Broadway's Tragedies
Broadway's Tragedies
BlueAmerica07
Swing Joined: 7/11/05
#0Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 12:26pm
Hey everyone! I was wondering what you would consider some of Broadway's greatest and most recent tragedies would be. Being a musical person, myself the only one I can really think of is Rent possibly (pathetic I know 
) Any help is greatly appreciated!
mozer27
Swing Joined: 2/9/06
#1re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 12:29pmTracy Miller leaving hairspray that was a tragedy
BlueAmerica07
Swing Joined: 7/11/05
#3re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 12:38pmlol no no I mean shows that are tragedies, not tragedies in broadway
peach
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/05
#5re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:06pmParade
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
#6re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:07pmI guess Ragtime could also be considered tragic
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#7re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:08pm
"ASU closing was a tragedy."
ASU being produced was the real tragedy.
#8re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:10pmi cannot for the life of me figure out what ASU is...i know its probably so obvious
I was lost 'til I heard the drums, then I found my way
#9re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:10pm
I always sort of thought "tragedy" inferred a tragic ending - I can't really think of many musicals that fit that bill - except for things like MARIE CHRISTINE and WEST SIDE STORY which are based on earlier tragedies of classical literature.
I wouldn't consider RAGTIME or LES MIZ to be tragedies because both end with main characters redeamed.
Hal Prince saw SWEENEY TODD as a tragedy - Sweeney being a victim of British society and class, though I'm not completely sure Sondheim would agree with that interpretation.
Ironically, Terry Hands who directed the legendary flop CARRIE said he saw the musical as a greek tragedy.
Updated On: 2/9/06 at 01:10 PM
#10re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:15pm
In my post I meant that Ragtime had tragic elements in it, not necessarily the components of Classic Greek Tragedies (classic tragic Hero, tragic flaw, reversal, downfall, etc), but several sympathetic characters are killed.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
Updated On: 2/9/06 at 01:15 PM
#11re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:16pmIt could be argued that Molina in Kiss of the Spiderwoman is a tragic hero in the classic sense.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#12re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:18pmBounce was rather tragic
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ShbrtAlley44
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/03
#14re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:28pmTitanic
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
#15re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:30pmWhat about Miss Saigon? (It's been a while since I've seen it, so my memory is a bit spotty)
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#16re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:49pm
What is ASU? eta: nevermind, it's "Al Shook Up" doi! :p
I'd say Miss Saigon definitely has tragic elements, though I don't think it falls into the greek definition for "tragedy".
Updated On: 2/9/06 at 01:49 PM
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#18re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 2:36pmASU is All Shook Up.
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#19re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 2:37pmAshley, I swear I edited my message before I read your reply. lol But thanks for the response to my dumb question!
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#20re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:22pmWell, Aida has tragic elements to it, as does Jekyll & Hyde.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
sweeedboy
Stand-by Joined: 10/31/03
#21re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:30pmNot yet a broadway production, but Sweden's Kristina Fran Duvemala is an incredible tragedy. Brilliant work!
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#22re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:31pm
"Ironically, Terry Hands who directed the legendary flop CARRIE said he saw the musical as a greek tragedy."
Too bad he didn't communicate that to Debbie Allen.
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BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
#23re: Broadway's Tragedies
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:34pm
MARIE CHRISTINE.
Gotham - it's also a shame that when the Americans said they wanted "GREASE" they British heard "GREECE."
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