Broadway

[hermione_fan]

I was just wondering if anyone here liked Broadway stuff. I am a big fan of Broadway. We do a lot of songs from musicals in show choir. Last year we did Momma I'm a Big Girl Now from the Musical Hairspray. Also, has anyone seen a Broadway play or musical?

[Amadeus]

Hmm... This thread sounds pretty simlar to Favourite Musical? (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=837)

[hermione_fan]

I did a search and not even that came up so sorry if it has to be closed!

[SilverStar]

Ahh, I love Broadway!!!!!!! (when are the Tony's?) I act myself so naturally I'm excited about it. I've seen The Lion King, Beauty and The Beast and The Prince and the Pauper on B'way.

[IthilQuessar]

i like broadway too. what amazes me is how people can sing and dance at the same time. i tried it once and it's hard! i've seen "Oliver!", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Les Miserables". i'm seeing "Phantom of the Opera" this summer. ^_^

[hermione_fan]

You are so lucky! I'm going to see whatever comes to Chicago this summer. I'm really excited!

[Adalbert Waffling]

I want to see a Broadway so bad! I've seen the movie Hairspray, but I'm sure the play's much better. And the Tony's were a few months ago.

[Kneazle]

I believe that the Tony's are being held next month, actually, on June 6th. In fact, I think that the nominations are being announced next week.

I love Broadway! My favorite currently-running show is "Wicked", the "true story of the Witches of Oz". The music is great and it's a delightful story. I saw it late last year, and the leads were incredible. I'm crossing my fingers for it-- I'd really like for it to do well at the Tony's.

The only other show that I've ever seen on Broadway is "Jane Eyre", which I went to twice before it closed in 2001. It has beautiful music and it's a pity that it couldn't hold on. I'd really like to see "Man of La Mancha", but I don't know much about it.

I try to catch as many shows as I can when they go on tour! We have a wonderful theatre pretty close by which has $15 student rush tickets for balcony seats-- and depending on the attendance, you'll sometimes get better seats for only a few dollars more.

I think this thread is all right-- the other encompasses movie musicals as well as Broadway ones; this one is more specific, and then Broadway plays can also be discussed here. :)

[Amadeus]

As for the ones I've seen, I've seen Footloose and Greece on Broadway :D

Both of them were fabulous. :D

I would really love to see Les Misérables and the Phantom of the Opera and some other musicals, such as Music Man that I have been in, but never got to watch even once because I was down in the pit with the rest of the pit orchestra :(

[Chrysalis]

I love Broadway musicals, but I've never seen one. I have seen musicals on stage, but that was in Dutch. I saw Elisabeth and Titanic and they were both amazing.

I used to be in a singing class and we performed musicals all the time. I got some lead songs in My Fair Lady last time.:D But I quit last year.

[Adalbert Waffling]

the Tony's are next month? Wow, it seems like yesterday! I've got to organize a get-together to watch it.

[tizzy weasley]

I love RENT. Best musical out there.

[hermione_fan]

I did see Greece a Long time time ago when I was like 6 so I really don't remember it.

I get to go see Mama Mia! Yay! That's one of the one's I really wanted to see!

I like Hairspray. We did Momma I'm A Big Girl Now in show choir last year and I have the soundtrack to it. It sounds really funny.

[Ulysses]

The only other show that I've ever seen on Broadway is "Jane Eyre", which I went to twice before it closed in 2001. It has beautiful music and it's a pity that it couldn't hold on. I'd really like to see "Man of La Mancha", but I don't know much about it.

Jane Eyre is a musical?!? Wow, I can't imagine that! I found the book to be so Gosh-awful that I can't imagine making a musical out of it :lol:
Man of La Mancha is wonderful. It's based on Don Quixote by Cervantes, and I like the musical as much as the book (which is odd for me)
I would really love to see Les Misérables and the Phantom of the Opera and some other musicals

Les Miserables and Phantom are both terrific. (I actually have only seen them in West End, so sadly I don't know about Broadway). The musical Phantom is, in my opinion, even better than the book, and Les Mis is almost as good.
I'm going to NYC in July, and I'm booked to see four musicals so far. Yay!!!

[Hammi]

I've seen Footloose, Riverdance, Lion King, The Music Man, The Producers and atleast one more I can't remember at the moment on broadway. This summer I'm going to see Hairspray and Little SHop of Horrors. I loved the producers, but I was really ****** because the week after I saw it, Matther Broderick and Nathan Lane came back; I was really upset that I missed it.

[Kneazle]

Jane Eyre is a musical?!? Wow, I can't imagine that! I found the book to be so Gosh-awful that I can't imagine making a musical out of it :lol:
Oh, they actually did quite a good job with it! I thought that they succeeded in bringing out the best aspects of the book, and translated it well onto the stage. But then, the book used to be one of my favorites, so my opinion was skewered to begin with. ;) Yet, even now I like the music, though I've long since moved past the book (the plot ruins it in my eyes). The score is really beautiful, but it couldn't find a steady fanbase and was so overshadowed by 'The Producers' that it closed very quickly. I understand that it is doing very well on the Regional stages, however. :)

Man of La Mancha is wonderful. It's based on Don Quixote by Cervantes, and I like the musical as much as the book (which is odd for me)

Yes, I knew it was based after Don Quixote. The only song that I've heard from it ("Impossible Dream", of course) is one of my favorites in any genre. I know it was revived on Broadway in 2002, but apart from that I've no idea what's going on with it. I don't even know if it's still playing. I can't find anything about the revival on the internet, either.

[halvogirl]

i just got back from New York City. i was there all last week and we saw 7!!!! Thats right 7 shows !!! Hairspray, Aidia, Throughly Modern Millie, Wicked (the best!!), Slyfox, Movin' Out, and Forbidden Broadway. It was so amazing, we got signatures and even got to talk to on of the actors in Wicked. has anyone else seen these?

[MSLupin]

i just got back from New York City. i was there all last week and we saw 7!!!! Thats right 7 shows !!! Hairspray, Aidia, Throughly Modern Millie, Wicked (the best!!), Slyfox, Movin' Out, and Forbidden Broadway. It was so amazing, we got signatures and even got to talk to on of the actors in Wicked. has anyone else seen these?

Wow, seven shows! Busy week for you!
I adore Wicked. I've seen it twice so far, and I hope to see it again before Kirsten Chenoweth leaves in July. Who did you speak to after the show?

[CicadaInvasion]

I've seen Thoroughly Modern Millie and Hairspray also seen or performed

Cabaret
My Fair Lady
Nic At Night
Bones
Les Miserables
Flower Drum Song
Hairspray
Fiddler on the Roof
The Lion King
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Miss Saigon
Man of La Mancha
42nd Street
Phantom of the Opera
Annie Get Your Gun
Oklahoma
Little Shop of Horrors
Evita
and a bunch of other stuff

[halvogirl]

Wow, seven shows! Busy week for you!
I adore Wicked. I've seen it twice so far, and I hope to see it again before Kirsten Chenoweth leaves in July. Who did you speak to after the show?

well, we waited and got signatures and pictures with Kirsten Chenoweth, and Eden Espinosa (Idina understudy ((Idina is filming in Africa))) Kristen was so nice! she was all smiles, and was happy to take pictues and chat with us. Before we saw the show we had a Meet the Actors workshop and that was when we talked to Kathy Deitch (ensemble). She gave us so many insights and i envy her. i mean she is working with the greats!!

[Celestina Warbeck]

I loved Evita. It was great, and the music was lovely.

This week I'm going to see The Lion King. :)

[jrec20]

I love Broadway, even thought i havent seen many, ones i have seen include Wicked, Evita, and Slyfox.....They were all great i would deffinatly see them again....

[unplugged]

Broadway's great. I've never seen anything actually on Broadway, but I have seen Phantom of the Opera in Nashville and The Lion King in London. Both were absolutely amazing, especially the Lion King. The costumes were very original and creative.

[roz]

Yay Tizzy, another RENT fan. How many times have you seen it? I am at 27, I think. I've seen it in London, NYC, SF, Colorado Springs, Sacremento and Windsor.

On Broadway (or off Broadway) I've seen: RENT, Aida, Cabaret, Kiss Me Kate, Jekel and Hyde, Forbidden Broadway and the Donkey show.

In London I have seen: Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Phantom, Aspects of Love, Cats, Chess, Les Mis, Blood Brothers, RENT, Grease, Tommy, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, My Fair Lady, The Woman in Black, The Mouse Trap, Art, Rocky.... and many more.

I have also crewed for amdram productions of: Cabaret, Kiss Me Kate, The Littlest *****house in Texas, Bugsy, Godspell amoungst others.

