Shows You Didn't Like at first...but you liked later on. — Page 3

Actually Chorus Line took me a while too--I always appreciated Bennett's staging of it, the importance of it etc--and I knew the movie grossly misrepresented it but still I saw that first as a kid and never had any real interest in chorus Line till I finally bought the remastered CD when it came out around 1998 (along with the remastered versions of shows I wanted like Company) as I figured I had to have it in my collection, and....

Cats--I'm glad you're getting into Follies (I love that complete recording for being--well complete but I hate to say I find some of the tempo choices Tunick uses--particularly int he dance music pretty sluggish--though maybe that's for him to show off the orchestrations better, especially as the OBCR is a bit fast in parts to try to fit more on one disc--still havign heard a live version of the Boston performance of Uptown Downtown you really notice the pace). I'm confused though--what's not to get about the "memory ghost" figures?

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PARADE!

The first time I saw it was on Christmas Day, the first time ever not with my family, and hated it. Got the cast recording and learned some of the music and then saw the National Tour which I ended up loving. I think it was a combo of being miserable already on Xmas and that huge damn tree not taking up the whole stage on tour like it did on Broadway. It's now a show I love!

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Almost anything Sondheim.
It's hard to get through it the first time, and then i quickly fall in love.

I saw an early preview of Light in the Piazza and was slightly turned off by the italian used in the show as I felt I couldn't follow what was going on. I decided to give it another chance a couple months later and loved it! I ended up seeing it a total of 4 times including the closing performance!

EDIT: I initally didn't like A Chorus Line due to the dated sounding music but now, I listen to the OBC at least once a day, especially "othing".

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Updated On: 5/30/07 at 04:01 PM

I disliked Sunday In the Park With George for quite a while. I felt it was somewhat boring at first. It's not really one of my favorites, but I like it much better now.

I saw the movie version of Kiss Me Kate when I was younger and I absolutely hated it. I saw it on stage a year or two ago and fell completely in love with it and I consider if one of my favorites now.

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Sunday in the Park with George- I have never been fond of the OBCR despite liking Bernadette Peters in most other shows, but I saw the recent production in London and loved it.

Wonderful Town- I saw the revival early on from the mezz and was not impressed, but I saw it again with a friend a few months later and liked it a lot. It could have been that the rush seats allowed for a more intimate view of the show.

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Passion
The Light in the Piazza

I didn't think I was going to like "We Will Rock You."
At least, I didn't think I would love it as much as I did. I didn't like the idea of a musical with a score that wasn't original...but WOW

Spring Awakening - saw it in previews from the on stage seats, and I actually laughed at it. Saw it again from the audience several months later and I really enjoyed it.

i HATED 42nd Street the first time i saw it, but the second time i saw it (my parents practically dragged me into the theatre because they wanted to see it again), i really loved it, and am still sad it closed

i also wasnt a fan of Wonderful Town when i saw it, but got to love it from hearing the cd many times :)

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Sunday in the Park with George. I hated it at first, but decided to really take it apart and really analyse the text, and the show as a whole. I now understand how brilliant the piece is and why it won the Pulitzer.

Same goes for A Taste of Honey and The Glass Menagerie.

Updated On: 5/31/07 at 06:26 PM