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Take Me or Leave Me
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Wikipedia article
"'Take Me or Leave Me'" is a song from the musical 'Rent', written by American composer Jonathan Larson. In the original 1996 Broadway production, the song was performed by Idina Menzel as Maureen and Fredi Walker as Joanne.
Film version
In the 2005 film adaptation, "Take Me or Leave Me" is performed by Menzel, reprising her role as Maureen, and Tracie Thoms as Joanne, since Walker-Browne was considered too old for the role. Remixes of the song were released on April 11, 2006.
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Performances and covers
Menzel has performed the song on a few concerts and tours, including the Barefoot at the Symphony Tour, Idina Menzel: Live at Radio City, Idina Menzel: World Tour, as a duet with randomly-chosen audience members. She also performed the song at the end of a curtain call for 'If/Then' in 2014.
The song has been covered numerous times, with 'The Atlantic' calling it a "modern musical theatre staple". Darren Criss and Aaron Tveit covered the song on a Skype conversation to promote Elsie Fest. In 2016, Anika Larsen and Keala Settle performed the song for 'From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando', in support of the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. It was covered on the TV series 'Glee', by the characters Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) in the episode "Comeback". Kevin Fallon of 'The Atlantic' praised the cover as the highlight of the episode.
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Category:1996 songs
Category:2006 singles
Category:Idina Menzel songs
Category:LGBT-related songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin
Category:Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo
Category:Songs from Rent (musical)
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jonathan Larson
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