As you can I see I am addicted to theatre.

Roz.

[dog star]

I, too, just got back from NYC on Sunday, and I saw 2 shows in the 3 full days we were there -- Hairspray and Rent. Mom liked Hairspray better, and I liked Rent better. The first half of Rent was almost impossible to understand because the instruments were overpowering the voices...bad in a musical that's ALL music. I got the soundtrack last night and it's much much better. :)

[MSLupin]

On Broadway I've seen:
The King and I, Annie, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aida, Mama Mia!, Annie Get Your Gun, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, The Phantom of the Opera (3 times), 42nd Street, Wicked (twice, Idina Menzel is magnificent), Fiddler On The Roof, and The Prince and the Pauper (off Broadway).
In London I've seen Mousetrap, which was fantastic, and King Lear, which I feel certain I would have appreciated more had I not been 13.

[dog star]

I've also seen Mamma Mia!, which was a wonderful show, I thought. I saw it on Broadway in November when I was in NYC for Thanksgiving. And I've seen Phantom of the Opera on tour in Nashville. :)

[Kneazle]

I love Mamma Mia! and Phantom, but have never seen them on Broadway. I did catch them both on National Tour, though. Tours are the best way out, as it can be difficult to get to Broadway. I also saw Kiss Me, Kate and Cats and some others when they came through the area.

Halvogirl! MSLupin! More Wicked fans!

well, we waited and got signatures and pictures with Kirsten Chenoweth, and Eden Espinosa (Idina understudy ((Idina is filming in Africa))). . .
Isn't Eden good? I’ve seen the show twice, first with all the leads (except that Fiyero was played by Taye Diggs), and the last time without any of them. I was a bit disappointed, since Kristin’s leaving and I won’t be able to see her again, but I must say that I was amazed at how talented all the understudies are. I’d say that they are on par with the leads—they certainly left little to be desired when I saw them.

[halvogirl]

! Isn't Eden good? I’ve seen the show twice, first with all the leads (except that Fiyero was played by Taye Diggs), and the last time without any of them. I was a bit disappointed, since Kristin’s leaving and I won’t be able to see her again, but I must say that I was amazed at how talented all the understudies are. I’d say that they are on par with the leads—they certainly left little to be desired when I saw them.

Eden was fantastic! it was funny because Kathy (the cast member we had talked to) had said that you could feel the audience hating you during the first number because Idina wasnt there but as soon as Eden sings the audience in back loving them.

she was the only understudy at the show we say. I know its sad that kristin's leaving, did you know Norbert Leo Butz is leaving to?! speaking of him...he fell on stage!! it was the funniest thing. he sliped right before he was captured by the gaurds and said "That wsa smoooooth." the whole audience was busting a gut they were laughing so hard!!! The whole cast was to, Kristin even inched her way of stage she was laughing so hard :rotfl:

[halvogirl]

! Isn't Eden good? I’ve seen the show twice, first with all the leads (except that Fiyero was played by Taye Diggs), and the last time without any of them. I was a bit disappointed, since Kristin’s leaving and I won’t be able to see her again, but I must say that I was amazed at how talented all the understudies are. I’d say that they are on par with the leads—they certainly left little to be desired when I saw them.

Eden was fantastic! it was funny because Kathy (the cast member we had talked to) had said that you could feel the audience hating you during the first number because Idina wasnt there but as soon as Eden sings the audience in back loving them.

she was the only understudy at the show we saw. I know its sad that kristin's leaving, did you know Norbert Leo Butz is leaving to?! speaking of him...he fell on stage!! it was the funniest thing. he sliped right before he was captured by the gaurds and said "That was smoooooth." the whole audience was busting a gut they were laughing so hard!!! The whole cast was to, Kristin even inched her way of stage she was laughing so hard :rotfl:

[faeriewitch]

Phantom...hmmm.. well, its a certaintly a good story and a good book, but some of the songs are....downright annoying. For me, I'd have to go with Rent, JC Superstar, Bye Bye Birdie, and Wicked (the new Broadway show based on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

[halvogirl]

Phantom...hmmm.. well, its a certaintly a good story and a good book, but some of the songs are....downright annoying. For me, I'd have to go with Rent, JC Superstar, Bye Bye Birdie, and Wicked (the new Broadway show based on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

I feel the same way about Phantom....but don't get my wrong i love it. Rent is deffenetly one of my favorites (shakes fists at friends who saw it without her) JC Superstar gets on my nerves. Bye Bye.. is fun and i am mad our school couldn't do it this year. WICKED! i love it! I love it! I love it! :love:

[faeriewitch]

I feel the same way about Phantom....but don't get my wrong i love it. Rent is deffenetly one of my favorites (shakes fists at friends who saw it without her) JC Superstar gets on my nerves. Bye Bye.. is fun and i am mad our school couldn't do it this year. WICKED! i love it! I love it! I love it! :love:
You didnt get to see Rent??? *hugs* Oh, I'm sorry! You would have LOVED IT! And as for Wicked, my choir teacher plays it ALL THE TIME in his office. We wanted to do it for our musical this year, but they havent put out the sheet music yet :(

[dog star]

I didn't think you could get the rights to perform musicals that are still on Broadway? Or at least that's what my theatre teacher always told us in high school.

IMHO, the music in Phantom is the most beautiful part of the whole play. The sets are wonderful as well, but the music is just so powerful. I love it. :D

[faeriewitch]

Not all true. If the sheet music is out, the royalties can be paid, which makes a wonderful musical! All right, Phantom has some good music (Music of the Night is an exceptionally beautiful song)...what i CANT STAND is Chicago! The movie was stupid, and not well made, not that the stage version was great either. If you've ever seen Chicago on stage, you'll remember how LITTLE set there was and how poor the costumes were thought out!

[MSLupin]

Well, from the clips I saw of the Chicago movie, many of the costumes consisted of so little fabric that I assume the body makeup department had more to do than the costume designers :).

[faeriewitch]

Well, from the clips I saw of the Chicago movie, many of the costumes consisted of so little fabric that I assume the body makeup department had more to do than the costume designers :).
Yes, I'm sure they had their work cut out for them. One time, at a Speech and Debate tournament, two girls did a Duo interp of Chicago...and they sang it ALL! OMG it was so horrible!

[roz]

Faeriewitch,

Not all true. If the sheet music is out, the royalties can be paid, which makes a wonderful musical!

That's not true. Even if the sheet music is out you need permission to put on a public performance if the play or musical is still under copyright. There are controls to ensure that no two productions of the same show are performed within a short while of each other too close together and things like that. It is very rare that anyone gets rights to do an amateur production of a show while that show is still playing on Broadway or in the West End of London.

In the UK you have to go through Samuel French to get the rights (http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/sf/Pages/roy-agents.html) and how much they cost depends on the size of your theatre and how many nights you are going to be running for. If you look at the list of what they have available you will see that none of the big name shows that are still in professional runs in the UK are listed. The only exception that I know to this is that the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society got the rights to perform Les Mis and they are the only amateur company to have done so.

I have been on the management of several amateur productions and what we have done and when we have done it has been dependant on being able to get the rights. Also any changes to the script, score or libretto of a copyrighted peice needs to get approval of the author. This can be a pain.

Roz.

[faeriewitch]

Faeriewitch,



That's not true. Even if the sheet music is out you need permission to put on a public performance if the play or musical is still under copyright. There are controls to ensure that no two productions of the same show are performed within a short while of each other too close together and things like that. It is very rare that anyone gets rights to do an amateur production of a show while that show is still playing on Broadway or in the West End of London.

In the UK you have to go through Samuel French to get the rights (http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/sf/Pages/roy-agents.html) and how much they cost depends on the size of your theatre and how many nights you are going to be running for. If you look at the list of what they have available you will see that none of the big name shows that are still in professional runs in the UK are listed. The only exception that I know to this is that the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society got the rights to perform Les Mis and they are the only amateur company to have done so.

I have been on the management of several amateur productions and what we have done and when we have done it has been dependant on being able to get the rights. Also any changes to the script, score or libretto of a copyrighted peice needs to get approval of the author. This can be a pain.

Roz.

Ooookay, so sorry. My mistake. Thank you SO much for making me feel like an idiot, bye the way

[dog star]

I don't think roz was trying to make you feel like an idiot. She was just providing more information. That's what this site is all about -- information and debate. :)

[Animagi Girl]

I've only seen Rent on stage, but I love it! I have the cd, and I know every song by heart!!!!!!

