Favorite History Play?

[nomdeplume]

Favorite History Play?#0

Posted: 4/7/06 at 11:46pm

Do you have a favorite historical drama or history play, including musicals?

I like Henry V and 1776, but I'm not sure either is my favorite...

[iluvtheatertrash]

re: Favorite History Play?#1

Posted: 4/7/06 at 11:47pm

Les Miserables

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[justagirl2]

re: Favorite History Play?#2

Posted: 4/8/06 at 12:51am

Although The Scarlet Pimpernel's books and music leave a lot to be desired, I absolutely love the show. This is mostly because I'm a huge nerd and love the French Revolution, and I'm actually of distant relation to Robespierre.

[knows_too_much]

re: Favorite History Play?#3

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:07am

The Lion in Winter
Ragtime
Cabaret

I Wish... Madeline Kahn could have played the Witch in Into the Woods. She would have rocked!

Updated On: 4/8/06 at 01:07 AM

[apdarcey]

re: Favorite History Play?#4

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:10am

henry 4

[MargoChanning]

re: Favorite History Play?#5

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:23am

Henry IV
Richard III
The Crucible
A Man for All Seasons
The Great White Hope

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[ZONEACE]

re: Favorite History Play?#6

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:26am

Definately Richard III

when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.

[BSoBW2]

re: Favorite History Play?#7

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:26am

Like reliving your childhood, huh Margo?

[Kevinoes]

re: Favorite History Play?#8

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:26am

The Crucible
Journey's End
Cabaret - even though it's a MUSICAL.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

re: Favorite History Play?#9

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:17am

Titanic the Musical.

[best12bars]

re: Favorite History Play?#10

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:18am

1776

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[melissa errico fan]

re: Favorite History Play?#11

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:23am

Richard III
Copenhagen

[WickedGeek28]

re: Favorite History Play?#12

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:32am

Les Miserables

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

re: Favorite History Play?#13

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:51am

...The History Boys...

"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

[Hawker]

re: Favorite History Play?#14

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:52am

"Don Carlos" with Derek Jacobi

"Amadeus"

[briarbrad]

re: Favorite History Play?#15

Posted: 4/8/06 at 12:00pm

STUFF HAPPENS

[Katurian2]

re: Favorite History Play?#16

Posted: 4/8/06 at 12:04pm

Ragtime
Assassins

"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck

[Theaterlover2]

re: Favorite History Play?#17

Posted: 4/8/06 at 5:14pm

Assassins

This is wanting something This is reaching for it This is wishing that a moment would arrive- LITP everybody goes down well with beer!-sweeney Todd Listen to the stories Hear it in the songs Angry men don't write the rules and guns don't right the wrongs!-Assassins

[Thesbijean]

re: Favorite History Play?#18

Posted: 4/8/06 at 5:23pm

The Crucible

[astonishing1985]

re: Favorite History Play?#19

Posted: 4/8/06 at 5:28pm

Les Mis

Why didn't they have more good history musicals when I was in HS?

Hartt School class of 2010 ;-)

[nomdeplume]

re: Favorite History Play?#20

Posted: 4/10/06 at 11:09pm

hmmm...

maybe...

The Trojan Women

[Necromancer07707]

re: Favorite History Play?#21

Posted: 4/10/06 at 11:15pm

Definately, most definately, THE KENTUCKY CYCLE.


I'll laugh if some one says GODSPELL, CHILDREN OF EDEN, or JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

"I am ready to disclaim my opinion, even of yesterday, even of 10 minutes ago, because all opinions are relative. One lives in a field of influences, one is influenced by everyone one meets, everything is an exchange of influences, all opinions are derivative. Once you deal a new deck of cards, you've got a new deck of cards." — Peter Brook

[nomdeplume]

re: Favorite History Play?#22

Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:07am

perhaps...

Execution of Justice

[Theatreboy49]

re: Favorite History Play?#23

Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:25am

Ragtime but 1776 is a close second. Molasses to Rum is an amazing song.

<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado

[meggsison]

re: Favorite History Play?#24

Posted: 4/19/06 at 3:48pm

The Crucible.

The course of true love never did run smooth.