| "The King of Fools" [277k] |
| Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, has been crowned the King of the Feast of Fools by the Paris populace, a mocking honor given on account of his deformed face and hunched back. Accepting the crown, he asks the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda to love him just for one day; she, of course, only turns away... |
| "The Foundling" [269k] |
| Archbishop Claude Frollo, also secretly fascinated with Esmeralda, instructs Quasimodo to abduct the gypsy girl and bring her to him. Quasimodo explains that he cannot refuse Frollo's orders, because Frollo has been the only thing close to a father that Quasimodo has ever known... |
| "Belle" [295k] |
| Having been caught red-handing while trying to abduct the gypsy, Quasimodo is chained to a wheel in the public square, where he pleads for water. Esmeralda is the only one willing to grant his wish, and his love for her grows stronger because of her one act of kindness... |
| "Home in the Sky" (with Janien Massé) [224k] |
| Hoping to reciprocate her gesture in some way, Quasimodo takes Esmeralda to his home in the towers of the cathedral, and offers the place to her as a sanctuary, should she ever be in need of refuge... |
| "The Bells" [277k] |
| Unbeknownst to Quasimodo, Esmeralda has been wrongly imprisoned for stabbing the soldier Phoebus. Distraught by her disappearance, the hunchback vows not to ring the cathedral bells until he knows that she is alive and safe... |
| "The Birds They Put in Cages" [224k] |
| Quasimodo wonders what could have become of Esmeralda, while far away, she prays that he might come and save her... |
| "God You Made the World All Wrong" [179k] |
| Having freed Esmeralda from her prison, Quasimodo hides her in a tower of the cathedral, telling her that she need only call and he will come to her aid. As Esmeralda sleeps, he laments a world in which love is allowed only to the beautiful of face... |
| "Dance My Esmeralda" [197k] |
| Despite all efforts to the contrary, Esmeralda is found and hanged for sourcery and attempted murder. Overcome with grief, Quasimodo cradles her lifeless body in his arms, praying to join her in death. |
| "Hold Me, Bat Boy" (clip 1) [90k] |
| Trent Kendall, Doug, Jim Price, and Sean McCourt narrate the horrors of Bat Boy's journey from the comfort and safety of his cave, to his new home in the town of Hope Falls, West Virginia. |
| "Hold Me, Bat Boy" (clip 2) [90k] |
| Doug and Kathy Brier assure the audience that they are here "not to laugh, but to learn." |
| "Whatcha Wanna Do?" (with Kerry Butler) [170k] |
| After Bat Boy interrupts Rick and Shelley as they're making out, he quickly discovers that it doesn't take a whole lot to piss Rick off. |
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"One Song Glory" [242k]
From the musical Rent (music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson) >>buy it now!<< |
| Roger Davis, a young man who knows he is dying of AIDS, sings of his dream to write one memorable, lasting song before his death. |
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"Your Eyes" [179k]
From the musical Rent (music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson) |
| After many long and painful ordeals, Roger discovers the inspiration for his song in the eyes of his girlfriend, Mimi Marquez. |
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"Surprise!" (clip 1) [90k]
From the musical Tim (music by Neil Berg; lyrics by Nick Meglin) >>buy it now!<< |
| The ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael McCormick) introduces the Cratchits one by one. |
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"Surprise!" (clip 2) [46k]
From the musical Tim (music by Neil Berg; lyrics by Nick Meglin) |
| Peter Cratchit replies to his sister Martha's inquiry as to whether or not he has found a bride yet. |
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"I Want My Cruelty Back" (clip 1) [197k]
From the musical Starmites 2001 (music and lyrics by Barry Keating) |
| Shak Graa wins the audience over (har har) as he sings about... well, look at the title! |
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"I Want My Cruelty Back" (clip 2) [223k]
From the musical Starmites 2001 (music and lyrics by Barry Keating) |
| Revenge, havoc-wreaking, that sort of thing. Shak Graa becomes a rock star. |
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