Shortly before graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Hilty auditioned for the part of Glinda in the hit musical, Wicked. After graduating, she moved to New York City, and in mid-2004, she made her Broadway debut in the show. She originally served as the standby for Jennifer Laura Thompson before taking over the principal role on May 31, 2005. She played Glinda for a year, ending her run on May 28, 2006, having been replaced by Kate Reinders, the original Glinda in the Chicago production of Wicked.
Hilty recently starred in a musical called Vanities at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View with TheatreWorks. She reprised her role as Glinda in the national tour of Wicked from September to December 2006, for a 4-month stint in the Portland, Oregon and Seattle stops, as well as the Toronto stop alongside former Broadway co-star Shoshana Bean. She is currently playing Glinda again alongside former co-star, Eden Espinosa, in the open-ended Los Angeles production of Wicked. Her contract is active until November 2007.
In January 2007, it was announced that Hilty was cast in the role of Doralee Rhodes in the reading for a musical based on the 1980s workplace comedy 9 to 5. Official casting for the show has not been announced. [1]
Megan guest starred on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Enid on August 5, 2007. She also did the singing voice of Snow White in Shrek the Third.
Megan Hilty has a very large vocal range, and may be considered a whistle register singer, as she hits a high E in "No One Mourns the Wicked", and the optional F6 in "Thank Goodness" during her performances of Wicked.
The Dance
Megan Hilty Lyrics
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And we were dancing
Yes, we were dancing.
And the world around us was frozen
And we kept on dancing
It felt good to be dancing.
And we danced until morning
And the music was our serenade
And we danced to the silence of the night
How I loved to be by his side
So we kept dancing.
He wasn't one to hold me
He didn't care for kisses
Or telling me he loved me.
Yet here he was dancing
And I was dancing, for a moment he held me
And we danced until morning
And it felt like we'd been there before
And the lights built round the sun
And the music was sweet as the night
As the moon traded with the sun
We stayed dancing
Stronger and deeper the music grew
Until we knew, in a moment the dance
Would end with the sun
But the music was our serenade
And I held on to what could have been
We could have danced til the last morning came
But, the song was over.
The dance had ended.
And the night was morning.
And he said he loved me.
Well, he didn't say it, but he didn't have to
The dance, between a princess and her king
La da da da da da da da da da da (ect.)
The Megan Hilty song "The Dance" is a beautiful portrayal of a special moment shared by two people who deeply care for each other. In the first verse, the singer highlights the feeling of being completely engrossed and frozen in time while dancing through the night. She expresses her love for her partner by addressing herself as his princess and him, her king. Despite the absence of physical affection, they both feel complete just dancing together, to the point that even when the sun starts to rise, they still cling to the moment, lost in the sweet serenade.
The second verse reveals that the man is not one for significant gestures of affection. The singer has not heard 'I love you' from him, yet they shared an incredible and intimate moment dancing through the night. The music was their unspoken declaration of love, and the euphoria of the dance brought them closer. In the final moments of the dance, the music becomes even more potent, and they both understand that the dance is coming to an end. Regardless, they hold on to what they had shared, realizing the end was inevitable. When the song finishes, the dance is over, and morning brings with it an unspoken confession from the man, and the duo embraced what they both already knew.
In conclusion, "The Dance" is a heartfelt song exploring the beauty of an intimate moment shared between two people, with music as their only means of communication. It is a beautiful expression of unspoken love and the power of dance in bringing individuals closer.
Line by Line Meaning
So it was 3: 15 in the morning
The time was early in the morning
And we were dancing
They were dancing together
Yes, we were dancing.
They were definitely dancing
And the world around us was frozen
Everything else seemed to be still
And we kept on dancing
They continued to dance
It felt good to be dancing.
Dancing made them feel good
And we danced until morning
They danced all through the night
I, his princess, and he was my king
They were dancing in a romantic way, like royalty
And the music was our serenade
The music was like a love song for them
And we danced to the silence of the night
They danced in the quiet of the night
How I loved to be by his side
She loved being next to him
So we kept dancing.
They didn't stop dancing
He wasn't one to hold me
Normally he wasn't affectionate
He didn't care for kisses
He didn't like kissing
Or telling me he loved me.
He didn't say he loved her
Yet here he was dancing
But he was dancing with her
And I was dancing, for a moment he held me
During the dance, he held her
And it felt like we'd been there before
It felt like they had danced like this before
And the lights built round the sun
Morning was approaching
And the music was sweet as the night
The music was still beautiful
As the moon traded with the sun
The night was ending as morning came
We stayed dancing
They continued to dance
Stronger and deeper the music grew
The music got louder and more intense
Until we knew, in a moment the dance
They felt the dance was coming to an end
Would end with the sun
The dance would end when the sun rose
And I held on to what could have been
She held onto the moment and what they could have been
We could have danced til the last morning came
They could have danced until the morning ended
But, the song was over.
The music ended
The dance had ended.
The dance was now over
And the night was morning.
The night had ended and morning had come
And he said he loved me.
He didn't say it, but she felt loved
Well, he didn't say it, but he didn't have to
He expressed his love in a way other than words
The dance, between a princess and her king
Their dance was like a fairytale, between royalty
La da da da da da da da da da da (ect.)
The rest were non-verbal background vocals
Contributed by Jayce G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Barkateer Fan
Can Megan Hilty just be Disney princess already?
Giulia Calcagnini
Remainds me of the movie Labyrinth ... I love this song so much!! <3
sivney0116
A romantic fantasy keeps dancing around the whole world as we still have dreams.
lesmizphan07
is there a backing track for this lovely song pls? can't find it anywhere
Vincent W
He left, but the song doesn't...