And The Greatest Contemporary Musical Theatre Composer Is...- Page 8
And The Greatest Contemporary Musical Theatre Composer Is...
#176TGMTC- Marc Shaiman vs. William Finn
Posted: 5/23/09 at 7:28pm
the last three votes have screwed this up completely. I'm still not sure I've gotten this right, but here is what I'm guessing it should be.
Marc Shaiman- 12
William Finn- 11
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#177TGMTC- Marc Shaiman vs. William Finn
Posted: 5/23/09 at 7:55pm
Marc Shaiman- 12
William Finn- 12
Mr. Shaiman is a nice man and a good composer and everything, but come on... !
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#178TGMTC- Marc Shaiman vs. William Finn
Posted: 5/23/09 at 7:56pm
Marc Shaiman- 13
William Finn- 11
#179TGMTC- Marc Shaiman vs. William Finn
Posted: 5/23/09 at 8:28pm
Marc Shaiman- 14
William Finn- 12
#180TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/23/09 at 8:53pm
MJL- 1
JRB- 0
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#182TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 9:24am
MJL- 2
JRB- 1
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#183TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 12:13pm
MJL- 2
JRB- 2
#184TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 12:32pm
MJL- 3
JRB- 2
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#186TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 1:09pm
MJL- 3
JRB- 4
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#188TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 2:37pm
MJL- 4
JRB- 5
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
#189TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 2:39pm
MJL- 4
JRB- 6
No brainer.
#190TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 4:50pm
"No brainer."
Then obviously, you have no idea who Michael John Lachiusa is.
#191TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 5:02pm
I agree, as "ref" I'm supposed to remain unbiased, but although Parade, New World and L5Y are superbly genius...c'mon LaChiusa is absolutely outstanding. See What I Wanna See alone is a testament to his greatness.
edit: also, how is it that two great composers have gotten such a measely voter turn-out? Where are the people who put Guettel, Shaiman and Tesori in the teens? Are you telling me that only 9 people are voting in this round? This match up is scheduled to run two days and it seems like it'll have to in order to achieve a worthy score.
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#192TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 9:58pmMaybe it's the weekend factor. Or maybe the other voters are as paralyzed as I was. I consider Parade one of the very best scores ever written for the theatre (top ten, at least), and The Last Five Years is oustanding too. But then I had to factor in 13 and how totally sick I am of Songs for a New World. When I start stacking up LaChiusa's body of work, especially Marie Christine and The Wild Party (from the same season, no less), I was tipped to vote for MJL.
#194TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 10:27pm
MJL- 5
JRB- 8
#196TGMTC- Michael John LaChiusa vs. Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 5/24/09 at 11:31pm
MJL- 6
JRB- 9
No brainer? Wrong. A no brainer would have been William Finn beating Marc Shaiman... oh, wait... *rolls eyes*
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