I've decided that the format of romance is better suited to a medley room (to fit the comedy/horror format) with a Disney on Broadway showstopper instead (Lion King aside). If this needs to be edited for content or size reasons, please do tell me.
Romance Medley Room
Our host looks around in fear as we arrive in a dark room. "What's going on?" they scream as a spotlight shines on Belle and the Prince. "There's no need to worry!" Belle calls to our guide. "Broadway is more about comedy and horror. The greatest love stories ever told have been told on the stage as well," the Prince says. "Even from the start," they say at the same time.
Part 1: Oklahoma
Curley:
Heeey! If there's anyone out around this yard who can hear my voice
I want jist want fer you to know that Laurey Williams is my girl!
Laurey:
Curly!
Curley:
Aha!
An' she's jist got me to ask her to marry me!
Laurey:
They'll hear us all the way to Catoosie!
Curley:
Let people say we're say we're in love!
Who keers whut happens now.
Laurey:
Jist keep yer hand in mine
Your hand feel so grand in mine
Curley:
Let people say we're in love.
Laurey and Curley:
Starlight looks swell on us
Let the stars beam from above!
Who keers if they tell on us!
Let people say we're in love!
Part 2: Waitress
"Well that's all fine and dandy," the host responds. "But ew. Is it all really that sappy?" The Prince lets out a laugh and shakes his head. "Just watch. Love can be just as real as true life."
Dr. Pomatter:
I could find the whole meaning of life in those sad eyes
They've seen things that you never quite say but I hear
Come out of hiding I'm right here beside you
And I'll stay there as long as you let me
Because you matter to me
Simple and plain and not much to ask from somebody
You matter to me
I promise you do, you
You matter too
I promise you do you'll see
You matter to me
Jenna:
It's addictive the minute you let yourself think
The things that I say just might matter to someone
All of this time I've been keeping my mind on the running away
And for the first time I think I'd consider the stay
Because you matter to me
Simple and plain and not much to ask from somebody
You matter to me
I promise you do, you
You matter too
I promise you do you'll see
You matter to me
Part 3: Rent
"But it isn't always happy," Belle states. "What do you mean?" the host asks. "Sometimes love doesn't always go as we plan. And sometimes, that can lead to such sadness," Belle responds
Collins:
Live in my house, I'll be your shelter
Just pay me back
With one thousand kisses
Be my lover and I'll cover you, yeah
Open your door, I'll be your tenant
Don't got much baggage, to lay at your feet
But sweet kisses, I've got to spare
I'll be there and I'll cover you, Oh woah
I think they meant it
When they said you can't buy love
Now I know you can rent it
A new lease you are my love
One life, all my life
I've longed to discover
Something as true as this is, Yeah
So with a thousand sweet kisses
If you're cold and you're lonely
With a thousand sweet kisses
You've got one nickel only
With a thousand sweet kisses
When you're worn out and tired
With a thousand sweet kisses
When your heart has expired
Oh lover, I'll cover you.
Part 4: Cinderella
The host slightly sobs, before clearing their throat. "What else?" they ask. "How does this get worse?" they ask. Belle shakes her head. "The romance isn't always sad," she states. "Indeed, sometimes we can see the story of two falling in love at first sight."
Cinderella:
Ten minutes ago I met you,
And we murmured our "how-do-you-do's"!
I wanted to ring out the bells,
And fling out my arms,
And to sing out the news!
The Prince:
I have found her!
Cinderella:
I have found him!
The Prince and Cinderella:
In the arms of my love I'm flying
Over mountain and meadow and glen,
And I like it so well that for all I can tell
I may never come down again!
I may never come down to earth again!
Part 5: Into the Woods
"So romance in Broadway can be happy or sad? Real or sappy?" the host asks, as Belle smiles. "Indeed. And it can even be found just as you think you've lost it."
The Baker and the Baker's Wife:
We've changed.
We're strangers.
I'm meeting you in the woods.
Who minds
What dangers?
I know we'll get past the woods.
And once we're past,
Lets' hope the changes last
Beyond woods,
Beyond witches and slippers and hoods,
Just the two of us-
Beyond lies,
Safe at home with out beautiful prize,
Just the few of us.
It takes trust.
It takes just
A bit more
And we're done.
We want four,
We had none.
We've got three.
We need one.
It takes two.
Part 6: Little Shop of Horrors
"Or," the prince adds. "Romance can happen with a sudden realization after a long time."
Seymour:
Tell me this feeling
Lasts til forever
Tell me the bad times
are clean, washed away
Audrey:
Please understand that it's
Still strange and frightenin'
For losers like i've been
It's so hard to say...
Suddenly Seymour
Seymour:
Suddenly Seymour
Audrey:
He purified me
Seymour:
(He purified you)
Audrey:
Suddenly Seymour
Seymour:
Suddenly Seymour
Audrey:
Showed me I can
Seymour:
Yes you can!
Audrey and Seymour:
Learn how to be more
Audrey:
The girl that's inside me
Seymour:
With sweet understanding
Audrey:
With sweet understanding
Seymour and Audrey:
Sweet understanding
Seymour's my (your) man!
The host looks amazed with these couples. "But what else? What other romance can be found on Broadway?" The Prince responds by pointing to the next room. "Let us show you! There's real magic to be found on Broadway"
Disney on Broadway Showstopper
"Magic is found every night on Broadway," the voice of the Prince says as a flying carpet drops down. "You can even go on a magic carpet ride."
Jasmine:
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
Both:
(Aladdin) Don't you dare close your eyes
(Jasmine) A hundred thousand things to see
(Aladdin) Hold your breath - it gets better
(Jasmine) I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
(Aladdin) A whole new world
(Jasmine) Every turn a surprise
(Aladdin) With new horizons to pursue
(Jasmine) Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
"Or find that you don't need to speak to fall in love," Belle's voice as lights come up on animatronics Ariel and Eric.
Prince Eric:
A dance is like a conversation
Except your lips don't ever need to part
And once you've begun
You speak as one
Cheek to cheek
Toe to toe
Heart to heart
Dancing is a language that is felt instead of heard
But it says much more than language ever could
And ev'ry little step
Ev'ry single step
Is one step closer...
To being understood
"And, the magic can be bittersweet and strange as we find that even a monster can find love," the Prince says as lights come up on him and Belle.
Belle/Prince:
Two lives have begun now
Two hearts become one now
One passion, one dream
One thing forever true
I love you!
Choir:
Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast.
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast.
Ah!
"So you see? Magic truly can be found on Broadway," Belle says as they wave to the vehicles departing. "I get it! I think I finally get it! The theater is about emotion! Love, fear, joy! It is a celebration and exploration of the emotions that make us human! It's about a celebration of happiness and magic! That's what theater is!"