Heartlessbitch Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 This should bring back high school memories for some.. this is a list of mostly Rogers and Hammerstein stuff..vote away and i want to hear feedback.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Saw a great production of West Side Story up in DC a few weeks ago, but The King And I get my vote. Never seen it on stage and I skipped the recent animated version, but the old film version is just great. Etc etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defgoddess Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 west side story all the way... katie p and i love singing the jet song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Where's "Singin' in the Rain" and "Paint your Wagon"? Not even "The best lil' whorehouse in Texas"? I feel gyped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 La Grange! They got some nice girls up there. Hehe. Is the Jets song your favorite, defgoddess? My favorites are "I Feel Pretty" and "Gee, Officer Krupke!". Maria is a great song too. Maria, I just met a girl named Maria! Looks like we have ourselves the subject of a new poll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboys girl Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 West Side Story would be the obvious choice, but it's Fiddler on the Roof for me (just for the bit where the guys dance with bottles on their heads!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 WHAT? "No Little Shop of Horrors?" No "Cabaret?" no...huh? I am sorely disappointed about the omission of "Little Shop..." I've done that play twice, once in highschool and once off-Broadway. (both times as Audrey) I was getting paid for the off-Broadway version, but honestly, I enjoyed it more in high-shool. Cabaret is also a blast, but the movie version is annoying... too much...Liza Minelli i don't want to hear any shit from you Preacher kids about this post either...there's a little musical theater geek in all of us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 Either way, I went with "My Fair Lady" I like that it doesn't have the typical love story crap, but there is one. Also, it doesn't have a happy ending, but there could be one. Has anyone ever read Pygmalion? Interesting concept for the guys... And shit, it's pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 ... too much...Liza Minelli Is there such a things as "not enough Liza Minelli"? I thought not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboys girl Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 I got turned off Cabaret when I had to watch it multiple times for an english language paper! I'm in quite a musical mood actually. My college is doing 'Barnum' for it's christmas production (i'm in the chorus! ) ..ANYBODY GOT ANY TIPS FOR LEARNING HOW TO JUGGLE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted October 5, 2002 Share Posted October 5, 2002 yeah. don't be stoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Why are you asking anyone but your own brother, genius juggler in his own right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongebob Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 Musicals suck ass!!!!!!! NULL VOTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yahve Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 i knowi read pygmalion.... cant seem to remember what it was about tho... so many books in my past...ack. what was it about again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 Well, the play Pygmalion was basically the non-musical version of My Fair Lady, but the story of Pygmalion is as follows: Pygmlion was an Ancient Greek, and a cranky fucker at that. He hated women, well, maybe he didn't HATE them, he just found them to be pretty ridiculous. he could find fault with any woman you put in front of him, no matter what her virtues. As it turns out, this guy was also a sculptor. So one day, he starts a new project. As he's carving, his work begins to take the shape of a woman. So he goes with it. When he's finished, he has created the perfect woman...for Pygmalion. He falls madly in love with his own work and names her Galatea. He goes to pay homage to Aphrodite, and begs her to make his creation real. So she does, and they live happily ever after. Until she decides she has a mind of her own and is NOT in love with Pygmalion. Then she leaves him heart broken. However, it is that strength and lack of silliness with which he endowed her that makes him love her most. ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongebob Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 I have no idea what you are talking about but I think maby Yave is agreeing with me, yes? Oh well they all suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesi Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 mmph. I'm gonna come leaping out of my lurking status to comment on this. If I ABSOLUTELY had to choose from the list, I'd choose West Side Story. But, I'm gonna add my two cents in here and give an honorable mention to my personal favorite and unlisted selection, RENT. If none of you have seen it, you're sorely missing out. I would write up a little synopsis about it myself, but it would probably wind up being just as long as The ACTUAL story, so check that out if you'd like to know more. Just know that it's a great story, filled with comedy, tragedy, great and memorable music, and if you ask anyone who's ever seen it, it'll always come HIGHLY recommended. Back to lurking for me, I s'ppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg540 Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 NO real vote seeing as I avoided most musicals lie the plague before. West side story was ruined for me by grade school. Forced to read it and watch a horrible presentation of it then Told what to think about it. No desire to ever see it again. Grease, never could stand that. Just doesn't agree with me I suppose. My vore would have to be for "Old Man River" I think it was. Saw it here in TX done by some of the Theater majors. Very well done. Changed my mind on musicals as a whole. All i had seen before were torture. But this one I genuinely enjoyed. I hope to catch a good rendition of South Pacific and the Sound of music at some point as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongebob Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 All Musicals suck I have tried to watch Sound of music it sucked. They all suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg540 Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Thrice we've heard they suck. Please enlighten us. Why do they suck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongebob Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Music is good on the radio or VH1 MTV etc. Movies are good by them selfs (some are). You dont want to mix them. It is like mixing Milk and Popcorn. That better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesi Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Uh.. Not really. Music is good. Movies are good. Musicals combine the two, which, when combined properly with a talented cast, a talented orchestra/band, and a talented choreographer, makes them even better. It's like combining milk and Godiva chocolate. Not popcorn. Maybe you should check out a few musicals (that don't include "Rogers and Hammerstein" in the title) that don't suck - Rent, The Producers, Les Miserables, Into the Woods, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park with George, Jeckyll & Hyde, These are all really fantastic musicals with memorable songs, great choreography, a fascinating story, just all around great stage productions. Just because you had a bad experience with The Sound of Music doesn't mean all musicals have to suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongebob Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 My mom has tried to get me to watch South Pacific, and Jeckyll & Hyde but I couldent sit through it tho. It is more like combinding Milk and Peanut Butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Or, you and spelling. Actually, I don't see how anyone who calls themselves a movie fan could hate all musicals. Some of the best movies ever made have been musicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I agree, I have seen next to no musicals, but it's more because I simply haven't hit that genre much yet rather than that I have an aversion to them. I thought Moulin Rogue was fuckin awesome, so I guess that has me wanting to check out more of em, I'll check out the ones Ruby reccomended, and get started on seeing the classics, then i guess I'll get back to the thread. As for upcoming ones, Chicago looks pretty good, despite the inclusion of Richard Gere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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