Profile for ScarletSongs

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I once stumbled upon a contemporary musical theater song on YouTube and despite quite a lot of effort, I wasn't able to find it again - so, here I am hoping the collective memory maybe can help me. It was written and performed by an up and coming musical theater composer (no big name yet). I recall in the intro of the video, he said that this song had been written during a songwriting workshop and the theme was 'passive-agressive'.The character singing the song had a beef with someone called ...

SidebySidebyLogan said: "saying StarKid did it so it's off the table forever is dumb"I never said that. I was just surprised that they are the second creative team that adapts this specific source material of all things. It's very niche. I mean, when was the last time a video game got adapted into a musical? And then a video game from that era?And I'm aware there have been multiple adaptions of the same source material in the past. I'm not surprised that there is another adaption of "Some lik...

Tony and Academy Award-winning songwriting duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, are currently developing a musical film adaptation of the popular computer game series, The Oregon Trail.Full ArticleThis seems so lazy to me since there's already the musical parody "The Trail to Oregon" by StarKid. And I wouldn't call myself a fan of StarKid shows (I like some of the songs but parts of it are always too campy for my personal taste) but for Pasek & Paul to make a ripp off of the idea to turn that spe...

Hi, I couldn't find a thread on this, so here we go:A non-replica production of "Wicked" opened in Germany. It features new stage designs, costumes and orchestrations. Here's the trailer:

When I read "pop star who has crossed over into movies", for some reason my mind went to Mandy Moore... To be honest, I'm not that familiar with The Nanny, so I have no idea if she would fit the role.

myopinion said: "Is it Reviewing the Situation from Oliver?" That's it! Reviewing the situation! That part right in the beginning:"A man's got a heart, hasn't he?Joking apart, hasn't he?" Thank you all for your suggestions!

Hi, I got this verse stuck in my head and can't remember the rest of the song and therefore, the title.Here's what I do remember:"La la la la la, la la la, doesn't it?La la la la la, la la la, doesn't it?"The notes of "doesn't it" are probably D, E, F - so, a scale upwards. Also, the melody of the first line gets repeated, so the second one is (apart form the lyrics) exactly the same.It's sung by a man and the song is more of a ballad / a thoughtful song. I think the style is more on the cont...

It's not an easy task to find something similar since "Over the Moon" is such a... performance piece, but here are some ideas: "TMI" from Island Song (by Sam Carner, Music by Derek Gregor)This was the first song that came to my mind because it's half-sung, half-spoken, funny and has a quirky vibe. Some of the lyrics might be a little bit too raunchy, though. (The sheet music is available online.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_YWyMsgX8 "You want to be my friend?" from Closer Than Ever (by ...

Globefan said: "Who is this Little Lotte who sits in the attic telling stories and eating chocolates?"In the original book, Christine's father used to tell her and raoul fairy tale stories. One of them is about "little Lotte" who loved nothing more than to listen to the angel of music while falling asleep."Christine thought that Lotte was very lucky to hear the Angel of Music when she went to sleep. The Angel of Music played a part in all Daddy Daae's tales; and he maintained that every great...

Call_me_jorge said: "Pretty off topic, but I didn’t want to make another thread.I was wondering, for anyone who’s from a country which doesn’t speak English when you see an American made film does it ever get annoying when the dubbing doesn’t match what the characters lips are doing? I understand live action movies can’t really fix this problem, but when it comes to animated films they can at least try to fix the issue. At least for the major markets." First off, we are growing up with dubbed...

There's the musical "No one called ahead" by Paul Gordon (1 man, 5 women - and each one has at least one solo song)."Little Women" and "We are the Tigers" are other female heavy musicals but since I haven't seen either I can't say if there's a real male lead role as well...I know you are looking more for straight plays but I can't really think of one.

I am not sure if this has been done before - At least I can't think of an example right now but then again, there have been so many musicals (some less popular than others) so maybe there have been shows that did have a song sung completely a capella. After all, to take the music/instruments away to indicate a pause, a break, a new thought or a change of mind is a stylistic device that has been used a lot and still is today. Because it is effective. I think a song that is completely a capella...

Have you considered "Bare - A Pop Opera"? It's a rock musical with a big ensemble of mostly younger roles and deals with heavy topics like homophobia in religion, body issues, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.

I second "Hairspray" and if you want something with a little bit more contemporary sound, for me personally "Legally Blonde" always puts me in a good mood. A lot of energetic songs that have an uplifting feel to them: Oh my God you guys, What you want, Keep it positive, So much better, Legally Blonde Remix

There are some songs in "Daddy Long Legs" where a girl writes letters about her studies: Freshman Year Studies Things I didn't know Graduation Day There's "I speak six languages" from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Also, from a teacher's perspective: Only one from Elegies I see the children from Fame

"My New philosophy" from You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally's part might be a little bit bigger but it's a fun number to do together)"Soon" from A Little Princess"Partner in Crime" from Tuck Everlasting (probably too contemporary but I still wanted to include it)"I'm the bravest individual" from Sweet Charity

Although it wasn't performed as a two-part musical, the original production of the "Lord Of The Rings" musical in Toronto was a three-and-a-half-hour-long three-act production that might as well have been split into two parts. The London production was shortened but still three hours long.I personally think a two-parter is not necessary, except if the author really can't tell the whole story in a "normal" run time. I often prefer a tightly told story over a drawn-out one.

These songs are stories from the character's life that they share with other people in the show, if that's what you're looking for:"I'll be here" from Ordinary Days"Mister Choi and Madam G" from Elegies"Mark's all-male Thanksgiving" from Elegies"Cut you a piece" from 35mm

Maybe one of these fits:Every Story (Aida)The Story goes on (Baby)Storybook (Scarlet Pimpernel)Be the Hero (Big Fish)Fight the Dragons (Big Fish)Bookseller in the Rain (December Songs)Magic to do (Pippin)