musicals only you seem to like
musicals only you seem to like
#0musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:46am
Going in the opposite direction of the "musicals only you seem to dislike thread," which shows do you love that no one else really likes?
For me, it's Pippin. My whole family and all my theater friends hate Pippin, but I absolutely adore the show. I've seen it twice, and fell in love with the original cast recording.
"No two shows are alike in the making. Each show is a living
piece of your life in a small unreal world with its own character
and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
incredible happenings. You begin to love and adapt to its strangeness.
Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
unreal world; new visions, experiences, incredible happenings.
Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
But end it does. Another part of you vanishes.
That's show business."-Anonymous
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#1re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:54amNot on this board, but in my "real life" I don't get a lot of agreement for my love of Jesus Christ SuperStar, and I think it's because my friends are snobs when it comes to AW.
#2re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 11:55am
Seussical
The Boy From Oz. I saw it with my dad and a good friend of mine. They both loved Hugh, but thought the show was only okay, but I liked the show.
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#3re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:23pm
I don't get a lot of agreement for my love of Jesus Christ SuperStar, and I think it's because my friends are snobs when it comes to AW.
yeah i get a lot of that snobbery too
ive just learned to love all types of musicals. yay for your love of jcs
"No two shows are alike in the making. Each show is a living
piece of your life in a small unreal world with its own character
and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
incredible happenings. You begin to love and adapt to its strangeness.
Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
unreal world; new visions, experiences, incredible happenings.
Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
But end it does. Another part of you vanishes.
That's show business."-Anonymous
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#5re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:29pmgood vibrations
"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"
Roxie_Hart
Understudy Joined: 9/12/04
#6re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:43pm
Oklahoma! Or as one of my theatre teachers used to call it, "Okla-Blow-Me." 
Ashley
dietcherryemma
Featured Actor Joined: 6/3/05
#7re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:43pm
I could have sworn there was another thread just like this a week or two ago... but I can't find it, so i'll go again!
Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)
#8re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:47pmWell I know I'm not completely alone, even many Sondheim fans don't like Passion.
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-Marie Christine
courtneyanne
Stand-by Joined: 2/11/05
#10re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:50pmMmmm Passion. One of my favorite scores ever.
#12re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 2:05pm
Seussical
Passion
Hello Again
In Trousers
and, unfortunately, because I ushered it 13 times in Chicago, Mama Mia! (such a guilty pleasure)
Variations on a Theme blog: http://panekattack.blogspot.com/
#14re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 2:25pmLEGS DIAMOND
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
#15re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 2:27pm
Passion.
Jesus Christ Superstar (which one of the few ALW musicals I like).
Me, I like to live.
Me, I like to laugh.
Me, I like to love.
Me, I like to laugh.
Me, I like to love.
#16re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 3:43pm
courtneyanne.. I loved The Boy From Oz!
and rentboy86 I love RENT!!
Little Women didnt' seem to be pretty popular
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kombatkoala
Understudy Joined: 5/12/05
#17re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 3:52pm
I love so many!
Les Miserables
Rent
Wicked (Don't kill me)
Little Women
BKLYN
Spamalot
...
Updated On: 7/5/05 at 03:52 PM
#18re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 3:54pm
Oh oh oh: add Little Women to my list! I'm not one for "cute" shows, but I saw it twice and loved it!
Variations on a Theme blog: http://panekattack.blogspot.com/
Updated On: 7/5/05 at 03:54 PM
#19re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 4:00pm
How can anyone not love Oklahoma?
Anyways, only one of my friends likes The Full Monty with me... I tried to convert some of my other friends but alas... it was useless.
Mujhse Dosti Karoge?
AJ--Law
Chorus Member Joined: 1/24/05
#20re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 4:07pm
dietcherryemma--I loved Phantom by Yeston/Kopit--it ran for a year in Minnesota. Whenever I mention it, hardly anyone has heard of it.
Other:
Sunset Blvd.
Updated On: 7/5/05 at 04:07 PM
#22re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 4:18pmI'm the only person i know who likes musicals. It's a lonely exsistance.
"the cottagers at Rotherhithe knew something of his name. From Hammersmith to Putney people shuddered at his name" - Growltiger's Last Stand
#23re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 4:19pm
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
SEESAW
PLAIN AND FANCY
PIPE DREAM
WISH YOU WERE HERE
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!
Updated On: 7/5/05 at 04:19 PM
#24re: musicals only you seem to like
Posted: 7/5/05 at 9:28pm
"I could have sworn there was another thread just like this a week or two ago... but I can't find it, so i'll go again!"
Yeah, I searched and couldn't find one- so i started this
*hides from all the jerks on this board*
"No two shows are alike in the making. Each show is a living
piece of your life in a small unreal world with its own character
and integrity; its own new set of memorable experiences and
incredible happenings. You begin to love and adapt to its strangeness.
Dreams harden into substance. Values come into focus. You wish
it would never end. The dream world vanishes like mist before a
rising sun; part of you vanishes with it. And back you land in the
real world with a thud- fogged, uneasy, jittery, difficult to get
along with. There is only one cure. A new show. A new, small
unreal world; new visions, experiences, incredible happenings.
Again you love it, adapt to it, wish it would never end.
But end it does. Another part of you vanishes.
That's show business."-Anonymous
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