BROADWAY Survey — Page 6

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Les Miserables
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Sunday in the Park With George
4. Cabaret
5. Assassins
6. Ragtime
7. Urinetown
8. Avenue Q
9. The Light in the Piazza
10. Into the Woods

Have you ever seen these shows live? And if so, where?

Les Miz--Broadway, London, and twice on tour (once in Wichita, once in Kansas City)
Cabaret--on tour in Wichita
Urinetown--Broadway and at my old high school

I have videos of the rest. Unfortunately, we don't get a lot of thought-provoking theatre in the heart of Kansas.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
"Epiphany," "A Little Priest," or "Johanna (Reprise)"

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Sally Bowles, of course!

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
So hard to choose! Probably "The Ballad of Czolgosz"

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"I'm kinda pretty and pretty damn smart/I like romantic things like music and art/And as you know I have a gigantic heart/So why don't I have a boyfriend?/F*ck!/It sucks to be me"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Little Red Ridinghood...probably why I was cast as her

Can you quote every line from play 1?
I've been able to sing the entire show since I was 10 years old. I don't know if that's a good thing or not.

How many times have you seen play 3?
I've never seen it live, unfortunately, but God only knows how many times I've watched the DVD

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Either Mother or Emma Goldman. Both fit very well in my vocal range. Mother because it would be stepping outside the box of roles I usually play. Emma Goldman because she's EXACTLY the type of character I usually play.

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Don't Be the Bunny"

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"No no no, it must be mine to ask it!" So adorable and sweet

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Les Miserables

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Well, it's apples and oranges. I'm particularly fond of anything Michael Cerveris does. Norbert Leo Butz, Alan Cumming, and Brent Carver are always right on for me as well. And Anthony Warlow is my favorite ever, even if he hasn't been on Broadway per se.

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Patti LuPone, Donna Murphy, Joanna Gleason, and Audra McDonald are some of the names that come to mind first. Sutton Foster and Sherie Rene Scott are pretty great as well.

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
The Music Man or 1776

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
There are MANY musicals I don't like.

If so, which one? Why?
Just to name the most "popular" ones: Wicked, Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Grease, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Starlite Express...the list goes on and on. Basically I hate musicals that are based on spectacle instead of content and insist on pandering to the lowest common denomonator. I think people are smarter than the superficial crap currently being served up and that it does the audience and the creative team a diservice. We're artists--we deserve the opportunity to view art.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
I love filmed versions of the actual stage shows (otherwise I'd never see anything), but the original play is always preferable. Always.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - RENT
Wicked or Chicago - Chicago
Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma! - Fiddler on the Roof
Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie, but that's not saying much
Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

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Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. HAIRSPRAY
2. RENT
3. THE LION KING
4. MISS SAIGON
5. MAMMA MIA
6. LES MISERABLES
7. CRAZY FOR YOU
8. BILLY ELLIOT
9. IN THE HEIGHTS
10.THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Have you ever seen these shows live? And if so, where?
LONDON & BROADWAY

What's your favorite song from play 2?
RENT

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
KIM

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Like Electricity, sparks inside of me, and I'm free, I'm free"

From play 10, which character are you most like ?
Hmmm, RAUL ?

Can you quote every line from play 1?
ALMOST

How many times have you seen play 3?
ONCE

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
EPONINE, BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS REMINDED ME OF A GAY GUY HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH A STRAIGHT ONE !

What's your favorite song from play 7?
I'VE GOT RYTHM

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
SORRY, DON't REMEMBER A SPECIFIC ONE

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
HMMM, I GUESS HAIRSPRAY, BUT BY A SHORT MARGIN

Who's the best Broadway actor?
MATT MORRISON

Who's the best Broadway actress?
PATTI LUPONE

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
WEST SIDE STORY

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
DUH !

If so, which one? Why?
CATS, CRY BABY, BROOKLYN, WITCHES OF EASTWICK BECAUSE THEY WERE AWFUL

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
NOTHING BEATS LIVE THEATER


This or That:

The Producers or RENT - RENT, BY A THOUSAND MILES

Wicked or Chicago - CHICAGO

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma! - FIDDLER

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - 42nd STREET

Hairspray or Grease - HAIRSPRAY, BY A MILLION MILES

Updated On: 5/15/08 at 03:58 AM

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. A Chorus Line
2. In the Heights
3. Company
4. Chicago
5. The Light in the Piazza
6. Cabaret
7. Guys and Dolls
8. Xanadu
9. Sunday in the Park With George
10. Rent

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?