[AcrylicDrama]

I LOVE Webber's Aspects of Love, even though I don't like the composer. The show is positively brilliant though...passionate, with gorgeous music.

I'm a huge fan of Jason Robert Brown's work too. Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years, Parade, etc etc. They're wonderful.

[halvogirl]

You didnt get to see Rent??? *hugs* :(

thanks. what happened was we were all in a big group and one of my friends was complaiining so i left the restraunt with her and the others decided to do student rush tickets, so i was stuck with whinny while they saw one of my favorite musicals without me!!! i didn't even know tell they got back to the hotel and i nearly killed them. :grumble:

hey alot of people here seem to like Wicked but have any of you read the book? it's really good.

[halvogirl]

I'm a huge fan of Jason Robert Brown's work too. Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years, Parade, etc etc. They're wonderful.

Yay!! :clap: another Jason Robert Brown fan!! I love his work. He came to our Utah Theatrer Association confrence this year. he is amazing. The Last Five Years is my favorite.

[AcrylicDrama]

Yay!! :clap: another Jason Robert Brown fan!! I love his work. He came to our Utah Theatrer Association confrence this year. he is amazing. The Last Five Years is my favorite.

He's lovely, isn't he? I performed "I'd Give It All For You" and "Christmas Lullaby" from SFANW at a late-night cabaret with my theatre company this winter.

[halvogirl]

He's lovely, isn't he? I performed "I'd Give It All For You" and "Christmas Lullaby" from SFANW at a late-night cabaret with my theatre company this winter.

Ohhhh, I'm jealous. Him and Laruen Kennedy were at our Theatre confrence. They did master classes, talks, and they preformed his songs. It was amazing. my favorites are "Stars and the Moon" and "I'd Give It All For You"

[AcrylicDrama]

I love Stars and the Moon too, but there's a bit too much lower-register required to sing it...and I'm stuck with things that are a bit more natural for a lyric soprano.

What else do you like?

I love Sondheim, too. Especially Sweeney Todd...

[halvogirl]

What else do you like?Sweeney Todd...

Okay.....
Musicals: Wicked, Rent, Into the Woods, Hairspray, Ragtime, Jekyl & Hyde, Les miseravbles, Beauty and the beast. Ect.

[Kneazle]

Eden was fantastic! it was funny because Kathy (the cast member we had talked to) had said that you could feel the audience hating you during the first number because Idina wasnt there but as soon as Eden sings the audience in back loving them.
Hah! When I went to see it, Idina actually performed the first half, but had to leave during intermission because she was sick. You could hear the grumbling in the theatre when the change was announced. I felt really bad for Eden when she entered during the first part of Act 2 (very few people clapped for anything), but after she nailed "No Good Deed", the audience was wowed, and as they took their bows the applause was deafening.

I know its sad that kristin's leaving, did you know Norbert Leo Butz is leaving to?! speaking of him...he fell on stage!! it was the funniest thing. he sliped right before he was captured by the gaurds and said "That wsa smoooooth." the whole audience was busting a gut they were laughing so hard!!! The whole cast was to, Kristin even inched her way of stage she was laughing so hard :rotfl:
lol! It's impressive how quickly they can ad-lib and recover. I had forgotten that Norbert was leaving. I think I heard that Joey McIntyre is taking over the role. But I tell you, I'd campaign to get Kristoffer Cusick and Laura Bell Bundy (who fill in for Fiyero and Glinda) to take over the roles when he and Kristin leave. They're much too good to be just understudies.

[Gwenog Jones]

Oh man, I've seen many shows on Broadway and WICKED was AMAZING!!!
One of my dance teachers, Kristen Gorski, is a swing for the ensemble and was the assistant dance captain. She brought me backstage and I got to meet Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, after the show. They were unbelievable! I have tickets to see it again before Kristen leaves in July.

Movin' Out is also great if you enjoy dancing and Billy Joel :)

[Sweetie]

I love, love, love Cats! I saw it twice on Broadway, twice off, and my friend gave me a VHS of it for my birthday last year. Unfortunately, I've just been too busy to see much else on Broadway. I'd love to see Movin' Out, though. Billy Joel is one of my favorites.

[halvogirl]

The dancing in Movin' Out is amazing. the nightmare scene sort of disturbed me though. I loved the rest of it though.

[MSLupin]

So, I saw Little Shop of Horrors last night. It was... mediocre. I have never seen the movie, though I was familiar with the basic plot, and I went expecting to be entertained. I wasn't. The first act was as close as I've ever come to being bored by sitting in a musical, and the second act was just strange. I think I expected it to be silly, but clever. Silly it was, clever- most certainly not.
I can see why the show is popular though. It has a very campy, 'Rocky horror' feel about it, and lets face it, even I thought the singing girls were a riot. (And the dentist! Oh my goodness, that was funny.)

[mevam]

I think my favourite Broadway production would have to be Les Miserables. My school performed it last year, and I was part of the chorus chanting away the very catching melodies, and I loved it! It's even better when its performed by professionals, and there's just something about plays based on history and which try to show the emotions of the people during those times instead of just a few odd characters that makes them so powerful.

[Millie]

Lol, I love Broadway. On Broadway, I have seen Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Boheme, and Phantom of the Opera. On tours, I have seen 42nd Street (highly recommend), Chicago, Oklahoma, and Urinetown. I want to see The Producers, Grease (not Greece, lol =) ), and Hairspray tours. In a school production, I saw Les Mis School Edition. For any of you Broadway-goers, don't pay full price tickets, there are discounts available (except for hot shows). A site I recommend is http://www.broadwaybox.com

Although I said hot shows usually don't have discounts, watch for occasional discounts on those types of shows...there are ones for Hairspray and Producers!

[LunaGoldstein]

I'm a big fan of musicals, but being in St. Louis means I only see touring or regional. I did get to see Urinetown on Broadway last summer when I went to NYC, and it was amazing. I havent seen Thouroughly Modern Millie but everything I've heard about it, and considering how fantastic Urinetown was, convinced me that Urinetown was indeed robbed of the Best Musical Tony.

Right now I am ABSOLUTELY in love with Avenue Q! I was quite delighted that it won the Tony, and even though I've obviously never seen it, I cant stop playign the cast recording. I became intrigued by the posters I saw for it last year, and upon seeing the song titles (Everyones a Little Bit Racist, Schadenfreude, It Sucks to Be Me) I knew that this would be something I love. And I was right!:)
My other favorites are The Producers (got to see a touring show), Rent, Cabaret, Bat Boy(kinda obscure but if you can see a production, go!), Anything Goes, Chicago, The Rocky Horror Show (the stage version is quite interesting), Hedwig and the Angry Inch(ditto), West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Chorus Line, and others I'm sure I'm forgetting.

Does anyone else want to see South Park:Bigger Longer and Uncut translated to the stage? I'm not quite sure how you'd do it, but everytime I listen to the soundtrack I envision how it would look up on stage! The songs are just perfect.

[SilverStar]

I really, really want to see Wicked. I wanted it to win the Tony for Best Musical, but oh well.

[tizzy weasley]

You didnt get to see Rent??? *hugs* Oh, I'm sorry! You would have LOVED IT! And as for Wicked, my choir teacher plays it ALL THE TIME in his office. We wanted to do it for our musical this year, but they havent put out the sheet music yet :(


RENT's also hard to do in a school because of some of the parts. Remember :eyebrows: ? I tried pushing it with the choir director too at my school but he and I decided it was both hard to do and very un-school-like to do. Oh well. :)

[SilverStar]

My school did Les Miserables, with nothing cut. I love that show, I want to see it on Broadway.

[tizzy weasley]

But RENT is a little more riskey (however you spell it). Really...riskey.

[SilverStar]

I haven't seen Rent so I wouldn't know.

At least we haven't done Cabaret...

[Shauna]

I think I would simply like to put a plug for the fabulousness that is...

Audra McDonald.

*sigh*

Shauna

[emerald eyes]

I saw The Phantom on Boardway. And several different shows at Radio City Music Hall. It seems I see more plays than anything! As far as musicals and plays go, I've seen more of some the good oldies of yesteryear than newer ones:
Bye Bye Birdie, Cats, Les Miserables, Hairspray, West Side Story...

And I've seen The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and Ruddigore by Gilbert and Sullivan
Much ado about Nothing, Comedy of Errors, Midsummer Nights Dream by Shakespeare
Cyrano de Bergerac by Rostand
Our Town by Wilder - my least fav :(

Movin' Out just came to a theater in our area, but I don't know if we'll make it to that one.

