Bad Idea
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"Bad Idea" is a standout duet from the stage musical Waitress, capturing the conflicted passion and impulsive romance between its lead characters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithProduction | Waitress Original Broadway Cast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnSourceWork | Waitress (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPerformer |
Dr. Jim Pomatter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jenna Hunterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sara Bareilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development
ⓘ
romantic turning point ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
anxious
ⓘ
passionate ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| featuredOnAlbum | Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProduction | Brooks Atkinson Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorProduction | American Repertory Theater, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | show tune ⓘ |
| hasSheetMusic | Yes ⓘ |
| intendedVocalFor |
mezzo-soprano
ⓘ
tenor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sara Bareilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | contemporary pop-influenced musical theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
conflicted passion
ⓘ
extramarital affair ⓘ impulsive romance ⓘ |
| notableLyricTheme | doing the wrong thing knowingly ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
Waitress
ⓘ
Waitress (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | stage musical ⓘ |
| performerInOriginalProduction |
Drew Gehling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jessie Mueller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Music Theatre International (licensing for Waitress) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
exam room
ⓘ
medical office ⓘ |
| stageActionFeature |
physical comedy
ⓘ
romantic intimacy ⓘ |
| sungByCharacters |
Dr. Jim Pomatter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jenna Hunterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| theatricalForm | duet ⓘ |
| vocalType |
female vocal
ⓘ
male vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Sara Bareilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBroadwayDebut | 2016 ⓘ |
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What's Inside: Songs from Waitress