All on Broadway (except for Cabaret and Guys and Dolls which I performed in).


What's your favorite song from play 2?
Carnaval del Barrio

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Roxie

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
I love the whole thing, but... "Clara's Interlude."

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Forget about the blues tonight..."

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Maureen

Can you quote every line from play 1?
Not all of them, but a good deal.

How many times have you seen play 3?
3

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Well, I would say ensemble because that's what I was and it was just a great experience.

What's your favorite song from play 7?
If I Were a Bell

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"White. A blank page or canvas. His favorite. So many possibilities..."

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
A Chorus Line

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Cheyenne Jackson

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Patti LuPone

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Hairspray

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
YES

If so, which one? Why?
Curtains (It was cute but boring), In My Life, The Producers, Spelling Bee

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
Original, except in the case of The Producers. I didn't like it on stage but I enjoyed the movie.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Chicago

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - 42nd st

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

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Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Rent
2. In the Heights
3. Legally Blonde
4. Jersey Boys
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Xanadu
7. Hair
8. Aida
9. Company
10. Spring Awakening

Have you ever seen these shows live? All on Broadway, except Sweeney Todd, I saw at Syracuse, and I've never seen Hair or BLBC on stage.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
oh gosh too many! I guess a few of my faves are, In the Heights, No Me Diga, and Alabanza, but there are so many more

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
I like Tommy, but mostly because i love Christian Hoff

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
Try the Preist

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Dress has always been my strongest suit"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Melchior?

Can you quote every line from play 1?
more or less

How many times have you seen play 3?
2

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Totally Kira... she's a freaking muse! (and she gets to kiss cheyenne jackson's character)

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Ain't got no" or "dead end"

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"Does anyone still wear a hat?"


Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
i guess rent for personal reasons. Though favorite doesn't neccesarily mean best.

Who's the best Broadway actor?
That's such an unfair question, but for current purposes, let's go with Lin-Manuel Miranda

Who's the best Broadway actress?
I'm assuming this means EVER in which case that's another impossible question. but going from my list above and who i've seen, I'm going to give this one to Caren Lyn Manuel as Mimi in Rent, though it's a close call.

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
best MUSICAL that was turned into a movie is rent, best outcome of said movie is either Hairspray or Chicago

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Of course.

If so, which one? Why?
I'd prefer not to get shot so I will keep my mouth shut on this one.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
in general, no.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Wicked

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler on the Roof

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - didn't see either

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

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Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows
in no order
1. Billy Elliot
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Sunday in the Park With George
4. Rent
5. Avenue Q
6. Next to Normal
7. Jesus Christ Superstar
8. Wicked
9. Spelling Bee
10.Starlight Express

Have you ever seen these shows live? And if so, where?

All except Sweeney Todd. All in NYC except Starlight Express (Vegas), Billy Elliot (London)

What's your favorite song from play 2?
"Worst Pies in London," "Johanna," "Not While I'm Around"

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Mark, with Tom a close second

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
The Internet is for Porn

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Never gonna bring me down"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Rusty, the heartfelt underdog? probably not

Can you quote every line from play 1?
no (but it's not my favorite)

How many times have you seen play 3?
Just once, second and more will happen before it closes.

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Gabe or Dan. Both great roles and very challenging

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Heaven on their Minds" Superstar and Simon Zealotes close behind

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"Life is random and unfair--life is pandemoneum!"

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Rent

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Rent (although it is not the best movie musical)

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Hairspray and Fosse are probably my least favorites.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
Nothing compares to a live, immersing performance. Rarely to the movies live up to it. Chicago was close.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - RENT
Wicked or Chicago - Chicago
Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma! - Oklahoma!
Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - 42nd Street
Hairspray or Grease - Ugh! Grease

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. The Light in the Piazza
2. Ragtime
3. The Who's Tommy
4. The Full Monty
5. Parade
6. Sweeney Todd
7. Miss Saigon
8. A Little Night Music
9. Avenue Q
10. Carousel

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?
All on Broadway or national tours except A Little Night Music.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
Our Children

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Dave Bukatinsky

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
All the Wasted Time

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"He's no near, we might breathe the same air tonight."

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Mr. Snow

Can you quote every line from play 1?
No. It would lose some of its power if I knew it too well.

