Can you find and name all of the musical theatre tributes in “The Extra?” Hint: There are (purposefully) 12 shows and 13 songs. Some are more obvious than others.
“Who Am I” & “One Day More” from Les Misérables, “Who Are You” by The Who (briefly heard in The Who’s “Tommy,” “76 Trombones” from The Music Man, “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story, “Tomorrow” from Annie, “For Good” from Wicked, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” from Man of La Mancha, “A Whole New World” from Aladdin, “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz, “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music, “This is How a Dream Comes True” from Shrek the Musical and “Baby June & Her Newsboys” from Gypsy.
Junk Cast Album (Sneak Peek)
The Original Cast of Junk recently hit the studio to record 13 songs for the soundtrack from the Bass/Hartman musical comedy that premiered with a sold-out run in The Firemen’s Kitchen at Hickory Theatre. Directed by Pamela Livingstone. Developed for the Stage at Hickory Arts & Hickory Theatre.Track 10, “The Extra,” is an ode (a very bloviated ode) to musical theatre and a reminder that (in the immortal words of The Rolling Stones) “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need.”
Nathan Crabtree delivers a showstopping performance, supported by his very own Greek chorus. Nathan, as “The Extra,” proves the smallest roles can pack the biggest punch.
The album will be available by summer on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and more. In the meantime, you can catch a sneak peek at the video for “The Extra.”
