Prepare to be serenaded by the enchanting melodies and timeless lyrics of Broadway and beyond. Musicals have a magical way of capturing the essence of life, love, and everything in between. Here’s a curated collection of quotes from musicals that will resonate with your soul:
Contents
1. Love and Romance
- “Love changes everything, hands, and faces, earth and sky. Love changes everything, how you live and how you die.” – Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Aspects of Love”
- “There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air, wait for us somewhere.” – Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, “West Side Story”
- “Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger. You may see a stranger across a crowded room.” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “South Pacific”
2. Dreams and Ambitions
- “The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun.” – Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, “Annie”
- “You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life. See that girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing queen.” – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson, “Mamma Mia!”
- “I have confidence in sunshine, I have confidence in rain, I have confidence that spring will come again, besides which you see I have confidence in me!” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “The Sound of Music”
3. Friendship and Loyalty
- “You’ve got a friend in me.” – Randy Newman, “Toy Story: The Musical”
- “We’re all in this together.” – Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, “High School Musical”
- “You’ve got to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.” – Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, “Swing Time”
4. Courage and Resilience
- “I am what I am, I am my own special creation. So come take a look, give me the hook, or the ovation.” – Jerry Herman, “La Cage aux Folles”
- “I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.” – Stephen Sondheim, “Into the Woods”
- “I’m through accepting limits, ’cause someone says they’re so. Some things I cannot change, but till I try, I’ll never know.” – Stephen Schwartz, “Wicked”
1. Love and Romance
- “Love changes everything, hands and faces, earth and sky. Love changes everything, how you live and how you die.” – Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Aspects of Love”
- “There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air, wait for us somewhere.” – Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, “West Side Story”
- “Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger. You may see a stranger across a crowded room.” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “South Pacific”
2. Dreams and Ambitions
- “The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun.” – Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, “Annie”
- “You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life. See that girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing queen.” – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson, “Mamma Mia!”
- “I have confidence in sunshine, I have confidence in rain, I have confidence that spring will come again, besides which you see I have confidence in me!” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “The Sound of Music”
3. Friendship and Loyalty
- “You’ve got a friend in me.” – Randy Newman, “Toy Story: The Musical”
- “We’re all in this together.” – Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, “High School Musical”
- “You’ve got to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.” – Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, “Swing Time”
4. Courage and Resilience
- “I am what I am, I am my own special creation. So come take a look, give me the hook, or the ovation.” – Jerry Herman, “La Cage aux Folles”
- “I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.” – Stephen Sondheim, “Into the Woods”
- “I’m through accepting limits, ’cause someone says they’re so. Some things I cannot change, but till I try, I’ll never know.” – Stephen Schwartz, “Wicked”
5. Hope and Optimism
- “The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” – E.Y. Harburg, “The Wizard of Oz”
- “I’m alive, I’m alive, and the world shines for me today. I’m alive, suddenly I am here today.” – Stephen Schwartz, “Next to Normal”
- “The sun’ll come out tomorrow, so you gotta hang on ’til tomorrow, come what may!” – Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, “Annie”
6. Wisdom and Reflection
- “Life’s not worth a **** ’til you can shout out loud I am what I am!” – Jerry Herman, “La Cage aux Folles”
- “The most important thing about choreography is to make it look like a spontaneous movement.” – Bob Fosse
- “One more dawn, one more day, one day more!” – Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, “Les Misérables”
1. Love and Romance
- “Love changes everything, hands and faces, earth and sky. Love changes everything, how you live and how you die.” – Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Aspects of Love”
- “There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air, wait for us somewhere.” – Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, “West Side Story”
- “Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger. You may see a stranger across a crowded room.” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “South Pacific”
2. Dreams and Ambitions
- “The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun.” – Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, “Annie”
- “You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life. See that girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing queen.” – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson, “Mamma Mia!”
- “I have confidence in sunshine, I have confidence in rain, I have confidence that spring will come again, besides which you see I have confidence in me!” – Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “The Sound of Music”
3. Friendship and Loyalty
- “You’ve got a friend in me.” – Randy Newman, “Toy Story: The Musical”
- “We’re all in this together.” – Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, “High School Musical”
- “You’ve got to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.” – Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, “Swing Time”
4. Courage and Resilience
- “I am what I am, I am my own special creation. So come take a look, give me the hook, or the ovation.” – Jerry Herman, “La Cage aux Folles”
- “I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.” – Stephen Sondheim, “Into the Woods”
- “I’m through accepting limits, ’cause someone says they’re so. Some things I cannot change, but till I try, I’ll never know.” – Stephen Schwartz, “Wicked”
5. Hope and Optimism
- “The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” – E.Y. Harburg, “The Wizard of Oz”
- “I’m alive, I’m alive, and the world shines for me today. I’m alive, suddenly I am here today.” – Stephen Schwartz, “Next to Normal”
- “The sun’ll come out tomorrow, so you gotta hang on ’til tomorrow, come what may!” – Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, “Annie”
6. Wisdom and Reflection
- “Life’s not worth a **** ’til you can shout out loud I am what I am!” – Jerry Herman, “La Cage aux Folles”
- “The most important thing about choreography is to make it look like a spontaneous movement.” – Bob Fosse
- “One more dawn, one more day, one day more!” – Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, “Les Misérables”
7. Family and Home
- “Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” – Lilo & Stitch
- “There’s no place like home.” – Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, “The Wizard of Oz”
- “To family, where life begins and love never ends.” – Unknown
8. The Power of Music
- “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo
- “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley
- “Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Andersen
9. Overcoming Adversity
- “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
- “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley
- “Life’s too short to even care at all.” – “Youngblood” by 5 Seconds of Summer
10. Seize the Day
- “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” – “Dead Poets Society”
- “Make it work!” – Tim Gunn
- “Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to the cabaret!” – John Kander and Fred Ebb, “Cabaret”
