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After watching "Fiddler on the Roof" I not only deemed it my favorite, but pretty-much the only musical I really cared-for. Plus, it inspired me to wirte this thread.
Well, what is your favrite musical? Do you love a paticular song in it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJfgt3Zq440

Does Blazing Saddles count?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJfgt3Zq440

Bunnies! O noes!~:p

I like G&S. And Cory Glover rocked as Judas in the recent JCS tour. I'd have to say, musicals for the win1@1

My favourite?
Damn.

Um... A tie between Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and Evita.

Edit: As for my favourite song from each...
Wicked: Popular
The Phantom of the Opera: Notes
Evita: Rainbow Tour?

My favourite?
Damn.

Um... A tie between Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and Evita.

Edit: As for my favourite song from each...
Wicked: Popular
The Phantom of the Opera: Notes
Evita: Rainbow Tour?

I applaud you expanding your horizons beyond Sir Andrew's basement!
Now go try some G&S!

I applaud you expanding your horizons beyond Sir Andrew's basement!
Now go try some G&S!

G&S?

Anyway, I've liked Avenue Q for longer than I have Sir Andrew's musicals.

Does The South Park Movie count?

Tommy

G&S?

Anyway, I've liked Avenue Q for longer than I have Sir Andrew's musicals.

Gilbert and Sullivan, son. Try HMS Pinafore (http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/html/index.html) :)

Chess! AAaaaaahhahahhaaha....One Night in Bangcock, bitches!

Nah, not really...

Jesus Christ Superstar!!! HHHHaahaahhahahahahahaha! What's the Buzz, motha fuckas!!!!


Nah...

I do get a campy joy out of both, though.

And Absolute Beginners.

Hair. And A Chorus Line.

Hair. And A Chorus Line.

You know I've never actually seen Hair?

Hair. And A Chorus Line.

Ah, now we get into the graduate school of musicals! I had a lot of fun running spotlight on a revival of "Hair!" And you cannot beat Fosse, not even with G&S, for pure choreographical goodness!

You know I've never actually seen Hair?Heresy! I used to know just about every freaking song by heart!

Ah, now we get into the graduate school of musicals! I had a lot of fun running spotlight on a revival of "Hair!" And you cannot beat Fosse, not even with G&S, for pure choreographical goodness!
Heh, well, I haven't seen a musical in ages, so I'm stuck in the past by default...

Heresy! I used to know just about every freaking song by heart!


Heh, well, I haven't seen a musical in ages, so I'm stuck in the past by default...

*is sad to think of Hair and Chorus Line being old*

*is sad to think of Hair and Chorus Line being old*

Nothing wrong with old. Quality will shine through, and both of those shows have quality.

My favourite is The King and I. I was once privileged to see the show on stage with Yul Brynner - and I have never before, or since beheld it's like.

Not really a fan of musicals, so I'm saying Help!

Dancer in the Dark.

Does Blazing Saddles count?

I think you're on the right track. I might be willing to go as far as Tommy, though.

1776.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6xP8H5bCw

someone's highschool production of it........they didn't do great, but it's better than trying to explain it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTn41i2a5ok

here is the audio of the version I am in love with.........but the video is of the Disney version of Cinderella.





I also really like Phantom of the Opera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmI9gAyNPyE

I love Phantom of the Opera.

Spamalot, Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof

I also really like Phantom of the Opera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmI9gAyNPyE

But that's Steve Harley. We need Michael Crawford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7XaFn_0rI

I am at peace now. :)

I love Phantom of the Opera.

Anyone with good taste does. :D

But that's Steve Harley. We need Michael Crawford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7XaFn_0rI

I am at peace now. :)

I generally don't like Steve because he sings with an accent......but I was being lazy.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

But that's Steve Harley. We need Michael Crawford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7XaFn_0rI

I am at peace now. :)

I'd quite like to see Gerard Butler in the actual musical; he was quite good in the film adaptation.

But that's Steve Harley. We need Michael Crawford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7XaFn_0rI

I am at peace now. :)

Yes, we need Michael Crawford!! He is Awesome!!:D:)

I love Phantom of the Opera.

Yes, anyone in their right mind does. (ME!!):D:):fluffle::cool:

Oh, The Phantom of the Opera, especially with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman (original recording) is up there. I enjoy Les Miserables, though I like the book as well. For comic musicals, Spamalot is certainly amazing, though, for operettas, I am a Pirates of Penzance fan.

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd_(musical))

Porgy and Bess (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porgy_and_Bess)

Sweeney Todd definitely takes the top prize with me, but there are plenty of strong contenders vying for second place.

Wicked, Into The Woods, Ragtime

My favourite musical, and one of my favourite films of all time, has got to be The Wicker Man. Many poo-poo the notion that Wicker Man is a musical at all, but the film has ten songs in it, most sung by on-screen characters. They were written by Paul Giovanni and his one-off band for the movie, Magnet.

The songs are a mix of Giovanni’s original material and his adaptations of old English and Scottish folk songs, all influenced by Pagan beliefs and historic events; the Green Man, Glen Coe, fertility rites, May Day parades, and much more.

