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#1

Favorite History Play?

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...
#2

re: Favorite History Play?

Les Miserables
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#3

re: Favorite History Play?

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.
#4

re: Favorite History Play?

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

#6

re: Favorite History Play?

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
#7

re: Favorite History Play?

Definately Richard III
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
#9

re: Favorite History Play?

The Crucible
Journey's End
Cabaret - even though it's a MUSICAL.
#11

re: Favorite History Play?

1776
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#13

re: Favorite History Play?

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
#14

re: Favorite History Play?

...The History Boys... re: Favorite History Play?
"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
#17

re: Favorite History Play?

Ragtime
Assassins
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
#18

re: Favorite History Play?

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
#20

re: Favorite History Play?

Les Mis

Why didn't they have more good history musicals when I was in HS?
Hartt School class of 2010 ;-)
#21

re: Favorite History Play?

hmmm...

maybe...

The Trojan Women
#22

re: Favorite History Play?

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
#23

re: Favorite History Play?

perhaps...

Execution of Justice
#24

re: Favorite History Play?

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

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