Musicals?

rock_show_host · 07-14-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tmlfan123

The moral chaos in the second act got to me, I think. Some of the scenes in the second act, especially Prince Charming hooking up with the baker's wife, just seemed like tack-ons to me.

Fair enough. Again, I thought the moral chaos was one of the central points of the show, painting a cynical-but-often-realistic picture of what "happily ever after" might look like afterward.

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Originally Posted by tmlfan123

I have nothing bad to say about the music in this one, however. "Giants In The Sky" is pure, simple genius.

Agreed.

And No One is Alone is some of the prettiest music I've ever heard in a Broadway show.

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Originally Posted by tmlfan123

well I stand corrected. Maybe I'm just not as much of a theater geek

I wouldn't even say I am either. Maybe I just hang out with a lot of them.

Jfool · 07-14-2009, 10:55 AM

My first musical was "Witness" written by Jim and Carol Owens. The score and recordings are out of production, but I would love to find a copy.

I love musicals... a sucker for the classics.

And the Messiah is just awesome.

**tmlfan123** · 07-15-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rock_show_host

Fair enough. Again, I thought the moral chaos was one of the central points of the show, painting a cynical-but-often-realistic picture of what "happily ever after" might look like afterward.

Actually I meant the final songs, the resolution to all of the chaos that went on. It was a lot of incredibly humanistic idealism.

**tmlfan123** · 07-24-2009, 11:55 PM

Saw "Ship of Fire" tonight - about a steamer that sank in Lake Ontario. I doubt anyone's heard of it, but it was enjoyable. I saw it in a tiny little church in a tiny little town, but it was a great experience with friends.

AlphaSigma · 07-25-2009, 10:53 PM

Wizard of Oz was the first musical I liked and Grease is another one of my favorites.

**tmlfan123** · 07-26-2009, 12:58 AM

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Wizard of Oz was the first musical I liked and Grease is another one of my favorites.

I have not seen Grease yet but I want to.

Vaynan · 09-04-2009, 03:18 PM

Definitely a musicals fan. I was Benjamin in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and helped out back stage with a couple smaller ones my school did.