Best Overtures — Page 3

#51

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 11:58am

I didn't even think about Peter Pan! It has a kickin overture. West Side Story has a great overture/prologue! Also as far as prologues go...I love
Tradition-Fiddler
No One Mourns the Wicked
Into the Woods

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#52

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 4:37pm

Definetly Candide...but then again, it has an almost perfect score to begin with.

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#53

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 4:41pm

Aside from the ones mentioned already which are all great by the way, the overture from "PROMISES, PROMISES" is a really great one also.

#54

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 7:51pm

I also really like the Seussical Overture... especially how the tuning note is a part of it.

#55

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Posted: 3/5/05 at 7:54pm

GYPSY... oh and The Wizard of Oz has a really good overature too.

#56

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 9:31pm

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WICKED
ARE THE BEST AND I'VE SEEN LIKE EVERY SHOW

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#57

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 9:33pm

Les Mis and POTO

La Cage

#58

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 10:35pm

Gypsy, Candide, and West Side Story.

In terms of openings that aren't really overtures,
Wicked, Into the Woods, and Fiddler on the Roof.

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#59

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 10:45pm

I Know this one hasnt been mentioned yet, but definitely Gypsy!

Others: Bounce, Producers

#60

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/5/05 at 10:49pm

"Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall"

Wow! I totally agree with you! I have thought that for years! Just never saw it posted before. Thanks for making my night.


And yes "Gypsy" is one of the best followed by "West Side Story"

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#61

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/6/05 at 12:13am

West side story
follies
candide
phantom of the opera
chicago

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Posted: 3/6/05 at 1:15am

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#63

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/6/05 at 8:07am

HELLO?!?!?!?!?!

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC has the best overture outside of a Jule Styne Musical...

WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN MENTIONED?!?!?!?!?!


Otherwise...the rest have been mentioned...

#64

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/6/05 at 5:38pm

To beat a dead horse...Gypsy. I got to play trumpet for this show back in December and MAN is that trumpet solo so much fun! The whole show is fun to play.

#65

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/6/05 at 5:59pm

Without a doubt, GYPSY is the best.

But ON THE TOWN is a close second.

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#66

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/6/05 at 9:30pm

Hmmm...my favorites are
CATS
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
ME AND MY GIRL

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#67

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Posted: 3/7/05 at 5:21am

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

CATS

CHICAGO

WICKED

SUNSET BOULEVARD

#68

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:18pm

It's interesting that the overture to "The Producers" made so many lists, since it really only exists on the cast album.The show version is much shorter. Overtures are out of fashion these days, I'm afraid.

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#69

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:28pm

I wish overtures were more fashionable.
It makes me mad to think of the overture-less shows that would have a great overture....shows like HAIRSPRAY, WICKED, MOVIN' OUT, AIDA, HAIR, GODSPELL, CABARET......

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#70

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:46pm

Well I hate to be a follower, haha

GYPSY is definitly the best, hands down.

Thoroughly Modern Millie is nice and peppy-love that one

Peter Pan's overture should be the Webster definition of MAGICAL

CHICAGO is very jazzy, i like that one

42nd Street is excellent

Judy Garland's Car. Hall overture is so good it's chilling

and I love the overture to The Wizard of Oz it is the #2 definition of Magical in that Webster Dictionary haha

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#71

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 9:16pm

When I was a child, my parents took me to see "Gypsy" at The Imperial with Ethel Merman. The overture was not only electric, it was the best I have ever heard. To this day.

I remember that the trumpet players were visable during the overture -- I guess they were on a riser -- and when they hit those first cords, it shut the audience up totally, which, back then was quite a feat. (People often talked through the overture).

Not Gypsy.

It is the perfect overture, with something from each of the food groups -- comedy, tragedy, dance, pathos... My father said he'd gotten his 6.50 worth and could have left right then.

Then Merman sang "Some People" and we realized the entire show would be a bonus after that overture.

Fabulous.

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#72

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 9:33pm

Camelot

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#73

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 9:40pm

Ooh...I forgot about Camelot...nice one.

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#74

re: Best Overtures

Posted: 3/8/05 at 10:21pm

The Overture to Gypsy was written before many of the songs in the show were even completed. The Overture was to be another musical number, not just something thrown together after the show was written, and boy is it amazing.

#75

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Posted: 3/9/05 at 10:45am

I just got the revival cast of Damn Yankees and the overture is pretty damn awesome!

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