Favorite Overtures- Page 2

[BillyLawlor]

Posted: 6/29/03 at 10:45pm

Yes, the bow music is great as well.

[Phantom05]

Posted: 6/29/03 at 11:05pm

Oh I LOVED the cutain call music from Dance Of The Vampires, TOTALLY COOL!!!!!!!!

See Ya!

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/30/03 at 12:59am

I love the curtain call for Urinetown. LOL It's fun.

[MsNina]

Posted: 6/30/03 at 1:08am

FUNNY GIRL!

I like Phantom05's list but this one needs to be added to it.

[Victoria Grant]

Posted: 6/30/03 at 2:07am

My Favorite Overtures are:

1. City of Angels
2. Chess
3. Oklahoma
4.Sound of Music
5.Guys and Dolls
6.Kiss Me Kate
7.Kiss of the Spider Woman

[Albin]

Posted: 6/30/03 at 6:38am

1) Any one of the Jerry Herman Top 3(Dolly, Mame, La Cage)
2) Gypsy
3) The Producers

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/30/03 at 5:51pm

I'm surprised that Albin can actually discriminate one tune from another. He wears hearing aids in both ears and half the time the batteries are dead.

[Deannaizme]

Posted: 6/30/03 at 6:06pm

1) The Producers
2) Chicago (I can't believe CJR didn't mention this one already) :)
3) Sound of Music

[flaemmchen]

Posted: 7/1/03 at 12:13am

The number one best overture of all time is hands down from Gypsy. People actually stay reverently silent. An overture that has that power is amazing.
My other favorites are Nine, Tommy, Candide, Urinetown, and Merrily We Roll Along.

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 7/8/03 at 4:24pm

The best, in my opinion:

1929 - Spring Is Here (Rodgers)
1930 - Girl Crazy (Gershwin)
1931 - Americia's Sweetheart (Rodgers)
1931 - Cat and the Fiddle (Kern)
1933 - As Thousands Cheer (Berlin)
1934 - Anything Goes (Porter)
1937 - Babes In Arms (Rodgers)
1938 - Boys From Syracuse (Rodgers)
1939 - Very Warm For May (Kern)
1940 - Pal Joey (Rodgers)
1943 - Oklahoma (Rodgers)
1946 - Annie Get Your Gun (Berlin)
1947 - Finian's Rainbow (Lane)
1949 - South Pacific (Rodgers)
1949 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Styne and La Gloriosa Herself!)
1951 - King and I (Rodgers)
1951 - Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Schwartz)
1953 - Wonderful Town (Bernstein)
1953 - Kismet (Borodin)
1956 - My Fair Lady (Loewe)
1956 - Candide (Bernstein)
1959 - Gypsy (Styne)
1964 - Funny Girl (Styne)

[Oscar Jaffee]

Posted: 7/8/03 at 6:55pm

"On the Twentieth Century" has one of the greatest overtures ever. Listen to it and you'll agree. It does what every great overture should — get you excited about the show.

[CourtneyM]

Posted: 7/8/03 at 11:27pm

dance of the vampires
cats
the producers
42nd street
les miserables
chicago

Updated On: 7/8/03 at 11:27 PM

[CourtneyM]

Posted: 7/8/03 at 11:27pm

sorry double posted

Updated On: 7/8/03 at 11:27 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/9/03 at 5:10pm

Favorite Overture:

A Chorus Line - six notes and you're in

[TEACHEROFTHEATER]

Posted: 7/9/03 at 7:21pm

for me no overture really comes close to

GYPSY

but i also really like

MY FAIR LADY
OVER HERE
NO NO NANNETTE

[TheatreNut]

Posted: 7/9/03 at 9:51pm

My favorite Overtures are

Anything Goes- the 1987 Revival of course. I love how it starts slower and increases in tempo. It creates energy for the show.

Phantom of the Opera- of course probably the most powerful Overture on Broadway.

Dance of the Vampires- almost as powerful as POTO

Kiss Me, Kate- I like how the "overture" was intermixed into the song "Another Openin' Another Show" It is sort of hidden within the opening song.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 7/10/03 at 9:48am

I know it's not a classic, but I really like the overture to Mamma Mia.

[DofB5]

Posted: 7/11/03 at 7:37pm

Have to agree with "POTO" and "DOTV". Both are very exciting.

D

[redmustang]

Posted: 7/11/03 at 11:04pm

Funny Girl
Candide
Gypsy
Mame
On Your Toes
Carousel
On The Twentieth Century

[alterego]

Posted: 7/12/03 at 10:29am

Favourite overtures? Hmmm....in no specific order(how can I choose between my babies?)

No, No, Nanette - Funny Girl- Mame-Promises, Promises-Irene-They're Playing Our Song-Applause- On Your Toes-No Strings-A Little Night Music (it's sung!)-How To Succeed In Business- Woman of the Year- La Cage Aux Folles-Raisin - On The Twentieth Century- 42nd Street.....

[sondheimfreak]

Posted: 7/13/03 at 10:29am

Chicago
Cats

Chicago's overture is delightfully jazzy and I love how it ends right as "All That Jazz"'s vamp begins.

Cats because I love the eyes! And...all right...the music.

[Juliette Capulet]

Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:50am

The overture's to The Phantom of the Opera, CATS, and Mamma Mia are my favorites.

Tendres Baisers,
Juliette Capulet

[rgwdfw]

Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:56pm

1. Gypsy
2. My Fair Lady
3. Candide
4. Funny Girl
5. Sugar

Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:58pm

I love the Oklahoma Overture

as far as the longest, Stevos I think it's Carousel. You said Oklahoma, I dunno.

both Rogers and Hammerstein's lol.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:59pm

Gypsy
The Producers
Chicago