Low male voice repertoire in contemporary musical theatre: a studio and performance guide of selected songs 1996-2020 by

Musical 
Music Lyrics 
LMV 
Range 
Tessitura 
Honeymoon in Vegas 
Jason Robert 
Brown 
Jason Robert 
Brown 
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Intro - ML 
Verses - MH 
Bridge - H 
Final Verse - H 
Musical Theatre Style 
Song Type/Feel 
Tempo 
Contemporary Legit 
Jazz Ballad 
Rubato, around 60bpm 
Vocalism 
Breathy 
Speech-like 
Character 
Belt 
Legit 
Operatic 
Sources: Data adapted from Tony Danza, “Out of the Sun,” track 6 on Honeymoon In Vegas: The Musical (Original 
Broadway Cast Recording), Universal Music Enterprises, 2014, Amazon Music streaming audio, 
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B00PC6UCEG?trackAsin=B00PC6UNZE&ref=dm_sh_345b-dc1b-dmcp-5803-
7526a&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER; Jason Robert Brown, “Out of the Sun,” in 
Honeymoon in Vegas: Vocal Selections (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2015): 43-48. 
Plot 
Honeymoon in Vegas is a musical comedy centering around Jack, his girlfriend, Betsy, and 
gambler Tommy. When Jack finally summons up the courage to take and wed Betsy in Las Vegas, she 
catches the eye of widowed gambler, Tommy. As Tommy orchestrates a plot to win Betsy over with a 
trip to Hawaii, complete with a stand-in family, Jack must battle his way back into the picture. Hilarity 
and flying Elvises occur as Jack goes the distance to win back his love. This musical is based on the 1992 
Hollywood film of the same name.
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Character 
Tommy Korman is a middle-aged
gambler who is up to no good, having no qualms in 
orchestrating a plot to whisk away Jack’s girlfriend and set the young man into substantial debt. A 
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“Honeymoon in Vegas,” Music Theatre International, MTI Enterprises Inc., accessed January 12, 2020, 
https://www.mtishows.com/honeymoon-in-vegas.

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hopeless romantic, the role embodies a wide vocal range and vocalisms similar to performances by 
members of the Rat Pack, with suave and jazzy sensibilities.
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