Sondheim Survey
Jun 3
2012, 04:25:46 PM
Favorites:
Company
Assassins
Sunday in the Park with George (really difficult to decide between this and Sweeney Todd)
Least Favorites:
Passion (just based on the filmed stage production, but I've never seen it live on stage before)
Favorite Songs:
Finishing the Hat
Another National Anthem
Another Hundred People
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How Many People Were Introduced To Broadway Through The INTO THE WOODS Broa
Apr 28
2012, 07:18:25 AM
Into the Woods wasn't what really first introduced me to theatre. That would probably have to be stuff like Evita, JCS, Fiddler - since they were the records my parents had around the house when I was a kid (born in '92).
But the Sondheim production tapings (in particular Into the Woods and Company) were what introduced me to the theatre I love now, and definitely changed my appreciation for what theatre could be. I first saw them in high school, and they had the most significant impac
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LES MIS Cast Complete - Taylor Swift is Eponine/ Amanda Seyfried is Cosette
Jan 3
2012, 10:15:17 PM
I know she isn't actually signed yet, but good god I did not see this happening.
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Your Most Hated Musical
Nov 14
2011, 01:33:54 AM
Out of the shows I've actually seen (cause there are probably more I can pretty much guarantee I would have hated...)
- The Lion King
- Billy Elliot
- Memphis
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No DVD release for NY PHIL's COMPANY
Nov 4
2011, 04:42:50 PM
That really does suck.
Does this mean it pretty much won't ever be released, or just not anytime soon?
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Which cast recording could you listen to over and over again?
Nov 1
2011, 03:48:56 PM
It honestly depends on my mood, but the ones I keep going back to...
Company OBC & 2006 Revival
Assassins 2004 Revival
Cabaret 1998 Revival
Little Shop of Horrors
Hair
And more recently, Catch Me if You Can & Book of Mormon
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Will the Philharmonic's COMPANY be released on DVD?
Oct 26
2011, 08:32:27 PM
I was hoping it would have been available by Christmas, but no such luck.
I can't imagine they wouldn't release it
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Props/Playbills you really want?
Oct 25
2011, 03:30:54 PM
For the Assassins playbill - they have opening night ones you can buy online, but they are a bit pricy for a playbill.
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Most Iconic Broadway Performances of Songs
Oct 22
2011, 09:10:17 PM
The Music & the Mirror - Donna McKechnie
Ladies Who Lunch - Elaine Stritch
Everything's Coming Up Roses - Ethel Merman
Finishing the Hat - Mandy Patinkin
Children Will Listen - Bernadette Peters
Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Patti LuPone
Cabaret - Liza Minnelli
I second the person above for Being Alive - Raul Esparza
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What Original Show Props Do You Have?
Oct 22
2011, 03:44:16 AM
All I have is a couple flowers and a flyer from the HAIR Revival.
I really need to be in NY during the Flea Market...
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Favorite Openings?
Oct 11
2011, 08:26:46 PM
- A Chorus Line
- Assassins
- Company
- Cabaret
- The Lion King
- And for sentimentality mostly, Phantom of the Opera. It was one of the first big musicals I saw on Broadway, so the moment the Overture starts playing and the chandelier rises was pretty cool
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Favorite Finales?
Oct 10
2011, 12:12:08 AM
The finale for Cabaret (specifically the 1998 revival) was one of the first ones that came to mind
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