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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: Marz on May 13, 2008, 11:34:32 AM
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My wife took me to see My Fair Lady a couple weeks ago and it being the first real large scale professional play I have been to I was impressed to say the least. I had been to smaller scale plays and musicals etc. but this was the first that was really huge.
I am now on the hunt for others and I really want to see a large production of Oliver and Fiddler on the Roof as I love the stories.
What is your favorite play or musical?
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Rent and Wicked are Tops.
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Broadway is unbelievable.
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I don't know that I have a favorite, but the only 'big' production I've seen was Showboat, starring none other than Tom Bosley -- Howard Cunningham from Happy Days fame. It was pretty cool, and quite good.
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I have a girl who is really into theater and at first I didnt care about it. But she dragged me to a couple of things and I love it! They have a nice theater in Little Rock and I really enjoy going down there after a nice dinner.
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Phantom is always cool...and the stage is the star of that one!
The Kind and I is a real good one (and not just cuz the main dude is usually SLY)..
South Pacific is a good one because you'll find somehow you already know most of the tunes!
Rent was good (have seen 3 times) and I'd love to see Wicked.
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I was in Jesus Christ Superstar recently, so I would have to say that would be my favorite. I still sing the darn thing in my head - three weeks later!
make the voices stop
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Haven't seen any professional musicals. I did go see Lost in Yonkers my freshman year of high school. Excellent production, and it was the first time I ever asked my wife out on a date. Also the first time she turned me down. LOL We talked about wanting to see it again, for old times sake.
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Phantom is always cool...and the stage is the star of that one!
The Kind and I is a real good one (and not just cuz the main dude is usually SLY)..
South Pacific is a good one because you'll find somehow you already know most of the tunes!
Rent was good (have seen 3 times) and I'd love to see Wicked.
Nice, I am going to see Phantom later this summer.
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I've seen Cats, Rent, and Phantom... all were awesome!!
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Phantom was incredible, but I'd say the Broadway production of "The Lion King" was amazing. I was able to get the Lovely Mrs. Schro & I 4th row tix right on the aisle (big points). That was cool because the actors come out into the audience and the costumes are amazing.
If you haven't seen it, Suessical is great too.
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My wife took me to see My Fair Lady a couple weeks ago and it being the first real large scale professional play I have been to I was impressed
I am now on the hunt for others and I really want to see a large production of Oliver and Fiddler on the Roof as I love the stories.
What is your favorite play or musical?
My screen name comes from one of the leading characters from Oliver!-
The Artful Dodger!
Oliver just happens to be the first show I ever saw. Back in the 80's my mom and dad told me they got tickets to that show. I didn't want to go. They dragged me there screamin and yellin. But as the overture sounded and the cool turntable scenery started moving I was totally hooked.
No show comes near Oliver. For me it's the best.
West Side Story and the Music Man are great too.
BTW,
I saw Oliver with Patti Lupone, who's up for a tony Award this year. She has a fierce set of pipes.
I wound up playing the Dodger in a Jr High School production of that show. It was so much fun playing the ultimate picket pocket! @c3
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I'd say the Broadway production of "The Lion King" was amazing. I was able to get the Lovely Mrs. Schro & I 4th row tix right on the aisle (big points). That was cool because the actors come out into the audience and the costumes
Hey Schro, I've also seen the Broadway Lion King with the original cast. It was amazing, it felt like the movie come to life, but with better music!
Also Jersey Boys is great--based on the mostly true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons with so many songs that you already know and love.
The one musical everyone ought to check out is "Avenue Q"
It's like an X-rated version of Sesame street. With song titles like "The Internet is for Porn", "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist", and "I'm Not Wearning Underwear Today", how can you go wrong? There's something for everyone--great music, comedy, romance, a gay sub-plot, social commentary, and political satire to boot.
Definitely worth checking out. Coming soon to Chicago!
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We've had season tickets to a local dinner theatre for over 10 years now. Before that, we had tickets to Kansas City's summer outdoor theatre for a couple of year. So in that time, we've seen quite a few. The musicals are always my favorites.
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South Pacific is a good one because you'll find somehow you already know most of the tunes!
I saw South Pacific with the Vegas Lounge Lizard Robert Goulet
and the flamin' hot Barbara Eden.
Last year there was a very good concert version of SP
with Reba McEntire on PBS.
It's not every day that I get to respond to something nautical here.
Reba McEntire looks so cute in that sailor suit.:@`
Yikes Is Alec Baldwin wearing a coconut bra? :px
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I've seen Lion King, Stomp, Rent, Cabaret, Urine Town, and Tony and Tina's Wedding. All of them were very awesome!
