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Always wanted to direct Into the Woods. I agree with some past posters that lots of these musicals need to show off their dark sides. I'd like to do Sweeney Todd and a very dark Wicked, as well. For plays, I'd like to direct Beckett's Endgame, The Illusion by Tony Kushner (of course...) and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Oh. Agreed on Turpin's Johanna. John Doyle's production took a different interpretation of the song, and it was much better. However, on my original recording, it's just... odd.

Drink With Me, from Les Miserables. I don't know why, but I've always detested this song. Ever since I first heard the score when I was 11, I loved it. Hated this song. Hmm.

I was always frustrated with that movie because of the lack of interesting female characters. Even if they expand Brenda's role, the part is still basically a two-dimensional ingenue with nothing much to do with the story, except a generic love interest. That bothers me.

I'm looking forward to reading (if not able to see) this play. I'm a big fan of Ruhl's, ever since I saw photos of Eurydice in American Theatre magazine last year. I was lucky enough to see it at 2nd Stage in New York in August, and it did not disappoint! Oh, and ray, most of Ruhl's protagonists are "very, very odd", like you said. I think they're funny.

Sondhead - I wholeheartedly agree that the 3-chord structure is becomming the death of musical theatre. Thus, less predictable music like Sondheim is a welcome change and a blessing (I like your screen name, by the way) However, as a fan of minimalism, the 3-chord structure (or basically anything semi-repetitive) can be very effective if done correctly. I'm not sure how well it works in musical theatre (not being able to think of a good example off the top of my head) but in pop music (term u...

Stephen Sondheim, definitely. Also Yann Tiersen, Michael Nyman, and Philip Glass (I'm into minimalism lately) Tan Dun's Ghost Opera is fantastic. And I can't get over Samuel Barber's Adaigo for strings. So, I guess there's some specific pieces in there too... ah well.

Goodness, I can't even begin to imagine this. Could be good... on the other hand, could be very, very bad. The movie was bizarre.

Opinions change. I hated Rent the first time I heard it... after another couple listens I started to really like it. Same thing with Spring Awakening. I remember watching their performance at the Tonys and being like, "WHAT?" but now I think it's all right.

I think that this guy is nuts. There is no way that the Blue Man Group actually shoved a camera down his throat. I have seen the show several times, and even taken part in the "Getting a Closer Look at the Audience" sketch. Their camera, which is quite large, could never fit down someone's throat. Actually, to my knowledge, it never even touches the person's mouth. The "footage" of the camera going down a person's throat is a pre-recorded video. It is the same in every show.

Honestly, I think Tuesday is a lot funnier.

Cannot wait; I love Ian McKellen and he does Shakespeare so well. We watched his Macbeth in my English class, and it gave me shivers.

Who was Christopher Lee going to play? The judge? He would have been cool, but Alan Rickman did an all right job. But honestly, they're both amazing.

Last summer in New York, with Anthony & Adam... My parents weren't interested at all, so my sister and I went by ourselves. Fantastic. I can't remember the cast's names (bad, bad thespian) but I remember our Joanne was fantastic (!!!). Angel and Maureen were also good, and I thought Collins and Mimi were rather weak. Mark and Roger.... well, they speak for themselves.

A Chorus Line. That was my first experience, and I can't imagine anything better. Although, if the production has gone downhill since August (when I saw it) it might not be worth it. Although in August, it was pretty amazing.

Picking only one? Mrs. Lovett. Except I don't trust myself to be good enough to play that part for another 25 years or so.

I think it's run was way too short. I saw it (the Doyle version) on tour in San Francisco in October, and it was fantastic.

All right, I'm prepared to give it a chance. I haven't been impressed with what I HAVE seen and heard, but I just found out my county library has the soundtrack. I'll check it out and give it a few spins, see if it grows on me. Maybe? I didn't like Rent the first time I heard it. By the third, I was hooked. Who knows?

Here's my question: why is it so popular? I'm relatively uninformed about the whole thing. I wasn't impressed with the story (sounded overly tragic and lame), and I didn't partucularly like the music. Their bit at the Tonys tonight wasn't memorable (I liked Christine Ebersole's performance from Grey Gardens much better). There must be some reason why it is popular. I'd like to know. Does it play very well onstage? Is it strangely affecting? What is it?

I hope Helena can pull off the character voice of Mrs. Lovett, though. "Tears to Shed" is a beautiful song, and she has a beautiful voice. Mrs. Lovett should not. I hope she can do it!! I'm stuck on the idea of Angela Lansbury as Lovett, so I'm a bit of a skeptic about the whole thing. If David Lean was alive, he should make Les Miserables.