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#27

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Oh I LOVED the cutain call music from Dance Of The Vampires, TOTALLY COOL!!!!!!!!

See Ya!
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#28

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I love the curtain call for Urinetown. LOL It's fun.
"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~
#31

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1) Any one of the Jerry Herman Top 3(Dolly, Mame, La Cage)
2) Gypsy
3) The Producers
#32

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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.


"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#33

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1) The Producers
2) Chicago (I can't believe CJR didn't mention this one already) :)
3) Sound of Music
#34

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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.
"Peace! The charm's wound up." --Macbeth
#35

FAVORITE OVERTURES

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)


Every movement has a meaning--but what the hell does it mean!
#36

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"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.
#37

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dance of the vampires
cats
the producers
42nd street
les miserables
chicago

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art-Oscar Wilde

Updated On: 7/8/03 at 11:27 PM

#38

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sorry double posted
One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art-Oscar Wilde

Updated On: 7/8/03 at 11:27 PM

#39

Favorite

Favorite Overture:

A Chorus Line - six notes and you're in
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#40

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for me no overture really comes close to

GYPSY

but i also really like

MY FAIR LADY
OVER HERE
NO NO NANNETTE
"MAY YOUR LIFE BE AS BRIGHT AS BROADWAY AT NIGHT"
#41

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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.
#43

Favorite Overtures

Have to agree with "POTO" and "DOTV". Both are very exciting.

D



#45

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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.....
#46

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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.
"I don't understand. Everything's coming up Roses' WHAT?"-Jerome Robbins to Stephen Sondheim
#47

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The overture's to The Phantom of the Opera, CATS, and Mamma Mia are my favorites.

Tendres Baisers,
Juliette Capulet
#48

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1. Gypsy
2. My Fair Lady
3. Candide
4. Funny Girl
5. Sugar


"I'm older than I ever intended to be..."
#49

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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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