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Favorite Overtures
broadwayguy4
Understudy Joined: 6/21/06
#101re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/27/06 at 7:29am
High Spirits
Dear World
Funny Girl
Applause
Gypsy
How to Succeed. . .
Hallelujah Baby
Mame
On the Twentieth Century
saschasf
Stand-by Joined: 12/7/05
#102re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/28/06 at 12:23amPhantom of The Opera. Just beautiful, and get you in the mood of the musical. I also like the intro to the second act.
#103re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/28/06 at 12:25am
The Full Monty
talk about catchy.
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#104re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/28/06 at 12:26am
I HAD A DREAM....
It's always been Gypsy. It always will be.
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Norma D
Understudy Joined: 9/22/06
#105re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:24am
THE KING & I
MAME---I love to put my MAME cd in my alarm clock to wake up to the overture!!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
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Leading Actor Joined: 4/12/07
#107re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 9:40am
South Pacific, hands down.
The Light in the Piazza is a close second, though.
#108re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 9:47am
Gypsy
Funny Girl
Mame
Merrily We Roll Along
Promises, Promises
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#109re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 9:49am
An overture is an instrumental intro to a musical or opera.
In the case of musical theater, the overture was generally composed by the orchestrator, who took 4-5 of the songs (the ones that were most likely to have a shelf-life after the show closes) and combined them to make an orchestral suite.
#110re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 4:38pm
GYPSY
ALL AMERICAN
BYE BYE BIRDIE
SOUTH PACIFIC
THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT,THE SMELL OF THE CROWD
BELLS ARE RINGING
SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING
DO RE MI
HIGH BUTTON SHOES
PAL JOEY
SHOWBOAT
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#111re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 4:44pm
Carousel
Brigadoon
Guys and Dolls
All Shook Up
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Swing Joined: 3/7/07
kooky
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/05
#113re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 8:30pm
GYPSY GYPSY GYPSY GYPSY GYPSY GYPSY
I Had a Dream, a dream about you BABY !!!!!!! It's gonna come true Baby!
My ALL TIME FAVORITE show of songs - - - -
Wow, I got all excited - - I love this overture sooooooo much!
#115re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 4/17/07 at 8:43pmGypsy's is definitely the best. I also like The Drowsy Chaperone's and Phantom of The Opera's, though.
One time, Patti LuPone punched me in the face...
It was awesome. - theaterkid1015
It was awesome. - theaterkid1015
Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#116re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:32pmBump.
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Stand-by Joined: 3/25/07
#117re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:44pmJesus Christ Superstar and Phantom
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theaterlover45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/21/05
WickedToronto
Stand-by Joined: 3/11/05
#119re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 7/15/07 at 12:45pm
Jesus Christ Superstar
West Side Story
Phantom of the Opera
#120re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 7/15/07 at 2:28pm
GYPSY
The Sound of Music
White Christmas
Updated On: 2/12/09 at 02:28 PM
bwayfan9
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/08
#121re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/17/08 at 9:51pm
Gypsy (Especially on the Bernadette Recording)
Chicago
Young Frankenstein
The Producers
TMM
Candide
Dirty Rotten Scounderals
Phantom of the Opera
South Pacific
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#122re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/18/08 at 9:41am
Cats
Millie
Oklahoma
Chicago
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#123re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/18/08 at 12:37pm
1. Candide
2. Gypsy
3. Mack and Mabel
4. A Chorus Line
I had a the privilege of seeing Marvin Hamlisch conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and they played the Overture from Chorus Line, which was cut before the show opened. It's really lovely.
#124re: Favorite Overtures
Posted: 9/18/08 at 12:50pm
My top 5 :) Although WSS Overture would possibly come a VERY close 6th
1- Tanz Der Vampire
2 - The Witches of Eastwick
3 - Gypsy
4 - Sweet Charity
5 - The Drowsy Chaperone
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