{"id":3277,"date":"2017-05-24T01:15:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T01:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2018-10-04T15:50:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T15:50:53","slug":"15-musical-theatre-songs-about-summer-with-sheet-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/15-musical-theatre-songs-about-summer-with-sheet-music\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Musical Theatre Songs about Summer (With Sheet Music!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

15 Musical Theatre Songs about Summer (With Sheet Music!)<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by\u00a0Andrea Canny<\/p>\n

May 23, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font>

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These summery songs are ripe for performing for your next audition or themed summer party (where you and your friends sing the night away). Grab a copy of the sheet music from Performer Stuff while you\u2019re at it!<\/p>\n

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\u201cSummer Nights\u201d from Grease <\/em><\/h4>\n
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Sandy and Danny describe their summer love affair to their friends separately. While Sandy focuses on the romance aspects of their fling, Danny concentrates on the physical relationship.<\/p>\n

Get the sheet music here<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSummertime\u201d from Porgy & Bess<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Clara, a young mother, sings a lullaby to her baby while the working men prepare for a game of craps.<\/p>\n

Get the sheet music here<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSong of Purple Summer\u201d from Spring Awakening<\/em><\/h4>\n
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The young people gather together after the suicide of their friend and the death of another to proclaim that the seeds of a newer, more progressive generation are being planted.<\/p>\n

Get the sheet music here<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA Summer in Ohio\u201d from The Last Five Years<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Cathy describes her disappointing life in Ohio as she\u2019s surrounded by her eccentric colleagues.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf Ever I Would Leave You\u201d from Camelot<\/em><\/h4>\n
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After Guinevere and Lancelot fall in love, Guinevere decides to end their relationship. She feels guilty, and though she tries to get rid of Lancelot, he will not leave her.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur Last Summer\u201d from Mamma Mia<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Harry, an old flame of Donna\u2019s, offers to pay for her daughter\u2019s wedding in Greece, and Harry and Donna they talk, they reminisce about the fling they had while they were young.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSummer, Highland Falls\u201d from Movin\u2019 Out<\/em><\/h4>\n
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In this rock ballet, the young people of Long Island contemplate their existence in the middle of Summer during the Vietnam war. (Though this song is usually sung by the piano player playing the musical, it\u2019s a great audition piece for a solo vocalist.)<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnother Hot Day\u201d from 110 in the Shade<\/em><\/h4>\n
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It\u2019s Fourth of July in the town of Three Point in the Southwestern U.S. The heat has Sheriff File and the people of the town praying for rain to cool the weather down.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToo Darn Hot\u201d from Kiss Me, Kate<\/em><\/h4>\n
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The crew members of the musical version of Shakespeare\u2019s Taming of the Shrew<\/em> take a break in the alley between acts, saying it\u2019s too darn hot to meet their lovers later that night.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHeat Wave\u201d from As Thousands Cheer<\/em><\/h4>\n
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The weather report gets turned into a musical number in this silly song.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJune is Busting Out all Over\u201d from Carousel <\/em><\/h4>\n
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Preparations for the summer clambake have started, and people sing about how everyone is bustling to ready the town for the event.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSeasons of Love\u201d from Rent<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Close friends proclaim their love and affection for each other and their wonder at how much can happen in a year.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cI Love Paris\u201d from Can-Can<\/em><\/h4>\n
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From a musical that celebrates the Montmarte dance halls during the 1890s, \u201cI Love Paris\u201d is a love letter to the city itself.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSummertime Love\u201d from Greenwillow <\/em><\/h4>\n
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A song that celebrates the sweetness of a summertime romance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn Summer\u201d from Frozen<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Olaf the snowman imagines what summer will be like when it eventually arrives\u2026whenever that may be.<\/p>\n

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