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Post by Krista on Oct 1, 2007 15:07:38 GMT -5
Ah, the Blues Brothers, yeah that's some good stuff. I type this as a Blues Brothers poster hangs above my head
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Post by siamesesin on Oct 1, 2007 15:33:08 GMT -5
I've come to realize that many many men don't like musicals. There are some that are dumb, but almost every guy I talk to hates 'em. I have a few different songs from musicals on my iPod, and when they come on he makes sure it's said about how much the song is really cheesy and he doesn't like it. Does it make guys feel awkward? Like what is up with that? Not just men, honey. I fairly loathe them, and I am not only a girl myself but was a theater freak for well on nigh 10 years. And I always hated the damn things.
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Post by Amy on Oct 2, 2007 23:58:28 GMT -5
Let me start by saying that I'm one of those people who think that musicals are, for the most part, insipid stories about insipid people singing insipid songs to insipid musical arrangements. That said, I thought Sweeny Todd and Into the Woods were brilliant. Holy crap, Sweeny Todd--Tim Burton's remaking that with all of my favorite people starring! *cheers* And Into The Woods will always be a personal favorite for me, since my choir class performed it in 8th grade...well, only the 1st act I think. It was too violent for the most part. I was a tree because I was new and was too scared to try out for plays then. I'd also have to say I agree with Krista on The Lion King. I saw it over the summer and it was amazing. I couldn't stop grinning! The Giraffes were my favorite...I couldn't stop staring at them. I couldn't stop doing a lot of things, could I? Oh and on Men hating musicals--and other people I guess--well...you should really like them! They're happy and fun to sing along with. They always make MY day. *jabs thumb in own direction* NOTE: I also love RENT.
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Post by Sor Eddie on Oct 3, 2007 15:24:44 GMT -5
By musicals, do you mean like plays or movie musicals?
If plays, then Evil Dead: The Musical. It was amazing. What other musical can you get squirted with blood while watching? ;D
If movies, then This Is Spinal Tap was pure awesome. I loved it.
Oh, and to answer your question, maybe it's because musicals tend to not deal with things that interest the usual guy. I mean, my favourite musicals are about a pretentious rock band and a guy killing demons from hell. Completely different material than most musicals. I'm not saying I wouldn't watch any other musicals by any means, but I'd rather watch a guy singing about accidental stabbings than a guy singing "Song about Love #86".
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Post by reaperg on Oct 7, 2007 9:19:47 GMT -5
"Assassins": Sondheim's treatise on John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Sara Jane Moore, etc. Wonderful music, and the show is both hysterical and frightening. How can you not love John Hinckley and Squeaky Fromme singing of their love for Jodie Foster and Charles Manson?
"Avenue Q": "Sesame Street" meets "South Park". The internet is for porn!
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Post by Bix Dugan on Oct 18, 2007 13:26:53 GMT -5
I saw "Shenandoah!" on Broadway when I was like, 12 years old. The bar-owner from Northern Exposure played the father. I still remember some of the songs. "Freedom Is A Place Of Mind" "Next to Lovin' I Like Fightin'"
But to me, the best musical ever, as far as songs being belted out by characters, is South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.
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Post by Crowfan on Oct 18, 2007 14:33:14 GMT -5
Wicked
The Producers
42nd Street
Damn Yankees
Mamma Mia
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Post by crowschmo on May 4, 2009 23:13:37 GMT -5
Les Miserables- songs are very stirring, didn't see it on Broadway, it was a touring company, but still good.
Wicked - on Broadway, interesting concept (they changed it a bit from the book it was based on).
The Lion King - on Broadway, and again in Hartford. The animal costumes are amazing, especially when they walk through the aisles.
Mama Mia - (Broadway) didn't think they'd be able to do much with a bunch of ABBA songs, but it was cute - the play, not the movie.
Hair - just recently saw this on Broadway, even before the official opening, their voices were amazing (and, yes, they did the nude scene).
