Rock n Roll Musicals

[bwaydan]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 11:48am

So is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the amount of musicals that are set in the 40s, 50s, 60s, etc. and are all Rock n Roll based. (Grease, Movin' Out, Cry-Baby, etc.) Does it bug anyone else too? I guess to me Broadway is about a story that has "show-tune" type music. If I wanted to listen to Rock n Roll, I'd go to a concert. I'm not trying the be prejudice...but does anyone else feel the same way I do? Maybe I'm just crazy...

[BrianS]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 12:03pm

not crazy... just extremely limited in your thought. My guess is that you think Sondheim is "show-tune" type music, but his music was a radical departure from R&H. Stagnant art ceases to have anything to say for very long.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 12:46pm

if it's on Broadway, it's a "musical"

whether it is THE GOSPEL AT COLONAS or PASSING STRANGE or THE TIMES, THEY ARE A CHANGIN' ... it's still a Broadway Musical. it may use different forms of music but still the same thing. not a concert.

[jackson992]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 4:02pm

I love the Rock and Roll musicals as long as it is not nasty hard rock lol

[jake6970]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 4:05pm

There isn't a set musical form...the standard's for musical theatre in the golden age is different from what there is today. Theatrical music sounds different in all decades.

Posted: 5/14/08 at 4:08pm

Just let me hear some of that
Rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock and roll music
If you want to win a Tony!
If you want to win a Tony!

[jackson992]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 4:27pm

They need to do a movie of Jersey Boys. Talk about a great show!

[carolineorchange]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 6:33pm

You betta work TooDarnHot for that Gospel at Colonus shout out!!!!!!!

I'm living for you! That is my show!!!

[b=[^.^]=d]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 6:56pm

I think it's a trend that's getting big on Broadway but to say that you hate it and it doesn't have a 'broadway' sound is really limiting yourself. Keep an open mind, there's a huge difference in a musical and a rock show, starting with the seating, and the folks in those seats... And, the people onstage and there intentions... You know, all that stuff.