Fantastic songs in the film include the Maypole Song, The Landlord’s Daughter, the infamous Willow’s Song, and Summer Is Icumen In, widely recognized as the oldest known song in the English language and believed to date back to the early 1200s:

Summer is Icumen in
Loudly sing cuckoo
Grows the seed and blows the mead
And springs the wood anew
Sing cuckoo
Ewe bleats harshly after lamb
Cows after calves make moo
Bullock stamps and deer champs
Now shrilly sing cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Wild bird are you
Be never still cuckoo

And of course, there’s that ending.


“Oh.... Jesus Christ, NOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

You know I've never actually seen Hair?

My brother's first girlfiend saw a little too much of one production of it when a nude actor got in her poor sheltered Fundie face during the opening...

The episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Once More, With Feeling".


:D

[QUOTE=Chumblywumbly;12705894]Summer is Icumen in
Loudly sing cuckoo
Grows the seed and blows the mead
And springs the wood anew
Sing cuckoo
Ewe bleats harshly after lamb
Cows after calves make moo
Bullock stamps and deer champs
Now shrilly sing cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Wild bird are you
Be never still cuckoo

QUOTE]

ooh my fist time seen it in modern english so use to seeing it wriiten down in old english

ooh my fist time seen it in modern english so use to seeing it wriiten down in old english
Giovanni adapted the lyrics to modern English, and fitted it to the tune. It’s a fantastic song, and used to chilling effect in Wicker Man.

For anybody who’s interested, this is the original, Old English version:

Svmer is icumen in,
Lhude sing cuccu!
Groweþ sed and bloweþ med
And springþ þe wde nu,
Sing cuccu!

Awe bleteþ after lomb,
Lhouþ after calue cu.
Bulluc sterteþ, bucke uerteþ,
Murie sing cuccu!

Cuccu, cuccu, wel singes þu, cuccu;
Ne swik þu nauer nu.

1776.

Sit down, John!
Sit down, John!
For God's sake, John, SIT DOWN!
:D

Here's a hint at my fave. . .

When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette to your last dyin' day!
When you're a Jet, let 'em do what they can
You've got brothers around, you're a family man!
You're never alone, you're never disconnected, you're home with your own
When company's expected, you're well-protected!
Then you are set with a capital J
Which you'll never forget till they cart you away
When you're a Jet you stay a Jet.

I'd quite like to see Gerard Butler in the actual musical; he was quite good in the film adaptation.

He was pretty good for an amateur. But Michael Crawford's voice just makes me feel so happy and relaxed. He is awesome.:)

He was pretty good for an amateur. But Michael Crawford's voice just makes me feel so happy and relaxed. He is awesome.:)

Same here.:):cool::D:D

He was pretty good for an amateur. But Michael Crawford's voice just makes me feel so happy and relaxed. He is awesome.:)

He is TOO awesome!!:D
*Runs off to listen to "Music of The Night"*

[QUOTE=Chumblywumbly;12705894]Summer is Icumen in
Loudly sing cuckoo
Grows the seed and blows the mead
And springs the wood anew
Sing cuckoo
Ewe bleats harshly after lamb
Cows after calves make moo
Bullock stamps and deer champs
Now shrilly sing cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Wild bird are you
Be never still cuckoo

QUOTE]

ooh my fist time seen it in modern english so use to seeing it wriiten down in old english

Svmer is icumen in,
Lhude sing cuccu!
Groweþ sed and bloweþ med
And springþ þe wde nu,
Sing cuccu!

Awe bleteþ after lomb,
Lhouþ after calue cu.
Bulluc sterteþ, bucke uerteþ,
Murie sing cuccu!

Cuccu, cuccu, wel singes þu, cuccu;
Ne swik þu nauer nu.

Pes:

Sing cuccu nu. Sing cuccu.
Sing cuccu. Sing cuccu nu!

Sit down, John!
Sit down, John!
For God's sake, John, SIT DOWN!
:D

Here's a hint at my fave. . .

When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette to your last dyin' day!
When you're a Jet, let 'em do what they can
You've got brothers around, you're a family man!
You're never alone, you're never disconnected, you're home with your own
When company's expected, you're well-protected!
Then you are set with a capital J
Which you'll never forget till they cart you away
When you're a Jet you stay a Jet.

There's a place for us......

and of course,

HEY OFFICER KRUPKE -- KRUP YOU! :D

That's a good song, but I prefer Piddle Twiddle and Resolve, myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM9KcAS5_K4

I do believe you've laid a curse on North America
A curse that we now here rehearse in Philadelphia
A second flood, a simple famine
Plagues of locusts everywhere
Or a cataclysmic earthquake
I'd accept with some despair
But, no, you sent us Congress.
Good God, sir, was that fair?

