Be Our Guest, Ashman and Menken, Arr. Lojeski, Beauty and the Beast (1991), University Singers, BJU

The Freshman choir of Bob Jones University (Greenville, SC, USA) under the direction of Dr. Pattye Casarow accompanied by Dr. Kenon Renfrow delighted their audience with songs of the screen and stage on April 20, 2022. See the entire concert here • The Bob Jones Universi... .
Bob Jones University, Division of Music, presents the University Singers in
IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING: Songs of the Screen & Stage
It’s a Grand Night for Singing, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, from State Fair (1945)
Getting to Know You, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, from The King and I (1951)
Step in Time, Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman, Arr. Philip Kern, from Mary Poppins (2004), Ethan Wright and Abigail Baribeau, soloists
Ol’ Man River, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, Arr. Russell Robinson, from Show Boat (1927), David Parker, bass
Till There Was You, Meredith Willson, Arr. Mac Huff, from The Music Man (1957)
Medley, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, Arr. John Leavitt, from Oklahoma! (1943), Paul Thompson, soloist
Somewhere, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, Arr. Robert Edgerton, from West Side Story (1957)
Be Our Guest, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, Arr. Ed Lojeski, from Beauty and the Beast (1991), J. R. Ontoy and Blair Carrier, soloists
Beauty and the Beast, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, Arr. Mac Huff, from Beauty and the Beast (1991), Joanna Lain and Peter VanDenBerg, soloists
A Million Dreams, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Arr. Mac Huff, from The Greatest Showman (2017), Kierston Curling, Josiah Sherrill, Olivia Best, Beksy Reyes, Toby Jorgensen, and Renee Celio, soloists
Do You Hear the People Sing?, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer, Arr. Ed Lojeski, from Les Misérables (1980), Michael Adams and Maurice Campbell, soloists

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Be our guest
Be our guest
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
And we provide the rest
Soup du jour
Hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only live to serve
Try the grey stuff, it's delicious
Don't believe me? Ask the dishes
They can sing
They can dance
After all, Miss, this is France
And a dinner here is never second best
Go on, unfold your menu
Take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest
Oui, our guest
Be our guest
Beef ragout
Cheese souffle
Pie and pudding "en flambe"
We'll prepare and serve with flair
A culinary cabaret
You're alone
And you're scared
But the banquet's all prepared
No one's gloomy or complaining
While the flatware's entertaining
We tell jokes
I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
And it's all in perfect taste that you can bet
Come on and lift your glass
You've won your own free pass
To be out guest
If you're stressed
It's fine dining we suggest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Life is so unnerving
For a servant who's not serving
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Ah, those good old days when we were useful
Suddenly those good old days are gone
Ten years we've been rusting
Needing so much more than dusting
Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills
Most days we just lay around the castle
Flabby, fat and lazy
You walked in and oops-a-daisy!
It's a guest
It's a guest
Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed
Wine's been poured and thank the Lord
I've had the napkins freshly pressed
With dessert
She'll want tea
And my dear, that's fine with me
While the cups do their soft shoeing
I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing
I'll get warm
Piping hot
Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot?
Clean it up! We want the company impressed
We've got a lot to do
Is it one lump or two?
For you, our guest
She's our guest
She's our guest
She's our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Our command is your request
It's ten years since we had anybody here
And we're obsessed
With your meal
With your ease
Yes, indeed, we aim to please
While the candlelight's still glowing
Let us help you
We'll keep going
Course by course
One by one
'Til you shout, "Enough, I'm done"
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up
But for now, let's eat up
Be our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest
Please, be our guest

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