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most visually spectacular musicals
#26re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/25/06 at 7:25pmbombay dreams
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#27re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/25/06 at 11:28pmDance of the Vampires,Wicked,Mary Poppins,Dracula,Hairspray and parts of Carrie
jarred03
Leading Actor Joined: 10/17/04
#28re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 1:09amalthough I was bored to tears and hate the music, I must say that Phantom is the most visually spectacular show IO've ever seen.
#29re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 4:47am
The Lion King
Starlight Express
Phantom
Mary Poppins
Sunset Boulevard
We Will Rock You
#30re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 6:59amThree that immediately come to mind are the original productions of Follies, Sweeney Todd, and Passion. Of course, it depends on what you mean by spectacular.
#31re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 8:31am
Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme.
Thank God the sets were wonderful, the show left me cold however.
beenthere
Understudy Joined: 8/22/05
#32re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 9:12amThe Original LE Cage was absolutely amazing to me at the ripe old age of 11!
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#33re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 10:25amVisually and dramatically, Mary Poppins and Wicked were amazing.
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ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#34re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 10:37am
Is the touring show of "Wicked" significantly different than the Broadway staging? The "Wicked" sets and special effects were far below the hype.
Disney seems to know how to do visuals!
Lion King
Beauty and the beast.
For pyrotechnics: Bombay Dreams
My favorite single effect is "Audrey II".
BDavis0092
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/06
#35re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 10:42amI'm not sure about the Broadway show but the touring version of Wicked has an amazing set and along with the lighting it makes for a wonderful spectical.
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#36re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 10:45amSunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon
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SeptemberKel
Featured Actor Joined: 8/20/04
#37re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 10:46amMy first thought was 42nd Street, but I absolutely agree with The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.
"Of course there is the castle - the ruined castle. I find it lovely. Probably because it's ruined, I suppose." - Passion
#38re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 10:48am
City of Angels
Barnum
Light in the Piazza
Tommy
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
#39re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 11:19am
Oh yeah Craig good one i forgot about City Of Angels.
#40re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 11:21amI was surprised no one had listed that yet, but perhaps the people posting in this thread never saw it.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#42re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 11:53am
*looks up "City of Angels" on IBDB and is under the impression that this was the best show ever*
Seriously- super cast, great score, excellent book, stunning sets
#43re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 2:52pmI completely forgot about La Boheme. What a gorgeous musical. My fiance was bored to tears and took a nap but I loved it. Also the lighting in Light in the Piazza was gorgeous.
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#44re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 3:38pm
The Light in the Piazza was goregous. Such a beautiful set design and such wonderful costumes and lighting.
LadyLizaElliott
Swing Joined: 5/21/06
#45re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 4:47pm
My first choice is THE WOMAN IN WHITE, those sets were awesome!
Also...MAN OF LA MANCHA revival had a really fascinating set.
WICKED was pretty amazing
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG in London, that was incredible, I almost cried when the car flew.
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE had some fantastic sets.
ANYTHING GOES in London, the ship set was really great and all the rooms popped out from underneath or were rolled on.
Swing Joined: 12/31/69
#46re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 5:06pm
Best12BarS: You may be misquoting your Dad or was mistaken. I saw the original FANNY twice and while the score and performances were outstanding, I don't recollect anything special about the sets. They were good but nothing out of the ordinary for the time.
My list would be:
My Darlin' Aida
King of Hearts
Auntie Mame
Baker Street
Skyscraper
On the Twentieth Century
La Cage aux Folles (the original production)
Carrie
Carousel (The Lincoln Center revival)
Elaine Stritch at Liberty (with talent you don't need spectacle 
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#47re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 5:10pm
OMG, how could I forget chitty chitty bang bang!? That was SUCH an amazing spectacle!!
and.. its funny so many people are critisizing wicked's sets and special effects and stuff.. I mean, granted sure the flying isn't anything that amazing, but I actually think it WORKS to make the flying more simple. Its just... with the lighting, and the power of Defying Gravity to begin with,I think it'd be doing too much to go much bigger with the flying. Just my opinion though :) but I mean, the rest of the show in general is just amazing, both set wise and lighting. The lighting really does make all the diffference in the world- especially in scenes like As Long As You're Mine. That is just like... wow.
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matt schneider
Broadway Star Joined: 7/3/06
#48re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 5:12pmbeauty, aida, phantom, wicked, and lion king
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Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#49re: most visually spectacular musicals
Posted: 7/26/06 at 5:36pmTarzan is not visually spectacular. It's the most un-original, uninspired design I've ever seen (although, the opening sequence...and ONLY the opening sequence, is brilliant). I don't see what makes Phantom so spectacular either. It's a bunch of drapes and a fake proscenium. It's gorgeous, no question, but hardly spectacular. It's just too simplistic (in a brilliant sort of way). I'd say Wicked, Show Boat, Cats, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard are visually spectacular
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