songbook

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The enduring love for these Broadway shows isn’t just about the standards they have bequeathed to the American songbook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Usually at songbook shows, the vocalists are the focus of our attention, with the musicians, even if they are onstage, as they are here, taking a backseat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Platt just wanted to have fun, as was the case in his moodily reworked rendition of Addison Rae’s social media hit “Diet Pepsi,” which he cheekily introduced as an American songbook treasure.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

“Movin’ Out” was part of the American songbook.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Piano lessons became epic and trying, largely due to my refusal to follow the prescribed method and Robbie’s refusal to see anything good in my freewheeling approach to her songbook.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama