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#1

Kander & Ebb Best/Worst?

Best - CABARET

Worst - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Updated On: 8/29/05 at 11:27 PM

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Kiss of the Spider Woman was the best show i have ever seen in my life!!! what r u talking about??? i loved Cabaret, Chicago and the movie New York, New York...i think they r amazing!(or should i say "were"?) I would listen to the soundtrack of "Kiss..." again....Vanessa Williams singing Kander and Ebb was a delight.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-
#4

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I personally hated Kiss of the Spiderwoman, but out of respect for the great Chita Rivera I named Steel Pier insead.
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This thread is silly, no two people are ever the same, so while i love THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, Not a big fan of STEEL PIER, But after saying that EVERYBODY'S GIRL from that show is one of the great musical comedy songs ever written..

Just my 2 cents worth....

By the way the thread is not really silly..:)
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
#6

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Their worst, for me has to be THE RINK.Tiresome.
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Kiss of the Spiderwoman is a very divisive show, frequently you either love it and connect or you hate it and can't understand its appeal. I personally love it!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#8

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BEST: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN/ CHICAGO

WORST: FLORA THE RED MENACE/ THE ACT
#9

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Best - CABARET

Worst - THE ACT - barely even a "musical", it's a Liza Minnelli concert with some dialogue thrown in to justify it being presented on Broadway.

Second worst - WOMAN OF THE YEAR - makes STEEL PIER look like a masterpiece.
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I cannot pick a favourite! I love all of their works tremendously. They are my favourite composer/lyricist team. However, I can say that I really don't care for THE HAPPY TIME or STEEL PIER.

PS: How can you not love THE RINK, KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN or WOMAN OF THE YEAR? (running off to cry and bite my pillow)
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
#11

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Best: CHICAGO

Worst: THE ACT

Most Underrated: ZORBA (Herschel Bernardi version, thank you) They didn't even include any songs in "And The World Goes Round"!

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Updated On: 8/30/05 at 11:27 AM

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No one has mentioned 70 girls 70 yet. The song "Home" is fantastic!
#13

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BEST - Cabaret (too influential to even debate it)
WORST - The Act (love Liza, not a fan of this)

Agree Underrated - Zorba. suffered too many comparisons to Fiddler and faded to quickly.
Spider-Woman is an amazing and difficult show. Love it.

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