So What's Your Favorite Musical? - Page 5

obs20 · 02-07-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by CazMar

Having played in the orchestra pit for a lot of musicals I would have to say I enjoyed the music in Guys & Dolls. Rocky Horror was also a laugh. You get a whole different perspective playing the stuff over and over night after night, even the best show can become totally boring.

The score from "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" is really challenging for a high school orchestra.

astrangerhere · 02-07-2011, 11:01 AM

RENT is my favorite modern musical, though Parade was also phenomenal.

As for classic, i'd go with something Rodgers and Hammerstein, but i've no idea which.

Sweetpea · 02-07-2011, 11:31 AM

There can be only one:

The War of the Worlds.

What else? It's awesome on CD (never had the LP) but even more so in the flesh.

kennyc · 02-07-2011, 11:58 AM

Sweetpea, I'm sorry but that's a new one on me, will have to check it out.

JRainey · 02-07-2011, 04:06 PM

Ah, I love this thread! I have to say either Pippin or Jesus Christ Superstar.

wodin · 02-07-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Mama Mia, even if only for murdering those ABBA songs

Oh yes, I loved it!

wodin · 02-07-2011, 04:18 PM

Has anyone mentiond "Fame" yet? Made me start watching the TV series.

thrawn_aj · 02-08-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Mama Mia, even if only for murdering those ABBA songs

I loved Mamma Mia

and I'm a hardcore ABBA fan (is there such a thing?

). Oh, I know, the songs all sounded different but I rather enjoyed that (much to my surprise).

To answer the OP's question - Mamma Mia is what I came to post

.

CazMar · 02-08-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by obs20

The score from "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" is really challenging for a high school orchestra.

The most "challenging" one I did was having to do Babes in Arms with quite a good cast except for one of the main characters (who I suspect did her audition on the casting couch if you get my drift). She got to sing "My Funny Valentine" and night after night I had to try to play a beautiful backing on bass clarinet while she meandered through a lot of unscheduled key changes, forgot the words and generally reduced the band to tears or hysterics.
Next on my "challenging" list would be coming in on an hours notice and sight reading my way through the lead woodwind part in that ghastly musical about Orphan Annie. I had never heard a single tune in the musical - they were very forgettable. The only thing I remember was that the composer was very fond of writing in keys with a great many sharps and flats. I cursed him or her between every hideous tune and whatever they paid me was not enough!

Girl Read Write · 02-08-2011, 05:57 AM

Dreamgirls! It gives me the warm and fuzzies. The original broadway cast was best, according to my soundtrack. I enjoyed the movie too, although, Jennifer Holliday vs Jennifer Hudson as Effie White? No contest.

No clue how to embed, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaNPgaDjio

bjones6416 · 02-08-2011, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Girl Read Write

No clue how to embed, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaNPgaDjio

It took me forever to figure out how to imbed a video! I think this is how, though. You see the phrase when you choose "share" on a youtube video that says "v=something?" (You can see it in your link above.) Copy just the part that v is equal to, in this case JNaNPgaDjio, paste it in your message, highlight it and click on the "Youtube" tags (make sure you are in advanced mode.) It will enclose it in youtube tags and imbed it. Let's see if it works:

Yep, it works!

obs20 · 02-08-2011, 01:39 PM

Girl Read Write · 02-08-2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjones6416

It took me forever to figure out how to imbed a video! I think this is how, though. You see the phrase when you choose "share" on a youtube video that says "v=something?" (You can see it in your link above.) Copy just the part that v is equal to, in this case JNaNPgaDjio, paste it in your message, highlight it and click on the "Youtube" tags (make sure you are in advanced mode.) It will enclose it in youtube tags and imbed it. Let's see if it works:

Yep, it works!

I was just copying and pasting the whole thing LOL, no wonder it didn't work.

pagansoul · 02-09-2011, 01:02 PM

My favorite song , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkmvwCpcZlM
Number 2, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s

pagansoul · 02-09-2011, 01:06 PM

Also there is a song from 'Sound of Music' when the old nun sings. Love it to death. I love musicals.

02-08-2011, 05:57 AM	#70
Girl Read Write Literary Goodness Posts: 57 Karma: 34 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, Samsung Infuse	Dreamgirls! It gives me the warm and fuzzies. The original broadway cast was best, according to my soundtrack. I enjoyed the movie too, although, Jennifer Holliday vs Jennifer Hudson as Effie White? No contest. No clue how to embed, though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaNPgaDjio Last edited by Girl Read Write; 02-08-2011 at 06:00 AM.

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pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	My favorite song , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkmvwCpcZlM Number 2, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s Last edited by pagansoul; 02-09-2011 at 01:04 PM.

02-09-2011, 01:06 PM	#75
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	Also there is a song from 'Sound of Music' when the old nun sings. Love it to death. I love musicals. Last edited by pagansoul; 02-09-2011 at 01:08 PM.

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astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	RENT is my favorite modern musical, though Parade was also phenomenal. As for classic, i'd go with something Rodgers and Hammerstein, but i've no idea which.

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wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Has anyone mentiond "Fame" yet? Made me start watching the TV series.