What are your favourite musicals and why?
Wed, 12 Sept 2001, 10:20 pmThe Review Master41 posts in thread
What are your favourite musicals and why?
Wed, 12 Sept 2001, 10:20 pmHi all,
Now just what is your favourite musical/s and why ? I hope to get a great response from this one! (if i get any that is)
My all time favourites list include Les Miserables (of course!), also the King and I, Oliver, My Fair Lady. There are more of course but I don't want to go into too many right now.
I'll talk about why I adore these musicals when i get some kind of feedback on the topic.
The Review Master
RE: What are your favourite musicals and why?
Sun, 16 Sept 2001, 03:12 amDoes it make a difference if you're actually watching the musical or just listening to the soundtrack album?
Because I'd count HAIR as one of my favourites to listen to the songs, but I was really disappointed to see it on stage - it was significant in the late 60's but the concept just didn't work for me in the 90's. Similarly, I can sing or hum along to CATS, but the whole storyline (..?) and stageshow I found a bit tedious.
I do really like LES MIS, and I think it is a combination of character, tunes, lyrics, fantastic staging, and storyline.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is another - one of the first really successful rock operas, and it scores on lyric, character, tunes (even though L-Webber perfected his technique of "one riff fits all", they really work) and the sheer audacity of the concept at the time.
MISS SAIGON, WEST SIDE STORY, GREASE, ROCKY HORROR SHOW, & LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS are all fav's.
And I personally include BARNUM, but only because I was cast in a major role in the WA Theate Co's production and got my name in lights outside His Majesty's, plus got credit for standing out in a relatively ordinary production..!
I don't think it ever got produced, but Jon English wrote a musical called PARIS, about the Greek & Trojan Wars, and the soundtrack is pretty good (Aussie cast including Doc Neeson, Barry Humphries, Trever White, Philip Quast)
And are we allowed to pick from animated musicals? Several Disney musicals really appeal, particularly THE LITTLE MERMAID. If you can be targeted at children and yet really impress the adults you've got to be doing something right!
Craig
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Because I'd count HAIR as one of my favourites to listen to the songs, but I was really disappointed to see it on stage - it was significant in the late 60's but the concept just didn't work for me in the 90's. Similarly, I can sing or hum along to CATS, but the whole storyline (..?) and stageshow I found a bit tedious.
I do really like LES MIS, and I think it is a combination of character, tunes, lyrics, fantastic staging, and storyline.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is another - one of the first really successful rock operas, and it scores on lyric, character, tunes (even though L-Webber perfected his technique of "one riff fits all", they really work) and the sheer audacity of the concept at the time.
MISS SAIGON, WEST SIDE STORY, GREASE, ROCKY HORROR SHOW, & LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS are all fav's.
And I personally include BARNUM, but only because I was cast in a major role in the WA Theate Co's production and got my name in lights outside His Majesty's, plus got credit for standing out in a relatively ordinary production..!
I don't think it ever got produced, but Jon English wrote a musical called PARIS, about the Greek & Trojan Wars, and the soundtrack is pretty good (Aussie cast including Doc Neeson, Barry Humphries, Trever White, Philip Quast)
And are we allowed to pick from animated musicals? Several Disney musicals really appeal, particularly THE LITTLE MERMAID. If you can be targeted at children and yet really impress the adults you've got to be doing something right!
Craig
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