Your favourite overture?
Your favourite overture?
#1Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:51pm
What's your favourite overture? Or are you one of those people who don't like overtures?
I really like Seussical's overture. The Producer's overture is great too!
A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.
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#2re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:53pmThe Light in the Piazza
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#4re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:54pm
Gypsy.
I also enjoy The Light in the Piazza's, Nine's, and Follies' overtures.
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Updated On: 7/14/07 at 07:54 PM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#5re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:57pm
Take Me Along
Jamaica
Goldilocks
How Now, Dow Jones
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
Johnnytoc
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
#6re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:05pmGypsy, I'm considering the Carousel Waltz an overture, the Eden Prelude
#7re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:20pmPhantom of the Opera.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#8re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:22pmI love the Overture to the film, Flower Drum Song. I like a lot of overtures.
ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#9re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:26pmMiss Saigon...
What a night! I was in more laps than a napkin!
#10re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:53pmSo, for the tenth time, we all agree it's Gypsy, right (or we will after 100 posts or so...)
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=972787#3631451
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=963561#3533883
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955158#3440952
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954269#3427915
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955012#3441622
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954344#3428699
#11re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:14pmHey, there can never be enough love for the GYPSY overture.
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#12re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:28pm
Annie - I absolutely love the simplicity of the trumpet solo and eventual trombone counterpoint
Annie Get Your Gun (1966 Lincoln Center version) - The first show I played, and still one of my favorite overtures; it transforms all of the melodies so deliciously, and serves as an epitome of the classic Broadway overture
Light in the Piazza - No other show can literally take my breath away, right from when harp arpeggios start
Titanic - I love the cross-relations at the beginning, and the big, lush sound that returned with this show after having been missing for several years
Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#13re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:29pmLEGALLY BLONDE!
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#14re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:30pmGypsy and most recently I've grown to apprecaite Merrily We Roll Along.
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americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#15re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:32pm
Too bad PIAZZA'S overture never was heard in a theatre, just on CD.
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE has a fantastic overture... sets the mood beautifully.
Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#16re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:35pm
This thread is just SOOOOO original. 
I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#17re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:36pmI didn't even notice how many others there were before I posted. Haha.
#18re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:52pm
1. Merrily
2. Gypsy
3. Piazza
plus all of the Rodgers and Hammerstein overtures...
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Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#19re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 10:38pmI really love the Drowsy Chaperone overture. I think Jesus Christ Superstar is the ultimate overture. Gotta love Piazza's overture.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#20re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 10:42pm
The Producers
Curtains
SpamAlot
The Drowsy Chaperone
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
All Shook Up
#21re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 11:08pm
1. GYPSY (as a child this was all my mom played. I can sing the entire thing through).
2. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (sets a nice mood for the show, nice, upbeat, fun).
3. TITANIC (its so uplifting and haunting at the same time).
#22re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 11:31pmGypsy & Funny Girl. I love Jule Styne overtures.
There wouldn't be lights bright enough!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#23re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 11:38pm
FUNNY GIRL
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG (er, Ent're Acte)
GOLDEN RAINBOW
PROMISES, PROMISES
APPLAUSE
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SWEET CHARITY
SUNSET BLVD
CHICAGO
ANNIE
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
MY FAIR LADY
LoringsGuy
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/04
#24re: Your favourite overture?
Posted: 7/13/07 at 11:44pm
HAIRSPRAY!
Just kidding...
Seriously, any Jule Styne overture is pretty awesome. In fact, there are a couple of cd's out devoted entirely to Styne overtures---I believe the titles of the cd's are "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "I'm the Greatest Star."
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