Guessing A Show????

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Guessing A Show????

Posted: 4/25/08 at 5:50pm

Okay, so our director has been dropping hints about what our next musical will be, and she has two ideas in mind. I was wondering if any of you guys could help guess what it will be, because we are somewhat stumped. Here's the criteria:
*both set in the 1700's
*both on Broadway
*one had a recent Broadway revival (but recent is relative)
*one in foreign country
*one that has more dominant males
*both focus on acting
*one is dark
*old
*one made into a movie
*one person dies in one
*one has a lot of dancing
*not Lloyd Webber, Rodgers and Hammerstien or Sondheim =(
*more than five leads
*big ensembles
*not mushy

It would be awesome if one of you knew a musical that fit the criteria.

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#2

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 5:52pm

1776

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Updated On: 4/25/08 at 05:52 PM

#3

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 5:53pm

1776

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#4

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 5:53pm

beat you

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#5

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 6:05pm

Les Mis?

Maybe?

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 6:09pm

*1700's fits for 1776 and Les Mis
*both on Broadway
*Les Mis 2006 Revival
*Les Mis-France
*1776-dominant males
*dark-??
*acting-1776, not sure about Les Mis
*1776 Movie
*Les Mis-multiple deaths
*dancing-??
*5 leads+
*both big ensembles
*neither mushy

#7

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 6:15pm

Do high schools do 1776? There is no ensemble whatsoever. And very little dancing.

Brigadoon fits all criteria however.

Updated On: 4/25/08 at 06:15 PM

#8

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 6:15pm

Dominant males - How about J/H with one really dominant male?

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#9

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 6:18pm

Les Miserables is the 19th century, not the 18th century..

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#10

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 6:18pm

LesMiz takes place between 1815 and somewhere in the 1830's. In France. I don't know WHAT you people are talking about. LoL

1776. The End.

Updated On: 4/25/08 at 06:18 PM

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 8:47pm

>Brigadoon fits all criteria however.<

Well, except for the taking place in the 1700s part.

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#12

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 8:50pm

Pimpernel? Date's not quite right on that either...

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 9:00pm

I think Pimpernel is possible, it does take place in the late 1700's.

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 11:49pm

1776

could be Brigadoon if your teaher is stretching the criteria a bit, since to the people of Brigadoon it is the 1700s,

Pimpernel maybe, but it hasn't exactly had a "traditional" revival

There really aren't that many shows I can think of that take place in the 1700s

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 11:52pm

Why do supposed educators feel the need to dangle "clues" over their students? It is just juvenile.

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Posted: 4/25/08 at 11:54pm

Brigadoon lol

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#17

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 12:01am

I would check up on the 1700's part for both.

Les Mis would seem obvious otherwise.

Updated On: 4/26/08 at 12:01 AM

#18

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 12:05am

For the umpteenth time, LES MISERABLES takes place between 1815 and 1832. Not 1700-anything. IN FRANCE. LoL Why must people still assume it's LesMiz? I don't get it.

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 12:06am

Yeah, there are so many 1800s-set musicals that would fit a lot of the rest of the criteria.

#20

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 12:09am

I understand Les Misérables takes place during the 1830's student revolutions in France, LimeLightMike. I have even *gasp* read the original novel.

If you actually read my post I state that les mis would be obvious, OTHERWISE. I meant the person should check with their director if it does in fact take place in 1700's and not the 1800's. because Les Mis clearly meets many other criteria.

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#21

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 3:07pm

Judging by the amount of people who've guessed 'Les Mis', I think it should be treated as a valid guess. If this many theatre nerds can mistakenly believe it's set in the 1700s, there's no reason why the director mightn't also make the same mistake.

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 4:24pm

It sounds like 1776 and THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. Pimpernel takes place from 1793-1794 in FRANCE.

And many people assume Les Mis is from the 1700s because of the first French Revolution (the real one) in 1789-1794ish, but it's more based off of the Revolution of 1830 and overthrowing of King Charles X (I think) and the later reaction of the people's lives going back down the tubes and the aristocracy coming back majorly. And how could someone get that wrong...Les Mis 'only' projects the dates onto the stage.

Updated On: 4/26/08 at 04:24 PM

#23

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 4:27pm

I wouldn't think that any of your guesses had "a lot of dancing".

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 4:43pm

I wasn't jumping on YOUR post, zooxanthellae, so calm the hell down.

#25

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Posted: 4/26/08 at 4:54pm

JANE EYRE
THE SECRET GARDEN

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