Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#1Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 8:55am
SHE LOVES ME! (it's still perfect, but that might make it beyond perfect).
(Yes, it does have one, but not really, not in the sense of a con glom overture that shows the power and beauty of the score and effectively revs the audience)
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 9:04am
Once Jule Styne died, he took the idea of great show overtures with him.
#3Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 9:09am
Hairspray and The Sound of Music come to mind.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#4Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 9:19am
RAGTIME has a bit of a prelude tacked on to the opening number, but I would love for it to have a great overture.
NEWSIES has one of the most disappointing overtures ever, in my opinion. It is essentially a weak instrumental of Seize The Day, and I think that score has lots of potential for a really fantastic overture. It could include King of New York, Seize The Day, Santa Fe, Watch What Happens, and The World Will Know. That would be worth listening to.
#5Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 9:48am
I love the very brief FULL MONTY overture (also not a conglomeration of the show's score) so much that I wish it were two or three times longer.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 9:50am
I have always found it interesting that Hello, Dolly! has an overture....but it is optional. The info with the music implies it was NOT done as part of the original production. It's pretty lovely, too.
I have to admit, while I always enjoy an overture, I tend not to miss it if its not there.
#7Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 10:02am
I agree re: Hairspray. that could really have a fun overture. I also hope Bombshell has one when it reaches Broadway.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#8Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 10:55am
"RAGTIME has a bit of a prelude tacked on to the opening number, but I would love for it to have a great overture."
I was listening to it the other day and thinking about how I'd like someone to cut out all the dialogue so I could just listen to it as a quasi-overture.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#9Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 11:21am
The good thing about Ragtime is they recorded that symphonic suite on one of the cast recordings. I love listening to that. I wish more musicals would do them - Dreamgirls, Jekyll & Hyde, Sunday in the Park with George come to mind.
I'd like to hear an overture to Bridges of Madison County.
funhamilton_rent
Featured Actor Joined: 9/26/15
#10Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 12:00pm
HAMILTON!! I can't say this enough. It would highlight LMM's perfect score. Also, when I saw the show, there were two noisy little boys, and the dad was shouting at them to be quiet 30 seconds into "Alexander Hamilton". While I love that it starts off strong (with the DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH weenaameeenuuudoooo), some audience members might need an extra minute to settle down.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#11Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 12:10pm
Some musicals demand great overtures. Unfortunately, some do not.
#12Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 1:56pm
re: DOLLY
I believe the overture was added to the Broadway production mid-run. I know by the time the Pearl Bailey record was done it was in. Unless it was only done for the album.
#13Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 2:26pm
In regards to Hamilton, I don't think an overture would be appropriate to the piece but I would love to have an instrumental suite of some of the show's bigger numbers (maybe including You'll Be Back, Satisfied, The Room Where It Happens, Burn and My Shot). Hell, I wish they'd recorded the bow music.
#14Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 3:21pm
Dolly never had an Overture in the original production. The prologue heard on the original recordings and the overture on the Bailey recording were added just for the recording. However, the revivals had overtures - the same one heard on the 1995 recording. I prefer that overture to the one that is currently licensed and have no idea why you can't add that overturns to a production, but you can add the two Merman numbers.
#15Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 3:27pm
Well, obviously the one show I know of with Overture in the title should really have one--
(That would be PACIFIC OVERTURES, of course.)
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#16Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 3:58pm
Mr. Nowack said: "re: DOLLY
I believe the overture was added to the Broadway production mid-run. I know by the time the Pearl Bailey record was done it was in. Unless it was only done for the album.
Curious if it was a real overture or just the title song? Don't remember where, but I know that I have listened to some recording with that, which doesn't count to me. Dolly certainly has the makings of a terrific overture.
#17Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 4:00pm
I've always imagined how glorious an overture for GRAND HOTEL would be. Just imagine the swells of "Love Can't Happen," a midway jaunty "We'll Take A Glass Together." It would be freaking amazing.
The verrrrry short but brilliant Entr'acte of SEESAW makes me wish they had done an Overture, it could have been magnificent.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#18Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 4:08pm
Agree on both counts Mr N
#19Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/22/15 at 10:45pm
Fun Home
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#20Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/23/15 at 5:24am
I always find that the 'overture' to Miss Saigon is finished just as it starts to pick up.
#21Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/23/15 at 5:27am
A full overture to MISS SAIGON would be epic, Same for LES MIZ actually.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#22Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/23/15 at 11:43am
The bigger the musical, the more it needs a full throated overture. Small shows do not really need one.
#23Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/23/15 at 11:50am
Mr Roxy said: "The bigger the musical, the more it needs a full throated overture. Small shows do not really need one."
The more sonorous the overture the better.
rattleNwoolypenguin
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
#24Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/23/15 at 12:27pm
Every Sondheim show that doesn't have one. Not to actually include in the musical, but to just exist on its own. His Overtures are just so great and he clearly knows how to write lush incredible ones like for Follies, Forum, MERRILY which is phenomenal, and Night Music
#25Show you wished had overtures. Or real overtures.
Posted: 12/23/15 at 12:45pm
Please don't hate me for this. But I wish Hamilton had an overture.
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