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Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 4:26:27 AM

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I've had a chance to see a couple of musicals live before, Pirates of Penzance Beauty and the Beast specifically, and heard a few pieces by Anthony Warlow from Youtube and a couple of other places on the net. God he did a great job with "Confrontation" and "This is the Moment" from Jeykll and Hyde...

I was curious as to what other really good musicals are around that I need to see, or hear? Is Phantom of the Opera considered an opera or a musical?

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 4:49:57 AM

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I like Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, Paint Your Wagon, Wicked, and Hair. Unfortunately, I can't imagine Little Shop, Chicago, and Paint Your Wagon as being as good on stage as they were as movies.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 5:00:23 AM

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So if I had this tiny, nagging little snobby thought in the back of my brain that goes along the lines of "if it isn't live theater, it isn't going to as good" I should squash it?

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 5:02:45 AM

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It's not my place to say that. Some musicals are better on stage, and some better in movies. If having the live experience is important to you, then just see those that are better on stage.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 5:08:26 AM

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Mm, it's not. It's 5 AM here so I actually answered my own question in a round-about way. I -loved- Hollywood's Hairspray.

I love this weekend. 3rd was Thursday, and my birthday. 4th is a Friday, then there is a long weekend because of Labour Day. My sleep schedule is going to be even more obliterated and out of whack then usual.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 5:23:54 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: VanIsleKnight
... Is Phantom of the Opera considered an opera or a musical?

Definition of Opera: opera |ˈäp(ə)rə|
noun
a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
• such works as a genre of classical music.
• a building for the performance of opera.

Definition of Musical: musical |ˈmyoōzikəl|
noun
a play or movie in which singing and dancing play an essential part. Musicals developed from light opera in the early 20th century.

All that matters is what you want to call it and whether or not you want to enjoy it.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 6:22:24 AM

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Phantom of the Opera and Les Mis are both great performed on stage.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 6:42:08 AM

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When I first moved to the east coast I went to as many Broadway shows that I could afford. There were 3 that really stood out for me...Dreamgirls, Rent ( actually, this was the last show I saw on Broadway and it was FANTASTIC!!!) and a off-off Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 7:05:13 AM

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<sigh> Phantom... I've seen it at the Kennedy Centre multiple times and have since worn out 2 PoTO CDs (didnt really think that was possible.). Lots of clever little digs in the diva scenes LOL

Les Mis is an amazing stage experience if your tailbone can handle the length of it. I gave up splitting hairs on definitions and just call it 'mopera'. I loved every second of it - all three times. (and major kudos to the props folks for those stage sets !!)

Rakes Progress is 'opera-lite'. Well-paced piece with the driving conclusion of 'all men are mad'

La Boheme requires waterproof mascara - that's all I'm sayin'

Tosca: Local sheriff has the hots for local singer (Tosca) who is besotted with local artist (Cavarodossi) In the end, Tosca stabs the Sheriff in the heart, plants candelabras next to his head where he's fallen, laments the circumstances in the upper mezzo ranges and goes to find her lover. Discovering that the firing squad didn't use blanks on him, as had been promised by the Sheriff, she throws herself off the tower.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 7:28:39 AM

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As to whether or not it is as good on stage as a movie version, depends on the production, the actors, director, etc. When it's a good production, there is nothing like the electricity among the audience to enhance the experience.

I saw Chicago on Broadway when it was first out, the movie doesn't come close.

Phantom is a musical, despite its name. Porgy and Bess is both a musical and an opera. Aida is an opera.
Go see it all and decide afterwards whether or not you liked it.

If the theater production is a farce (nonmusical) be sure it's a good production. Those things require split second timing and any error shows up glaringly.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 7:31:40 AM

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On stage some of my favorite musicals are Guys and Doll, West Side Story, and Hello Dolly. I was lucky to see Carol Channing as Dolly. It was a performance I will never forget. The others are often done by local theater and I have found them as enjoyable with local talent as I did with big names.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 7:32:53 AM

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I saw Rent it was amazing and Wicked was amazing! I saw Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theater it was really good, Hairspray was good, Oliver was fairly good. Cats which isn't playing anymore was good and I like Phantom.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 7:37:35 AM

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I experienced CATS in London several years ago. My seat was close enough to the front row that the Actors were almost in my face. The stage was on the same level as the audience and the actors interacted ith the audience.

Starlight Express was performed with a ramp that went around the theater...quite impressive.

When i was growing up in PA (1950's) my family went to several summer tent Theater-in-the-Round productions. i recall Bells Are Ringing and Carousel.

Of course there's nothing like watching Oklahoma! performed a few years ago at Jenks High School in Oklahoma, when i knew several of the actors/singers including my male um. The audience was very "responsive".

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 7:43:42 AM

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Evita....
Lil Abner (or was it Dogpatch USA?)
Little Shop of Horrors
There's just too many, there's just too fuckin' many.......

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 8:11:52 AM

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quote:

There's just too many, there's just too fuckin' many.......

Amen. Musical Theater is America's answer to opera in the 20th century.

Hundreds of them. You'll be able to indulge for years and years.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 11:15:36 AM

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forgot to say earlier that I very much want to see Billy Elliott The Musical. I rented the movie a couple years ago and really enjoyed it.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 12:10:24 PM

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I've been to a few Broadway shows...Avenue Q was hilarious. Wicked was great. West Side Story is a classic and wonderful. Cats bored me.

I actually have come to like the Off Broadway musicals much more..smaller theatres, more intimate and the atmosphere is just much cozier and more fun. Some of my favorites were Altar Boyz and Stomp.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 12:16:55 PM

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I saw Evita on Broadway with Patti Lupone and Many Patinkin. The movie paled in comparison.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 3:28:33 PM

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This dates me, but I liked Miss Saigon and I really loved The Lion King on Broadway. It was amazing. I also liked the Producers quite a bit.

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RE: Great Musicals - 9/5/2009 3:56:24 PM

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I'd rather paint the hallway than see a musical...

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