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Favorite recent discoveries NOT currently playing on Broadway or off-broadway

Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:22pm

Mine:
Ragtime
City of Angels
Rothschilds

I cannot believe I have missed these all these years. Especially, Ragtime. My wife and I saw this together on with national tour company (we have the playbill), but neither us remembered it.

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:25pm

just this June I bought A Man of No Importance and fell in love with it

RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:29pm

Nine. I've heard so many people say that they loved it, so I got it the other day, and it's pretty much all that I've been listening to.

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 07:29 PM

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:32pm

I bought the movie Hair, and now I want to buy the OBC cd. I love the music and the movie.

I'm also starting to get into Sweeney Todd a little bit. Thanks to Manoel Felciano's "Not While I'm Around", I can't get the song out of my head!

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 07:32 PM

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:37pm

Mystery Of Edwin Drood
High Spirits
Wildcat

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale: Do you think my costume looked all right for Brooks? I think he was a little amazed.

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:38pm

Ragtime
The Normal Heart
Bare

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:40pm

Someone on one of the boards once asked for a recomendation on a song, and there was a response with a link, so I went to check out the site and fell in love with the whole thing. It hasn't been to Broadway (yet?). The show? Piece: a new musical. If you haven't yet, check it out: piecethemusical.com

Awesome. Can't believe it eluded me for so long :)

Also, basically almost any musical I come across at the library, when I (finally) get around to listening to them. Usually at least one recording every six months or so will blow me away.
For instance, 6 months ago, it was Ragtime. A year ago, Bare. Love it.

"We all get blue, I say, Hang on tight, I'll be your bodyguard." -Tick, tick..BOOM!

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 07:40 PM

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:43pm

Aida... I basically ignored it while on Broadway and tour.
Saw a local production a few months ago, and I fell in love with the music/story. I can see why it's not a major Disney hit, but I still enjoy it.

So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 8:17pm

Gypsy. I just saw a production at the Maryland Arts Festival on Thursday night and loved it. Even though I have heard many of the songs from the show on Sirius, seeing the production is a totally different experience. It was not what I expected it to be, but so much better.

Drench yourself in words unspoken. Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten. "Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 08:17 PM

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 8:50pm

Passion
Last 5 Years

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 8:57pm

Floyd Collins

Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:18pm

Passion is my recent discovery. I've known the name forever, known it was a Sondheim piece, etc....but I could have cared less about even knowing the plot until about 3 weeks ago. Ever since then - it's pretty much all I've listened to, and I've watched the DVD more than I care to admit.

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:22pm

I just bought Bernarda Alba, and really regret missing it off-Broadway. Same with See What I Wanna See.

MARGARET: "Clara, stop that. That's illegal." - The Light in the Piazza

"I'm not in Bambi and I'm not blonde!" - Idina Menzel

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 09:22 PM

#14

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:27pm

It's Only Life
John and Jen
Bernarda Alba

"Listen to the song that I sing and trust me..."

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:30pm

Dreamgirls.

I am in a Dreamgirls near hysteria. I bought the LP awhile ago because I knew of the show and I heard how amazing it was. Just recently I actually listened to it and was blown away. So excitied for the movie. But would have loved to have seen at least the concert (which has been blaring non-stop at my house).

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:38pm

Once on this Island...I bought the CD not knowing anything about the show except that it was Ahrens and Flaherty, and I absolutely love it. I can't wait to see a performance of it.

"Art is always in crisis: you must work fast to write in the breath on the window." -Edward Bond

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:40pm

Company
Nine
Jekyll & Hyde
Proof

How to properly use its/it's: Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:52pm

ditto to Man of No Importance

Bright Lights, Big City (a few months ago)
I bought The Prince and the Pauper ages ago but just recently gave it a good listen and really enjoyed it

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 9:59pm

Last Five Years
The Wild Party (off bdway)
The original cast of RENT
Bare

basically, I'm bummed I didn't discover seeing broadway or off broadway shows until well into my college years...so now I'm trying to make up for lost time:)

"Hey Joey McIntyre, is there a balcony in Madison Square Garden? Joey knows his venues a little better than me. That's okay...I have a bigger part on broadway...:)" -Idina Menzel

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 09:59 PM

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 10:07pm

I just saw a local production of Seussical where my friend played Horton. I really enjoyed it. Not to thread jack, but does anyone know if in the original production the characters actually resembeled animals, because they did in this production.

It was 6 hours, I don't even like to have sex and eat bacon for 6 hours.
Freddy Benson- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 10:12pm

no they didnt... I mean, kind of, but not really.

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 10:16pm

Nine
Ragtime
Into the Woods

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The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda "And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 10:16pm

Currently, Mystery of Edwin Drood and Miss Saigon.

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Posted: 7/23/06 at 11:15pm

The Wiz. I had the movie soundtrack, but didn't enjoy too much, but bought this because it was on sale, and I love it so much!

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

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Posted: 7/24/06 at 12:49am

Myths and Hymns by Adam Guettel. Still getting used to it, but a few of the songs really stick out as great. "Icarus" is one of them! I swear, Adam Guettel is a musical genius. Him and Jason Robert Brown.

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. --Dave Berry

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