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Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#25re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 7:31pm
robbiej,
I don't think Leosser is underrated, but I do agree wholeheartedly that THE MOST HAPPY FELLA is severely underrated.
And all you Lippa lovers, I don't mean to be rude. I do appreciate his work: I think that "My New Philosophy" is genius. JOHN AND JEN is an interesting work. But I stand firmly on the LaChuisa WILD PARTY side. And an inordinate number of people champion the Lippa version, which confuses me to no end. I honestly don't understand how anyone could consider the Lippa WILD PARTY superior to the LaChuisa WILD PARTY. And yet, many people do. It's the great musical theatre mystery.
#26re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:19pm
I love Loesser and he IS NOT underrated.
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#27re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:20pmMaury Yeston.
#28re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:32pmLucy Simon
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#29re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:44pm
Vernon Duke.
If you don't know him, that proves my point.
#30re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:51pmOh you!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#31re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:55pmI definitely agree with Flaherty and Ahrens, chinkie. Love their music. I also agree with Frank Wildhorn. Jekyll and Hyde is one of my very favorite musicals. And I do think JRB is underrated, definitely. His music is absolutely beautiful. But how many people do you know, generally, that know about L5Y or SFANW? I know I don't know many people, but if I introduce it to them, they eat it up like candy.
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#32re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 8:55pmFrank Wildhorn
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#33re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 9:21pmSondheim. just kidding
awkward.
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misterchoi
Stand-by Joined: 9/5/04
#34re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 9:35pm
flaherty and ahrens. by far.
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rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#35re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:03pm
In terms of Broadway, Jim Steinman. He has written a lot of interesting and under-appreciated works. But, in terms of elsewhere, he is very recognized :)
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Chote887
Stand-by Joined: 9/8/04
#36re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:25pmI'm not sure if flaherty and ahrens could be considered under rated. They've had several well acclaimed shows on broadway and won a tony for best score.
#37re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:27pmI also have trouble recognizing Flaherty and Ahrens as underrated critics cite out their scores as highlights on a regular basis and most of their shows (maybe all) have been recorded and produced.
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#38re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 11:09pm
George Gershwin was Vernon Duke's biggest fan.
That, dear friends, says something. 
Who is Vernon Duke?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#39re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 11:15pm
Larry Grossman IMHO
Ahrens/Flaherty are underated but Ragtime did bring them a lot of recognition
I do agree with Lucy Simon--what happened to her Wuthering Heights???
Also LaChiusa in my books--I think he deserves much more respect and success.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#40re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/15/04 at 11:20pmI am weeping.
Mattio98
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/03
#41re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 12:21am
I've never really been a fan of Loesser's music but I can recognize his contributions to the Broadway community.
My List:
Maury Yeston
William Finn
Larry O'Keefe
Jeanine Tesori
Adam Guettel
Michael John LaChiusa
Jason Robert Brown
Mattio98
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/03
#42re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 12:24amPlus Maltby and Shire.
mbjts
Understudy Joined: 10/21/04
#43re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 12:28am
Must vote for the "SideShow" team of Henry Krieger (music) and the lyrics by Bill Russell.
Special note: Bill, if you're out there, you were in my class at the law firm you temped for "way back when"!
#44re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 3:15amMay get me shot, but Irving Berlin is vastly underrated for how much he has given musically (I am including popular music.) I would LOVE to get my hands on some recordings of his musicals because I am not nearly as familiar with them as I would like to be.
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Updated On: 12/16/04 at 03:15 AM
#45re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 3:24am
definitely Lucy Simon
Damon Intrabartolo
Willy Russell
I would hardly consider most others mentioned "underrated." Especially Loesser, Krieger, Kleban, JRB, and Lippa.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#46re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 3:58amAndrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Schwartz
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#47re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 4:09amFrank Wildhorn
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/04
#48re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 11:38am
willy russell
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#49re: Who is the most under rated/under appreciated composer of all time?
Posted: 12/16/04 at 11:42amAgreed.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
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