What's your favorite show with sailors?

[Anthony12]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 7:23pm

I don't have one but it seems to be a common theme. What is your favorite?

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 7:25pm

Unfortunately, I've never had the experience of seeing a show together with sailors.  

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 7:25pm

On The Town

[Actriz2]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 7:49pm

The Last Ship

[Mr Smith]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 7:50pm

South Pacific

[tazber]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 8:02pm

Sailor Moon

[kdogg36]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 8:41pm

If a single sailor counts, I'd say Sweeney Todd.

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 9:37pm

Cabaret

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 10:14pm

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 10:24pm

Follies!

[howardbf]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 11:28pm

Any bathhouse during Fleet Week

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/15/15 at 11:48pm

South Pacific and On the Town were the first two that came to mind and it's hard to pick one over the other.

[Blockhead24]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 12:28am

Anything Goes

[mc1227]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 12:30am

Wonderful Town

[chewy5000]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 12:39am

Pacific Overtures. Or maybe Titanic?

[AHLiebross]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 3:02am

Did they ever do a stage musical version of "Some Like it Hot"? Not only was the movie itself funny, but Joe E. Brown as the sailor was absolutely hilarious.

The thing that I find interesting about shows with sailors is that most of them are frothy comedies, except for South Pacific.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 7:23am

"Did they ever do a stage musical version of "Some Like it Hot"? Not only was the movie itself funny, but Joe E. Brown as the sailor was absolutely hilarious.
The thing that I find interesting about shows with sailors is that most of them are frothy comedies, except for South Pacific."

Yes, Jule Styne (music) and Bob Merrill (lyrics) adapted the film as SUGAR in 1971 or so. But I wouldn't call the Joe E. Brown role (Cyril Ritchard in the musical) a "sailor". He's a millionaire with his own boat, so I think he's more of "yachtsman".

 

[JayG 2]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 8:54am

Illya, Darling naturally!

 

[Patash]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 9:10am

Two by Two?

 

 

 

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 10:45am

Billy Budd

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 11:04am

Favorite: Sweeney Todd or the Essgee Pinafore.

 

Least favorite: Daddy's Boy.

[Fantod]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 12:41pm

South Pacific

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 12:49pm

It was Anything Goes.

Now that I've seen On the Town…it's, well, On the Town.

[Fan123]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 7:02pm

AHLiebross, a random tidbit if you're interested: Pasek and Paul have said they wanted 'Dogfight' to be sort of the anti-'On The Town', and for the opening number to be a twisted take on frothy sailor fun; they talk about it a little at 1:09 of this video.

 

To actually answer the thread question, probably 'Anything Goes' or, yes, 'On The Town'. I also listen to 'Walk Like A Sailor' from 'Ankles Aweigh' a fair bit :)

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 5/16/15 at 7:06pm

Ankles Aweigh