Windsor and Wally's Affair

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Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 6:22pm

Are there many plays and or musicals about Monarchs?

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#2

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 6:28pm

Here's what I came up with to start

musicals
REX
PIPPIN
THE KING AND I
GODSPELL (Jesus, King of the Jews) [Hey, I'd count it]
GOODTIME CHARLEY


plays
VICTORIA REGINA
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS
RICHARD III
KING LEAR
HAMLET
and the remaining history plays of Shakespeare
BECKET

#3

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 6:30pm

Camelot

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#4

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 6:37pm

'Jesus Christ Superstar' - King Herod

'Anastasia' - Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and according to the play, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaievna

Does the Dauphin have lines in 'Saint Joan'?

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#5

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:02pm

Shira, is that you in your avatar??

Oh, just thought of another:
Pharaoh in "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#6

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:25pm

also under musicals

Thomas and the King
princess Diana: The Musical
Elisabeth
Ludwig II

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#7

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:26pm

Spamalot
A Connecticut Yankee
Once Upon a Mattress
Cinderella
Into the Woods

all have kings, queens, princes or princesses in them...

#8

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:31pm

yijes, how could we forget Spamalot?????

Also, that old favorite, The Student Prince

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

#9

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:45pm

There are quite a few involving queens...

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#10

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:53pm

LOL! PalJoey - thou swell, thou witty, thou GRAND!!!!

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#11

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:13pm

ANYA -- the musical version of ANASTASIA


MY FAIR LADY was "influenced" by the tale of the mythical king Pygmalion


GYPSY was the "queen of the strip-tease"


THE SLEEPING PRINCE, its film version THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL and its musical version THE GIRL WHO CAME TO SUPPER

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"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

#12

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:58pm

Anne of the Thousand Days

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#13

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:59pm

and

We Will Rock You

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"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

#14

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:59pm

Oh, good one Kringas!
I love the film.

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#15

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:00pm

I do, too, Glebb. One of my favorites.

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"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

#16

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:02pm

"And I have a little neck."

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#17

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:03pm

Not a musical, but Pia Zadora starred in the movie BUTTERFLY.

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PEACE.

#18

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:05pm

"My Elizabeth will be queen..."

Edited to Add: And you know what? She was.

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"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

Updated On: 7/31/05 at 09:05 PM

#19

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:13pm

St. JOAN (the Dauphin was royalty)

THE PRODUCERS (the King of Broadway)

THE LION IN WINTER (terrific play, even better film)

#20

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:16pm

Possibly Call Me Madam?

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"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

#21

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:17pm

Yes! and

THE MERRY WIDOW

#22

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 10:18pm

And two Aussie musicals actually ABOUT Windsor and Wally's affair...ALWAYS, which flopped hideously on the West End a couple of years ago, and WALLIS, which I don't think got any further than several workshops and a concept album starring Michael Cormick (WOMAN IN WHITE).

#23

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 7/31/05 at 10:23pm

Evita

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#24

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 8/1/05 at 8:18am

Not on stage but I love 'Edward and Mrs. Simpson' the BBC series.

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#25

re: Windsor and Wally's Affair

Posted: 8/1/05 at 9:57am

Did anyone mention Boy From Oz? I understand Hugh Jackman played a queen in that one.