Little Shop of Horrors - amateur theater - they did a great job.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - same company, they were good.
One I did see on Broadway that was a dud: Young Frankenstein.
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Post by crowschmo on Oct 5, 2009 19:30:43 GMT -5
Just got back today from Ogunquit, Maine from a long weekend. Went to Ogunquit Playhouse and saw the musical, "All Shook Up". They used all Elvis songs.
A town is filled with bored people where a tyrannical mayor doesn't allow fun. Then a rebel roustabout in black leather shows up on a motorcycle.
It's girl meets boy meets girl meets other girl meets other boy?? Or is it?
They all did a good job, great voices. Pretty fun.
BTW: The mayor was played by TV's Gloria - Sally Struthers.
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Post by quinnmartin on Oct 6, 2009 8:13:56 GMT -5
Rent is probably the best musical I've seen, especially with the original leads. Saw Rock of Ages a few weeks ago and it was hilarious. Passing Strange was also very good.
The worst one I've ever seen would be Phantom. I don't remember how long it was, but it seemed to drag on for like 5 or 6 hours.
In terms of movies, it'd have to be Blues Brothers.
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Oct 7, 2009 14:00:14 GMT -5
Limiting it to live theater I've seen.
I grew up near a midwestern city that had summer musical theatre outdoors. The last 30 rows were free seats, and I have such fond memories of seeing so many of the Rogers/Hammerstein musicals there, and others of that era. Music Man, King and I, South Pacific (I do like the story and music to that one very much), Showboat (ditto).
I also enjoyed seeing Pippin live. Rivers belong where they can ramble/eagles belong where they can fly, as Dr. F. sang in swing choir competition. I'm pretty much a sucker for Fosse choreography.
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Post by glowgirl004 on Oct 7, 2009 14:30:22 GMT -5
I saw "Shenandoah!" on Broadway when I was like, 12 years old. The bar-owner from Northern Exposure played the father. I still remember some of the songs. "Freedom Is A Place Of Mind" "Next to Lovin' I Like Fightin'" But to me, the best musical ever, as far as songs being belted out by characters, is South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. You're thinking of John Cullum, who also played the delegate from South Carolina in the movie version of 1776. Amazing singer. Speaking of, fantastic musical and I've seen it live, though it does get a bit tedious in the long stretches in between songs. Favorite musicals I've seen: -Rent -A Christmas Carol (I saw it YEARS ago at the theater at Madison Square Garden and the music and scenery and the atmosphere in general was just beautiful) -Annie Get Your Gun -Beauty and the Beast -Does Rocky Horror Picture Show count? I've yet to see it live, but it's my favorite movie.
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Post by leni on Oct 8, 2009 21:43:56 GMT -5
South Pacific
Carousel
Les Miserables
Sweeny Todd
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Sound of Music
There's more, but I can't think of them all off the top of my head.
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Post by Bix Dugan on Oct 8, 2009 22:29:38 GMT -5
How could I forget...
Cannibal: The Musical
The sky is bluuuuuuee And all the trees are green- The sun's as warm as a baked po-ta-to I think you kno-ow Precisely what I mean When I say its a schpedoinkle day!
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Post by Chuck on Oct 9, 2009 20:33:07 GMT -5
If you consider opera, then I'd have to go:
Mozart's Don Giovanni at Chicago Lyric. INCREDIBLE all-star cast, a dream production that anyone off the street would have loved.
Beethoven's Fidelio with Karita Matila and Isabel Bayakarian.
Poulonc's Dialogue of the Carmelites was a stunner!
Deborah Voigt in Strauss' Salome was astonishing.
Lyric's Falstaff is one of my all-time favorite operas/production.
I hated Cats.
Hated. Hated. Hated.
Bette Midler's Songs For the New Depression tour was one of the best stage musicals I've ever experienced.
(This from someone who saw Janis Joplin. Twice.)
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