Your favourite overture?

[dramarama2]

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!

[i.heart.link]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:52pm

Phantom of the Opera!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:53pm

The Light in the Piazza

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:54pm

GYPSY

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:54pm

Gypsy.

I also enjoy The Light in the Piazza's, Nine's, and Follies' overtures.

Updated On: 7/14/07 at 07:54 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 7:57pm

Take Me Along
Jamaica
Goldilocks
How Now, Dow Jones

[Johnnytoc]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:05pm

Gypsy, I'm considering the Carousel Waltz an overture, the Eden Prelude

[jerseyboyslover]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:20pm

Phantom of the Opera.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:22pm

I love the Overture to the film, Flower Drum Song. I like a lot of overtures.

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:26pm

Miss Saigon...

[allofmylife]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 8:53pm

So, for the tenth time, we all agree it's Gypsy, right (or we will after 100 posts or so...)

[Katurian2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:14pm

Hey, there can never be enough love for the GYPSY overture.

[cvrenthead]

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]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:29pm

LEGALLY BLONDE!

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:30pm

Gypsy and most recently I've grown to apprecaite Merrily We Roll Along.

[americanboy99]

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]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:35pm

This thread is just SOOOOO original.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:36pm

I didn't even notice how many others there were before I posted. Haha.

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 9:52pm

1. Merrily
2. Gypsy
3. Piazza

plus all of the Rodgers and Hammerstein overtures...

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 10:38pm

I really love the Drowsy Chaperone overture. I think Jesus Christ Superstar is the ultimate overture. Gotta love Piazza's overture.

[worrell4077]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 10:42pm

The Producers
Curtains
SpamAlot
The Drowsy Chaperone
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
All Shook Up

[DRSisLove]

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).

[glimpseofstocking]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 11:31pm

Gypsy & Funny Girl. I love Jule Styne overtures.

[BrodyFosse123]

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]

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."