Chance & Chemistry: A Centennial Celebration of Frank Loesser

"Chance & Chemistry: A Centennial Celebration of Frank Loesser," a lavish concert benefiting the Actors' Fund that showcased an eclectic variety of songs penned by Frank Loesser, was not formerly open for review. But for the sake of posterity, below is the full set list. As you'd probably expect, there was no mention of Broadway's most recent revival of "Guys & Dolls." 

Act One

Overture – “How to Succeed…”
Opening remarks from Chita Rivera
“I’ll Know” (“Guys and Dolls”)/Somebody, Somewhere” (“Most Happy Fella”) – Liz Callaway
“Some Like It Hot” (from 1939 film “Some Like It Hot”) – ensemble
“I Wish I Didn’t Love You So” (from 1947 film “The Perils of Pauline”) – Ashley Brown
“Can’t Stop Talking” (from 1950 film “Let’s Dance”) – Audra McDonald
“I Don’t Want to Walk without You” – (from 1942 film “Sweater Girl”) – Judy Kuhn
“Once in Love with Amy” (“Where’s Charley?”) – Noah Racey
“Murder, He Says” (from 1943 film “Happy Go Lucky”) – Nia Vardalos
“Never Will I Marry” (“Greenwillow”) – Stephen Pasquale
“In Your Eyes” (from “Pleasures and Palaces”) – Laura Benanti
“The Inch Worm” (“Hans Christian Andersen”) – Phyllis Newman, John McMartin, and “Sesame Street” characters
Remarks – Maury Yeston
“A Story You Understood Me” (“Senor Discretion Himself”) – Emily Loesser & Jo Sullivan Loesser
“Two Sleepy People” (from 1938 film “Two Sleepy People”) – Art Garfunkel
“Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” (“Guys and Dolls”) – Mario Cantone and Company

Act Two

“Big D” (“Most Happy Fella”) – Liz Larsen, John Bolton & Company
“Joey, Joey, Joey” (“Most Happy Fella”) – Patrick Wilson
“Rumble, Rumble, Rumble” (from 1947 film “The Perils of Pauline”) – Brynn Williams & Tom Kitt
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” – Julia Murney
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Lauren Kennedy & Alan Campbell
“The Crapshooters Dance/Luck Be a Lady” – Brian Stokes Mitchell & Company (choreography based on Donna McKechnie’s staging for the Hollywood Bowl concert)
“Standing on the Corner” (“Most Happy Fella”) – male ensemble
“Junk Men” – Debbie Gravitte
“the Boys in the Bathroom” (from 1939 film “Destry Rides Again”) – Charles Busch
“I Believe in You” (“H2$”) – Michele Lee
“Adelaide’s Lament” (“Guys and Dolls”) – Ana Gasteyer
“My Heart is So Full of You” (“Most Happy Fella”) – Audra McDonald & Marc Kudisch
“On a Slow Boat to China” (from 1949 film “Neptune’s Daughter”) – Paul McCartney
“Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year” (from 1944 film “Christmas Holiday”) – Jo Sullivan Loesser
“Brotherhood of Man” (“H2$”) – John Stamos, Gerry Vichi, Ramona Keller & Company (choreography by Wayne Cliento)