Favorite Overtures- Page 2
Favorite Overtures
re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#25
Posted: 6/29/03 at 10:45pmYes, the bow music is great as well.
re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#26
Posted: 6/29/03 at 11:05pm
Oh I LOVED the cutain call music from Dance Of The Vampires, TOTALLY COOL!!!!!!!!
See Ya!
re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#27
Posted: 6/30/03 at 12:59amI love the curtain call for Urinetown. LOL It's fun.
Stand-by Joined: 5/15/03
re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#28
Posted: 6/30/03 at 1:08am
FUNNY GIRL!
I like Phantom05's list but this one needs to be added to it.
Leading Actor Joined: 6/2/03
re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#29
Posted: 6/30/03 at 2:07am
My Favorite Overtures are:
1. City of Angels
2. Chess
3. Oklahoma
4.Sound of Music
5.Guys and Dolls
6.Kiss Me Kate
7.Kiss of the Spider Woman
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: Favorite Overtures#30
Posted: 6/30/03 at 6:38am
1) Any one of the Jerry Herman Top 3(Dolly, Mame, La Cage)
2) Gypsy
3) The Producers
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
re: re: Favorite Overtures#31
Posted: 6/30/03 at 5:51pm
I'm surprised that Albin can actually discriminate one tune from another. He wears hearing aids in both ears and half the time the batteries are dead.
re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#32
Posted: 6/30/03 at 6:06pm
1) The Producers
2) Chicago (I can't believe CJR didn't mention this one already) :)
3) Sound of Music
re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#33
Posted: 7/1/03 at 12:13am
The number one best overture of all time is hands down from Gypsy. People actually stay reverently silent. An overture that has that power is amazing.
My other favorites are Nine, Tommy, Candide, Urinetown, and Merrily We Roll Along.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/03
FAVORITE OVERTURES#34
Posted: 7/8/03 at 4:24pm
The best, in my opinion:
1929 - Spring Is Here (Rodgers)
1930 - Girl Crazy (Gershwin)
1931 - Americia's Sweetheart (Rodgers)
1931 - Cat and the Fiddle (Kern)
1933 - As Thousands Cheer (Berlin)
1934 - Anything Goes (Porter)
1937 - Babes In Arms (Rodgers)
1938 - Boys From Syracuse (Rodgers)
1939 - Very Warm For May (Kern)
1940 - Pal Joey (Rodgers)
1943 - Oklahoma (Rodgers)
1946 - Annie Get Your Gun (Berlin)
1947 - Finian's Rainbow (Lane)
1949 - South Pacific (Rodgers)
1949 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Styne and La Gloriosa Herself!)
1951 - King and I (Rodgers)
1951 - Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Schwartz)
1953 - Wonderful Town (Bernstein)
1953 - Kismet (Borodin)
1956 - My Fair Lady (Loewe)
1956 - Candide (Bernstein)
1959 - Gypsy (Styne)
1964 - Funny Girl (Styne)
Stand-by Joined: 5/15/03
re: FAVORITE OVERTURES#35
Posted: 7/8/03 at 6:55pm"On the Twentieth Century" has one of the greatest overtures ever. Listen to it and you'll agree. It does what every great overture should — get you excited about the show.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/11/03
re: Favorite Overtures#36
Posted: 7/8/03 at 11:27pm
dance of the vampires
cats
the producers
42nd street
les miserables
chicago
Leading Actor Joined: 5/11/03
re: Favorite Overtures#37
Posted: 7/8/03 at 11:27pmsorry double posted
Favorite#38
Posted: 7/9/03 at 5:10pm
Favorite Overture:
A Chorus Line - six notes and you're in
re: Favorite Overtures#39
Posted: 7/9/03 at 7:21pm
for me no overture really comes close to
GYPSY
but i also really like
MY FAIR LADY
OVER HERE
NO NO NANNETTE
Chorus Member Joined: 5/30/03
re: re: Favorite Overtures#40
Posted: 7/9/03 at 9:51pm
My favorite Overtures are
Anything Goes- the 1987 Revival of course. I love how it starts slower and increases in tempo. It creates energy for the show.
Phantom of the Opera- of course probably the most powerful Overture on Broadway.
Dance of the Vampires- almost as powerful as POTO
Kiss Me, Kate- I like how the "overture" was intermixed into the song "Another Openin' Another Show" It is sort of hidden within the opening song.
re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#41
Posted: 7/10/03 at 9:48amI know it's not a classic, but I really like the overture to Mamma Mia.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
Favorite Overtures#42
Posted: 7/11/03 at 7:37pm
Have to agree with "POTO" and "DOTV". Both are very exciting.
D
re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Overtures#43
Posted: 7/11/03 at 11:04pm
Funny Girl
Candide
Gypsy
Mame
On Your Toes
Carousel
On The Twentieth Century
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
re: Favorite Overtures#44
Posted: 7/12/03 at 10:29am
Favourite overtures? Hmmm....in no specific order(how can I choose between my babies?)
No, No, Nanette - Funny Girl- Mame-Promises, Promises-Irene-They're Playing Our Song-Applause- On Your Toes-No Strings-A Little Night Music (it's sung!)-How To Succeed In Business- Woman of the Year- La Cage Aux Folles-Raisin - On The Twentieth Century- 42nd Street.....
Featured Actor Joined: 7/13/03
re: re: Favorite Overtures#45
Posted: 7/13/03 at 10:29am
Chicago
Cats
Chicago's overture is delightfully jazzy and I love how it ends right as "All That Jazz"'s vamp begins.
Cats because I love the eyes! And...all right...the music.
Featured Actor Joined: 5/28/03
re: Favorite Overtures#46
Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:50am
The overture's to The Phantom of the Opera, CATS, and Mamma Mia are my favorites.
Tendres Baisers,
Juliette Capulet
Swing Joined: 7/1/03
re: Favorite Overtures#47
Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:56pm
1. Gypsy
2. My Fair Lady
3. Candide
4. Funny Girl
5. Sugar
Joined: 12/31/69
re: re: Favorite Overtures#48
Posted: 7/14/03 at 4:58pm
I love the Oklahoma Overture
as far as the longest, Stevos I think it's Carousel. You said Oklahoma, I dunno.
both Rogers and Hammerstein's lol. 
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