Broadway Karaoke

Karaoke hits the stage

If you’ve ever dreamed of starring on stage in a big time musical, Broadway Karaoke may be just the thing for you!

While Broadway Karaoke isn’t the most popular selling genre, the selection of tracks and collections available is exciting. You can usually get your hands on a disc that features all the songs from an individual performance or find a collection that offers one or two popular tracks from a number of different shows.

Broadway music is one of the most difficult genres to perform well because the timing tends to be irregular and the pitches can work the extremes. Most Broadway discs will offer each song twice – once with vocals and once without. This way you can listen to how the song is supposed to sound and even practice with the vocals as a backup.

Karaoke on Broadway

What makes more sense then a musical based on the Karaoke phenomenon? In recent years there have been several Broadway and off-Broadway productions that launch their productions off of the Karaoke story to make a raucous and unusual evening for theatre goers.

For the most part these productions use the Karaoke bar or a Karaoke party as the setting for a narrative of love, talent and ambition. Popular songs, both contemporary and classic, fill the evening and the audience is invited to sing along with their favorites.

The Karaoke Story is just one example of a stage production that uses a scripted Karaoke performance as a basis for an evening of music and laughter. Every night is a different show and audience participation is greatly encouraged. You can even stick around after the show to sing and dance the night away!

Most Popular Musicals

While most Broadway productions invite Karaoke replications with their magical productions and catchy hooks, there are several musicals that continue to sit at the top of the request pages.

• Chicago
• Rent
• Grease
• Les Miserables
• Annie
• Pippin

If you really want to test your vocal abilities, The Phantom of the Opera is also a popular choice. Some of the latest productions that have been picked up by Karaoke fans also include High School Musical and Wicked.