How many times have you seen play 3?
2x on Broadway, 1x on its 1st national tour, 3x non-equity tour, 2x in other productions

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Anthony, because he's the only one who gets out alive without PTSD.

What's your favorite song from play 7?
Please

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"Sex is only for now." I like the nature of that lyric and its subtle comment on the lack of permanence in the world. Not only the bad things will end, but the good ones will too, so stop waiting for tomorrow and live your life now!

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Ragtime

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Brian Dennehy

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Audra McDonald has never been anything short of brilliant when I've seen her. Funny, intense, heartbreaking, mad. And still so young. She will go down in the annals of history as the best ever.

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Sweeney Todd is the best musical to have been turned into a movie, but the best movie musical is The Sound of Music.

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Yes.

If so, which one? Why?
My Fair Lady -- Peter Filichia will beat me for saying so, but sorry, it sucks.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
Live. Duh!

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Chicago

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler on the Roof

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - 42nd Street

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

Name 10 of your favorite musical shows

1. Disney’s On The Record
2. Spring Awakening
3. Avenue Q
4. The Phantom of the Opera
5. Wicked
6. Little Shop of Horrors
7. Legally Blonde
8. The Lion King
9. The Color Purple
10. The Little Mermaid

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?

I have seen all of the shows live, if I were including other musicals that I have not seen live, “Rent,” “Tick, Tick…Boom!” “Sweeney Todd” “Chicago” and “Dreamgirls” would have definitely made the list.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
”Totally F*CKed.” Yes, that is the name of the song and, yes, it’s brilliant.

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Eh, the show isn’t about the characters, it’s all about the music. But of course I will pick Carlotta, if only because she is the most interesting.

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
The conclusion of “Act 1” with “Defying Gravity” and one of the best mechanical stage effects. Ever.

What's your favorite lyric from play 7?
”What are we seein’? Is he gay…or European!?” From “There, Right There!”

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Arial, of course, though Sebastian is a close second.

Can you quote every line from play 1?
There are no lines of dialogue. But I can recite every lyric to every song, all 60 of them.

How many times have you seen play 3?
4 and counting.

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Well, I was the plant, so I suppose I would be the plant since everyone else dies because of the plant. Oh, spoiler!

What's your favorite song from play 7?
”Bend and Snap!” It’s the Pussycat Dolls on Broadway with girls thrusting all over the place.

What's your favorite quote from play 3?
-”I’d be careful doing anything with a monster, you might get fur in your teeth.”
-“If teeth are your problem, I could knock out a few for you.”

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
”On the Record.”

Who's the best Broadway actor?
From these shows? Andrew Samonsky, though Jonathan Groff is a close second.

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Kristen Chenoweth and Sierra Burggess.

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
”Little Shop of Horrors”

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
On this list? No. In general, yes.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
The only ways movies ever improve on the original is if they become their own entity that can stand on its own without the musical, while still remaining true to the show’s essence.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Wicked

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma – Oklahoma!

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

Name ten of your favorite Musical Shows.

1.Sweeney Todd
2.Passing Strange
3.Falsettos
4.Sunday in the Park with George
5.The Wild Party (LaChiusa)
6.A New Brain
7.Adding Machine
8.Jerry Springer The Opera
9.Assassins
10.Ragtime

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?

I've seen all of them on (off)Broadway, except for Ragtime, Wild Party, New Brain, and Falsettos. I saw a bootleg of Assassins, and I saw Jerry Springer on DVD, and at Carnegie Hall.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
Probably "Keys."

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
George. He's just the most intriguing of the lot.

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
Even though I haven't seen it, based on the cast recording, the very final scene, beginning with "This is What it Is," is probably very intense and dramatic.

What's your favorite lyric from play 7?
"I wish I could kill the wife. But gee, I guess I wouldn't have the nerve."

From play 10, which character are you most like?
I feel like I'm a lot like Mother's Younger Brother, trying to be revolutionary, but not trying to blow stuff up.

Can you quote every line from play 1?
I was in a regional version of the show, in the ensemble. I could say a lot of the lines, but maybe not word for word.

How many times have you seen play 3?
Unfortunately, none.

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
I would be Gordo, because he has such great friends, who care about him. And he is such a great composer.

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"The Gospel of Shrdlu." So epic.

What's your favorite quote from play 3?
"Stop with the prayers." "How can you stop with the prayers at a bar-mitzvah?" "Whole thing's voodoo, and I know more than you do."

