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Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amongest the greatest songs ever written for women in the musical theatre?

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#6

re: Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amongest the greatest songs ever written for women in the musical theatre?

My favorites fluctuate constantly, but currently I'm enjoying "The Beauty is" and "Love to Me"
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.~Office Space
#11

re: Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amonges

every note of that score is perfect. The Beauty Is and Say it Somehow are my latest obsessions though, but it fluctuates. It's one cast album I can listen to from beginning to end and not skip tracks at all. And sitting in the theatre on Saturday watching it was the highlight of my NYC trip. By far the best show of the season.
You're always sorry, You're always grateful, You hold her, thinking: "I'm not alone." You're still alone.
-"Sorry-Grateful" Company
#16

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I think the most successful song in the show is the title song. It really is beautiful. It's direct, specific and active. Many of the other songs in the show deal heavily in metaphor and passive emotions that I find them uncompelling.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
#17

re: Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amonges

I love the entire score. My ultimate favs are Statues and Stories, The Beauty Is, Passagieta, Dividing Day, (in the theatre) Hysteria, Say it Somehow, The Light in the Piazza, Octet, Let's Walk, Love to Me, and Fable. So pretty much 80-90% of the score is my favorite.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#19

re: Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amonges

I simply cannot pick a favorite - I love every note and word played and sung in the show - it's exquisite from the moment the orchestra starts the overture to the last note of the playoff music - I've never seen a better show in my life.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#20

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Wow RedHot - Those are some powerful words coming from you! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. I have tickets for July 1. I can't wait to get back into the city and see this!
I also think the score is brilliant and beautiful. The Beauty Is - one of the most gorgeously simple and melodic songs I have ever heard. I don't have a favorite however.
But I won't live alone in a house of regret.
#24

re: Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amonges

I can't skip a single song on Piazza, Adam Guettel's music is unskipable, but I do give a few songs an extra turn throughout the cd. "The Beauty Is", "Passeggiata", "Dividing Day", "Auitami", "Let's Walk", "Love To Me", and "Fable" all get extra play. And "Fable" is the most played song on my mp3 player. Adam Guettel's demos are also getting heavy play on my green zen micro.
"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check
#25

re: Who else thinks that Dividing Day, The Beauty Is, and Fable are amonges

paseggiata and the light in the piazza are two fo the best songs ever written for theater. The octet song (the shock of winter) is also incredible, and hysteria. Dividing Day and Fable, I liek them, but I think its a jump to say they are 2 of the best songs ever written for theater. But there are a few in this score.

ohh and BTW, auitami sounds a LOT like the scene shift music in between barber and his wife and worst pies in london from sweeney todd. Just the drums at the very very beginning. The whole score kind of reminds me of a sondheim/jason robert brown mix... I love it.

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