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#2Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/29/11 at 11:55pmXanadu
#3Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 12:00am
THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD - based on LYSISTRATA - with music taken from the workd of Jacques Offencah withe lyrics by E.Y.Harburg. (WIZARD OF OZ, FINAIN'S RAINBOW, FLAHOOLEY)
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
ahhrealmonsters
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/10
#5Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 12:15amIs A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Ancient Greece or Rome?
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#6Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 12:16amSpider-Man (no, really.)
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#9Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 12:46amForum is Rome.
#10Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 12:48amTrails, sorta.
egghumor
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/9/11
#11Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 12:58am
Written in a farcical vein as "...Forum," the delightful OB musical from 1985 "Olympus on My Mind" (based on Shakespeare's 'Comedy of Errors'), obviously not Greek myth, but employs ancient Greek conceit.
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#16Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 6:47pmYea, Spiderman does fit the categoty! Haha. But I'm not sure what it will be, but when I find out I will post. Updated On: 4/30/11 at 06:47 PM
#17Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 6:51pmMy Fair Lady was actually the first thing that came to mind for me.
romgitsean
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/08
#18Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 11:17pmAre you sure it's not Forum? That would be the most popular choice.
Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#19Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 11:38pm
Egghumor - OLYMPUS ON MY MIND is not based on Comedy of Errors. It is based on the Amphitryon myth, which is Greek. Jupiter comes down to Earth and poses as the war hero General Amphitryon so he can make love to Amphitryon's wife, Alcmene. She becomes pregnant, and eventually gives birth to Hercules, who is a demi-god.
Cole Porter's OUT OF THIS WORLD is also based on Amphitryon. it was re-set in modern day, with the general rewritten as a mob boss.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#20Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 11:53pm
"Are you sure it's not Forum? That would be the most popular choice"
Except that Forum is inspired by the plays of Plautus, an ancient Roman playwright. I would think that the musical's setting of the city of Rome would exclude it from the list of musicals having to do with Greece or Greek mythology.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#21Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 4/30/11 at 11:55pmXanadu, with all it's gay jokes and musical theatre references seems like an odd choice for a school.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#22Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 5/1/11 at 12:08am
i can see Xanadu done to the nubbin in the school circuit.
i already know 3 schools doing it next year. and a youth theatre group too.
the greek mythology , the humor,..it works.
it much lighter fanfare than a high school attempting RENT.
N2Theater
Chorus Member Joined: 12/7/07
#23Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 5/1/11 at 12:54am
Olympus 7000 was a TV musical starring Donald O'Connor
http://svoundtrack.ecrater.com/p/2872275/olympus-7-0000-7000-original-soundtrack-donald-oconnor
Updated On: 5/1/11 at 12:54 AM
Mr. Wonderful
Chorus Member Joined: 5/1/11
#24Musicals having to do with Greece/Greek mythology
Posted: 5/1/11 at 10:32am
I HIGHLY recommend SPIN, which is a pop-music take on the Arachne myth published/licensed by Samuel French. Check out these links:
www.spinamusicalmyth.com
http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2646
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