There’s something about a show tune that, when it lands just right, feels like transcendence. Think of the declarative 11 o’clock numbers designed to raise the roof; the fast-paced patter songs littered with wordplay; the “I want” songs that do better than most of us ever could at naming our desires. Frequent Sondheim director Lonny Price described it as songs that take you “north of the floor”; songs that lift you up, that feel like flying.
Based on your response to that paragraph, you’ll already know if a musical theatre nightclub sounds like a dream or your nightmare. But those who get it, get it. And if you love a show tune, the new pop-up party Club Broadway – at which DJ and queer party promoter Dan Murphy plays only show tunes, all night – is for you.
