texas courts have seen the parade of Texas lawyers as well as their national counterparts and maintain the expectation for more in the future. With the national increase in lawsuits it is completely believable that this year Texas lawyers will top their current record of 234 cases in the Eastern District alone.

With patent infringement in Texas becoming such big business for small town America, you would think the big cities were missing out. Not at all. The large cities such as Houston are certainly holding their own in the count of cases coming through Texas. So why is there such a heavy interest in bringing it to Texas?

Texas has a much higher claimant award average than anywhere else in the country. While several sources quote various numbers, the conservative figure is 78% of cases are judged in favor of the patent holders which is quite a difference from the national average of 59%. Investigations into this high number has come up with generalized reasoning.

The Texas juries which were polled stated that they made their decisions based on the letter of the law, not a “loose interpretation of the law” as some state they were asked to do by the defense lawyers. Others state that the cases are just so obvious, that it was very clear that the patent violators knew or should have known that the patent was already in existence.

Cases regarding patent infringement in Texas are expected to grow, and Texas lawyers are prepared for the job. Just as the cases in Texas are agreeably sized as everything else in Texas, so are the verdicts. Cases involving it in Texas are subject to judgment awards as large as everything else in Texas. Some Texas lawyers state that this is due to the understanding of the potential financial devastation that stealing from another company can bring. Texans seriously look down upon stealing, which is what most patent infringement equates to.

Obviously, Texas lawyers are quite skilled at what they do, and when it comes to protecting patent rights, skill of the lawyer means everything. Patent infringement in Texas means results for claimants. Texas lawyers are serious about the results they bring in for their claimants. Thus, it would make sense that if you’re in need of a patent infringement lawyer and are in need of results, Texas would be the place to look.

After such a high peak in Texas patent infringement cases, it would be reasonable to believe that the peak is over, and that there will soon be too many Texas lawyers, But the truth seems to be revealing itself a bit differently, as patent infringement in Texas is still only second to the central district of California. What does this mean for the future of patent infringement in the United States? Only time will tell. But as of right now, if you’re in need of a lawyer, the place to be is, or course, Texas.

Nick Johnson
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/exploring-texas-patent-infringement-lawsuits-129933.html

As a registered nurse, I’ve learned a lot over the years about acne, acne scars, and acne treatments. You can do it — look better, feel better, and raise your self-esteem 150% by getting rid of your acne for good. Acne is caused by the clogging of the follicle of a skin gland causing a pimple to grow.

Acne is the most common skin disease. There are several different types of acne. Most pimples are found on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders. Numerous studies have revealed that acne is not simply a problem of the young: it also afflicts people of many ages, and it affects daily life. Baby acne is a rash seen on the cheeks, chin, and forehead of infants.

Experts just can’t agree on what causes acne. It’s not true that dirty skin and stress cause acne. Check your shampoo to make sure it isn’t causing pimples or other breakouts on your forehead. The cause of acne is really unknown.

One good natural method is to apply a thin layer of coconut oil and massage it deep into the skin to heal and soothe it. One helpful remedy seems to be to use ice to reduce the swelling caused by inflamed pimples: rub it over the blemishes for 2-3 minutes.

A new treatment using red light and blue light has been extremely successful on severe acne. Some natural home remedies include dabbing on non-gel toothpaste to dry out zits or lemon juice. A skin specialist in New York is now using a combination of red light and blue light therapy to treat severe cases of acne successfully. It’s always best to seek non-invasive treatment for any skin condition. Popping pimples can cause infection and scarring.

Acne scars can give the skin an aging look. See your skin doctor, dermatologist or dermatological surgeon for the best acne scar treatment for you. Acne scars resulting from loss of tissue are more common than scars resulting from increased tissue formation.

When you change your diet, your lesions should be getting better within 30 days. Whether you eat a natural diet with living fruits and vegetables or eat dead junk food, what you eat may have a direct or indirect affect on the male hormones which may play a part in acne.

The liver sluffs off toxins from bad foods, drinks, drugs and chemicals and sends them through your skin resulting in skin eruptions, acne, pimples and other skin disorders. People with skin disorders such as acne, rosacea, and psoriasis often suffer from constipation.

Put two tablespoons of coconut oil in your smoothies. Drink freshly juiced carrot juice every day. Fatty acids are particularly important to people with dry skin.

The skin supports its own ecosystems of microorganisms, including yeasts and bacteria, which cannot be removed by any amount of cleaning. Functions of the skin are disturbed when it is dirty; it becomes more easily damaged, the release of antibacterial compounds decreases and dirty skin is more prone to develop infections.

Analyze all the acne treatments available and make the best decision for you, based on your circumstances. Be assured, scientists are constantly looking at new non-invasive ways to treat acne. And you should be able to get rid of your acne, zits and pimples and their symptoms, providing you’ve removed the cause, so it doesn’t reoccur.

Helen Hecker
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/your-quick-guide-to-natural-acne-treatments-119400.html

Besides having the most amazing living space of any apartment layout, loft apartments offer much more than just a roof over your head. Loft living is a lifestyle craved by those who dream of living in the big city, just as Hollywood painted this picture of existence in our minds. After all, who can forget about Tom Hank’s colossal loft apartment in “Big” that had ceilings high enough for him and co-star Elizabeth Perkins to jump on the trampoline next to his bunk bed!

Loft apartments began to make their mark back in the 1950’s Soho District of New York. Once-prosperous industrial buildings weren’t able to change and modernize with the world around it. Frantic landlords began renting the high-ceilinged, large windowed spaces to the growing art community of the area, as studios were tough to come by at a reasonable rate. The artists began living in these “lofts”, even though zoning laws of the day prohibited such uses. A series of pulleys and false walls could trick even the cleverest inspector from catching a glimpse into the living area of the artist’s “studio”.

Since then, Loft apartments have popped up all over the globe, and taken on a whole new genre of occupants in the process. If you’re contemplating the possibility of this carefree living style, below are the Top 3 Reasons for Living in a Loft Apartment-

1.Open Space and Delineate Your Own Areas- The simple design of a loft apartment is straightforward- literally. A wide-open space replaces walls, doors and rooms of traditional apartment floor plans, allowing you to move around and place your belongings and furniture wherever you’d like, not where you “have to”. The open floor plan allows you to make your bed in one area one week, and in a completely different spot the next.

2.Eclectic Style- Bringing the old and new worlds together is part of the ambiance of loft living. Where else can you reside and have 100 year old plank-wood floors, 6-foot tall windows, an off-white sheet for a curtain (with duct-tape pull-backs), all pulled together by the latest contemporary sofa, straight off the line from your favorite New York designer?

3.Big City Living without Sacrificing Breathing Space- Living in a city has traditionally meant a tiny apartment without room to breathe. The other option was to live in suburbia, which meant a daily commute into work in a car, bus, or commuter train. Loft apartments grant their residents the best of both worlds, as this type of residence is much cheaper to construct and/or maintain from a landlord point of view, and the savings are typically passed onto their tenants.

Maria Hayden
http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/top-3-reasons-for-renting-a-loft-apartment-57755.html