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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Yeah....Rocky Horror has got everything beat...
I mean...Tim Curry and Meatloaf in the same movie?!
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Nasty Pasty
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nh_1, was Tim Curry still playing King Arthur at that point?
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i_c_weiner
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I...hate...Rent. And also High School Musical. That is all I'll say about that...for now...
The Producers, Nightmare Before Christmas, Rocky Horror, and Fiddler on the Roof are among the favorites off the top of my head.
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Shaucker
Professor
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Originally posted by pastelstorm: From Broadway to opera to animated musicals...
What are your favorite musicals? Which ones have you seen on stage? On Broadway? Which ones do you want to see? Have you been in any? Bring your musical discussion here.
Jesus, this is not a productive area of discussion for me...but what the hell, I'll call on everyone's tastes--but I warn that I'm horribly elitsit with tastes that could be called "homosexual" My top musicals would have to be: RENT, The Producers and Spamalot. I have seen Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Cats and Spamalot (on Broadway). I am hopefully going to see Wicked in September. I would love to see all musicals on stage because it's so fun but I would have to say RENT and The Producers. In my school productions, I've been in The Music Man and Fiddler on the Roof. CATS is garbage. Pure and simple. Horrible, horrible garbage meant--like all Andrew Llyod Webber--for people from the Midwest who likie their theater bland and inoffencive Fiddler on the Roof, while I am obligated to like as a Jew, is a horrible movie.Ooh, while I'm at it, so is Yentyl. Wicked has crazy nutjob teenage girl fans who don't know what they're talking about. Also, it has more parallel fifth harmonization than legally allowed. Oh, and it's not good at all. Back on the topic of catering for the Midwest. I hate Rent but everyone else seems to like it. Try my Rent drinking game. YOu drink when someone gets/mentions AIDS. You get hammered in about ten minutes. I have no comments on The Producers or Spamalot. Haven't seen either. The original Producers movie was good, and my girlfriend likes Spamalot. I'll not pass judgement yet. Julie Taymour is awesome, and so The Lion King has the best design. Beauty and the Beast is like my favorite ani from Disney, and it was a stage musical whilst still a movie. To review: Andrew Lloyd Webber: bad RENT: Everyone has AIDS Disney: Somewhat acceptable Stuff that is good: Sondheim, some Cole Porter, some R&H, sometimes La Cage aux Folles, nothing with ABBA, George Gershwin. Ooh, and Kander and Ebb. I heard they have a new one out.
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spaceriderX
Poppler
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hmm for some reason i hate musicals =/
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i_need_help
Delivery Boy
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I just came back from new york. I saw Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening and Xanadu.
Young Frankenstein was good, Lots of crazy sets and great dance sequences.
Spring Awakening was beautiful. It was deep and moving and just amazing.
Xanadu was the surprise of the bunch. It was fun and hilarious and all done on roller skates. The most fun I've ever had on Broadway.
I;ve seen Rent, Cats, Miss Saigon, Sussical, Rocky Horror Picture show, Full Monty, Les Mis, Chicago, Ragtime, Urinetown, Producers, Phantom, Avenue Q, Spamalot, Wicked, 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Bat Boy, Hairspray, Chorus Line, Sweeny Todd, Beauty and the Beast, The Last Five Years - If you can't tell I am a huge musical fan. I've seen 10 shows with original cast.
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Sil
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Avenue Q, Spamalot, Sweeney Todd, The Rocky Horror Show, Gypsy, Company. See these all now.
Failing these, anything by Stephen Sondheim is a solid bet.
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Melllvar
DOOP Secretary
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For a movie, I have to go with Tommy, as it's gloriously ridiculous. There's nothing like the sight of Acid Queen Tina Turner being utterly terrifying while injecting Roger Daltrey, and Ann Margaret writhing around in baked beans...
...oh, and Oliver Reed singing.
Ken Russell at his best!
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Melllvar
DOOP Secretary
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When you are 35 the Acid Queen scene is the scariest thing in the world! It's terrifying.
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Beamer
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Has anybody here seen or listened to music from the Book of Mormon?
I haven't seen it (being in Australia and all ), but I've got the official cast recording on cd and the songs are brilliant and hilarious.
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Beamer
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Only in the sense that they're both musical numbers on the same subject. Story-wise and everything, they're very different.
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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^ All-American Prophet and Hello are both good songs to get you introduced to the story and tone, and I believe both have Elder Cunningham, so it's worth it just for him. BP, I'd highly suggest listening to some music from it. It's so funny and refreshing.
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Beamer
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I wouldn't be surprised if they made a movie version of it actually, but I'm sure they'll still milk the fact that seeing it live is the only option now for a bit longer before they go that route.
Matt and Trey have confirmed they do want to make a film of it some day. Given that they recently started their own production company, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened sometime in the next couple of years (it could very well be the reason for them changing the show's production schedule so drastically after almost a decade of consistency).
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ShinyMetal***
Professor
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Whoo, I just listened to the book of Mormon and it was great!
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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Whoo, I just listened to the book of Mormon and it was great!
Ha ha, isn't it? Keep in mind anyone who was quoted saying, " Mormons are adorable," is probably gonna write a good musical about them. But in all seriousness, I love Matt and Trey for this. Well really for everything, but also for this.
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