"All I Ask of You" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Just the aching plea of the song is enough to send shivers through me every time.

You know what, I'm going to say a song that isn't from Broadway - I can't decide between "The Nearness of You" or "What'll I Do?" - they're all very sad...but then again I think it goes back to "If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL. And a good runner up would be "All The Things You Are".

"And This is My Beloved" from KISMET. Besides Borodin's wonderful melody, the lyrics of Robert Wright and George Forrest subtly, yet passionately, describe the indescribable feeling when one meets one's perfect love.

Unquestionably "Blame It on the Summer Night" from RAGS.

It would have to be "One Hand, One Heart" from WEST SIDE STORY. It fills my heart every time I hear it....

I'm giving you my top 3 because there are different kinds of romantic songs: Melancholy: Unusual Way from NINE- The melody is really lush and haunting and the lyric perfectly describes what it's like to not be able to explain the angst that comes from love. Warm & Tingly: What More Can I Say? from FALSETTOS- sweet and very simple and was the first song in musical theatre that personally spoke to me as a young gay kid who loved showtunes. Uplifting: Listen to My Heart by David Friedman as sung by Nancy LaMott. The most celebratory love song I can think of-you can't help but smile ear-to-ear when you hear Nancy sing it.

It has to be "Love Sneaks In" from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. A Valentine song for the more mature man.

I think the most romantic Broadway love song, for me, is "Not While I'm Around" from SWEENEY TODD. Not for what it says, but for what it does not directly say. The act of protecting someone from all things bad is the most primal form of devotion, love---if not in the standard "I love you, you love me" form. Of course the character who sings this song is not in love in the traditional way. But for him, he is experiencing the most strong and raw emotion that he has ever felt. Quirky, I know, but the combination of sweeping melody, with it's rather wide intervals and plaintive simple lyrics make this the most romantic Broadway love song that I can think of. I know this is not a doctoral thesis, but this song of devotion has moved me more than any other.

"With Every Breath I Take" from CITY OF ANGELS. What a way to be thinking of someone you love or lost but still love them. I mean, we breathe every second!

(1950-2007) "My Heart is So Full of You", with music and lyrics and music by Frank Loesser from MOST HAPPY FELLA. It's a duet sung by Tony and Rosabella, from a magnificent score with breathtaking emotional melodies. Their love for one another is bursting with passion, not reflected but immediate and it's full of expression. Forgive me Mr. Loesser, but I think that the lyric went something like this: "my heart is so full of you, there is no room for anything more there" Wow! Come on! This knocks me out. I think that I remember that feeling? Do you? Hope so!! Celebrate your partners! Happy Valentine's Day!

On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady. A valentine to stalkers everywhere. You can just imagine the ski cap and the high powered rifle while you listen to it.

"I Have A Love" from WEST SIDE STORY. Commenting on the perfection of the music in this piece--the flow from the strong to the plaintive and the eventual fusing of the two--would require many paragraphs. But the lyrics are equally perfect, particularly when Maria sings, "I love him; I'm his/ And everything he is/ I am too." It always reminds me of the line in WUTHERING HEIGHTS where Catherine says of Heathcliff: "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." It isn't about losing one's identity in love; it's about who we love being the ultimate clarifier of who we are.

"Somewhere That's Green (reprise)" - It slays me when Audrey tells Seymour to feed her to the plant so that it will grow and bring him all the wonderful things that he desires. Ah, love. It just doesn't get any more romantic than that.

For me, the most beautiful love song from a Broadway show has to be "My Heart Is So Full Of You" from The Most Happy Fella. I first heard this song sung by the incredible Liz Callaway on the recording "Sibling Revelry", (which, if you don't own, you should go out and buy right now!). I was so taken by the songs' simplistic beauty (and Liz's breathtaking rendition). The song puts forth the notion of loving someone so much that there is no room left in your heart "for anything more...". It's an outrageous concept to anyone with common sense, until they themselves fall in love, and suddenly understand ever word of this beautiful Frank Loesser lullaby.

