shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked it! — Page 2

#26

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 6:51pm

lennon
dracula
light in the piazza
*edit* to add
all shook up

Updated On: 11/12/05 at 06:51 PM

#27

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 7:28pm

All Shook Up

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#28

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 7:38pm

can't believe i'm admitting this, but Mamma Mia.

I didn't have any desire to see it whatsoever, but ended up having a ball & loving it.

#29

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 7:41pm

Zanna Don't. It is one of my favorites now. I saw it three times.
I hope it comes to Broadway. I hope John Tags is Zanna.
I would also love them to bring puppets into the show.
The bird would be great as a talking puppet. Zanna (if it was John could do so much more with his talents.)
Puppets would work in Zanna!

Updated On: 11/12/05 at 07:41 PM

#30

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 8:16pm

Wonderful Town
On Golden Pond
Laugh Whore

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"You're every gay man's wet dream!" ~ MA

If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...

#31

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 8:23pm

Urinetown
Hairspray

#32

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 8:25pm

Bat Boy -the title irks me like hell (I don't know why) but I love the material.

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#33

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 8:33pm

Oh I second Urinetown. I was pretty much opposed to seeing it the first time, but after that, I was hooked!

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"You're every gay man's wet dream!" ~ MA

If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...

#34

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 8:36pm

Urinetown and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (I was curious about both, but didn't think I would like them)... now I love both of them and am seeing Spelling Bee again next month.

#35

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 9:27pm

RENT... it's been around for awhile and I didn't start getting into it until all the movie hype started... the first time I heard it was last month and now I can't stop listening to it...

So I'm a little behind...

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Love, Miss Britt

#36

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 9:35pm

Piazza. I had no interest in at at first and then saw it, and ended up loving it! One of my favorite musicals!

#37

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 11:05pm

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE

I pooh poohe'd it, and was convinced I would dislike it.

I saw it and fell in love with it, and saw it 3 times.

I'd go again if it were playing.

Thank you, Namo and Iflit.

Updated On: 11/13/05 at 11:05 PM

#38

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/12/05 at 11:12pm

All Shook Up. My friend was really into it, and I really didn't want to see it because I despise Elvis. And I had one of the most amazing nights.

#39

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 1:07am

All Shook Up- My aunt is an Elvis fan and Im eh, but the way the music was arranged and the story and the actors especially Cheyenne, Jenn, Mark, Leah, Nikki and Curtis were amazing. I saw it twice.

#40

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 1:09am

Hairspray.

#41

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 1:17am

Spelling Bee
Parade

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"...But Kungurtseva reels off multiple fouettes and the tape is stopped so she can take a bow. The Jester, an abomination introduced to Swan Lake in Soviet times, extorts applause from the audience. The cuts don't help the storytelling, the production is bare bones and they go for the '50s-style happy ending. The audience cheers like mad at the end. It's the Russian ballet, after all..."

#42

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 1:38am

Chitty chitty bang bang. No ASU that day so we decided to go for it and I wound up going back. Ok, I will admit I should have drawn the line after the first cause I realize once was enough. I could be seeing sweeney for a third time(which I will be doing anyway this saturday )!

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Updated On: 11/13/05 at 01:38 AM

#43

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:18am

RENT-well, no i'm a RENThead, wasn't expecting that
Spelling Bee- didn't know what to expect-absolutely love it!
Hairspray

#44

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:26am

The Light in the Piazza, the adds on public radio were awful, they made it sound trite, it isn't.

Then the biggie for me:

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, I would lotto Avenue Q for weeks as I watched the marquee go up and I just thought, "That looks terrible." It had been open for weeks before I finally bought tickets. Now I can't wait to go for the eleventh time.

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I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.

#45

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:30am

Hairspray. I wasn't really that interested in seeing it, and when I heard the score I hated it. But my roommate had a ticket and convinced me to go, and I had a great time. I always get the songs stuck in my head now.

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#46

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:33am

Spelling Bee. I thought it sounded kind of dumb, but people on the board and other stuff convinced me...and now I love it. Maybe not my favorite ever, but I definitley love it!!

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"That Sondheim kid has a big future."-Nathan Lane

#47

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 7:02am

Hal Prince's revival of SHOW BOAT. I saw a lot of shows during that week in London, and I only went to see this one because I couldn't get tickets to SUNSET BOULEVARD because it closed a couple of months earlier. Though I had heard some songs of SHOW BOAT and had read about the storyline, I never had any urge to see it. But I went to see it anyway and really loved the show!!

#48

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 10:33am

For me, I have to say Evita.I thought there was no way I would like this musical.I always thought Andrew Lloyd Webber were too classical and over my head.I decided to give it a shot when the tour came to my hometown in October.By the time Oh What A Circus was playing,I realized how wrong I was.It is an amazing show with an amazing story.I loved the combination of pop,rock,and latin music and the incredible songs.It was an experience I will never forget.I can hardly wait for Cats and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to come here next year.I am even thinking about seeing Phantom on Broadway.

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#49

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 11:09am

I never had a desire to see Piazza but someone on this thread convinced me...and I actually liked it. >>>>

When I saw the title of the thread, I was going to post to pretty much the same thing. I proabably never would have seen the show if not for this board and it was by far my favorite show of the year.

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#50

re: shows that you were not interested in but gave a shot and ...you liked

Posted: 11/13/05 at 11:09am

For me, Spelling Bee fits the description perfectly. I had absolutely no interest in seeing it.

I went for the Wicked lottery and lost, so I figured I might as well throw my name in for the Spelling Bee, not really wanting to win. I was actually disappointed when I won to be honest and had almost given up my seat to another woman...

But I'm so glad I didn't. I absolutely loved this show! I've been listening to the cast recording constantly since and can't wait to see it again.

(P.s... I saw Todd on as Barfee, and thought he was incredible. Compared to the cast recording, I actually prefer Todd, though I can't be sure until I see the original...)