[georgeSgirl]

ah....... broadway..... as an ex-new yorker i am really super obsessed over broadway.... i still see at least 2 a year ... i love b-way ive seen a ton of plays but my favourites are Wicked and les mis

[caindo]

I'm such a Broadway geek. I was never really into it unil 9th grade. My chorus class took a trip to New York City. We saw... Aida and Riverdance. Which ironically, Riverdance put me to sleep. Then we went again to New York when I was in 11th grade. And we saw The Lion King and Stomp. I have to say, I can seriously see why people pay so much money to see these performances. They are fanTASTIC. I wish I lived near NYC so I could see the full production. Traveling Broadway usually comes here, but it's nothing like the original.

[roz]

ah....... broadway..... as an ex-new yorker i am really super obsessed over broadway.... i still see at least 2 a year ... i love b-way ive seen a ton of plays but my favourites are Wicked and les mis

Only 2 a year? And you call that obsessed? :p

When I lived in London I saw at least a show a month (The TKTS booth and student standbys are wonderful) and I was one of the least obsessed amoung my friends. Mind you they are scarily strange people :evil:

Roz.

[Red Quaffle]

When I was in New York in August, I saw ''The Boy from Oz"' on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. It has Hugh Jackman in it and he won the Tony Award for best actor this year. Let me tell you, he deserved that award. It was one of the funniest, saddest and all around best performances I've ever seen.

He brought so much energy to it and yet so much drama as well. I would recommend it to everyone except the show has closed, because Jackman has gone back to making movies and there was no understudy.

[FantasyFanatic]

Kneazle! I love Wicked! I haven't seen the show though, I only have the cd. But I have memorized almost every song. My favorite is "Defying Gravity."

I have seen many Broadway shows including Les Miserables, Cinderella, Stomp, Blast, Kiss Me Kate, and many more. (Les Mis. was my favorite.)

My parents saw The Man of La Mancha and The Producers in NYC when they went there for their anniversery 2 years ago.

[Kneazle]

Oooh, "Defying Gravity" is a superb song. The melody and lyrics and the sentiment all combined are thrilling, really. That song, and "For Good", give me goosebumps whenever I listen. What are your other favorites? I like "Loathing", the lyrics are clever and so droll!

Les Mis is a masterpiece! All other musicals can bow down before it and look to it with awe. :lol:

[roguedragon]

Kneazle! I love Wicked! I haven't seen the show though, I only have the cd. But I have memorized almost every song. My favorite is "Defying Gravity."

I have seen many Broadway shows including Les Miserables, Cinderella, Stomp, Blast, Kiss Me Kate, and many more. (Les Mis. was my favorite.)

My parents saw The Man of La Mancha and The Producers in NYC when they went there for their anniversery 2 years ago.

I am exactly like you. I love Wicked, have never seen it, but have the CD. I would have to say my favorite song is "No Good Deed" and I love "Defying Gravity"

I've seen Hairspray, which is amazing. Love the songs and have the CD. I love Seaweed.

[popstarsarah]

I am totally obsessed with Broadway! I went to NYC last spring and I saw the Phantom of the Opera (my total fave), and I've seen Les Mis, I am dying to see Wicked (I love the music), and I saw that b-way edition of Cinderella. I haven't been able to see too many shows in person, but I listen to the music almost nonstop. :eyebrows: :D

Rock on.
Sarah

[fbg]

I had the best time this summer in New York. I got to see Hugh Jackman in "The Boy From Oz" which was great, and so was he. And the woman who played Judy Garland and the woman who played Liza Minelli were really talented.

Moving on, the best musical I saw had to be "Wicked" with Idina Menzel! I was sooo excited I got to see one of the original headliners, who won a Tony in her role! And boy did she deserve it! Everything about this show was great. The orchestrations, the singing, the acting, the costumes, the sets, the effects...everything! It's been 3 months since I saw it, and I am still listening to the soundtrack as often as I can singing along.

If you ever get the chance to see it, DO IT!!!

[StephyJ_83]

AHHHHHH!!!! I AM SO JEALOUS THAT YOU GOT TO SEE WICKED!!!!!! Check out my siggy below vv . . . I want to see it soooooo bad. :sigh: If it goes on tour anytime soon, or if I get to NYC again soon, I am soooooooo there!

Well, I've seen a lot of Broadway shows:
Phantom of the Opera (5 times)
Les Miserables (3 times)
Cats (1)
Mamma Mia (2)
Urinetown - that show is friggin' hilarious!!! (2)
Chicago - the stage version totally kicks the movie's trash . . . Bob Fosse rocks!!! (1)
Metamorphasis - this one is Off Broadway, but oh well. Just watch out for the naked Cupid! Yikes! :wow:
RENT - (1) - loved it. bawled. I'm dying to see it again.
Aida - (2) - I love this musical. Amneris is soooo cool! so are Aida and Radames . . .
Proof - (1) - it's not a musical, but it is awesome. I saw Jennifer Jason Leigh in it . . . it won a pulitzer prize (I think) and there is a movie of it coming out soon with Gwyneth Paltrow . . . It is very good, and very thought provoking.
Starlight Express - (1)
EFX - (1) - coooolll . . .
The King and I (1)
The Scarlet Pimpernel - (1) - this is a great musical, and the book is even better!!!
Bye Bye Birdie - (1)

Shows that I am dying to see:
Wicked, Jekyll & Hyde (I saw a recording of it, but that doesn't count), Into the Woods (saw a recording), and a lot of other ones. There are a lot that I have yet to discover.

Community Shows I've been in:
Once On This Island (great show . . . I cried and I was in the cast!!! Get the soundtrack), Chess (also a good show . . . somewhat disturbing though, and depressing), State Fair (cheesey, but dang fun . . . especially when playing a swing dancer! just don't get dropped on your head . . . it hurts and you might have to go to physical therapy :grumble: )

Anyway, I love broadway!!!
As Sondheim put it:
"I'm just a broadway baby . . ."

[SilverStar]

I really want to see Wicked, I'm listening to Defying Gravity right now.

[StephyJ_83]

I really want to see Wicked, I'm listening to Defying Gravity right now.
:sigh: That is such a great song . . .
"Tell them how I am defying gravity! I'm flying high defying gravity! And someday I will match them in renoun! And nobody in all of Oz - no wizard that there is or was - is ever gonna bring me down!!!"

I've gotta see that show!!!

[SilverStar]

"And if I'm flying solo, at least I'm flying free." It is a great song, I have to see it too. I wonder when it will tour?

[agpotter]

That's an impressive list, stephyj! And to let you know, Jekyll & Hyde IS a brilliant show to see live (I like the DVD presentation of it, but I'm a little peeved that they decided to make the one with David Hasselhoff the one they would put out on DVD... What about the original cast???).

Let's see if I can come up with a comprehensive list of what I've seen live...

o Aida (Magnificent, easily in my top three shows ever. I agree, Amneris is fabulous!)
o Annie Get Your Gun (Not with Bernadette Peters, but YES with Tom Wopat. He's amazing!)
o Beauty and the Beast (Twice--once in New York with Andrea McArdle and once in Salt Lake City. Excellent both times. The finale of Be Our Guest is nothing short of SPECTACULAR)
o Big River (It was a pretty cheap little local production, and I was young, but I still remember it pretty vividly)
o Candide (by the Portland Opera Company in Oregon. It was AMAZING. Easily one of the most brilliant scores ever put to paper and stage, and by the incomparable Leonard Bernstein)
o Children of Eden (Again, local theater, but it was actually a pretty nice production)
o The Civil War (Very moving and powerful)
o Crazy For You (Definitely another of the best scores ever, even though the lead in the production I saw was a little on the annoying side)
o Jekyll & Hyde (Yes, I saw it on stage, and yes, it was heartbreaking and exciting)
o Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Donny Osmond's production was touring in my area. We didn't get tickets to see him, but we did get tickets to see his understudy--his nephew David. Honestly, if no one had told me it wasn't Donny, I never would have guessed. It was an awesome show)
o Les Miserables (After missing it three times in my area, I FINALLY caught it on stage. It was just as I imagined and I could finally call myself a true fan since I had at last seen it... I mean, I knew every word and everything. Geek that I am...)
o Mamma Mia! (Fun music, interesting characters, a little coarse at times, but still entertaining. I loved how they worked the songs into a feasible story)
o The Phantom (A lame local production of Maury Yeston's inferior version of the story)
o The Phantom of the Opera (Twice in San Fransisco, same cast, but on different visits to California. It was brilliant and I was glad to finally see one of the most famous musicals in history)
o Ragtime (Words could not express how this show made me feel. It was a thrill from start to finish. What music that man can write!)
o The Secret Garden (A really good university production.)
o Seussical: The Musical (EXCELLENT show. Positive, uplifting, innocent, brilliant!)
o Smokey Joe's Cafe (Good, musical revue... Not much else to say. The cast was great)

Goodness, that's a lot... More than you wanted to know, I'm sure, but a lot of them really moved and changed me. :)

Shows I'm lately dying to see? Wicked, Urinetown, The Last Five Years, Tick, Tick BOOM!, The Lion King, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, The Producers (I need to see it live before they make the film of it)...