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Gonna have to say "Sunday.." with Passing Strange coming in at a close second.

Who's the best Broadway actor?
I LOVE Marc Kudisch. And Michael Cerveris.

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Pattu LuPone, and Donna Murphy.

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Sweeney Todd's pretty damn awesome.

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Oh there's A LOT of musicals I don't like. None on this list though.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
Different for each movie/musical.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - The Producers

Wicked or Chicago - Chicago

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma – Fiddler on the Roof

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

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Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. RENT
2. Wicked
3. Legally Blonde
4. Hairspray
5. In The Heights
6. Spring Awakening
7. Jersey Boys
8. Aida
9. Spamalot
10.The Producers

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?
1. RENT-B'way and Tour
2. Wicked- Chicago and B'way
3. Legally Blonde-B'way
4. Hairspray-Nat'l Tour
5. In The Heights- B'way
6. Spring Awakening-B'way
7. Jersey Boys- Chicago
8. Aida- Never seen it
9. Les Miserables- regional
10. The Producers-Never seen it

What's your favorite song from play 2?
"Thank Goodness"

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Penny

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
End of act one- Fireworks

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"I beleive in lookin, like my time on earth is cookin, whether polka dotted striped or even checked”

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Max Bialystock
Can you quote every line from play 1?
Yes

How many times have you seen play 3?
Once..... but have tickets for 2 more times!

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Wendla....mmmm Jonathan!

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You”

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"To love another person is to see the face of God.”


Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
RENT, which wins by the tiniest sliver over Wicked,

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Norbert Leo Butz

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Eden Espinosa

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Chicago.

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Many!

If so, which one? Why?
I’ve never liked POTO, its slow and I can’t get over the “creep factor” of it. Also, CATS.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
Broadway plays with the
This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago – Wicked

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler on the Roof

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

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Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Hairspray
2. Rent
3. Chicago
4. The Light in the Piazza
5. Aida
6. Mamma Mia
7. Legally Blonde
8. Evita
9. Candide
10. A Chorus Line

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?
A Chorus Line - Tour in San Fran
Mamma Mia, Aida, Chicago, Rent - Tour in Richmond Va
Hairspray - Tour in Newport News Va
Light in the Piazza - Charlottesville Va (regional production)
Legally Blonde - Tour in DC



What's your favorite song from play 2?
I'll Cover You (Reprise)

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Clara

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
Strongest Suit :)

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
I wanna BE A part of B. A. Beunos Aires.. Big apple!

From play 10, which character are you most like?
umm, i dunno :P im not a dancer, so its hard to say

Can you quote every line from play 1?
somewhat lol

How many times have you seen play 3?
once

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
sophie... cuz she gets to marry sky! lol what a hottie lol :P

What's your favorite song from play 7?
Legally Blonde (the ballad)

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"here I am, my heart forced to glitter.. forced to be gay"


Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Hairspray

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Raul Esparza :)

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Sutton Foster

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Hairspray

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
GREASE!!!

If so, which one? Why?
grease is so cheesy.. and boring.. and lame.. and overdone and gross!

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
no, even in chicagos case, i think the simplicity of the broadway show gives it so much, where as the movie was a bit much, but still really good :)

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Chicago

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Oklahoma

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray... there is def no comparison here!

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Sunday in the Park With George
2. Sweeney Todd
3. The Drowsy Chaperone
4. A Chorus Line
5. Gypsy
6. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
7. The Secret Garden
8. Jersey Boys
9. Into The Woods
10. Rent

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?
All of them except for Sweeney todd (which I have the PBS recording of) The rest I have seen either on Broadway or the national tour.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
The Worst Pies in London

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Paul

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
The scene where June and Luise sing "If Mamma was Married"
or the strip scene.
The scene right before "Roses Turn".

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Though I never laid a hind on you, my eyes adored you"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Mark

Can you quote every line from play 1?
Yes!

How many times have you seen play 3?
Sadly, only once

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Leaf, because he is just plain awesome!

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"How Could I Ever Know?"- One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"My, you do take plenty of spills don't you!"- Baker's Wife

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Sunday in the Park With George. No other show comes close! It is a masterpiece.

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Raul Esparza, Mandy Patinkin, and Daniel Evans

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Chicago

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Yeah, a few.

