A Broadway Playlist for Labor Day
It’s that time of year again, that three-day weekend celebration commemorating the That unofficial end of summer and officially celebrates hardworking labor in America. That’s right, it is Labor Day. In its honor, here is a playlist of Broadway showtunes that honor the men and women who keep the world spinning with their industry!
“All the Livelong Day/I Hear America Singing” - Working
“Racing with the Clock” - The Pajama Game
“Coffee Break” - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
“Scrap” - The Full Monty
“The Night that Goldman Spoke In Union Square” - Ragtime
“Miss Marmelstein” - I Can Get It For You Wholesale
“Half As Big As Life” - Promises, Promises
“Carrying the Banner” - Newsies
“Millwork” - Working
“First Thing Monday Morning” - Purlie
“My Body” - The Life
“7 1/2 Cents” - The Pajama Game
“9 to 5” - 9 to 5
“That Great Come and Get It Day” - Finian’s Rainbow
Mark Robinson is the author of the two-volume encyclopedia The World of Musicals, The Disney Song Encyclopedia, and The Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs. His forthcoming book, Sitcommentary: The Television Comedies That Changed America,will hit the shelves in October, 2019. Hemaintains a theater and entertainment blog at markrobinsonwrites.com.
