Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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#0Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 12:36pm
Which do you prefer? The movie? or the Broadway Production?
Or do you love both the same, and which is your fave song ?
Updated On: 9/4/05 at 12:36 PM
#1re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 12:38pm
hehe.
The Broadway show. It's a lot more astounding when you see a car fly right in front of your eyes than when you see it on a TV screen. I hated the movie the first time I saw it, but I've come to enjoy it for what it is, and I've got to give some homage to that from which the show came.
And while Raúl is certainly no Dick Van Dyke, I kind of love him just a little anyway.
Favorite song - Hushabye Mountain. Only when he sings it, though - if not, You Two and Me Ole Bamboo, simply for catchiness factor.
(And I'm leaving right this very moment to head to the Hilton.)
#3re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 3:31pmI like both, but I most definitely like the Broadway show better. Like Emcee said, it is a lot more amazing to see the car fly in front of you opposed to on a screen. They also made a lot of changes with the Vulgarians. I think they are annoying in the movie but are hilarious on stage. I like the movie mainly because when I was little I loved it, so now it brings back nice memories. In the movie my favorite song is "Me Ol' Bamboo" and on stage it is "Hushabye Mountain"
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#5re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 3:56pm
I love both, but there really is nothing like seeing the show live on stage in front of you, especially when the car flies. I also like that the stage show made some changes to the story that, in my opinion, vastly improved it, i.e. how Caractactus got the money for the car and making Vulgaria a real place.
As for favorite song -- it's hard to say. I love Hushabye Mountain, as Michael Ball (the original London stage Caractacus) sang it, and I love Me Ole Bamboo as it was done in the film. I also love the title song... really I love 'em all!
#6re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 4:00pm
I love the Broadway show and have to agree that "Hushabye Mountain" is beautiful. I kind of like "Truly Scrumptious" also.
I have the chance to see it again and since you appear to be fans I have a question.
Would you sit in the Front Row Mez (center) or in Row R orchestra (center)?
Thanks.
#7re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 5:19pmI'm not familiar with the Hilton theatre, but if Row R is under the mezzanine, you would probably be better off in the mezz. I know in London, when I sat under the Royal Circle, I couldn't see the car flying at the end.
#8re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 7:28pmi have to say i love the show much more than the movie. marc kudisch and jan maxwell are much more entertaining than whoever played the baron and baroness in teh movie.
#9re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 7:34pm
I have not sat in the mezz. but I have sat in row R and it was fine. I think it is still in front of the mezz. but I don't remember. You can still see Chitty fly and everything, though. Have fun seeing it again!
#10re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 7:38pmI just sat in row X of the orchestra this afternoon, and you can see everything just fine. Not to worry.
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#11re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:11pm
The Broadway production. Raul, Erin, and Marc are wonderful! I just think its so great to have a show like this to have the whole family enjoy the theatre. It's so cute to see the awe in children's eyes. :)
Favorite songs: "Hushabye Mountain" and "Doll In A Musicbox/Truly Scrumptous".
~Rosalynn
#12re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:18pm
Question about the rush tickets:
How many tickets can you buy per student ID?
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
#13re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:19pm
Two.
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#14re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:20pm
I believe you can buy 2 tickets per student ID. Just show up an hour or two before showtime. :)
~Rosalynn
#15re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:21pm
Neither.
If you ask which one is disliked least, I say the show. I felt asleep when watched the movie. The show at least kept me awake because it was live with human being, though in a cold way.
#16re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:22pm
"Two.
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Yay. Thank you.
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
#17re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:24pmthe show- but i feel that way about anything when comparing live theatre to movies
#18re: Question! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted: 9/5/05 at 3:23amI havent seen the movie in a really long time but I LOVE the Broadway production. My favorite song is "Chu-Chi Face" Marc Kudisch and Jan Maxwell are incredible!
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