So What's Your Favorite Musical? - Page 2

kennyc · 02-04-2011, 03:06 PM

Thanks Shel, some good suggestions there for me to check out...

And no you don't have to pick just one (course I knew you wouldn't follow the rules anyway

)

phenomshel · 02-04-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Thanks Shel, some good suggestions there for me to check out...

And no you don't have to pick just one (course I knew you wouldn't follow the rules anyway

)

You know me way too well.

Graham · 02-04-2011, 03:11 PM

I'll come in a bit more mainstream, Kenny, amid some excellent suggestions above.

For some great, emotional music mixed with comedy, you can't go wrong with "Little Shop of Horrors."

Great lyric writing too; you've got to take your hat off to:

"Though the gun was never fired,
still the way events transpired,
I could finish him with simple laissez-faire!"

Graham

Graham · 02-04-2011, 03:17 PM

And I'll also give a shout out to Disney, who've been in the business of screen musicals a long, long time of course.

If you've not seen them, you really should catch up with "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" - those three the same team as "Little Shop of Horrors", though the lyricist Howard Ashman sadly died during "Aladdin" - and "Lion King" in particular. There have been some great songs in more recent Disneys as well, but they hit a modern purple patch with those four.

Graham

kennyc · 02-04-2011, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

I'll come in a bit more mainstream, Kenny, amid some excellent suggestions above.

For some great, emotional music mixed with comedy, you can't go wrong with "Little Shop of Horrors."

Great lyric writing too; you've got to take your hat off to:

"Though the gun was never fired,
still the way events transpired,
I could finish him with simple laissez-faire!"

Graham

fruiter · 02-04-2011, 03:24 PM

Wicked! Or Phantom of the Opera. Beautiful.

obs20 · 02-04-2011, 03:33 PM

Billy Elliot and Spamalot

obs20 · 02-04-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Javed

Phantom of the Opera! I also liked Wicked.

I really hated Wicked because I read the book first. I kept scratching my head. "How did they get this musical from that book?"

wodin · 02-04-2011, 03:42 PM

Whatever the next show that comes to town, I LOVE theater, especially musicals. There is one exception though; I hated Les Miserable, such a dark and violent show!

Perhaps I had a former life during the French Revolution that wasn’t so nice.

desertblues · 02-04-2011, 04:00 PM

When I was 17 or so there was the musical 'Hair', flower power, free love and all that.
And those mysterious songs like Aquarius. Though I never did see it and only knew the record by heart, it made a huge impression on me. So different from what we had seen before. Much later I saw The Phantom, Miss Saigon, Lion King etc. But it was never the same.

nohmi2 · 02-04-2011, 05:22 PM

Anything by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. The man is a genius in my book.

Fiddler on the Roof.

The story-line was very true to life.

Cheers

kennyc · 02-04-2011, 05:40 PM

Oh....I just remembered Wizard of Oz.

obs20 · 02-04-2011, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertblues

When I was 17 or so there was the musical 'Hair', flower power, free love and all that.
And those mysterious songs like Aquarius. Though I never did see it and only knew the record by heart, it made a huge impression on me. So different from what we had seen before. Much later I saw The Phantom, Miss Saigon, Lion King etc. But it was never the same.

I saw Hair when I was 19.
This I saw in London a couple of years ago.
Billy Elliot

And this I saw in New York

Spamalot - Song that Goes Like This

BenG · 02-04-2011, 10:42 PM

Les Miserables - I'm going to see it again next month

Oliver! - I've always loved this one

Oklahoma! - I just can't say no.

Across the Universe - Great Beatles songs.

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum - ROFL!

The Young Girls of Rochefort - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is probably a better movie but I like this one. Catherine Deneuve and her sister are gorgeous.

Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog - Doogie can sing!

Little Shop of Horrors - Hilarious

Moulin Rouge - I didn't like it at first, but it's grown on me.

Li'l Abner - Our high school drama club put on a production.

