The Schmuel Song

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"The Schmuel Song" is a whimsical, storytelling musical number from Jason Robert Brown's stage musical "The Last Five Years," in which the character Jamie narrates a fable-like tale to encourage his partner's artistic dreams.

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The Schmuel Song canonical 3

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
song ⓘ
addressedTo Cathy Hiatt ⓘ
characterRelationshipContext Jamie encouraging Cathy ⓘ
composer Jason Robert Brown ⓘ
creator Jason Robert Brown ⓘ
describedAs fable-like ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Last Five Years ⓘ
firstAppearanceInWork The Last Five Years ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasCharacter Schmuel ⓘ
linked to: Shmuel
hasMusicalStyle conversational ⓘ
narrative ballad ⓘ
intendedEffectOnCharacter encourage artistic risk-taking ⓘ
inspire confidence ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Jason Robert Brown ⓘ
narratedBy Jamie Wellerstein ⓘ
narrativeRole character development song ⓘ
encouragement song ⓘ
story-within-a-story ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
partOfFranchise The Last Five Years ⓘ
partOfWork The Last Five Years ⓘ
performer Jamie Wellerstein ⓘ
plotDevice parable ⓘ
positionInShow Act I ⓘ
theme artistic ambition ⓘ
pursuing dreams ⓘ
support for a partner ⓘ
usedInProductionType stage production ⓘ
workOrigin United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

The Last Five Years → song → The Schmuel Song ⓘ
Jamie Wellerstein → hasSong → The Schmuel Song ⓘ
Shiksa Goddess → relatedWork → The Schmuel Song ⓘ