Sung Through Musicals

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:19pm

Besides Phantom of the Opera, are there any other musicals on Broadway sung through?

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:20pm

His name is Andrew Lloyd Webber.



Also "A New Brain" is almost entirely sung through.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:23pm

I should correct myself: any current musicals on Broadway, not ones that have already closed.

Updated On: 9/19/04 at 08:23 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:24pm

This is an infertile period on Broadway, so no, there are no other sung-through musicals on right now. Not since Caroline, or Change closed.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:37pm

Thanks. Anyone know if Brooklyn is sung through, and what upcoming shows will be?

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:38pm

Bare: A Pop Opera is entirely sung through, hence the "Opera."

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:41pm

i think rent technically is with some exceptions

[Plum]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:43pm

I forgot about Rent. Yup, that's right.

The question was about Broadway, so I don't think Bare counts.

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:46pm

Very true Plum, take note that "BARE" is Off-Broadway.

[timote316]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:59pm

Was Assassins sung through? I know there were some lines, like the ones on the CD, but were there many lines cut from there?

Basically, what I'm asking how complete is the Assassins CD? When I phrase it that way, its OT lol

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 9:00pm

There was an extensive and funny book.

[NoDayButToday2]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 9:02pm

I dont think RENT counts, theres a lot of speaking.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 9:03pm

RAGTIME and SEUSSICAL pretty much are.

[Actinggbugg474]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 11:20pm

Just a question .. I've heard the term "operetta" being thrown around a lot in regards to shows like Les Mis and Phantom. I was just wondering if this was the correct term. Any ideas?

[MusicMan]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 11:22pm

"This is an infertile period on Broadway so there are no other sung-through musicals on right now."

Whether a show is sung-through or not is hardly an indication of "infertility," lack of creativity of anything else for that matter. A show's musical style depends on the needs of the story being told, period. And just because a show may be entirely sung does not automatically render it operatic in the least, certainly not in any developmental sense. In fact, most sung-through musicals written today are overly inflated in their musical treatment since they have little reason to sing at all, let alone be subjected to a so-called "operatic" setting. CAROLINE, OR CHANGE is only the most recent example of such egregious misfires.
Updated On: 9/19/04 at 11:22 PM

[broadwayfan24]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 11:25pm

Les Mis was but I think RENT and POTO are the only ones out on broadway now

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 11:33pm

they're not operas or operttas. They're musicals. You can call them rock operas, pop operas or sung through musicals.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 11:55pm

but many musicals are making their way onto the opera stages, and may in the future be considered operas or operettas...

Look at "A Little Night Music" and "Sweeney Todd"

[Jon]

Posted: 9/19/04 at 11:57pm

Am I crazy? Isn't there spoken dialogue in POTO? At least the auctioneer speech in the prologue. And I'm sure the Phantom yells some stuff that is not set to music.

I mean, I only saw the show once, ten years ago, so I'm not an expert like some of you...

As far as RENT is concerned, doesn't Mark have several narration monologues?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:15am

Yes, there is some spoken dialogue in POTO, as well as RENT, BARE, and so on. I don't think there is really a complete sung through musical.........I might be wrong.

[midnghtdolphin]

Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:19am

cats and les mis were

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:21am

And you are right my friend. Thanks for reminding me.

[Jon]

Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:22am

Miss Saigon was also.

Falsettos and A New Brain too.

[BJC899]

Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:22am

Chicago doesn't have that much dialogue.

[Plum]

Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:28am

Whether a show is sung-through or not is hardly an indication of "infertility," lack of creativity of anything else for that matter.

Woops. I didn't mean to imply that at all, MusicMan. :) I just meant that we've just had a bunch of shows sacrificed to the Labor Day blues and we haven't gotten to the fall openings yet, so we're in a down period. So there aren't a lot of musicals or shows on in general, let alone sung-through ones, which are comparatively rare creatures.

And I wouldn't call Caroline, or Change an egregious misfire, but that's for another thread.