show stoppers (the wrong kind)- Page 3

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 12:32am

sally, I love the I LOVE YOU SONG too. It was my favorite moment of BEE. I cried the first time they performed it when I saw it. The perfect mix of wit and pathos.

[James885]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 12:35am

The Love Montage: Les Miserables - I'm not a fan of any of those songs.

The Last Night of The World: Miss Saigon - This song bores me to tears every time.

Ireland: Legally Blonde - This song grinds the show to a halt. Why is she Paulette suddenly singing about Ireland? I know she needs an introduction song, but I think they they should have used "Good Boy" which was cut from show.

[mallardo]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 3:58am

All I Need is the Girl is one of my favorite moments in Gypsy. The song that leaves me cold is I Love You Mr. Goldstone - I know it's a lively production number in the show but the song itself just grates.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 8:20am

I agree, I normally skip Mr. Goldstone on the recording. I like All I Need Is The Girl but it is not my favorite, I love it live because you can see all the dancing and Laura Benanti (If you are seeing Patti Gypsy)

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 8:22am

And I absolutely love The MIller's Son. It made me love the show. But it doesn't seem needed but it's greatness make up for that.

[ratherbewhaling]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 10:32am

I really dislike "All You need is the girl from the current Gypsy but that's probably because it's so good on the 2003 recording. David Burtka makes it fun and upbeat and it just seems too dark or dramatized as it is now.

[glitterandjazzhands]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 3:23pm

I always skip over "Ladies and their Sensitivities". The only song from Sweeney I'm not crazy about. I love "All I Need is the Girl" but I wasn't in love with Tony Yazback as Tulsa. I really prefer David Burtka (sp?) or the kid who played Tulsa in the Bette Midler movie. Something Bad, Wonderful, A Sentimental Man, all snoozers. I'm not too crazy about Whispering from SA. Maybe becuz Alexandra Socha was so dang pitchy when I saw it. I dont know.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 3:34pm

"The Game" and "Heart"-DAMN YANKEES. Such pointless songs.
I can't believe people say "Little Lamb" and "All I Need Is the Girl" stop the show, they are crucial to the story.

[Byron Abens]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 9:45pm

I absolutely agree with the two Zoser songs in Aida to whoever put those out.

I used to downplay the significance of Liasions in Night Music until I had to do an in-depth analysis of the show for a class and realized just how much information is really being given in that number. For instance, and of course this is just one view, Titian does not only refer to the painter, but was also a common term for redhead, which makes you wonder was that "tiny Titian" that Madame Armfeldt says she acquired from the Duke of Fererra a painting, or is she naming Desiree's father?

As for listening to Night Music now, I'll usually skip "You Must Meet My Wife." The number works great onstage, but I think the visuals of Frederick not even noticing that Desiree is completely tuned out until the virgin line, and then almost insanely angry afterwards are what make that number work.

For me the number I could always do without in Gypsy was Together, Where Ever We Go. I don't hate it, but it almost always gets skipped when iTunes is on shuffle.

[Fan123]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 10:44pm

Weirdly, 'All I Need Now is The Girl' is my favourite song in Gypsy. It's the song that produces the most empathy in me for one of the characters (Louise).

Even though I like 'Wait' in Sweeney Todd, I think it's a very odd song. It's basically saying "Nothing's happening, and that's okay." Not the kind of thing characters should spend 3 minutes on stage singing. The fact that Mrs Lovett has to tell Sweeney to wait could have been conveyed in 2 lines of dialogue instead.
Updated On: 9/13/08 at 10:44 PM

[Kasie]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 11:53pm

The Dark I Know Well- Spring Awakening (can't stand it)

More I Cannot Wish You- Guys and Dolls

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 1:23am

"Something Just Broke." I ADORE the song out of context and I love Assassins regardless, but it just completely changes the focus of the show.

I also usually skip "Accident Waiting to Happen" from Drowsy - it just feels like too much of a lollygagging, "Hmm, let's pause and catch our breath" number on the CD, though I loved it onstage - and "Have I Got a Girl for You" from Company.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 2:21am

EDIT: Someone posted this under my name.

Updated On: 9/15/08 at 02:21 AM

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 7:49am

I have to agree with "Wait" from Sweeney Todd. That song is very weird. It doesn't really move the plot forward, it's literally just telling you to 'wait.' Granted, it's pretty, but it's rather pointless.

As for "Reviewing the Situation..." Well, I have to admit, I love that song and everything else Fagin sings. It does seem kind of, but it does characterize Fagin more fully... everytime I've seen the show, the guy who's played Fagin has been excellent, but I guess if I saw it with a not-so-good Fagin, the song could be annoying.

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 1:40pm

ive never seen it live but there a couple from bright lights big city that i often skip over like "so many little things"

[Broadwaynut81]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 5:00pm

I agree on All I Need... it really doesn't do anything to advance the plot or anything... but if you think about it its the only other song in the show sung by a male other than Herbie (I think... correct me if I am wrong)

My picks:
"On This Night of a Thousand Stars..." from Evita
"Those Canaan Days" from Joseph...

Those two are sleepers and I buzz through them whenever possible. Others... "Wonderful" from Wicked, and while I like the song, I agree that "Ireland" is just so out of place in LB.

[sparkleplenty]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 1:49pm

I don't want to start all this up again (well covered on BWW before) but if you're talking Gypsy - please yank "Little Lamb"

[BroadwayMelody]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 8:26pm

Seriously....I don't know how any songs from Into the Woods made this list! The OBC was as close to perfection as you can get!

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 8:29pm

I definitely feel like "It Takes Two" from INTO THE WOODS certainly makes the list.

And while "Wait" may seem to grind the show to a halt a little, it's necessary due to Sweeney's "Wait, you told me to wait!" in "Epiphany".

[kate2]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:33am

The I Love You song was dreadful to me. It completely took me out of the wacky world of the show and made me almost forget everything I was cracking up at before. I was just waiting for it to be over.