Sierra Boggess & Tam Mutu. Photo by Tristan Fuge.

Love is in the air (and never dies, it would seem) with a number of starry Broadway couples announcing their engagements. Most recently Sierra Boggess & Tam Mutu, former Love Never Dies cast mates and co-leads for the upcoming new musical Rebecca, revealed that they are planning to wed later this year. Although anyone familiar with the source material knows that Rebecca will set the theater ablaze (or at least a portion of the set), it will be interesting to see if romantic sparks fly between the leads given their off-stage relationship.

All this talk of actors in love got me thinking about my favorite singing sweethearts of the stage. It’s actually surprising how many wonderful Broadway duos there are: Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story) & Jenny Powers (Grease), Danny Burstein (Follies) & Rebecca Luker (Death Takes a Holiday), Carolee Carmello (Sister Act) & Greg Edelman (1776) are all married in real life and big-voiced players in the world of music theater. But, just for fun, here are three of my favorite web video performances by couples of the stage; prepare to swoon…

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