BROADWAY Survey — Page 8

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Phantom of the Opera
2.West Side Story
3. Spamalot
4. Chicago
5. Miss Saigon
6. Sweeney Todd
7. My Fair Lady
8. Cabaret
9. Sunday in the Park with George
10. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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

I have seen all of then live on Broadway or on tour


What's your favorite song from play 2?
The Quintet or America

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Velma

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
When Kim shoots Thuy

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"She was the happiest corpse I'd eves seen"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
None at all

Can you quote every line from play 1?
Probably if i tried really hard

How many times have you seen play 3?
20-30? I worked it when it was on tour

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Mrs Lovette, because I like pie

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"The Rain in Spain" or "A Little bit of luck"

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
The entire scene when old Dot is presenting the speech with her grandson


Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
It depends. The last few weeks I would say Chicago or Cabaret

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Nathan Lane, Mandy Patinkin

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

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
Chicago, Cabaret, West Side Story

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Yes, quite a few

If so, which one? Why?
Mostly shows with weak books or music like: Wicked, The Pirate Queen, Grease

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
It depends completely on the individual musical or movie. Both are different art forms that could be executed good or bad

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Thats a tough one... The Producers

Wicked or Chicago - Chicago

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Oklahoma

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Thoroughly Modern Millie

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows (random order)

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Jesus Christ Superstar
3. Les Miserables
4. Company
5. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
6. Assassins
7. Sunday in the Park with George
8. Evita
9. Spamalot
10. Jersey Boys

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

Yes, all on Broadway except Assassins (Arden Theatre Company) and Evita (National Tour)

What's your favorite song from Play 2?
Heaven on their Minds or Gethsemane

Who's your favorite character from Play 4?
Bobby

What's your favorite scene from Play 5?
Wow, that's tough... probably when Freddie (as Buzz) is able to walk again becuase of their love. However, my favorite moment is the when the bellhop steps on the dog bag!

What's your favorite lyric from Play 8?
From Oh, What a Circus "Why the exception to the rule? Opportunist? Traitor? Fool?

From Play 10, which character are you most like?
Bob Gaudio

Can you quote every line from Play 1?
Actually, yes, pretty much (I have been in it and Dir/Mus Dir it... I know the music very well)

How many times have you seen Play 3?
Saw it 3 times on Broadway (the original and the revival twice) a good handful or regional productions and I was just in the show and performed it a little over 40 times.

If you could be anyone from Play 6, who would be? Why?
Obviously, I wouldn't want to be any... I would be a murder and either dead or in jail!!! However, as a performer I would love to play Balladeer/Oswald. A role that is able to take the audience with him through the journey of the show and then as Oswald has an amazing scene that I would love to explore.

What's your favorite song from Play 7?
Finishing the Hat (Putting it together and Move On as a close second/third)

What's your favorite quote from Play 9?
Father: Who are you? Herbert: I'm your son. Father: Not you!

Out of all these plays, which is your absolute favorite?
Sweeney Todd 100% - In my eyes, it is the perfect musical

Who's the best Broadway actor?
My favorites are Mandy Patinkin, Raul Esparza and Drew Sarich

Who's the best Broadway actress?
I'd have to say Patti LuPone, though I didn't love her Mrs. Lovett

What's the best musical they have turned into a movie?
I'm not a big fan of the movie musicals, can I say live tapings of Sweeney Todd, SITPWG, Company..? If I had to pick a real movie musical, I would probably have to say Grease or Rocky Horror, maybe also Chicago

Is there a musical you don't like?
Yes

If so, which one and why?
Annie and Music Man are my least favorite musicals because I find them boring and overly predictable

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the orignial Broadway plays?
Def the originals except for a few select. One that comes to mind is Chicago

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Really tough, completed different shows, but Producers

Wicked or Chicago - Wicked

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Actually have never seen Millie (so 42nd St would be "better", though I would rather see Millie)

Hairspary or Grease - Grease

Elke you don't like GYPSY????!!! Are you daft my friend? What's not to like? It's perfect!

I know, I feel horrible for having that opinion. Don't get me wrong, I saw 'Patti LuPone Gypsy' and thought the whole cast was extraordinary. But the songs / story just didn't do it for me.

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. Sunday in the Park with George
2. A Little Night Music
3. Billy Elliot
4. Wicked
5. Spring Awakening
6. Man of La Mancha
7. Gypsy
8. The Drowsy Chaperone
9. Beauty and the Beast
10. (A Combo of Secret Garden and Titanic)

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

I've seen all except Secret Garden, Titanic, Man of La Mancha, and A Little Night Music on Broadway. Secret Garden and Titanic I've never, but some day hopefully I will have, seen, and the other two were seen at community theatres.

What's your favorite song from play 2?
"Every Day a Little Death", second being "Weekend in the Country"

Who's your favorite character from play 4?
Glinda, specifically Kristen's Glinda

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
"Touch Me", and "Totally F*CKed"

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"That's pure vodka, you poop!"
"Ofcourse they sold all those stereotypes to disney"
"Apparently!"
"A Cat in Pyjamas?"
"... while you Can"
"I don't understand the question"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Dickon in Secret Garden, Mr Andrews in Titanic

Can you quote every line from play 1?
No, but know most of the show!

How many times have you seen play 3?
Once, but for my second time in February

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Either Don Quixote, for obvious reasons, or the Padre, simply because I love "To Each His Dulcinea"

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Everything's Coming Up Roses"

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"Promises you don't intend to keep"

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Sunday, followed by Night Music, followed by Drowsy

Who's the best Broadway actor?
James Barbour, followed by harvey Fierstein

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Patti LuPone, followed by Haydn Gwynne

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
In my opinion? Phantom, followed by Hairspray

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

If so, which one? Why?
Starlight Express, it's ridiculous.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
They can tighten things up a bit and make them more complete, like in Chicago, Hairspray, and Phantom's case.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - Rent

Wicked or Chicago - Wicked

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Oklahoma

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie

Hairspray or Grease - Hairpsray