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to musical or not to musical...?

Sat, 21 Aug 2004, 08:16 am
Walter Plinge10 posts in thread
recently i had a discussion about the musical vs "legitimate" theatre, with some friends of mine, they expressed the veiwpoint that musical theatre cannot be construed as anything close to "real" theatre but as nothing more than a few songs and dances pushed together in an effort to try and make some kind of story... being a student of musical theatre myself i was horrified that anyone so closely involved with the artistic world (one being an actor the other a director of short films) could have such a strong conviction against the musical, i was forced to listen to argument after argument about how there were no real characters, no emotional depth etc etc. i would just like to know if this is a veiwpoint many of the theatre community have adopted or just a minority???

darian

(i did try to post a poll suggestion but either my computer literacy skills are even worse than i thought or it wasnt working!!! ;)
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Re: to musical or not to musical...?

Wed, 25 Aug 2004, 05:28 pm
Talissa
> > The satire inherent in all the G&Ss is just as potent if
> > brought out by a good production. We still are surrounded by
> > Sir Joseph Porters and Pooh-Bahs.
>
>
> And the real versions are just as boring as the fictional ones.
>
> :o)~


Although at least the fictional ones have the potential to be audience favourites if played effectively. I don't think I've ever seen people cheer a real-life Pooh-Bah ;-)

~Julia
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