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#51

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:30pm

"Anyways, has the musical "Preppies" been recorded and / or is there anyway to hear the show?"

"I LOOOOOOOOOOVED "Inappropriate." I saw it twice off-Broadway and still listen to the cast album occasionally. I wish it had gotten a wider audience.
I wonder what Diane Schwartz (I think that's her name) is up to? I thought she was supremely talented - a very emotional performer. I'd love to see more of her."


Our high school did "PREPPIES" last spring (I was Lallie DeForest ). I happened to love it, and most of the song I can't get out of my head. I actually hated "Summertime" as someone mentioned before. Anyways, I do have the cd. If you want a copy, PM or email me sometime. Personally, I don't really like the original casts' sound (I thought we sounded better lol). But whatever!

Oh and about "Inappropriate" - I also have that CD. I never got to see it, but I sang Diane Shwartz' "Real" for an audition piece one time. So beautiful. I'm actually a huge fan of the CD and I wish I'd seen it.

So yeah! Two excellent shows I'd recomment to everyone!

#52

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/16/06 at 3:30pm

The Possession of Mrs. Jones
(Really good and funny)

Moby Dick: The Musical
(Horrible. Staring at a wall would be more entertaining.)

#53

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/16/06 at 3:36pm

broadwaybound, Working is fabulous....you will love it.

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#54

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 9:58am

Sherry - The Musical

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#55

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 10:12am

"Black And White Blues"
It is a New Orleans Musical which recently opened in NY.
I saw it in N.O and LOVED IT!

#56

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 1:53pm

Ok... This one tops them all:

A musical called "The Perfect 36" which tells the true story of the days leading up to the final vote on women's suffrage in Nashville, Tennessee. It has only been performed 3 times. Twice in the city it's set (1994 and 1996, I think) and once, it's New York and High School premiere in 2003 at my school whe nI was a wee freshman.

Has anybody else ever heard of this play? cuz somebody earlier posted that there is not one show that nobody else has ever heard of... take a crack at this!

#57

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 1:57pm

"Take Me Along" based on "Ah Wilderness" byEugene O'Neill

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Updated On: 1/22/06 at 01:57 PM

#58

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:57pm

i was going to say Sherry but someone beat me. Interesting story about how the score was lost and all.

anyway, two musicals i have done are:

Pom Pom Zombies (really weird. cheerleader eats a hot dog with toxic waste and turns into a zombie then the rest of the town does too. messed up)

Kilroy Was Here (I loved the show. it might have been a bit silly but it was better than Pom Pom Zombies. played the part of Wilcox which was male but the director switched it to female. one of the best comedic parts I have ever played.)

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#59

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 5:16pm

I think its very sad of me because I have heard of Zombie Prom, A New Brain, Honk, Blood Brothers, Little Mary Sunshine, Sherry, Moby Dick the Musical, and Closer Than Ever.

I would like to add to the list Radio Gals and Plain and Fancy.

#60

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 5:19pm

Closer to Heaven

#61

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 5:24pm

A high school in my town did Honk. I liked it. I thought it lent itself really well to a high school trying to grow its musical theatre program.

#62

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/23/06 at 10:43pm

BLOOD BROTHERS played for several years on Broadway and is in it's 17th year in London. That's unknown??????

ANGEL -- the musical version of "Look Homeward Angel"
LOOK TO THE LILLIES -- musical version of "Lillies of the Field"
BAKER STREET -- the musical Sherlock Holmes is unknown to many
CELEBRATION -- a wonderful musical by creators of "The Fantasticks"
PLATINUM -- an earlier version of "Sunset Blvd" (loosley based)
CHARLIE & ALGERNON -- a musical version of "Charley"

#63

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/23/06 at 10:52pm

Go to Lowdermilk-Kerrigan.com

granted they took down a good deal of them, but they have great ones such as...

"The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown"
"Elliot and the Magic Bed"
"Red"
"The Woman Upstairs"
and the upcoming "Henry and Mudge"

(The woman upstairs and Samantha Brown are their best so faar IMO)

#64

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/23/06 at 11:53pm

I forgot about PRINCE OF CENTRAL PARK and MARILYN. I saw both of them. I kind of liked MARILYN. Did Scott Bakula play DiMaggio?

#65

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/24/06 at 12:10am

"Beyond the rainbow", which is the adaptation of an italian musical. The translation was made by Leslie Bricusse.
Anyone knows it?

#66

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/24/06 at 12:20am

Ruthless. Maybe?

#67

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/24/06 at 12:41am

Masada

It was slated to come to Broadway a few years ago but it fell apart. They had a casting call and everything...

#68

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Posted: 1/24/06 at 9:16pm

let it ride, inner city ,maggie flynn

#69

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/24/06 at 9:21pm

my middle school did honk! and my friends school did honk! last year, not bad, and my god i was in love with the frog song(i can't remember what it's called though)

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#70

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/26/06 at 2:34am

Elphaba, I saw Eleanor! It was very good as I remember it, although I saw it about 8 years ago.

Some more to add:
Lucky Duck
Dillinger: Public Enemy Number One the Musical
Reunion

And to whomeve mentioned Boomers: A local theater where I live also has one by that title that they have perormed for many years. Interesting.

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#71

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/26/06 at 5:08am

A TIME FOR SINGING
DONNYBROOK!
JUNO
THE GIRL WHO CAME TO SUPPER
CRY FOR US ALL
LA PLUME DE MA TANTE (even though it ran 835 performances and was nominated for Best Musical)

one of my personal favorite obscure titles happens to be the one-performance flop HOME SWEET HOMER which starred Yul Brynner & Joan Diener. Did anyone here happen to catch the show's singular Broadway performance in 1975? Or had anyone caught it while it was on tour as ODYSSEY?

#72

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/26/06 at 5:16am

I dare anybody else claim to have seen 'I, NEPHI'. Yes a musical based on the first to books in the Book of Mormon.

Not terrible a show, at least the actualparts set around the BOM stuff (there is a small structural-plot set in the modern day (gramps reading BOM to grandkids - reading leads into the Nephi I and Nephi II books that take up 90% of the show) and that is annoying and rather preachy). Plus scarily enough the title song's music is creepily similar to 'Hello Dolly'.

#73

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/26/06 at 6:15am

Boccaccio 70
Dr Selavy's Magic Theater
The Utter Glory of Morrisey Hall
I'm Solomon
Metro

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#74

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 1/29/06 at 6:32pm

There's a show playing in Chicago right now called DEAR WORLD...apparently based on the play THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT.

Anyone have input as to whether its worth checking out? Anyone??

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#75

re: ALMOST COMPLETELY unknown musicals?

Posted: 2/1/06 at 11:55pm

Oh yeah...also, anyone heard of PACKER FANS FROM OUTER SPACE?

It's a winner, let me tell you.

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