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Passion DEFEATS The Lion King (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#25re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:43pm
Well, I'm not a huge Sondheim fan at all ~ Into the Woods is about the only one I can listen to repeatedly. And I like The Lion King. I also like more classical stuff (Camelot, The Sound of Music, etc.) Rent, Next to Normal, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone, 110 in the Shade, Side Show (only from the cast recording...I sadly never got to see it), etc. And opera. And rock. And country. I'm way too eclectic to be pigeonholed into one type of music/show/whatever.
Granted we don't know each other, but there you go.
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#26re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:50pm
Well I totally appreciate your guys' opinions and I think that's great. I was honestly just curious if there were people that fell into that category.
And jordangirl, brava for not being pigeonholed... I think it's a little silly too, which is why I called it a "ridiculous specificity". I know you're a knowledgeable poster on this board, and I did not intend to be obnoxious. I just literally don't know a lot of people who happen to know Sondheim and like Disney.
I also have a lot of curiosity about musical theatre fans' reactions to The Lion King, because it was the first musical I ever saw on stage that I hated.
#27re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:52pm
Did you seriously just group Rent and Next to Normal with Camelot and The Sound of Music as "classical stuff"?
The best past of The Lion King was the opening number. It was all downhill after that. I guess the same was true for Passion, but only because I got to see Marin Mazzie nekkid. I still listen to Passion all the time; The Lion King, maybe once a year.
Add one more vote for Passion, please.
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#28re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:55pm
Oh, sorry ourtime. I forgot to close the parentheses. I'll fix it.
Ok, thanks frenzy. was just a little confused. I'm a little hyper for some reason...going to try and sleep now. LOL.
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#29re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:55pm
PASSION - all the way.
There's no comparison, really. While TLK has great music and the staging was very innovative, Passion is a MASTERPIECE, no ifs or buts about it. At least in my book.
#30re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:57pm
The Lion King
#31re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:57pm
I love Sondheim and loathe Disney on stage, but Lion King is a superior all around show.
It comes down to Taymor's staging, and Passion isn't Sondheim's
best work by a long shot.
So - Lion King.
#32re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:59pm
PASSION
I'm a huge Sondheim fan, but I really like the Lion King (Disney's best).
#33re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:01amPASSION!!!!!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#34re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:03amThe Lion King
#35re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:04amPASSION!
#36re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:23amPassion
ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#37re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:30amPassion!
#38re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:36amThe Lion King
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
#40re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:40am
although I am a huge Sondheim fan, Passion is my least favorite of the canon. this is not a Sondheim vs. Disney question.
The Lion King is a much better show.
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#41re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:49amI LOVE them both, but I have to vote for Passion.
#42re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:58amPASSION
#43re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:13amPassion definitely. The music is amazing!
Mekroth
Broadway Star Joined: 2/23/08
#44re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:42amThe Lion King
Isabella2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/05
#45re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:57amPassion
#46re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:00amPassion, hands down. 12 years later and I still haven't forgiven The Lion King for beating Ragtime. I don't know that I ever will at this point.
"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.
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#47re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:27am
Passion!!!!
This better win!!!
#48re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:47am
Hmm, I really like both for really different reasons...
I guess I'll go with Passion though, as I relate more to Fosca than to Simba....take that as you will
#49re: The Lion King vs. Passion (March Madness, Round 2, game 13)
Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:03amlion king
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