re: What is your currently your favorite cast recording?
Jul 9
2009, 01:53:08 PM
Listening to OLC Lord of the Rings quite a bit.
A lot of Les Mis, though not any particular recording.
Assassins revival, Ragtime OBC and Rock of Ages OBC are the other ones I'm playing quite a bit at the moment.
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re: List of planned movie-musicals?
Jul 2
2009, 07:52:44 PM
I might just die of happiness if they made a Drowsy film. For some reason I've always been convinced it'd make a wonderful film despite its theatricality.
And the casting guru in my head says Tim Curry for Underling.
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Favorite Moments
Jun 29
2009, 05:59:43 PM
Michael Ball in Les Mis - "My world if she's not the-ey-ere".
As We Stumble Along (reprise) from Drowsy, "It does what a musical is supposed to do, it lifts you up and gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue" I just melt. That show gives me the warm fuzzies!
Much as I hate to admit it, the intro to One Song Glory on the movie soundtrack of Rent.
Those are the first few that come to mind without my ipod to hand.
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re: Broadway voices and food comparisons.
Jun 23
2009, 07:24:27 PM
Tried to think of what Josh Groban sounds like and baked potato somehow seemed appropriate. Warm and fibrey!
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re: If you could play one role from any show on stage, what would it be?
Jun 23
2009, 06:19:29 AM
Florence from Chess
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re: Shows that you don't get
Jun 19
2009, 01:32:26 PM
Rent, never understood what people see in it.
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 17
2009, 08:42:54 PM
If I were to criticise Ragtime, and bear in mind it's a favourite show of mine, it'd be for the habit that every song ends in a big choral power finish. If I were ever to do the show, I'd be keen to fiddle with the arrangements to downplay that a bit. Les Mis does the little joinup bits of business so well I feel and isn't just one big exhausting number after another. Always makes me a bit sad cos I slag Wildhorn for being constant power ballads but Ragtime can be rather repetitive like that
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re: Misheard Lyrics That Have Left You Puzzled
Jun 17
2009, 08:39:18 PM
Up until quite recently, when I think I happened to read a lyric, I would have sworn blind that in the sewers scene in Les Mis, Valjean sung
It's you Javert, I knew you wouldn't wait too long
The faithful servant at his post once more
was
The faithful servant in this postman's war
Was always annoyed that I didn't understand the reference!
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 17
2009, 06:39:39 AM
My favourite song in Ragtime seems to change like every five minutes. Right now it's He Wanted to Say, but it can be most anything from act one, He Wanted to Say, Sarah Brown Eyes and of course Back to Before.
Les Mis my favourites are Stars, Confrontation and Soliloquoy (oh what a surprise) but I love all the little bits like Upon These Stones and The Final Attack and the oboe solo that can make me cry.
A few years back, I actually made myself a compilation of Les Mis - it ha
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 16
2009, 07:20:01 PM
Oh rofl. Too long since I've seen that vid!
Bryant is rather hopeless and insipid, to put it mildly.
What is up with Ruffelle's facial expressions?!
Are you sure that's Tony Crivello? It looks more like Queen's Brian May!
They also appear to have been joined by Rambo...
I don't hate Javerrence Mann too much in that -normally I can't stand him.
Colm looks soooo young!
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 16
2009, 05:08:28 PM
Make some room among the rotting vegetables for me then! 
I was never massively keen on the OBC, Colm Wilkinson is the only one I like on it and it's not like he's difficult to get ahold of in the role.
[i]it sounds like they're having a contest to see who can pronounce things more bizarrely[/i]
Rofl Schmerg, that's so dead on!
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re: Misleading Titles
Jun 16
2009, 05:02:03 PM
Les Mis for me. Like Schmerg, I thought it wasn't going to be in English. "But muuuuuum, I don't want to go see some stoopid French opera!!!" Oh how I've eaten my words.
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 16
2009, 04:05:21 PM
Would be interesting to hear which one youend up preferring
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 16
2009, 10:53:02 AM
Definitely get Les Mis then.
The best recording to get though is the Complete Symphonic Recording, overall strong cast and has so much that is missed from other versions. Still, OLC or the concert are both good (OLC was my first CD version of it, though not for long as I quickly bought every version I could get my hands on)
I absolutely adore Ragtime and it's an album I listen to a lot and would recommend to anyone, but Les Mis is the best show ever created and buying it is an
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re: Ragtime or Les Miserables
Jun 16
2009, 10:38:11 AM
Do you have a copy of Les Mis already?
I absolutely adore both musicals, but Les Mis is necessary for life. If you have the complete symphonic recording and/or tenth anniversary concert, you could perhaps hold off and buy Ragtime now, but if not, has to be Les Mis.
That said, I'd get both if you could possibly manage it.
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re: Dessa Rose
Feb 1
2009, 04:18:02 PM
Hmm, I'm quite tempted by this, seeing as I'm on a bit of an A&F binge atm
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re: Current Events Musicals
Jan 31
2009, 09:48:12 AM
Michael Cerveris as Dr Phil...that should be the dictionary definition for "win"!
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re: Jackman Gives EW A Hint About His Oscar Hosting Plan: 'Nudity'
Jan 29
2009, 01:15:43 PM
Naked Hugh Jackman? I'd watch for that!
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re: New shows in ireland.
Jan 29
2009, 12:51:34 PM
Weez, what about those of us who aren't on the other side of the wall! (and the wall has holes, you're not that safe!)
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re: Cast Recordings You Wish You Hadn't Bought
Jan 26
2009, 05:29:41 PM
Chess - OBC. I hate it so much I won't even keep it with my CD collection in case it's aura somehow corrupts them too.
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