Best Musical Overture.- Page 3

[jasobres]

re: Best Musical Overture.#50

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:52pm

Barry Manilow's "Overture of Overtures"

"Ev'ry-buddy wants ta get into de act!" - Jimmy Durante "Breathe from your hoo-hoo." -Kristin Chenoweth

[glimpseofstocking]

re: Best Musical Overture.#51

Posted: 2/15/07 at 8:34pm

Gypsy
Follies
Funny Girl
Mack & Mabel

There wouldn't be lights bright enough!

[javertjunky]

re: Best Musical Overture.#52

Posted: 2/15/07 at 9:41pm

-Damn Yankees
-West Side Story

"Men like me can never change, Men like you can never change. No, 24601. My duty's to the law - you have no Rights. Come with me 24601. Now the wheel has turned around, Jean Valjean is nothing now. Dare you talk to me of crime, And the price you had to pay. Every man is born in sin. Every man must choose his way. You know nothing of Javert. I was born inside a jail, I was born with s like you, I am from the gutter too!" ~Javert

[Julian2]

re: Best Musical Overture.#53

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:30pm

Bump.

I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!

[BroadwayConcierge]

re: Best Musical Overture.#54

Posted: 5/29/17 at 1:55pm

Bumping this because I was really taken by the Hello, Dolly! overture in the Shubert earlier this month. It just sounded so damn good. We don't get great overtures like that anymore. 

[bear88]

re: Best Musical Overture.#55

Posted: 5/29/17 at 2:14pm

I'm not going to say they're the "best," but my personal favorites are West Side Story for reminding me, every time I hear it, how much fantastic music there is to come, and Jesus Christ Superstar, because it's got a lot of good songs in the mix and builds to a wonderful conclusion that leads the audience right into the show.

[yfs]

re: Best Musical Overture.#56

Posted: 5/29/17 at 3:40pm

If you like the new DOLLY overture, you can thank Jonathan Tunick.