This pyrotechnic story song has been performed by Tituss Burgess, Lea Salonga, Jackie Burns, Eric Michael Krop, Natalie Weiss, Prisca Demarez, Carole Demas (original Sandy in GREASE and the first person ever to sing “Meadowlark”), and many more. It tells the story of a firefly, afraid of lighting up and making himself a target for predators, receives encouragement from a...

Loren Allred at The Cutting Room NYC on 4/29/2013Live performance. Loren Allred at 54 Below NYC on 4/30/2013Live performance.Song featured on the album "Here For You (Ballads For Broadway Impact)" which is now available on iTunes!

Natalie Weiss at Dubway Recording StudiosALBUM PROMO VIDEOSong featured on the album "Here For You (Ballads For Broadway Impact)" which is now available on iTunes!

Ceili O'Connor at Birdland on 11/29/2010 sheet music for backup vocals available at no charge -- email me at info@bobbycronin.com

Performers: avoid the urge to go over-the-top. Sing it with honesty and sincerity, and the humor will exude naturally. Performed by Cassie Slater at Birdland Jazz Club on March 12, 2012.

Preston Sadleir performs the male version at Le Poisson Rouge on 2/26/2014Female version features slightly adjusted lyrics, and has been transposed down a fifth to the key of C. (Top note is a D.)

From "Goldrich and Heisler - Songbook, Volume 2"

Jonathan Reid Gealt at Birdland, NYC on 11/29/2015Live performance from the album release concert at Birdland.

Performed by Alysha Umphress at 54 Below on Feb 3, 2013.