BWW's 12 Days of Christmas with Jennifer Ashley Tepper- Andy Mientus Soars in Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Tune
By: Jennifer Ashley Tepper Dec. 21, 2015
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a special countdown. This year we've invited Director of Programming at Feinstein's/54 Below and author of The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1 and Volume 2, Jennifer Ashley Tepper to share her favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made her list!
I'm going to count this as a holiday song, since it was sung in a holiday concert, and Spring Awakening's Andy Mientus says "Happy Holidays" at the end. But really, this is just one of my favorite songs written by Kait Kerrigan (lyrics) and Brian Lowdermilk (music). A heartbreaking number in the "breakup" genre, I can't get enough of Andy lending his specific emotional spin and gorgeous voice to it. I dare you to not be moved by "Barcelona Cartagena Anywhere"...
"What's to stop me,
What's to keep me
Tethered to this broken city?
Pack my bag and fill these pages.
Wander off for ages."
...Happy holidays.
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