Favorite Overture(s)?- Page 2

[CardboardMoon]

Posted: 10/5/17 at 9:48am

The Man of La Mancha OBCR overture absolutely floored me the first time I heard it. I literally had to stop for a second and take it in. Hoooooly crap.

The Thoroughly Modern Millie overture comes in second for me. Such a great, upbeat, and oh-so-roaring-20's intro.

 

Posted: 10/5/17 at 4:20pm

My favorite for a long time has been the Jesus Christ Superstar overture.

[MyFavoriteBrunette]

Posted: 10/6/17 at 3:10am

The King and I  (2015 revival)

The moment I heard the 40-piece on-stage orchestra play the overture for the 2017 revival of Sunset Boulevard

Hello, Dolly! (2017 revival)

i hope for more overtures in my theater future!

Updated On: 10/6/17 at 03:10 AM

[Soaring29]

Posted: 10/6/17 at 4:02am

My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Candide. 

[CallMeAl2]

Posted: 10/6/17 at 10:30pm

Candide, Funny Girl, Gypsy, Merrily - I agree with most everyone else. The one that hasn't been mentioned that I would add to the list is the 1971 revival of No, No, Nanette. The dual pianos and orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns is top notch. Or maybe I should say it's the bees knees.

 

 

[CallMeAl2]

Posted: 10/6/17 at 10:35pm

Also, not an overture per se, but a prologue: Richard Rodgers's Carousel.

 

[StylishCynic]

Posted: 10/7/17 at 12:03am

CallMeAl2 said: "Also, not an overture per se, but a prologue: Richard Rodgers's Carousel.

In the same vein, Follies' prologue is brilliant, haunting, sweeping, grand, diminishing.... I could go on and on.  And, of course, it plays straight into the actual overture, which, as far as I know, is the only overture to actually interact with the characters on stage (by adapting to character entrances). 

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[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/7/17 at 8:06am

Some other great overtures (and an Entr'acte) that haven't been mentioned:

Wildcat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgrmgSDJHFc 

Little Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgrmgSDJHFc

Goldilocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_BU1yEQCI0

Superman's Entr'acte

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcARf3UNFEE

And finally, this one, which I think is a stunner and might be my favorite - the Overture to Take Me Along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuQyxadiHOo&list=PLUi_S2sGHQ3A7fOadvtCbBRqiSTqzHDZq

 

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 10/7/17 at 12:40pm

CANDIDE

GYPSY

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

 

[non-stop26]

Posted: 10/7/17 at 1:30pm

GYPSY

CAROUSEL

[green waver]

Posted: 10/7/17 at 1:58pm

                                        CAROUSEL

                                         GYPSY

                                          CANDIDE

                                         THE ROTHSCHILDS (Very underrated!}

[Owen22]

Posted: 10/8/17 at 7:51pm

Pacific.