Musicals with very few dialogue?
Musicals with very few dialogue?
mormonsandglindas
Chorus Member Joined: 3/31/16
#2Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 1:02am
DREAMGIRLS has a lot less dialogue than it has sung recitative and songs, though there is still considerable dialogue.
HAMILTON is also mostly sung through.
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#3Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 1:04am
Les Misérables
Hamilton
Cats
Jesus Christ Superstar
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.
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#5Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 1:06am
Rent
Evita
Miss Saigon
Falsettos
The Last 5 Years
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
mormonsandglindas
Chorus Member Joined: 3/31/16
#6Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 1:10am
I felt like Sweeney Todd had a good fair amount.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#8Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 1:44am
Basically an entire list for ya here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sung-through
#9Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 1:58am
To go back a bit further:
THE GOLDEN APPLE
MOST HAPPY FELLA
STREET SCENE
PORGY AND BESS (when it is done as its authors originally intended)
Also:
FALSETTOS
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (revised)
PASSION
Most operettas and almost all revues, from AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW
#10Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:06am
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Phantom
Cats
#11Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:08am
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
Updated On: 7/17/16 at 02:08 AM
#12Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:08am
Gaveston, I thought all versions of Merrily had considerable dialogue. Which revision are you referring to?
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#13Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:14am
Question for OP are you also looking for musicals with absolutely no dialogue?
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@z5
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#14Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:28am
CHICAGO is also pretty much all music I think.
#15Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:30am
nah, Chicago is mostly scene-song-scene format.
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#17Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 3:46am
mormonsandglindas said: "I felt like Sweeney Todd had a good fair amount.
"
If you read the script it's actually surprisingly how little dialogue there is, especially in Act 1.
mormonsandglindas
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#18Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 4:15am
Mr. Nowack said: "Question for OP are you also looking for musicals with absolutely no dialogue?
"
I was just reading the Cats revival forum and hearing the whole no plot and only dancing and songs claim got me curious about other musicals with a lot of songs.
#19Musicals with very few dialogue?
Posted: 7/17/16 at 4:20am
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA while not at all a show with little to no dialogue has often been described as a show with a lot of music, not quite what you were asking for but along the lines.
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