Pick and Mix of Musical Starters
change gender pronouns as necessary
Wicked
“What is this feeling?”
“It’s time to trust my instincts.”
“I need help believing you’re with me tonight.”
“Please. It’s all about popular.”
“No good deed goes unpunished!”
“The truth is just what everyone agrees on.”
“Don’t lose sight of who you are.”
“Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true.”
“You’re going to lose your heart to me, I tell you!”
“I’ve heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason.”
Chess
“I know him so well.”
“How can I leave her?”
“Nothing you have said is revelation.”
“A normal person must dismiss you with disgust.”
“Nobody’s on nobody’s side.”
“Never lose your heart, use your head!”
“Goodbye to my hopes of retaining my title.”
“What’s going on around me is barely making sense.”
“Why can’t you be what you ought to be?”
“Will he miss me if I go?”
Cats
“I remember a time I knew what happiness was.”
“Every streetlamp seems to beat a fatalistic warning.”
“Soon it will be morning.”
“He cheats at cards.”
“Would you like your morning tea weak or strong?”
“I must go slow.”
“Roses wither away.”
“He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare!”Â
“Can you see in the dark?”
“We had the experience but missed the meaning.”
Murder Ballad
“I’m not erasable.”
“Trust no one. Stay on guard.”
“I’m not playing. I’m done playing.”
“You belong to me.”
“I’m only here to say goodbye.”
“You don’t know what you would do.”
“Someone’s gonna die.”
“We all want to touch the flames but not get burned.”
“All men are assholes.”
“It’s all entertainment until it happens to you.”
The Lion King
“It’s the circle of life!”
“They live in you.”
“Hakuna Matata!”
“Saffron is this season’s color!”
“Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing.”
“One way or another, you will be mine!”
“Be prepared!”
“You promised you’d be there!”
“With all this romantic atmosphere, disaster’s in the air.”
“Always remember your pride.”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Your trash is my treasure.”
“Until tomorrow, when it all begins again!”
“She’s always on the bubble!”
“So now it seems I’m famous!”
“They said it was a phase!”
“Don’t waste a wish on me.”
“It must be believed to be seen.”
“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it.”
“Anything you want to, do it.”
“You’ll be free if you truly wish to be.”
Les Miserables
“A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now.”
“I had a dream my life could be so different from this hell I’m living.”
“My friends are dead and gone.”
“I was lost in your spell.”
“You’re no grander than the rest of us!”
“I’ve seen your face before.”
“You’re no longer a child!”
“I was afraid of what they’d do!”
“All my life, I’ve only been pretending.
“I would rather be with you.”
Phantom of the Opera
“Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams.”
“My power over you grows stronger yet.”
“Think of me fondly when we’ve said goodbye.”
“Am I to risk my life to win the chance to live?”
“You’ll sing again.”
“We’ve passed the point of no return.”
“In my mind I’ve already imagined our bodies entwining, defenceless and silent.”
“Hide your face so the world will never find you.”
“Too long he’s prayed on us!”
“I’m here. Nothing can harm you.”
Waitress
“She’s imperfect, but she tries.”
“I can’t risk reckless dating.”
“Sometimes one bite is more than enough.”
“It’s a bad idea, me and you.”
“We’re all just looking for a little less crazy.”
“The things I say just might matter to someone.”
“What I thought was so perfect fades in the blink of an eye.”
“I believe there’s something in you.”
“It’s comforting how some things never change.”
“I do stupid things when I’m drunk.”
Mamma Mia
“I have never seen such sorrow in your eyes.”
“You are the dancing queen!”
“You seem pretty young to be searching for that kind of fun.”
“The sight of you will prove to me I’m still alive.”
“He’s a love machine.”
“I have a dream.”
“We just have to face it. This time, we’re through.”
“I wasn’t jealous before we met.”
“How can I resist you?”
“Tell me, does she kiss like I used to kiss you?”
