Broadway's Best Collection: Piano Book

Glamorous, accessible, and deeply satisfying. Whether you're playing a waltzing Cinderella moment or a syncopated Cole Porter shuffle, these arrangements honor the theatrical character of each song without demanding virtuosic technique. You're playing real Broadway music, not simplified imitations.

Easy piano students preparing for recitals, pianists accompanying school or community theater productions, and players who want to deepen their familiarity with the Broadway repertoire canon. This works for casual players building confidence alongside more formal study.

• Pay attention to the rhythmic vocabulary in the Cole Porter numbers ("Anything Goes," "I Get a Kick Out of You"). The syncopation requires precise counting to sit comfortably.
• Treat tempo as a character choice. Rodgers and Hammerstein songs like "If Ever I Would Leave You" breathe differently than the brisk Mamma Mia! numbers. Listen to original cast recordings to find the right feel.
• Use the bass line as your anchor in songs with longer harmonies. The harmonic language of The Secret Garden differs considerably from Seussical, so lock into what the left hand is doing.
• Balance melody clarity with the accompanying figures. These arrangements support singers and fill concert programs; your voicing choices affect how the song lands in the room.

Build a recital program that moves between eras and moods. String together a Cole Porter set, follow it with contemporary Abba, then close with Rodgers and Hammerstein. Many of these pieces work beautifully as short encore groups or standalone concert selections.

• Playing syncopated rhythms in jazz-influenced contexts (Cole Porter songs)
• Reading and executing extended harmonic progressions and chord changes
• Balancing chordal accompaniment with single-line melody
• Interpreting stylistic markers (swing rhythm, legato phrasing, tempo flexibility)
• Managing longer pieces with multiple sections and key areas