Admit it--you know nothing about ____ show — Page 4

I didn't know anything about Sweeney Todd & Soundheim so embarrassed that I call myself a "theater fan" while not knowing anything about Soundheim, I finally went and watched Sweeney Todd last night; with no idea what the storyline or anything else was, and thoroughly enjoyed it! Soundheim is as brilliant & witty as others have said.

But there are a few questions I have about the show, can someone PM me who is a Sweeney Todd expert & has seen the show on Broadway? Some of the minimalistic props they used...the symbolic representation was lost on me.

Miss Saigon
Movin Out

Les Miserables, and honestly I don't really want to spend the time to learn.

Anyone who said Sunday in the Park With George, I recommend getting the Sunday DVD recording of the OBC. It's an amazing show and you should get into it. One of my favorite shows ever.

I have the DVD of the Sunday in the Park With George OBC, and, frankly, I hated it. I really wanted to love it, and I've heard that Sunday is an acquired taste, so I think I'm going to rewatch it again soon. And I know nothing about:

Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Carousel
State Fair
A Little Night Music
Hair
Hello, Dolly

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Sunday In The Part With George
RENT
Xanadu
Hello Dolly
Miss Saigon

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Follies
Merrily We Roll Along
Carousel
State Fair
Candide

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Les Miz
Ragtime
Light in the Piazza
Company
Show Boat
Follies.
Same as a lot of people on here. There are more that I'm not remembering.

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Guys and Dolls
Follies
Show Boat
Light in the Piazza
Les Mis
Miss Saigon
Side Show
[title of show]
Hello, Dolly
Assassins
Merrily We Roll Along
Carousel
State Fair
Candide
Pippin
Grand Hotel
Three Penny Opera
Pajama Game
Bye Bye Birdie
Mame
Kiss Me Kate
Merrily We Roll Along
A Little Night Music
Bare
Passion
Kismet
Aspects of Love
Nine
42nd Street
Blood Brothers
Xanadu

the list is longer. i'm embarrassed... i call myself a theatre geek without knowing what the hell is going on in a lot of shows. But I'm IN LOVE with A LOT of shows, so that counts for something.

EDIT: I have started my researching. I had no idea what I was missing with not knowing all these shows.

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Updated On: 1/3/09 at 12:50 AM

Miss Saigon
Pal Joey
A Chorus Line
Movin' Out
42nd Street
Little Shop of Horrors
The Fantasticks
Spring Awakening
Evita

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Haha...I remember this thread!

At least people still aren't saying Sweeney Todd as much as they were in 06! I guess we can thank the movie for that one. Now if someone with butloads of money will decide to produce a Sunday in the Park with George and Merrily We Roll Along feature film, we'll be set.

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Mostly older shows, like Mame, Pal Joey and Babes in Arms. Some others of the top of my head:

Anyone Can Whistle
Candide
Brigadoon
Kismet
Grand Hotel
Contact
Shenandoah
42nd Street
Aspects of Love
The Rink
Woman in White
Starlight Express
Oh! Calcutta!
Baby
A New Brain
Any musical with the word Falsetto anywhere in the title

And even though I have the music practically memorized on each, I would really like to see productions of both A Little Night Music and Pacific Overtures, because I only know a little of the each story lines and would love to see them put together!

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I have to admit, I JUST discovered Caroline, or Change...wow! What a great show! I like to go to Barnes and Nobles and get a cast recording of a show I know nothing about to further my love for broadway and beyond! :O) That's how I discovered Children of Eden a few months ago.

I feel kind of bad that I still haven't gotten to know Follies yet, but I love everything else Sondheim, so I need to get my butt in gear!

[title of show]-I have listened to some of the songs and I get the basic gist of the show, but I haven't seen it and I don't know that much about it (other than it has some really funny voice messages with Sutton Foster and Patti LuPone apparently and that there are 4 people in the cast). I've also seen some of the Title of Show Show on YouTube.
Sweeney Todd-I know some of the songs, I get the basic story, but I don't know that much about it. I've never seen it.
Into the Woods-I saw it a long time ago (when I was like , so I don't remember that much about it (besides the witch, who freaked me out and that Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood were in it).
The Last 5 Years-One of my friends was the girl part in this show at a professional dinner theatre in Virginia. She promised to show me the video of her production, but then she moved to LA and I haven't talked to her in like a year. (She was being auditioned for Ariel in TLM a lot and came VERY close to it). I also know some of the story to this (based on JRB's life and has a song called Shiksa something in it.) I also know who was in it off-Broadway, but I don't know that much about it.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels-But I bought "Great Big Stuff" on iTunes awhile ago. Loved it, but don't have a clue about the show.
Cabaret-Saw some of the movie on a flight to London last year, but forgot about it. Oh, and I know "Willkommen" (who doesn't?)
Assassins-I get the plot, but I don't know anything about the show, really.