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Favorite Musical
Posted by sjtavo • 9/22/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: musicals
My brother said something last night - their son is 12 days old and he said "I just know he's gonna be a jock....I'll have to have a daughter so she'll watch Victor/Victoria with me." I realized then what a profound impact musicals had on all of us kids... So much so that I've just written a posting on my most treasured musicals (and how they helped shape me.)
So then I wondered - surely there are other musical lovers out there?? Come on, share with us - what's your favorite? I'll start - Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. The music, the choreography - and of course, Dolly's hit, "I will always love you" which was also a hit for Whitney Houston.....
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Oh I do like musicals! I haven't seen too many though. Up till now I really loved The Lion King. I have the original cast recordings. I also saw a small production of Jekyll & Hyde. Which was really good!-
I love them - and talking to my brother last night, I realized how much we all did (my mother wouldn't let us watch tv and she loves musicals - thus, four children who love them as well). Check out my blog for a list of some great must-sees!
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My dad and mom love music, so we basically grew up listening to a huge variety. And we didn't watch too much TV either. I will check out your blog!
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I LOVED the musical CATS. It's a great story, and all the costumes/make up were amazing! x-
that is one I have actually never seen (ashamed) - I think once there was SO much hype about it, I purposely avoided it!
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Yeah - there was a lot of hype about it but with good reason I think
I would love to see The Lion King that TJlubrano has seen, and also Never Forget, but that has just finished for now 
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my favorite is My Fair Lady with Singing in the Rain coming is a close second.-
ditto, but reversed.
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Most recently, I've enjoyed Mel Brooks' "The Producers" and "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog"-- not your standard musicals, of course, but fun. -
Les Miserables and I saw the closing show of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was great. Ferris Buehler screwed up a bunch of times with his lines, but he was very funny in how he got out of the mistakes.-
Les Miserables is definitely my favorite of all time too. -
I saw Les Mis three times on Broadway! Loved it!
Miss Saigon was great too, as well as Grey Gardens The Musical.
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Guys and dolls,music man,all of roger's & hammerstine, rent,grease,Joseph and the technocolor dream coat,calamity Jane,etc... -
The amazing City of Angels - with the immortal lyric from wife to wayward husband: "So if you wish official pardoning/You better do a little gardening/Ya know ya needn't be so gen'rous with your seed/Your fertile lies don't fertilize/It needs work." -
All shirly temple movies,anything by Andrew Lloyd Weber
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Carmen !! I know it's an opera but also a musical in the general meaning, right?-
absolutely!!
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Carmen was the first opera I ever saw performed live. And a favorite.
Another favorite is Madame Butterfly. -- beautiful!
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My boyfriend LOVES musicals, so I've had to go see quite a few with him. However, being the Disney freak that I am, I loved the Little Mermaid when it was on Broadway. Disney always puts on a good show. -
GREASE was great and ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ranks high but SOUND OF MUSIC remains the classic. -
Oklahoma is my connection musical - My late father used to sing a couple of its songs. -
I like South Park Bigger Longer Uncut, and Paint Your Wagon. -
La Traviata, Turandot,Carmen,...oh you said musical right? -
spongebob on ice-
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA -
You laugh now. But when Plankton was singing to the giant Kraby Patty, it really moved me.
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West Side Story!-
MAAARRRIIIAAAA
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Planet of the Apes the Musical
I'm not sure if that actually exsists, but if it does, it's GOTTA rock. -
Something that I am guessing no one here has heard of - 'Shockheaded Peter'. It was a musical adaptation of Dr. Heinrich Hoffman's "Struwwelpeter" with music by the Tiger Lillies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struwwelpeter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOVSp-fYUQc
We also went to see their show "Suicide for Christmas"
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I saw Les Miserables as a teenager and it made a really profound impact on me- both in terms of just appreciating theatre as well as living a principled life. -
1776 the musical. I watched it several times one summer in summer school. My teacher loved that movie andit always played in the class room. -
Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera-
which version of phantom?
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The one at the theatre
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what if they suck?
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Who?
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the actors? singers? dudes in tights?
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Only been to big productions West End/ Broadway type things, they were excellent.
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Well la de da. Aren't you just special...
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I am very special
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West Side Story
Singing In The Rain
Carousel
Showboat
An American in Paris -
The Wizard of Oz
An American in Paris
Singing In The Rain
Oklahoma
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat -
My first favorite musical was Gypsy with Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden and Natalie Wood.
Later on I added West Side Story, Sound of Music, Grease and Rocky Horror. -
Wizard of Oz, On A Clear Day, Mama Mia, Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Singing In the Rain, An American In Paris. All of the Fred Astaire & GInger Rogers flicks. -
The Sound of Music
The Producers -
Miss Saigon... -
Charlie Chaplin really -
High School Musical-
We know you're not serious.
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Sweeney Todd hmm...you just gotta love those razors.
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What I first saw Sweeney Todd, I was amazed that they could or would make essentially a slasher musical. It's a creepy one.
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Thriller
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Les Mis by far.
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