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Favorite Overture?
#25re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 8:53pmBeauty and the Beast is one of my favorites. I really wish they'd record it at some point. Even if it was just for one of the foreign language cast recordings. There's so many you'd think someone would have thought to include it by now. Aida as well. It's shameful that they went unrecorded.
lvpblues
Broadway Star Joined: 2/18/04
#27re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 9:36pm
Mame, Gypsy, On the Twentieth Century, Promises Promises, Funny Girl, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Candide, My Fair Lady, The Light in the Piazza, High Spirits, Irma La Douce
Updated On: 8/3/09 at 09:36 PM
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Joined: 12/31/69
#28re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 9:40pmSouth Pacific, West Side Story, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Also, the one from the Sound of Music film, though I'm not sure if they use that when it's staged.
#30re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 10:29pm
GYPSY
CANDIDE
HIGH SPIRITS
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
#31re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 10:53pmThe Light in the Piazza!
#32re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 10:53pm
opps Double Post
But The Pajama Game's is wonderful
#33re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 10:58pmLIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
#34re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/2/09 at 11:18pm
1) Sweeney Todd, ( The organ music, and the ballad that follows)
2) Gypsy
3) Wicked.
Byron Abens
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/08
#35re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 1:14am
The Prologue to City of Angels
Fade Out-Fade In (as well as just about every other Jule Styne overture).
Follies
A Little Night Music
And going more classical Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville, Cavalleria Rusticana.
snarkywannabedreamer
Leading Actor Joined: 2/12/09
#36re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 1:20amit's a little bit of a cheat but... "Jerome Robbins Broadway" they put all that music together nicely.
#40re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 3:37am
south specific
gypsee
#41re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 3:45amDrowsy Chaperone, loved the transition from record to full-orchestra, gave me goosebumps every time. :)
#42re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 3:59amI second the Carousel Waltz from "Carousel". I think that show has one of the most beautifuly orchestrated scores of all time.
SakeDad
Featured Actor Joined: 6/26/06
#43re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 6:49amGUYS & DOLLS (when done right) gets me everytime!
#44re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 7:56amI would add On The Town to those already mentioned.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#45re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 8:17am
A few favorites...
Goldilocks
Li'l Abner
Fiorello!
Tenderloin
Take Me Along
The Happiest Girl in the World
Bye Bye Birdie
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Little Me
The Gay Life
She Loves Me
Golden Rainbow
It's a Bird, It's a Plane (Overture and Entr'acte)
Sweet Charity
How Now, Dow Jones
A Mother's Kisses
No, No, Nanette
Irene
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
Grind
#46re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 8:47am
Candide
On the Twentieth Century
Oklahoma
Carousel
Goldilocks
First Impressions
Urinetown
#47re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 9:40amI don@t generally like overtures, but Candide is stunning. Second- the vocal overtures from Nine.
Huey's Pop
Featured Actor Joined: 4/19/05
#48re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 1:46pm
Gypsy
Sweet Charity
It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman!
SweeneyPhanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 1/4/06
#49re: Favorite Overture?
Posted: 8/3/09 at 2:07pm
Overtures:
1. Gypsy
2. Curtains
3. The Phantom of the Opera
Opening Numbers:
1. 'I Hope I Get It', A Chorus Line
2. 'The Story of Chess', Chess
3. 'Company', Company
Then if I only had to pick one of each, I'd go with the overture from GYPSY, and the opening number from CHESS.
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