Lately I starred in a college production of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (I love that show. The music and characters are timeless and innocent), I've been in Pirates of Penzance, Joseph, and even a stupid little musical called Tumbleweeds (if you have heard of this one, you win a PRIZE).

Anyway, that's probably more than any of you wanted to know, I'll just end with some lovely parting words:

Something has changed within me.... Something is not the same...
I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game,
Too late for second guesses, too late to go back to sleep,
It's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes... and leap...

[Wep]

I haven't see anything on broadway, but I have seen alot of musicals.

I have performed on broadway (to a bunc h of school kids in an old theatre...but still :D)

[StephyJ_83]

I've seen The Phantom (Yestin's) too . . . I definitely prefer AWL's. I totally forgot about Joseph! I live in Utah, how can I have NOT seen Joseph?!? hehe, I've seen it prolly about 3 or 4 times. I've seen Nunsense too (that show is too funny), and I really want to see Miss Saigon, Ragtime, Secret Garden and Candide and a whole ton of other ones. Ooo! If you're a broadway fan, listen to "Hey, Mr. Producer!" - It is a two disc set of a recording of songs from musicals that were produce by Cameron Macintosh. It's a broadway lover's dream come true.

[agpotter]

I agree! A friend gave me a copy of Hey, Mr. Producer! on VHS several years ago for Christmas and I loved it! Lots of great stuff, Martin Guerre, Oliver!, Little Shop of Horrors, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, the works!

My sister was in Nunsense once. She played Sister Mary Leo. The image of her in a habit, the bottom part tucked into some bloomers and wearing ballet shoes is one I'll not forget soon... :)

[prettyprincesss]

I like broadway and I would like to see more broadway plays. So far I've only seen one and that was Beauty and the Beast in Washington D.C. a long time ago.

[Kneazle]

I would love to see Beauty and the Beast! It's all the same music from the movie, right?

StephyJ, I'm so thrilled to find another Pimpernel fan! I saw it twice when it was on tour (alas, never on Broadway), and think it's terrible that it didn't last very long. agpotter, you're the first person I've seen outside out of a Broadway forum to mention the Civil War! It was the first Broadway show I ever saw. I love the music to both musicals; it's a pity that Frank Wildhorn is so often criticised (except for Jekyll & Hyde, of course, which must have been well-received by critics), personally I think he's a very talented composer.

I agree with you both about Aida. The music is magnificent; it kind of reminds me of Wicked, the way it's very powerful and moving, but light enough to be catchy. I always liked the Nubian servant, Mereb, I think his name was. The three leads are great, but he was always my favorite. :D

[CicadaInvasion]

I just saw Wicked and did Jekell and Hyde. Amazing.

[Theatre Diva]

Yay! A Broadway thread!!! I am totally obsessed with musical theatre, as you can tell by my username. I love to sing and act in productions!!! My absolute favourite musicals are My Fair Lady and Jekyll and Hyde. Speaking of Jekyll and Hyde, I'm singing "Someone Like You" at a competition tomorrow. And I'm currently rehearsing for productions of Hello, Dolly! in January. I really want to see Wicked when it comes to Toronto!:D

[emily105]

Musicals are okay. I don't obsess over them, but I don't hate them either. The only kinds of musicals that I've seen localy have been Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Dick Whittington and his Cat (it was something like that), and I've got "Cats" and "Les Miserables" on VHS. That's about it.

[agpotter]

Yes, Wildhorn definitely doesn't get the attention he deserves. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a brilliant show and The Civial War, while not conventionally narrative, is really rather stunning in theme and tone. I really wish his stuff were better received. Besides shows, he wrote most of the amazing music for the incomparable Linda Eder (whose Christmas concert I just bought on DVD!!!).

[XxCraziekxX]

I LOVE MUSICALS!!!! :D They rock my socks! I love Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Newsises!!

[StephyJ_83]

One of my favorite songs from Civil War is 'Candle In The Window.' It is beautiful. If you like Frank Wildhorn, you should listen to songs by Linda Eder. She is his wife, starred in Jekyll & Hyde as Lucy, and she is a dang awesome belter. I love her version of 'Man of La Mancha', and I love 'Vienna' - I think Frank helped with that one.

Another musical treat on video (and I have a soundtrack! It isn't produced any more :p) is 'My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies' It is wonderful . . . Liza, Audra, Andrea, Lea, Bebe, Elaine, Priscilla, Jennifer, Linda, Dee, Nell, Marin, Judy, Dorothy, Karen, Debra, Julie, Rebecca . . . with songs from shows like Sugar, Chicago, Pal Joey, Ain't Misbehavin',
Dream Girls, Man of La Mancha, Showboat, Kicks, Company, and lots of others. Yeah, if you wanna hear it, IM me. :D

Yeah, like Sondheim put it:
I'm just a Broadway Baby . . . ;)

[agpotter]

stephyj, I swear, our likes are almsost identical! I also love The Leading Ladies (mostly because I was finally able to hear AND see my favorite artist, Linda, perform). I have all of Linda's albums (just recently pulled out her Christmas CD again) and was fortunate enough to see her perform live last time she came into town. I swear, that woman has impeccable pitch, astounding stage presence and of course a slew of amazing songs to sing.

I love Linda! I tried to start a thread on her, but it keeps getting bumped down... Maybe I'll see if I can resurrect that baby...

[LunaGoldstein]

just curious, has anyone else heard Avenue Q the musical? I havent seen it come up but for those who haven't heard it, it's just fantastic. I'm dying to see it someday, but for now listening to the cast recording is fun. It's not recommended for anyone under 17 or 16 but the songs are great, it's the perfect mixture of dirty and sweet, and it has THE most clever lyrics!

[CicadaInvasion]

I saw Avenue Q, it was good, but the voices of one of the leads bugged me out of my mind and totally ruined the whole experience.

[LilyEvare]

I am (as they call us at school) a theatre rat. I am majoring in Theatre Design and Technology so I eat, sleep and breathe theatre. As far as Broadway I have seen:

Aida
Lion King
Wicked
Phantom of the Opera
Fiddler on the Roof
Cabaret
1776
Ragtime
Rent
Tick...Tick...Boom! (at a theatre in PA)

Then we have the list of shows I have worked on at various schools and local theatres which makes me realize I have not has a social life outside of the theatre circle in a long time.
The Wizard of Oz
Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella
Our Town
Once Upon a Mattress
Noises Off
Into the Woods
The Rimers of Eldritch
Little Shop of Horrors
Picnic
Crimes of the Heart
42nd Street
Godspell
Mr. 80%
Rodgers and Gershwin: Memories and Melodies (A Revue we did)
The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
The Fantasticks
Savage in Limbo

So yeah...kinda a theatre nut. Just a touch. ^_^

[StephyJ_83]

So yeah...kinda a theatre nut. Just a touch. ^_^
It's okay. We still love you (I think we are all theatre nuts! :wow: ). You have seen Wicked! I'm so jealous. What was your favorite part?

[Fawkes_Rising]

The only other show that I've ever seen on Broadway is "Jane Eyre", which I went to twice before it closed in 2001. It has beautiful music and it's a pity that it couldn't hold on.

Sweet! Another person who has seen and loves Jane Eyre! It really is a phenominal musical, and it's a shame that it closed so quickly. I loved it so much that a friend and I are doing it for our senior theatre project at college: she'll be producing and playing Jane, and I'll be directing and playing Rochester. It's gonna be awesome! Can't wait.

Since I am a Theatre major, I'm somewhat obsessed with Broadway shows. Here's what I've seen:

-Phantom of the Opera (twice, first time at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, VA, and the other time on Broadway)
-Miss Saigon (right before it closed on Broadway)
-Les Miserables
-Annie Get Your Gun (with Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat! :D )
-Jane Eyre: The Musical (I think I still have a slight crush on Marla Schaffel, the woman who played Jane)
-The Lion King (in Toronto)
-42nd Street
-Movin' Out
-Little Shop of Horrors

I really really want to see Wicked before Idina Menzel leaves in January, but I'm not sure that's gonna happen, unfortunately.