Hairspray - Who would have thought that there would be a big Broadway musical of a John Waters film. I'm waiting for the musical version of Pink Flamingos.

Bride and Prejudice - Jane Austin gets the Bollywood treatment

ardeegee · 02-04-2011, 10:48 PM

One of my favorites (being someone else who sees musicals only on DVD) is the "Les Miserables - The Dream Cast in Concert" DVD, worth having for Lea Salonga's performance of On My Own on it's own.

02-04-2011, 03:33 PM	#22
obs20 Wizard Posts: 2,793 Karma: 29028512 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Device: Sony PRS 600, Nook ST, Toshiba Excite 10.1 AT 300	Billy Elliot and Spamalot Last edited by obs20; 02-04-2011 at 08:53 PM.

02-04-2011, 03:42 PM	#24
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Whatever the next show that comes to town, I LOVE theater, especially musicals. There is one exception though; I hated Les Miserable, such a dark and violent show! Perhaps I had a former life during the French Revolution that wasn’t so nice. Last edited by wodin; 02-04-2011 at 11:31 PM. Reason: My French is non existant

02-04-2011, 04:00 PM	#25
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	When I was 17 or so there was the musical 'Hair', flower power, free love and all that. And those mysterious songs like Aquarius. Though I never did see it and only knew the record by heart, it made a huge impression on me. So different from what we had seen before. Much later I saw The Phantom, Miss Saigon, Lion King etc. But it was never the same. Last edited by desertblues; 02-04-2011 at 06:17 PM.

02-04-2011, 10:42 PM	#29
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Les Miserables - I'm going to see it again next month Oliver! - I've always loved this one Oklahoma! - I just can't say no. Across the Universe - Great Beatles songs. A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum - ROFL! The Young Girls of Rochefort - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is probably a better movie but I like this one. Catherine Deneuve and her sister are gorgeous. Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog - Doogie can sing! Little Shop of Horrors - Hilarious Moulin Rouge - I didn't like it at first, but it's grown on me. Li'l Abner - Our high school drama club put on a production. Hairspray - Who would have thought that there would be a big Broadway musical of a John Waters film. I'm waiting for the musical version of Pink Flamingos. Bride and Prejudice - Jane Austin gets the Bollywood treatment Last edited by BenG; 02-04-2011 at 10:49 PM.

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02-04-2011, 03:06 PM	#16
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Thanks Shel, some good suggestions there for me to check out... And no you don't have to pick just one (course I knew you wouldn't follow the rules anyway )

02-04-2011, 03:11 PM	#18
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I'll come in a bit more mainstream, Kenny, amid some excellent suggestions above. For some great, emotional music mixed with comedy, you can't go wrong with "Little Shop of Horrors." Great lyric writing too; you've got to take your hat off to: "Though the gun was never fired, still the way events transpired, I could finish him with simple laissez-faire!" Graham

02-04-2011, 03:17 PM	#19
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	And I'll also give a shout out to Disney, who've been in the business of screen musicals a long, long time of course. If you've not seen them, you really should catch up with "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" - those three the same team as "Little Shop of Horrors", though the lyricist Howard Ashman sadly died during "Aladdin" - and "Lion King" in particular. There have been some great songs in more recent Disneys as well, but they hit a modern purple patch with those four. Graham

02-04-2011, 03:24 PM	#21
fruiter Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 438 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 3; WISEreader N526	Wicked! Or Phantom of the Opera. Beautiful.

02-04-2011, 05:22 PM	#26
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Anything by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. The man is a genius in my book. Fiddler on the Roof. The story-line was very true to life. Cheers

02-04-2011, 05:40 PM	#27
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Oh....I just remembered Wizard of Oz.

02-04-2011, 10:48 PM	#30
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	One of my favorites (being someone else who sees musicals only on DVD) is the "Les Miserables - The Dream Cast in Concert" DVD, worth having for Lea Salonga's performance of On My Own on it's own.

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