My favorite love song is "Every Day a Little Death"... no I'm kidding! My favorite is "If I Loved You". I think it's beautiful. It has a sort of negative take- if, if, if... but you know they are crazy about each other in that moment.

"Hey There" from THE PAJAMA GAME. The reason is because I did a production of that show in High School. I was in the chorus and I was madly in love with the guy...and I love the song!

"People" from FUNNY GIRL, sung by the star Barbra Streisand - hands on! I saw FUNNY GIRL in previews and I'll never forget that moment when she sang -- it was an amazing thing!

I have so many favorites, but the first that comes to mind is "I Only Have Eyes for You." Harry Warren and Al Dubin wrote it for 42ND STREET. It's a wonderful, wonderful song that was in and out of the original show (I know that Dolores Gray sang it at one point), but it was definitely in the arrival. I also love "It Only Takes a Moment" from HELLO, DOLLY! Jerry Herman is my personal favorite!

"Not While I'm Around" because Barbra Streisand sang the fool out of it. It's also such a powerful song about devotion, protection and love.

"Sun And Moon" from Miss Saigon. The message of this song for me is that love conquers all. No matter who you are, where you are or what you believe, "Sun and Moon" shows us that love is the thing that binds us all together in the end. And what could be more romantic than that!

"Maria" from WEST SIDE STORY! Oh, it kills me!

There are soooo many beautiful romantic Broadway songs that I don't know where to begin! It's a toss up between "I Enjoy Being a Girl," "The Cowman and the Farmer Should be Friends," and "Blow Gabriel Blow." I'm kidding, I'd have to go with "I Got Lost in His Arms". Happy Valentine's Day to all young and old lovers whoever you are.

Easy! "Some Enchanted Evening." Because when it's done by the right person with the right voice it transports all of us to that moment when we first spotted someone we found perfect -whether it was in a crowded restaurant or subway. R&H hit emotional heights with this one.

Oh so many wonderful songs. "Embraceable You," "I Got Lost in His Arms" (Annie Get Your Gun), "My Romance," but the favorite would have to be Irving Berlins "Always." It was sung at Thom and my wedding reception.

"Till There Was You" from THE MUSIC MAN is my favorite Broadway love song because it reminds me of when my partner Phil Ford and I were discovered by Jack Paar. I was able to sing it to the world on THE TONIGHT SHOW while reaching for Phil's hand, which brought tears to Jack's eyes, as well as mine. Recording it in 1958 was the icing on the cake!

After weighing the obvious ("If I Loved You" from CAROUSEL) and the classic ("Tonight" from WEST SIDE STORY)and the sad (there are so many of these including "A Little Fall of Rain" from Les Mis or "Not a Day Goes Boy" from MERRILY) Jessica-Snow Wilson and I both agreed that "I Chose Right" from BABY is probably the song that will always bring tears to our eyes with it's heartfelt lyrics and sentiment. "And I think about you, and I think about me loving you..."

Hands down my favorite Broadway love song is “Till There was You” from The Music Man by the great Meredith Willson. To me it is the ultimate musical celebration of the sense of wonder and discovery you feel in the world once your own true love has entered and captured your heart and mind.

"And This is My Beloved" from KISMET because I had such a crush on Alfred Drake.

"Some Enchanted Evening". It speaks to the irrationality of love, how fleeting it can be, and how you have to dive in, eyes wide shut and trust you heart. Love doesn?t always make sense. If you let your mind take over you can talk yourself out of anything. Happy Valentines Day!

"So in Love" from KISS ME, KATE. It breaks my heart and wrenches my stomach every time I hear the words "So taunt me, and hurt me, deceive me, desert me. I'm yours till I die." You may say it's masochistic, but I say it's desperate, undying love (Je t'aime toujours, Aaron)!