Some musicals and other plays I've been in throughout the years:
-The Sound of Music (back frosh year of high school, I was Friedrich von Trapp)
-Little Women (as Laurie...really not a very good musical. One of my worst show experiences, really, but that might have been the theatre company I was working with at the time)
-Fiddler on the Roof
-Appointment with Death (an Agatha Christie murder mystery play)
-The Mousetrap (also by Christie; I think it's one of the longest running shows in West End theatre history, correct me if I'm wrong. I played Paravicini. What a great part! :rotfl: )
-Into the Woods (as Rapunzel's Prince)
-Oliver! (as Fagin, one of my favorite roles to play)
-The Wiz (my main part was Uncle Henry, but I had various other roles. Now, why an almost all white school did an all black musical is still beyond me. It was an experience)
-The Music Man (in the Barbershop Quartet)
-Everyman (my first college show, it's a Medieval morality play)
-Twelfth Night (by Shakespeare, and is one of my favorites of his plays, as Duke Orsino)
-The Birds (no relation to Alfred Hitchcock. It's a Greek comedy by Aristophanes. I played the Barbarian God, and they costumed me to resemble Ozzy Osbourne. Riot. ;) )
-King Lear (one of my best theatre experiences ever! Guest artist Tom Tammi, the brother of our director, who's been in several well-known movies as well, was brought in to play Lear. So much fun and such a rewarding experience!)
-The Cherry Orchard (by Anton Chekhov)

Right now we're working on the musical Candide, which I saw some of you mentioned as really liking. I have to say that I love it. It's a phenominal show! I play the Baron of Thunder-ten-Tronck and Vanderdendur (who is the soloist in "Bon Voyage" for those of you who know the show/music). We open next Friday! :D

And then, as I mentioned before, next semester (providing we get our final approval from the faculty) I'll be working on Jane Eyre: the Musical as Edward Fairfax Rochester, along with directing. It's gonna be an experience!

Yeesh, guess I was a little long-winded. Sorry about that.

[FantasyFanatic]

I have seen too many to count. Some include Les Miserables', 42nd Street, Blast, Cinderella, The Music Man and many more. I SO want to see Wicked! i have the soundtrack and I basically have it memorized.

[Kneazle]

Besides shows, he wrote most of the amazing music for the incomparable Linda Eder (whose Christmas concert I just bought on DVD!!!).My sister has three or four of Linda's CDs, so I've heard a lot of her music and have come to love it as well. She's a once-in-a-lifetime talent if I ever heard one.

I love her version of 'Man of La Mancha', and I love 'Vienna' - I think Frank helped with that one. Those are my two favorite songs! :D Along with her rendition of "Don't Rain on My Parade". She has a voice like a sledgehammer. You can't hear it and not be impressed.


Sweet! Another person who has seen and loves Jane Eyre! It really is a phenominal musical, and it's a shame that it closed so quickly. I loved it so much that a friend and I are doing it for our senior theatre project at college: she'll be producing and playing Jane, and I'll be directing and playing Rochester. It's gonna be awesome! Can't wait.That is so awesome! I'm so glad that someone else loves it so much. I know there's a Jane Eyre message board, but outside of there I've never seen it mentioned.

It's really sad that it had to shut down, 'cause it was a really special show. I attended the last performance, and it's something I'll always remember, because it was so magical. The theater was filled with people who were there because they loved it, and you could tell that everyone - the performers, the audience- felt it. It was just beautiful.

Good luck with your production! Wouldn't I love to see it!

[StephyJ_83]

That is so awesome! I'm so glad that someone else loves it so much. I know there's a Jane Eyre message board, but outside of there I've never seen it mentioned
I have the soundtrack to Jane Eyre. I never saw it, but I like the music. I love 'The Graveyard.' It is so pretty! I also like 'Sirens.' I just love that story.

OOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!! Check this out! It's the Theatrical Trailer for Phantom of the Opera (better than the teaser trailer!!!):
http://global-playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1306447&sdm=web&qtw=640&qth=400

It's way cool. Also, just a side note, I just got the part at the beginning when they are auctioning off the chandelier. The chandelier is lot 666 . . . am I dense or what?!? :rotfl:

[Theatre Diva]

just curious, has anyone else heard Avenue Q the musical? I havent seen it come up but for those who haven't heard it, it's just fantastic. I'm dying to see it someday, but for now listening to the cast recording is fun. It's not recommended for anyone under 17 or 16 but the songs are great, it's the perfect mixture of dirty and sweet, and it has THE most clever lyrics!
I saw the cast do a scene from it at the Tony Awards on TV. It looks really funny, and I'd love to see it if it ever comes to Toronto. And since everyone's talking about Wildhorn, someone at the competition I was at today sang "When I Look at You." I love that song and it always makes me cry.

[Kneazle]

I have the soundtrack to Jane Eyre. I never saw it, but I like the music. I love 'The Graveyard.' It is so pretty! I also like 'Sirens.' I just love that story.:agree: "Let the world forsake me; let them do their worst-- I will withstand it all, they will not break me!" The story is deep, so I guess the writers had a lot to go off of, and as a result the musical is rich and thematic.

OOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!! Check this out! It's the Theatrical Trailer for Phantom of the Opera (better than the teaser trailer!!!)
That is so cool. :wow: So vibrant and colorful! The leads' voices are surprisingly good, also. I heard Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson (are those their names?) sing "All I Ask of You", and it was quite impressive!

And since everyone's talking about Wildhorn, someone at the competition I was at today sang "When I Look at You." I love that song and it always makes me cry.Same here. Have you ever heard Douglas Sills' version of it on the Pimpernel OBC? It's rather short, but he sings it with such pathos that it makes my heart swell whenever I hear it. Good choice with the song, by the way! "Someone Like You" is really wonderful.

[agpotter]

I have a friend who had an internship in London and I think she got to see the original cast of Jane Eyre... (was it in London, or was it in New York?). Anyway, she loved it, and recommended it, and I bought the CD, and of course, I fell in love with much of it. Sometimes it seemed they made the story a little too concise and didn't manage to pull off the depth of story or something, like the songs were iconic pieces that barely managed to describe the character (since I'm such a fan of Charlotte Bronte's work), and I always thought Jane sounded a bit too, er... matronly? I always thought she was supposed to sound a little frail and girlish, but I guess that wouldn't really work for musical theater... :) But it's really grown on me, and now I love a lot of it. In the Light of the Virgin Morning is beautiful, and I love the passion in Painting Our Portraits. Sirens and My Secret Soul are also rather lovely and powerful. They do sing the name, "Jane" quite a lot though... Almost as much as they sing the name "Jean Valjean" in Les Miserables.

I agree, Emmy Rossum is a surprising Christine. I didn't really have any expectations for her, since I had never heard her sing, but to hear a couple tracks (including Think of Me and Angel of Music), I'm fairly impressed. You can tell some of it is a little enhanced, but I'm just excited to see it all in costume and sets and music and character... I'm just now starting to get excited for it actually... And yes, the chandelier IS Lot 666.

About the amazing Douglas Sills... I really love when Marguerite sings When I Look at You, but it's not really in my range, and besides, it's really a girl's song (lyrically) so I REALLY love Sir Percy's reprise. It just somehow makes me feel more comfortable to sing "I miss her so..." :) You're right, it's so packed with emotion you can really feel his heart breaking.

[StephyJ_83]

About the amazing Douglas Sills... I really love when Marguerite sings When I Look at You, but it's not really in my range, and besides, it's really a girl's song (lyrically) so I REALLY love Sir Percy's reprise. It just somehow makes me feel more comfortable to sing "I miss her so..." :) You're right, it's so packed with emotion you can really feel his heart breaking.
ooooh! I love Percy's reprise! It is even more heartwrenching than Marguerite's version . . . but when I saw it, there was a reprise where Percy and Marguerite both sang, and I really liked it, but it's not on any of the cds.

[Fawkes_Rising]

Tomorrow may be the day that I find out if my colleague and I are going to get approved to do Jane Eyre: the Musical next semester. Keep your fingers crossed.

[Theatre Diva]

That is so cool. :wow: So vibrant and colorful! The leads' voices are surprisingly good, also. I heard Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson (are those their names?) sing "All I Ask of You", and it was quite impressive!

Same here. Have you ever heard Douglas Sills' version of it on the Pimpernel OBC? It's rather short, but he sings it with such pathos that it makes my heart swell whenever I hear it. Good choice with the song, by the way! "Someone Like You" is really wonderful.I've seen the trailer for Phantom of the Opera and I can't wait to see the movie! And no, I haven't heard that version of "When I Look at You." I'd like to though. And I love "Someone Like You" too. It's such a powerful ballad, and that's why I chose it and won with it. :D I love the music from Jekyll and Hyde.