If so, which one? Why?
There many musicals that just kinda bug me, such as Seussical and Wicked. I can still sit through them, but they're not the best.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
There is a feeling that you get when you see a live show. You just can't recreate that feeling in a movie theater.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Chicago

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler on the Roof

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

Updated On: 11/11/08 at 07:12 PM

1.Wicked-Bway, Chicago and Tour
2.Phantom-Tour
3.Rent-Bway and Tour
4.The Drowsy Chaperone-Tour
4.Hairspray-Bway and Tour
5.Avenue Q-Tour
6.A Chorus Line-Tour
7.Jersey Boys-Tour
8.Little Shop of Horrors-Regional
9.Mamma Mia
10.Legally Blonde

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Spamalot
2. Les Miserables
3. Scarlet Pimpernel
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Little Mermaid
6. Fiddler on the Roof
7. Phantom of the Opera
8. Hairspray
9. Sweeney Todd
10. Evita

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?
Spamalot-- Twice, at National Theatre in D.C.
Les Miserables-- Twice, once at Wolf Trap and once at a high school (am about to see it again)
Beauty and the Beast-- Only once, at a high school.
Little Mermaid-- Once, on Broadway
Fiddler on the Roof-- At least fifteen times. I've seen it at many high schools, community theatres, and professional productions. It's the show that got me into musical theatre.
Evita-- Once, at the Warner Theatre in D.C. I believe Natalie Toro played Evita.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
"One Day More" and the whole "You at the barricades listen to this..." bit. I think the most beautiful ballad in the show is "Stars," which I guess is a little odd.

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Monsieur D'Arque or LeFou! I do love my odd, creepy supporting roles.

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
King Triton's reprise of "The World Above" and the dance break in "One Step Closer." What, I'm a sucker. (A sucker who likes Norm Lewis, bright flashing lights, cute choreography, and Sean Palmer's pants.)

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Good morning, Baltimore! There's the flasher who lives next door!" Either that or "You're the one who taught me how to twist and shout/Because you shout non-stop and you're so twisted, too!"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
I... guess Eva. Don't tell anyone.

Can you quote every line from play 1?
Almost all of them-- I have almost the entire film that it's based on memorized, and I do know all of the songs. I'm one of those sad specimens who's obsessed with Monty Python.

How many times have you seen play 3?
Sadly, none live. It was before my time. I do have the script, and I've seen the "Making Of" documentary and lots of clips from school productions online.

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Dude, Fruma Sarah. She pops out of the grave and shrieks at people. It's pretty great.

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Notes!" By far! That or the counterpoint bit in "Down Once More."

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
This is technically a song lyric, but when Sweeney sings, "The history of the world, my love/Is those below serving those up above./How gratifying for once to know/That those above will serve those down below!" I always thought that was terribly clever...


Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Spamalot, simply because I love Monty Python. But in terms of music, Les Miserables.

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Don't know about the best, but I know who my favourites are. My favourite actor currently on Broadway is Norm Lewis. My overall favourite performers are Terrence Mann and Michael Ball (who HAS performed on Broadway, even though he's really more of a West End actor).

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Currently on Broadway? Hmmm, hard one. Not currently on Broadway, I'm quite fond of Susan Egan. She has a voice like melting butter.

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
The best musical they've turned into a movie, or the best adaptation? I really like most movie musicals; I think my standards are low. My favourite is probably "Sweeney Todd," but I do have some serious problems with some aspects of the film... I also love "Hairspray."

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Several, but not TOO many.

If so, which one? Why?
I don't like "Spring Awakening," though I've never seen it. I didn't think the songs I've heard were interesting, I borrowed the libretto from a friend and I felt the book was really odd, and then I'm not really too fond of profanity and talking about awkward subjects, so it's really not my cup of tea.

I'm also not at all fond of Starmites. I can't name a single thing I liked about that show except the song "Reach Right Down."

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
In most cases, the real show is better. But in some cases, I think Phantom of the Opera works better as a film (They screwed up a lot of things in the film version, but in terms of sets and visuals, the show LOOKED so much better in film.) Also, I liked several performers in the Hairspray film better than the original Broadway performers, although I like the Original London cast the best.
This or That:

The Producers or RENT - The Producers.

Wicked or Chicago - I've never seen "Chicago," just a few songs from the film, and I didn't find them especially interesting. I don't really like Wicked, but I do like some of the songs, especially the opening number and "Thank Goodness." So I guess... neither?

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - DEFINITELY Fiddler.

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie, thanks!

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray, Hairspray, Hairspray!

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