Best musical for those who don't know them
Best musical for those who don't know them
#0Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:03am
I have a friend who is going to New York in a couple of months with his family and they're planning to go to a show. He isn't interested in musical theatre, and I'm trying to recommend something that he will enjoy, but as I haven't actually SEEN them, I'm not sure.
Which would be the best show for him to see?
#1re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:04am
Well, I would rule out DROWSY.
I hate to say it, but I'm inclined to think that he would love THE WEDDING SINGER.
My vote goes for SWEENEY, but I'm partial.
Attendthetale331
Featured Actor Joined: 1/8/06
#3re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:09am
Hairspray, Wicked, Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spamalot...
Those shows are the best for tourists. You dont need to be a musical theater lover to like these shows.
#4re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:09amYeah, Spelling Bee is what I thought, as it's one that I have seen, in San Francisco, but he seems to want to go to one of the bigger ones that are perhaps more of a spectacle
#5re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:11amI would say Wicked then or Hairspray
matt schneider
Broadway Star Joined: 7/3/06
#6re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:12amsweeney is a must see, but DRS could also be good. I wouldn't go for drowsy if he isn't hugely intreasted in musical theatre
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#8re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:17am
OUt of everything people have listed, I would say Wedding Singer.
(Though my vote also goes to Sweeney.)
GodIHopeIGetIt
Stand-by Joined: 6/12/06
#9re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:17amWicked will be too hard to get tickets... I'd say something like Spelling Bee or DRS, something lighter and fluffy. Whatever you do, don't let them see Sweeney or Drowsy.
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#10re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:28am
Wedding Singer! It needs people to go see the show and it has Stephen Lynch who appeals to most straight guys. It's a very fun show too and I had some of my buds who don't even know how to spell theater and they loved it
#11re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:50am
I had this same dilemma with my family. They want to see a show but they aren't really theatre people. I think I'm going to get tickets to see The Producers.
It has your typical theatre spectacle and dancing, and it's hilarious, and it's pretty much easy entertaining that they don't have to think too hard about.
#12re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:51amAvenue Q. Not Wicked. Ever.
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COOOOLkid
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#13re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:03am
Ohhh! How can I forget? Avenue Q will be great, but ONLY if his family is very easy-going and can manage to see muppets having sex and listening to "Internet's for Porn" and "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist"
#14re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 5:51amI hadn't even thought of Avenue Q! Although I'm not sure HOW easy-going his family is.
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#17re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:22pmyeah, either WEDDING SINGER or HAIRPSRAY
#18re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:27pmI completely agree with you Wanna Be A Foster. Never Wicked, you can go to any city and see it (ha ha), see DRS or Hairspray. Maybe TWS or Drowsy
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#19re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:31pmi would recommend something that he's familiar with. Maybe The Lion King, Beauty & The Beast, The Wedding Singer, Chicago, Rent, or Tarzan. Whatever he knows. Or something not depressing for the first one (I dont think Sweeney Todd is the best FIRST musical, although it is great). I personally would recommend The Wedding Singer but im a little biased. But it really is a great show!
#20re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:35pmThey're going in a couple of months...Sweeney will be closed by then people.
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#21re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:02pm
You don't mention the age ranges of the kids.
For people not particular fond of musicals, definitely not Sweeney or Wicked.
For the whole family with young children, Beauty & the beast or Lion King. Lion King is a spectacular show for first timers.
I could see B&B or Spelling Bee over and over. I have never laughed as hard at any show as I did for Spelling Bee.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#22re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:04pm
Besides the fact that it will be closed (as Mandi so aptly pointed out), why on earth would you send someone who is completely unfamiliar with musical theatre to Sweeney, a consummate musical theatre piece? The score isn't immediately accessible, the production isn't immediately accessible, and most of all, the poor person would likely be confused as all hell by the storyline and the singing in counterpoint.
Pick something with a pop-ish score. I'm not a fan of Hairspray, but it wouldn't be a bad pick. Something with a healthy dose of humor could also work, like Avenue Q. There's always Rent with its catchy, rock-like score, although the cast seems to always be a question.
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#23re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:20pmTry The Color Purple.
#24re: Best musical for those who don't know them
Posted: 8/8/06 at 3:37pmSpelling Bee and Hairspray
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