[kristalyn]

phantom of the opera was so good
ive also seen Fame (really really good)
cinderella
beauty and the beast
miss siagon

my family and i go to see ballets more than musicals i think so thats why i havent seen too many.

[Fawkes_Rising]

I agree with all of you that have said that the Phantom of the Opera trailer looks awesome, because it does. I can't wait to see it, especially considering that it's my favorite musical! It looks like it's gonna be a fantastic movie.

Also, for those of you that care (not likely many, as I've just recently joined these boards ;) ), Jane Eyre got approved today! It'll go up next semester, and I couldn't be more excited! :rotfl:

[agpotter]

Congratulations! I'm sure you'll have a great time doing that show. Did I read above that you're playing Rochester? What a great role. Congratulations again.

[Kneazle]

And I love "Someone Like You" too. It's such a powerful ballad, and that's why I chose it and won with it. :D I love the music from Jekyll and Hyde.Oh, congratulations! I was going to ask how you did, that's great! :D

Also, for those of you that care (not likely many, as I've just recently joined these boards ;) ), Jane Eyre got approved today! It'll go up next semester, and I couldn't be more excited! :rotfl: That's wonderful news! I'm really happy for you! I was wondering yesterday how you did. Good job, and good luck with everything!

I was also wondering if anyone here has heard of Brooklyn: The Musical (http://www.brooklynthemusical.com/index.html) which opened on Broadway recently? Eden Espinosa (who was Idina Menzel's fantastic stand-by in Wicked) plays the lead. They have a few songs up on the website ("Once Upon a Time" is really nice), overall it looks really good.

[Theatre Diva]

Oh, congratulations! I was going to ask how you did, that's great! :D


Thankies. :D I'm performing "A New Life" at school in a few weeks. I'm so excited, as this is another one of my absolute favourite songs. I can't wait to sing it!

[HarriettaPotter]

I thought I would add my little bit here. . . I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE broadway fanatic. Not nessicarilly or classic broadway (aka. Phantom, Cats, Les Miserables. . .) mainly because they are played WAY too much, and EVERYONE knows them, so I go for more of the Modern Broadway. . .

-Seussical the Musical, one of my top most favorites! Infact, my school is putting it on, and I am trying out for it next week! EEP! I hope I am Gertrude McFuzz! I was born for the part!

-Aida is one of the greatest plays every written. I was obsessing over this one as of late.

-Wicked is my latest obsession, amazing music, brilliant plot, I give it 20 thumbs up.

-Urinetown. Don't judge a book by its cover, or a play by its title. This play is surprisingly funny and deep, and yes, moving.

-Jekyle and Hyde. (I know I spelled that wrong. . .) Yes, a good dark broadway.

There are quite a bit more, but that is good for now! Cheers~

[agpotter]

Hey Harrietta! I must say you have great taste in musical theater! I also have been loving Urinetown lately. It's just really fresh and original (even though a lot of it is parody of other musicals... :)). Crazy, your favorites are my favorites!! I really wish you luck on your audition, Gertrude is a brilliant character, it would be great fun to play her.

Oh, and nice signature, by the way.... :)

[Theatre Diva]

I thought I would add my little bit here. . . I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE broadway fanatic. Not nessicarilly or classic broadway (aka. Phantom, Cats, Les Miserables. . .) mainly because they are played WAY too much, and EVERYONE knows them, so I go for more of the Modern Broadway. . .
I perform more of the classic Broadway myself, but I love some of the more modern shows. Jekyll and Hyde and Wicked are definitely awesome shows. :D Good luck with your audition!

[agpotter]

I tend to agree with Harrietta about played and replayed Broadway stuff (except that I wouldn't call Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera "classic" Broadway... I think that term belongs to the likes of Bernstein and Berlin, Kern and Kander & Ebb, Rodgers and Hammerstein, etc. etc.). I think a lot of people just know and love LM or PotO or Cats or some other humongously mainstream show and call themself a musical theater buff. For me, the real test of Broadway fandom is if they know something more obscure (but still brilliant) and less... er... overplayed, like The Last Five Years (or any of Jason Robert Brown's amazing stuff), Tick, Tick... BOOM!, or even The Civil War or The Scarlet Pimpernel or Martin Guerre.

Still, I wish you luck again on your audition. What are you going to sing for it? Something from Seussical!? Or is that gauche at an audition, to sing something from the show for which you are auditioning?

[SilverStar]

-Seussical the Musical, one of my top most favorites! Infact, my school is putting it on, and I am trying out for it next week! EEP! I hope I am Gertrude McFuzz! I was born for the part!

Weird......where do you live again? The high school I graduated from (Northmont High School, last year I was a senior) is doing Seussical this year, and auditions would be around this time. Tell us how your audition went!


-Wicked is my latest obsession, amazing music, brilliant plot, I give it 20 thumbs up.

Me too. I really love the music. *points at avatar*

[HarriettaPotter]

Well, I had my audition. I thought I did ok. I hate to brag, but my teacher said he was impressed with my singing voice. I guess he just said that, because I was in his drama class last year, and then he never knew I sang too, so that was ok.

But sadly, I didn't get the main part. . . some teacher's pet girl got it! Grrr. . . But if you are familiar with Seussical, I am one of the three bird girls who sorta narrorate and sing back up and tell the story and what not! I get to be an alto! YES! I am in my range! Anyway, too bad I didn't get then part I wanted, yet I am still in the play, and yes, with a decent part, so there you go.

[Catriona Rhiann]

Cor, I'm flat out jealous of anyone who's seen a Broadway musical. I live in the Philippines, and for nearly all my life I've been wanting to just fly out to New York and see a show. I do theater here back home, and so far, I've just done "The Wiz". We're currently doing Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" and I love it.

I'd love to see "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", "Cats", "Avenue Q", "Into the Woods", "Once on this Island", "The Last Five Years", "Urinetown" or "Phantom of the Opera" staged at least once in my life. I'm a huge Sondheim fan.

I want to see more shows!!

[agpotter]

Congratulations Harrietta! The bird girls are a great part. You'll get a lot of stage time, and you get to sing in almost every song, it seems like (you're backup for pretty much all of Gertrude's and Mayzie's song, right?). Darn those high school drama politics. When I was in high school I auditioned for Guys and Dolls, but the leads were already chosen even before the auditions, which is nonsense, because half the leads were tone-deaf. I feel your pain. *nods fervently*

But anyway, congrats again, I hope you have a great time in that show, I bet it would be really fun.

[SilverStar]

Congrats Harrietta!

[HarriettaPotter]

Much thanks Silverstar!

[Theatre Diva]

Well, I had my audition. I thought I did ok. I hate to brag, but my teacher said he was impressed with my singing voice. I guess he just said that, because I was in his drama class last year, and then he never knew I sang too, so that was ok.

But sadly, I didn't get the main part. . . some teacher's pet girl got it! Grrr. . . But if you are familiar with Seussical, I am one of the three bird girls who sorta narrorate and sing back up and tell the story and what not! I get to be an alto! YES! I am in my range! Anyway, too bad I didn't get then part I wanted, yet I am still in the play, and yes, with a decent part, so there you go.
Congrats Harrietta! Ugh...the teachers at my school are so lazy that we're not doing a musical for two years...and that'll be my last year. Thank God for community theatre, or I'd die. I'm in a production of Hello, Dolly! in January and I can't wait! :D

[agpotter]

Gosh, this thread has quited down... Just curious as to how everyone's doing and all. Also, what are all of us theater fans' reaction to The Phantom of the Opera film? I personally loved it, some was a bit cheesy, I guess, but this IS musical theater... :)

Also, Harrietta, have rehearsals started yet? How are they going?

[CicadaInvasion]

think a lot of people just know and love LM or PotO or Cats or some other humongously mainstream show and call themself a musical theater buff.
The reason they are played so much is because they are loved. There is nothing wrong with that.

I have been in two small productions of Les Mis (twice as Eponine and factory girl/prostitute in Motreil-sur-meir. I know I can't spell.) I was also Madame Giry in a production of POTO. These shows are shows I would tour with FOREVER, given the oppurtunity. I have been in many other shows, and rarely do they emit such power as these two.

I am not a fan of CATS. It was a book of poems by TS Eliot, that's why there is no real correlation.

