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Best Songs from the Musicals

Musicals make use of popular styles; in fact, in the first half of the 20th century, musicals served partly as vehicles for popular songs. The musical grew as two streams converged: operetta with its old-world romance, and vaudeville with its zippy comedy and thoroughly popular roots. 

Various Artists
Celebrate Broadway, Vol. 10: Best Musicals!
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The tenth volume in this series is a basically fool-proof "greatest-hits" sort of set, drawing its 15 tracks from musicals that were Tony Award winners in the "best musical" category and generally selecting standards from those shows.
Celebrate Broadway, Vol. 10: Best Musicals!
Celebrate Broadway, Vol. 10: Best Musicals!
Various Artists
Celebrate Broadway, Vol. 10: Best Musicals!
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The tenth volume in this series is a basically fool-proof "greatest-hits" sort of set, drawing its 15 tracks from musicals that were Tony Award winners in the "best musical" category and generally selecting standards from those shows.
That's Entertainment! The Best of the M-G-M Musicals
That's Entertainment! The Best of the M-G-M Musicals

Original Soundtrack

That's Entertainment! The Best of the M-G-M Musicals

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Musicals
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Musicals

Various Artists

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Musicals

Sondheim on Sondheim [Original Broadway Cast]
Sondheim on Sondheim [Original Broadway Cast]

Andy Einhorn

Sondheim on Sondheim [Original Broadway Cast]

Collection: Stage & Screen Classics
Collection: Stage & Screen Classics

Tim Rice

Collection: Stage & Screen Classics

Sondheim at the Movies: Songs from the Screen
Sondheim at the Movies: Songs from the Screen

Original Soundtrack

Sondheim at the Movies: Songs from the Screen

The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Showstoppers [RCA]
Showstoppers [RCA]

Various Artists

Showstoppers [RCA]

The Sullivan Years: The  Best of Broadway
The Sullivan Years: The  Best of Broadway

Original Cast Recording

The Sullivan Years: The Best of Broadway

The Rodgers & Hammerstein 50th Anniversary Collection
The Rodgers & Hammerstein 50th Anniversary Collection

Rodgers & Hammerstein

The Rodgers & Hammerstein 50th Anniversary Collection

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