Why Stay? / A Promise

E871038

"Why Stay? / A Promise" is a duet from the musical *Next to Normal* that contrasts a wife's doubts about her marriage with a young woman's hopeful commitment.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Why Stay? / A Promise canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedWork Next to Normal (original Broadway cast recording) ⓘ
linked to: Next to Normal
composer Tom Kitt ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaticTone emotional ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 2009 ⓘ
genre show tune ⓘ
hasPart A Promise ⓘ
Why Stay? ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Brian Yorkey ⓘ
medium stage musical number ⓘ
musicalWorkFrom Next to Normal (original Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: Next to Normal
narrativeFunction develops character relationships in Next to Normal ⓘ
parallels a long-term marriage with a young relationship ⓘ
originalBroadwayDanPerformer J. Robert Spencer ⓘ
originalBroadwayDianaPerformer Alice Ripley ⓘ
originalBroadwayHenryPerformer Adam Chanler-Berat ⓘ
originalBroadwayNataliePerformer Jennifer Damiano ⓘ
partOf Next to Normal ⓘ
performerCharacter Dan Goodman ⓘ
Diana Goodman ⓘ
Henry ⓘ
Natalie Goodman ⓘ
positionInShow Act II number ⓘ
structure duet ⓘ
thematicFocus contrast between disillusionment and hope ⓘ
marital doubt ⓘ
romantic commitment ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Natalie Goodman → associatedWithSong → Why Stay? / A Promise ⓘ