Cic

[fireangel265]

I'm a big fan of Broadway shows, I havn't had a chance to go see more then one on stage. I've seen West Side Story preformed on the stage but other then that I've only seen the ones my High school has put on. Brigadoon, and Fiddler on the Roof are my two favorites at the moment

[Becca]

I'm a huge fan of Broadway, which is why I ultimately started working in a professional theatre. Oh, I've taken a hiatus from performing until my daughter is older, but I am the manager of our box office. The best perk is that I get free tickets to the shows. We've done the popular (Fiddler, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret), and the slightly less done (La Cage, Ain't Misbehavin), to the darn near obscure (The Sunshine Boys, Turn of the Worm).
I also get sneak previews every once in a while. (I married an actor.) :eyebrows:

[The Pirate King]

Hey, for those of you who've seen Wicked on Broadway, I have a question.

I'll be headed to NYC with family next week, and I plan on seeing Wicked. There will be an eight-year-old girl with our group. How age-appropriate would this show be for her?

[fireangel265]

Aw man I really want to see Wicked! It looks great. I have read part of the script and I know the story for the show. . . I don't think it would be a problem but you might want somebody who has seen it lol

[Gwenog Jones]

Hey, for those of you who've seen Wicked on Broadway, I have a question.

I'll be headed to NYC with family next week, and I plan on seeing Wicked. There will be an eight-year-old girl with our group. How age-appropriate would this show be for her?
I've seen it, and it is completely fine for an 8 year old to see. My brothers were 8 and 10 when they saw it. It is an amazing play. I'm sure you will enjoy it!

[Blue_Eyes]

I haven't seen much Broadway but I do like it. My favorite would be Les Miserables. It is so moving and sad. I have the CD and I have read the book it was based on.

[agpotter]

I've been listening to a lot of new stuff lately, most of it for the first time. The new Assassins recording, Avenue Q, The Boy from Oz, the new Finian's Rainbow, and John and Jen, to name a few... Some of them are incredible!

[Angie]

I saw 42nd Street on Broadway when I visited New York in October, it was fabulous!
I've seen loads of shows in the West End in London, my favourite has to be The Phantom of the Opera

[agpotter]

Does anyone know about The Thing About Men? I've just been listening to it, I think it's really new, but the music is pretty good. The cast is taking some growing on for me, but it's pretty nice.

[CeliaGranger]

I searched, noting happened, so I'm staring this topic.

My all time favorite musical is Wicked.

after that, It's hairspray,

then Your a Good Man Charlie Brown.

I have a lot more but they would take forever to list. So, what are YOUR favorite musicals?

[Scheherezade]

Toss up between My Fair Lady and the Phantom of the Opera...

MFL is so witty and Rex and Audrey are classic, but PotO (hey thats the opposite of OotP) is so haunting and the music is perfect for my operatic yet not so operatic voice to sing. I love them both...

[mixedgurltuja27]

1st would have to be Hairspray.....it's so hilarious
2nd is the Lion King....it came to Memphis last year and it was soooooo great.........not as good as the movie, but still great.

[candygirl1616]

I searched, noting happened, so I'm staring this topic.

My all time favorite musical is Wicked.

after that, It's hairspray,

then Your a Good Man Charlie Brown.

I have a lot more but they would take forever to list. So, what are YOUR favorite musicals?
i LOVE musicals. i have a lot of favorites, Singing In The Rain is def one of my favs, i also like Bye Bye Birdie, and Sound Of Music. i also love ANYthing disney related, if its a musical with a bunch of disney music combined or somthin else i LOVE it:)

[mixedgurltuja27]

the sound of music is great too.......julie andrews still looks the same.....it's kind of weird actually......

[OboeFiend05]

It is a toss up between Avenue Q, The Phantom of the Opera, and Cats.

Sara

[pegoheart144]

My favorites are Camelot and My Fair Lady.

[Kneazle]

Welcome to CoS, CeliaGranger! It's nice to see another Wicked fan! I LOVE Wicked! It's my favorite at the moment. ^_^

There's a thread about Broadway (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=25604) that you might be interested in, if you like musicals (and also this (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=37089), but it's not specifically Broadway). ^_^

[Emma]

Thanks for the links...I'll merge the thread.

[XxbeccaxX]

My favorite show is Movin' Out - the music is fabulous (of course!) - I've seen it 3 times so far. I also am a huge 42nd Street fan - I love the dancing - That I've seen 6 times and it honestly never gets old. Wicked is great... I love Beauty and the Beast and Riverdance was pretty good, but I only saw it with the alternate leads. I love Cabaret and Chicago, but who doesn't?

[CeliaGranger]

Welcome to CoS, CeliaGranger! It's nice to see another Wicked fan! I LOVE Wicked! It's my favorite at the moment. ^_^

There's a thread about Broadway (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=25604) that you might be interested in, if you like musicals (and also this (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=37089), but it's not specifically Broadway). ^_^

Thanks, Wicked is my numer two obsession, after harry potter, I've it i memerised all of the songs, and the story line. I have a friend who is even more obsessed then me, he has seen it 8 times and is constently talking about it. He is how I found out that Idena Menzel fell like an hour after it happend :upset: . anyways I love Wicked! I sing the music consently, also i sing the music from Peter Pan(the musical, not the disney version) and your a Good Man Charlie Brown. I know I'm a weird child! :p

[agpotter]

First to ^, you're not weird, those are great shows (even though I must disagree, as I love both versions of Peter Pan, but I'm partial to the Disney version.... I've just seen too much Mary Martin as Peter to love it...), especially You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. I starred in a REALLY small production of that last semester and it was so much fun, I wished it lasted longer. But how/when did Idina Menzel fall? I haven't heard that yet...

I also love Movin' Out (although I'm sorry to say I've never seen it). The score is incredible, Michael Cavanaugh does a fantastic job at playing and singing the songs (almost) as good as Mr. Joel himself! I also love Wicked, in fact, I've been listening to it quite a lot lately, as well as Urinetown. Such great music on the stage these days!

Interesting that Movin' Out and Wicked should be mentioned in two subsequent posts... I had a friend whose dance company toured to New York and they got to see both of those shows (back when Menzel and Chenoweth were both starring in Wicked) and they loved them both... It just makes me a little sad when people who don't REALLY care about certain musicals get to see them while people who do have to sit at home! *pouts like a kid then gets over it and grows up* :)

[CeliaGranger]

Responding to ^ I don't like the disney peter pan eather. And for the Charlie Brown thing, I never acualy saw it, my mom took my brother to see it, but I stole the CD, and memerized most of the songs, but I pretend I saw it. And I acualy really want to see it, the middle school I gradualted from last year, is puting it on this year and since the district has really bad planing the highschool, and middle school plays are the same days, and I'm in the stage crew of the high school one, so thats really anoying.

And you didn't know Menzel fell? It was her third to last production(second to last day), with literaly five minunts to the end of the show, she fell though a trap door in the stage, while 'melting' and they had to stop the whole show get her understudy into make-up and stuff, It was a huge thing, it was all over the news the next day, I'm surprised you didn't hear about it. Anyways she ended up braking a rib, I think.

Also, I've never seen Movin' Out, I'll have to go see it!

[Gwenog Jones]

I saw Wicked when Menzel and Chenoweth were still in it. It was amazing. I'm a dancer, and every one I know has told me I'd love Movin' Out. I still haven't seen it. That is next on my agenda. :)

[Evita82]

Can't believe I havent been to this thread before. Goes to show how addicting Harry Potter is... scary.

Anyway some of my favorite Broadway shows are as follows: Sherryl, Anything Goes, Mame, Man of La Mancha, Babes in Arms,

Favorite songs are: Smoke gets in your eyes, Don't be anything less (From Snoopy, also a classic even if it is kiddish.. I was in that play in high school), Younger than Springtime from South Pacific, You'll Never Get Away From Me from Gypsy, If I would ever leave you (Camelot) and many many more.

Does anyone here like any off-broadway shows? Maybe there should be a seperate thread on this... anyway, anyone?

[agpotter]

Nah, we can talk about off-Broadway stuff here, I think. I think by "Broadway" this thread's title refers to anything Broadway-styled musical...

For example, I LOVE Urinetown, and isn't it off-Broadway? There are loads of good shows not exactly ON the Great White Way.

Also, intersting you should bring up Snoopy!!! It's a great show, it has some really awesome music in it.

[TeklaK]

Well I cant honostly say that I have been to many Broadway shows. Only the ones Evita82 has taken me to but I did enjoy them for the most part. Among my favorites are The Music Man, Snoopy, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof (though Im not sure if that's Broadway). I didn't like South Pacific or Camelot.

[agpotter]

Fiddler is totally Broadway. I think it started out there, and then came the film version, and it recently made a fairly successful revival on Broadway with Alfred Molina... My friend really loved it.