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I've seen Cats and Les Miserable.... both were excellent.
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I cant say that I am a real fan of musicals/plays. Never been to one in my life.
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Les Miserables is just about the best stage musical I've ever seen. Blood Brothers is another brilliant one, followed by Phantom and beauty and the Beast. havent seen Lion King yet. 8)
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I cant say that I am a real fan of musicals/plays. Never been to one in my life.
I was not either Jdog, but my wife has been going to the theater since she was a little girl and basically said I was missing out on something huge.
You gotta go man, trust me on this one, its much better than I had imagined.
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I cant say that I am a real fan of musicals/plays. Never been to one in my life.
I would safely say Phantom is one of the best "starter" musical/play's out there....
somethin' to see!
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I will keep an eye out.
I do have to retract my statement however.
For my work Xmas party last year , they took us to Star City casino in the city to see "Priscilla,Queen of the Desert".
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I will keep an eye out.
I do have to retract my statement however.
For my work Xmas party last year , they took us to Star City casino in the city to see "Priscilla,Queen of the Desert".
Then you realized it wasn't a casino and there was no play.... It was just some house and there was a transvestite that lived there? :*))
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I will keep an eye out.
I do have to retract my statement however.
For my work Xmas party last year , they took us to Star City casino in the city to see "Priscilla,Queen of the Desert".
Then you realized it wasn't a casino and there was no play.... It was just some house and there was a transvestite that lived there? :*))
LOL try about 10 transvestites
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Seen three great ones (Cats, Le Mes, Phantom of the Opera). Phantom was great; it was at the Fox in Atlanta; the accompaniment was done on the Mighty Moeller Organ.
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I've seen Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Les Miserables and Rent. And some great Cirque du Soleil productions in Las Vegas (Beatles "Love" at the Mirage, "O" at Bellagio and "Le Reve" at Wynn). I think Les Miserables was my favorite. What's not to like? A little war, a little scandal, a love story and you have those beautiful songs and solos in your head days after you see it.
We once had free, last minute tickets to a traveling production of Cats. The show opens with some freaky cat-costume-clad actors coming down the aisle doing all their crazy cat moves. One of 'em stopped near me and my wife and did this paw-licking, self grooming thing. I couldn't stop laughing and mocking. We left at intermission. I'm sure it was great in the right venue, though. Obviously, because it had a really long run.
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Have to agree with Rob, Les Mis is phenomenal, though my personal favorite is Miss Saigon. I did get a big kick out of seeing Sweeney Todd on stage too.
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Have to agree with Rob, Les Mis is phenomenal, though my personal favorite is Miss Saigon. I did get a big kick out of seeing Sweeney Todd on stage too.
Funny thing about Sweeny Todd, My wife's family had season tickets to the theater when she was real young (8 or 9) and along with Peter Pan and the music man, Sweeny Todd was one that she saw too.. she loved it but we were joking about how messed up that is for a little girl to see.
Needless to say when the Depp movie came out it was a must see.
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Sweeny Todd does get a little bloody.
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Hamburg is the MUSICAL-City in Germany. Saw Cats, Phantom, Dirty dancing, Mamma mia (ABBA-Story and music), Billy Holly, Lion King - and with daughter in Berlin The Beauty and the Beast.
Our first, first favorite is Lion King - awesome costumes!!!!!!!!!!
J
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I forgot that I also saw ABBA, wasn't a big fan, but my wife liked it. There's one other that I'm missing...I'm sure it will come to me later.
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Seen three great ones (Cats, Le Mes, Phantom of the Opera). Phantom was great; it was at the Fox in Atlanta; the accompaniment was done on the Mighty Moeller Organ.
Whoa, the Mighty Mo is something else. O:O
The Atlanta Fox is one of the best places to view a show. Saw Kenny Rodgers and Lorrie Morgan there. There used to be lots of huge theaters like the Fox all over the country. Most were located in the downtown areas of big cities. Too bad they're gone. I think Chicago has one. Does your town have an old theater like the Atlanta Fox?
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We have the paramount
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there are a couple of others as well, the 5th Ave and the Moore.
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We have the paramount
there are a couple of others as well, the 5th Ave and the Moore.
Use to be a Paramount in downtown Atlanta, along with the famous Lowe's Grand. The Paramount was torn down, along with the old Henry Grady Hotel, to build the Westin. Lowe's burned in the late 70's. The GA - Pacific Building is on its site.
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I've seen Les Mis, Rent and Wicked. All three were good, but Rent is a fave.
Marz, I really think you'd dig it. See it if you can, and if you get to NYC it should be on your list of things to do.