Do you like musicals?

[tigsmom]

Originally posted by jake
I'm not a huge musical fan but I can't believe no one here has mentioned DAMN YANKEES, it is a great musical w/ good songs and a great storyline. No offense tigsmom

Damn Yankees! Great musical .

(and I've been known to call them that myself. :lol: ) :wave:

 

[DDuckFan130]

Originally posted by JLW11Hi
Did anyone hear about Donald O'Conner's passing? He was so awesome in Singin in the Rain, especially when he sang Make Em' Laugh. I wish I could dance all crazy go nuts like he did, flippin' off the walls and stuff.

aww i know i love make 'em laugh...since he died i've been re-watching my singin' in the rain dvd and listening to the soundtrack my cousin gave me.

 

[RozFan]

Favorite all time musical is Les Mis. I have all show tunes memorized from it as the ones from Ragtime.

 

[Irrawaddy Erik]

Originally posted by RozFan
as the ones from Ragtime.

Thats a good one...
Right now my two favs are Rent and Hairspray...I'm a sucker for kitchy songs

 

[egionet]

Originally posted by nikechic


I know I have seen more but I can't think of them right now. Oh well, I guess I am a musical fanatic.

Laurel

Yes, I also think we have seen more than that. You need to keep on top of your musical seeing stuff or else I won't allow you to call me your sister - hee hee hee. But I definitely thought you had seen more than me until I realize that you haven't. Here's my list of shows I've seen on stage:

A Chorus Line
Fiddler on the Roof
Phantom of the Opera
Beauty and the Beast
Rent
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Chicago
Jekyll and Hyde
Miss Saigon
Les Miserables
South Pacific
Anything Goes
Music Man
Singing In the Rain
Tap Dogs
Bring in Da Noise Bring in DA Funk
Lord of the Dance
Civil War
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Fosse
Into the Woods
Saturday Night Fever

And I'm seeing Jesus Christ Superstar in December and Mama Mia in January. And there has to be more that I can't remember. Laurel, you're going to have pick up your musical seeing to catch up with me!

 

[Pippa]

I can't believe I missed this thread!!

I love musicals I was brought up on them by my mum! And as I'm a dancer I've been in a fair few although my fav is Singin In The Rain, the last one I saw was Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway in March the night before the musicians went on strike which was a pain as we had tickets to see The Producers.

I've played Bet in "Oliver!", title role in Annie as well as Lily St Regis a few years later and Delores in "Some Like It Hot". Been in the chorus for countless others, last one was Copacabana in 2000.

And yes I agree with the feelings about Bob Fosse, fabulous choreographer!

 

[TURKEY]

So who wants to fund the musical lovers trip to Broadway and London?

 

[mkepcotmgmak]

i have only seen three - the disney three - lion king, aida and beauty and the beast - i would fight between lion king and aida - but in the long run i think i would have to say aida...

 

[EthylCooper]

My favorite musical of all time is Sweeney Todd! (I'm a sucker for cannibal comedy.... ) Next best, Into the Woods. I guess I'm a bit of a Sondheim fan. :animwink:

 

[tigsmom]

Forgot about the demon barber of Fleet Street.

Sondheim.

 

[WiCKMaN]

I do like musicals'. The Lion King musical will premiere in The Netherlands on the 4th of April, 2004... You can probably imagine I'm pretty excited about that! :sohappy:

 

[EthylCooper]

Originally posted by tigsmom
Forgot about the demon barber of Fleet Street.

Sondheim.

It's priest, have a little priest

Is it really good?

Sir, it's too good, at least

:lol:

Nothing funnier than eating your own.....

 

[Al]

Jesus Christ Superstar!

Absolutely fantastic

 

[AriBelle23]

Thats one of my all time favorites as well! I was in it twice! in 2002 i was an Arrest (scene) Soloist, and April of 2003 I was a Soul Girl!!!!! Definately one of the most fun dancer parts I have ever had. :sohappy:

 

[Blizz]

Oh Musicals, I LOVE THEM!!!

I have been in tons and worked lighting and other tech for even more.

Been In :
Les Mis In Concert
101 Dalminations
Christmas Shows (not really big name shows)
and tons of non boradway known shows

Currentally doing lighting for:
Dont Drink the Water
Footloose

Did Lighting for:
Music Man
Crucible
School House Rock

Grip and House Manager for "Joseph and... Dream Coat"

Sound Engineer for:
Cinderella
Beauty and the beast
Singing in the Rain (also did grips and flys)
A Century of Music
Emperors New Clothes

And tons of chior shows and seen hundreds of shows!

So i guess that makes me a theatRE nut!

 

[Lovecraft]

I love musicals.

I used to perform in them frequently with the nations oldest amatuer theatre group when I lived in Louisiana.

Musicals I performed in were Kismet, Oklahoma and West Side Story (I think that's it for musicals).

I was an assistant director for Bye Bye Birdie and would occassionally fill in as an understudy in it.

I like performing in dramas and comedies better though (I don't have to dance - heh).

I have been thinking about getting with a theatre troupe here in Pensacola lately, I miss it (and the cast parties).

--Lovecraft

 

[tztowerofterror]

Hey blizz, thats a pretty impressive resume you got there! I was in Footloose this past year, and it was AWESOME! Really, really great show. I'm getting ready to start rehearsals for "Lucky Stiff" (it's based on "The Man Who Broke the Bank At Monte Carlo") which should be interesting... :lol:

 

[WDWFREAK53]

I love

Rocky Horror Picture Show :lookaroun
Little Shop of Horrors :lookaroun again
Grease :lookaroun even MORE
Into the Woods
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

(And any Dis musical )

 

[Blizz]

Originally posted by tztowerofterror
Hey blizz, thats a pretty impressive resume you got there! I was in Footloose this past year, and it was AWESOME! Really, really great show. I'm getting ready to start rehearsals for "Lucky Stiff" (it's based on "The Man Who Broke the Bank At Monte Carlo") which should be interesting... :lol:

Yeah, and I am a proud Thespian! I have ordered the lighting for Footloose (goes up in March). This year i was really given the freedom to go nuts with it so i ordered all kinds of automated lighting and cool effects. I cant wait to play with it. I love the music and I have performed the music to it in chior two years back. I think it will be a fav. for me. Gotta be better then the Crucible, geesh after just 3 run throughs i was falling asleep.

I havnt heard of that show you are working on, I'll have to look it up. Lots of luck with it!

Right now I am trying to talk our group into doing "Newsies" when they release it later this year or next year.

 

[tztowerofterror]

you're so lucky! i was in it @ my high school and well...it was really good but we didn't have much to work with when it came to lighting and such. the lighting aspect was kinda sad, lol. yeah lucky stiff isn't that well known, but i think its writers Stephen Flaherty and Mary Ahrens are. They wrote "Suessical" and "Ragtime". (two of my favs!) i am SO wanting to do Aida, now that its been released, but i was told by my professor that since not a lot of people can dance at my school, its probably a no go.