Welcome to Speculations By the Sea, where the musings are free but the laughs cost extra. For the last three years I have found a home working at the Bistro By the Sea, in Matunuck RI. It has been said in the Providence Journal that, “Backstage at Theatre By The Sea’s restaurant kitchen, there’s high drama to be found every night, a dependable 90 minutes of fiery action, random moments of impending disaster, and a multi-layered love story electrifying the room.” Though a bit exaggerated I find every night at the bistro has stories to be shared and philosophies to be formed. Whether I am hosting or serving, my co workers who I could consider family help weave the story of an entertaining adventure, relatable to all food service workers, or comedy seekers.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Life's a Cabaret!


What is a cabaret you ask? According to Wikipedia “Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue—a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables (often dining or drinking)." Of course the drinking is the most important factor especially when listing to a song called, “A Punk Rocker Named Joe” or “Taylor the Latte Boy”.

Each weekend as I watched cabaret from my back stage view and witnessed all of the excitement that goes along with it, I began to speculate. From my view I can see the hustle and bustle of the wait staff, the musicians with scores of music, and of course the most entertaining to watch the audience’s reaction. Here at Bistro By the Sea, we add a little twist to cabaret; sexual antidotes and inappropriate jokes are sprinkled in amongst the musical numbers by our very amusing and completely fabulous host, Sabrina Blaze.

Don’t you ever have the feeling that your life could be a musical? No? Really?! I am sure that you have had the feeling at least once that your life should be a musical, or have background music or at least a drag queen narrator! With all of the eccentricities of life I have decided to compile a list of songs that could describe the cabaret of life. Disclaimer: this cabaret set list is strictly based on song titles, not necessarily lyrics. This list is also biased, since it is written from a woman’s point of view. Represented here are the trials and tribulations of love, dreams, heartbreak, working hard and hardly working.


  1. This Is The Life - Golden Boy
  2. Circle of Life- The Lion King
  3. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' - Oklahoma
  4. Any Dream Will Do- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  5. Be True to Your School by the Beach Boys (Ok I know this isn’t a show tune, but we had to throw in some songs about school)
  6. A Wonderful Guy - South Pacific
  7. I've Never Been In Love Before- Guys and Dolls
  8. Guys and Dolls - Guys and Dolls
  9. I Get a Kick Out of You - Anything Goes
  10. Ya Got Trouble- The Music Man-
  11. Knowing When To Leave - Promises, Promises
  12. Tomorrow- Annie
  13. A Lot of Livin' To Do - Bye Bye Birdie
  14. Put on a Happy Face - Bye Bye Birdie
  15. Come What May- 'Moulin Rouge'
  16. On My Own- Les Miserables
  17. The Impossible Dream-The Man From La Mancha
  18. Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat - Guys and Dolls
  19. Anything Goes - Anything Goes
  20. I Enjoy Being A Girl - Flower Drum Song
  21. My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music
  22. How the Money Changes Hands - Tenderloin
  23. I Wish I Could Go Back To College-Avenue Q
  24. A Little Bit in Love - Wonderful Town
  25. Taking a Chance on Love - Cabin in the Sky
  26. I Believe in You - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  27. The Rhythm of Life - Sweet Charity
  28. Baby, Dream Your Dream - Sweet Charity
  29. Big Spender - Sweet Charity
  30. If My Friends Could See Me Now - Sweet Charity
  31. There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This - Sweet Charity
  32. You've Got Possibilities - It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman
  33. I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Promises, Promises
  34. No Man Is Worth It - Dance A Little Closer
  35. Do What You Want to Do - Cabin in the Sky
  36. You Don't Have to Do It for Me - Minnie's Boys
  37. There Are Worse Things I Could Do - Grease
  38. I Only Wanna Laugh - Jimmy
  39. Nobody Does It Like Me - Seesaw
  40. Tap Your Troubles Away - Mack & Mabel
  41. Time Heals Everything - Mack & Mabel
  42. And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) - Evita
  43. We're Almost There - The Grand Tour
  44. The Grass Is Always Greener - Woman of the Year
  45. I Want It All - Baby
  46. I Am What I Am - La Cage Aux Folles
  47. Who Will Love Me as I Am? - Side Show
  48. Seasons of Love - Rent
  49. The Best of Times - La Cage Aux Folles
  50. I Got Love - Purlie
  51. Getting Married Today - Company
  52. I Will Never Leave You - Side Show
  53. You Can Always Count on Me - City of Angels
  54. I Will Never Leave You - Side Show
  55. The American Dream - Miss Saigon
  56. Children Will Listen - Into The Woods
  57. The Rhythm of Life - Sweet Charity
  58. Getting Tall -Nine
  59. I Can Cook Too - On The Town
  60. When The Children Are Asleep- Carousel
  61. Here's to Us - Little Me
  62. Dancing Through Life- Wicked
  63. You Can't Stop The Beat- Hairspray
  64. Don't Rain on My Parade - Funny Girl
  65. The Bitch Of Living - Spring Awakening
  66. So Long, Farewell- Sound of Music

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