Gee, and I thought this was an opinion thread. Thanks for telling people what to think, ZONEACE. That was the most ridiculous response I've ever seen in my entire life. Why is it that you don't like it so she mustn't?
I hold a degree in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University. It is useless. Now I'm funny for money. Oh, and I sing.
My Personal Top Ten (no order) Still Hurting Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye The Light in the Piazza A Little Priest Somewhere I Get a Kick Out of You Color and Light On the Steps of the Palace I Know Things Now Dividing Day
Have you ever seen or heard any other musicals? If so, which ones.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
The entire balcony scene from West Side Story Soliloquoy from Carousel Pretty Women from Sweeney Todd As Long as He Needs Me from Oliver One from A Chorus Line The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha Bring Him Home Les Miz New Music from Ragtime Being Alive from Company Back to Before from Ragtime Hand Jive from Grease ( just kidding, trying to see if your paying attention!)
" I wish that the stage were as narrow as a tightrope wire, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." -- Goethe (he wants you to go to my Myspace page www.myspace.com/jasonklemm
I told you before that wicked and brooklyn were the only shows ive seen. But my friend let me borrow into the woods. Ive just started listening to it today.
I place 'best' showtunes in the category 'songs a can listen to over and over and over and never get sick of'.
They include:
"A Little Priest" (Sweeney Todd) "Rose's Turn" (Gypsy) "And Eve Was Weak" (Carrie: The Musical) "Wheels of a Dream" (Ragtime) "What a Game" (Ragtime) "One" (A Chorus Line) "Unworthy of Your Love" (Assassins) "Tonight" (West Side Story)
This is not my Top 8 songs (though alot would appear easily) these are the songs I can listen to over-and-over-and-over again. Heck I admit some of the songs I love the best I wouldn't dare to try and listen to like that in fear of loosing interest in them. Updated On: 9/7/05 at 01:50 AM
"There's No Business Like Show Business" from ANNIE GET YOUR GUN "Applause" from APPLAUSE "Welcome To The Theatre" from APPLAUSE "What I Did For Love" from A CHORUS LINE
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
That is a hard question. For me I'd say my favorites are: For Good (Wicked) On My Own (Les Mis) Take Me or Leave Me (Rent) Forget About the Boy (TMM) The Gods Love Nubia and Every Story is a Love Story (Aida) Anything from the Sound of Music (I'm a SOM freak)
Urban, I am going to borrow your definition of best; these are some of the songs I can listen to over and over.
"Agony" - Into the Woods "Little Priest" - Sweeney Todd "Being Alive" - Company "Bring Him Home" - Les Miz "Wheels of a Dream" - Ragtime "On the Steps of the Palace" - Into the Woods "I Am What I Am" - La Cage "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men" - 1776 "Try to Remember" - The Fantasticks "Is This What You Call Love?" - Passion "I'm Still Here" - Follies
Being Alive - each time I hear this song, I discover something more about it, either something more I love or understand a lyric more clearly, it's just beautiful.
Sadly, "Lullabye of Broadway" was written for a movie and won an Oscar as the best song that year. (Yes, it turned up in 42nd Street, but then you might as well say "Dancing Queen" from Mamma Mia!)
If I had to pick one, I'd say "Rose's Turn." I'm not even sure why... except that it probably sums up everything I love about musical theatre in one big gulp.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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Credibility? Absolutely! I love the number in that show. I would just classify "Lullabye of Broadway" as a film song rather than a show tune... but that's how I look at it.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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You should check out the movie sometime, if you can. It was one of the last "Golddiggers" movies (I think it was Golddigers of 1937). I could probably cheat by looking it up right now (laziness stops me), but I believe it also won a special Academy Award for it's dance direction of that very number.
I have a feeling you would prefer the Orbach version, though. As would most people on this board. It's a terrific number in the show (42nd Street)!
And, yes... To each, his (or her) own!
UPDATE: Okay, I DID cheat and look it up, finally. It was Golddiggers of 1935 (not '37), starring Gloria ("Titanic") Stuart, although she isn't featured in the "Lullaby of Broadway" number. It did win the Oscar that year for Best Song, but lost Best Dance Direction to another film.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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Whoah! WonderBoy! We should be in the same generation . . . No doubt about the "Applause" numbers - but I'd probably include
Gifts of Love - Baker's Wife Seesaw - Title tune Yes - 70, Girls, 70 Mame - Title tune On the 20th Century - Title tune There's a Kid Inside - Is there Life after High School?