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#51

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:25pm

Raisin

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#52

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:30pm

I adore the Overture/Night Waltz from A Little Night Music!

#53

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:37pm

Holy crap.

I forgot

THE KING AND I.

Amazing, and underrated overture.

#54

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:56pm

Pacific

#55

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/13/05 at 11:33pm

I second City of Angels as an underrated show, although technically it doesn't have an overture. It's called Prologue in the score, at least, probably because it's maily vocal.
I agree about Sweet Charity, too. Whoa.

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#56

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/13/05 at 11:40pm

The Overture that was recorded for THE KING AND I's soundtrack album is the best overture ever, in my opinion. I'm a big fan of HOW TO SUCCEED, original production and the film version of FLOWER DRUM SONG. I love overtures. Lots of them.

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#57

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:34am

To shortydudette: (regarding City of Angels)

There's a difference in terminology if there are vocals in that portion of the show? I really didn't know that! Thanks!

I did wonder about it though, as I don't often hear people singing in overtures...I always thought the point was to give the audience an "overview" of the score.

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#58

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:37am

Roza

#59

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:07am

MERRILYYYYYYYYYYYY

[title of show] on Broadway. it's time. believe.

#60

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Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:35am

The Phantom Entre'Act is one of my favorite peices of modern orchestral music.

If Phantom didn't have the crazy chords, the Entre'Act would be the normal overture.

#61

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 10:36am

I enjoy the overture to Carousel.

Ah well, that's life

#62

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 12:53pm

My favorite overture was for our local production of Nunsense. There is no written overture, but the director wanted the nuns to walk around and chat with the audience in character before the show started. So the musical director -- dressed in a friar's robe -- played a mix of every popular overture, including shows that had recently played in the theater. That was fun.

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#63

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 4:45pm

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC!!!

I love the Sondheim Scrabble Concert Overture - 14 or so minutes of pure Sondheim bliss.

Carousel, while not really being an overture, has glorious music to begin with.

Merrily We Roll Along deserves another mention. As does H2$.

#64

re: Incredibly UNDERRATED Overtures..

Posted: 10/14/05 at 11:39pm

It has to be Mack and Mabel.

Audiences don't listen to Overtures now , they watch them, and talk through them

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