Broadway Beat!

Grades: 4-8

Running Time: 25 minutes

About: Do you hear that beat? It's the sound of people entering the theater on the most famous street in the world. It's the sound of dancing feet and orchestras tuning up. It's the sound dreams are made of. It's the sound of Broadway! Celebrate musical theatre with hits from Hairspray,The Music Man,The King and I,Wicked,Rent and Grease, and a medley of favorites from George M. Cohan! This unique musical collection for upper elementary and middle school students features seven kid-friendly arrangements for unison voices, piano accompaniments, and fun facts about Broadway by John Jacobson. Extend learning further with a Broadway timeline, board game, and recorded history with music excerpts spanning over a century of song and dance. It's the beat of Broadway and nobody can stop it! Duration: ca. 25 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

Kit Includes: Teacher/Director Book, 20 Student Books, Performance & Accompaniment CD

Song List: 

• For Good (from the Broadway Musical WICKED)
• Give My Regards To Broadway (from LITTLE JOHNNY JONES)
• I Whistle A Happy Tune (from THE KING AND I)
• Seasons Of Love (from RENT)
• Seventy Six Trombones (from Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN)
• We Go Together (from GREASE)
• You Can't Stop The Beat (from HAIRSPRAY)