I say it with humility in Philadelphia
We're your responsibility in Philadephia
If you don't want to see us hanging
From some far-off British hill
If you don't want the voice of independency
Forever still
Then God, sir, get thee to it
For Congress never will

You see, we piddle, twiddle, and resolve
Not one damn thing do we solve
Piddle, twiddle, and resolve
Nothing's ever solved in
Foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy
Philadephia!

They may sit here for years and years in Philadelphia.
These indecisive grenadiers of Philadelphia.
They can't agree on what is right and wrong
Or what is good or bad; I'm convinced
The only purpose this Congress ever had
Was to gather here specifically
To drive John Adams mad!

You see, we piddle, twiddle, and resolve
Not one damn thing do we solve
Piddle, twiddle, and resolve
Nothing's ever solved in
Foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy
Philadephia!
Congress:
Someone oughta open up a window!
Adams:
Oh good God!
Abigail:
John, John, is that you carrying on, John?

Just tell the Congress to declare independency
Then sign your name, get out of there and
Hurry home to me
Our children all have dysentery
Little Tom keeps turning blue
Little Abbey has the measles
And I'm coming down with flu
They say we may get smallpox
Adams:
Madam, what else is new?
Abigail:
There's one thing every woman's missed in
Massachusetts Bay
Don't smirk at me, you egotist; pay
Heed to what I say
We've gone from Framingham to Boston
And we cannot find a pin
"Don't you know there's a war on?"
Say the tradesmen with a grin
Well, we will not make saltpeter
Until you send us pins!
Both:
Till then, till then
I am as I ever was and ever shall be
Yours, yours, yours, yours, yours
Adams:
Saltpeter, John
Abigail:
Pins, Abigail
Congress:
For God's sake, John, sit down

Hair.
That would've been my first pic as well. Yay us!
You know I've never actually seen Hair?
Aw, you should. It's good.
The episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Once More, With Feeling".
:D
Yes, I do like that a lot!

"...Bunnies...Bunnies, it must be bunnies!!!"http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/singing.gif

I have to admit, I'm not that big a fan of musicals.
I like operettas a lot more.

My favorite operetta is Die Fledermaus http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Batflying.gif ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Fledermaus )

"'s ist mal bei mir so Sitte: Chacun à son goût!"

He was pretty good for an amateur. But Michael Crawford's voice just makes me feel so happy and relaxed. He is awesome.:)

When I think Michael Crawford I immediately think Frank Spencer.
I'm sorry. They're just inextricably connected in my mind.

And when you're thinking of the hilarity of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them it's difficult to focus on him as the Phantom. Meh.
I'm probably not getting the full effect because of that.

@Katganistan:
I hereby declare my undying love for you for that link! :D
I now have to see that film! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0owRk-zYOk

When I think Michael Crawford I immediately think Frank Spencer.
I'm sorry. They're just inextricably connected in my mind.

And when you're thinking of the hilarity of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them it's difficult to focus on him as the Phantom. Meh.
I'm probably not getting the full effect because of that.

@Katganistan:
I hereby declare my undying love for you for that link! :D
I now have to see that film! :)

I have to dig it out... I packed it for my move (which has been postponed a few months) and MUST see it for July 4th.

You Tube also apparently has other clips of the film there.

I love Phantom of the Opera.

Quelle surprise. :rolleyes:

My Fair Lady and The Producers. :D

The Producers. :D

New or old, or both? :D

Forgot that one. Keep it happy, keep it snappy, keep it gay!

When I think Michael Crawford I immediately think Frank Spencer.
I'm sorry. They're just inextricably connected in my mind.

And when you're thinking of the hilarity of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Them it's difficult to focus on him as the Phantom. Meh.
I'm probably not getting the full effect because of that.


Yeah, that probably would affect it...my introduction to Michael Crawford was the original cast recording of Phantom of the Opera...so, yeah.

Anyway, my little brother is a pretty good phantom. He got a standing ovation at his chorus concert singing Music of the Night as a solo. He was great, and I'm so proud of him.:)

Does Blazing Saddles count?

Yeah. ;)
That other Mel Brooks thing ... uh ... "Springtime for Hitler" ... the Producers.

Yeah, that probably would affect it...my introduction to Michael Crawford was the original cast recording of Phantom of the Opera...so, yeah.

Anyway, my little brother is a pretty good phantom. He got a standing ovation at his chorus concert singing Music of the Night as a solo. He was great, and I'm so proud of him.:)

:D:)

I love Fiddler, but Phantom is my favorite.

The Producers is my favorite stage musical. The giant swastika composed of dancing Nazis, the fabulous director/Hitler, it was all brilliant.

As for film, I remember seeing a movie/musical adaption of Don Quixote several years back and thinking it was the greatest thing ever.
IMDB informs me that it was Man of La Mancha (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068909/).
"I'm a poet"
"They're putting people in prison for that now?"
"No, no, not for that."
"Too bad."

I can't wait to see what they do with Young Frankenstein.

I can't wait to see what they do with Young Frankenstein.

Will Tim Curry be in it?

the blues brothers

The Producers is my favorite stage musical. The giant swastika composed of dancing Nazis, the fabulous director/Hitler, it was all brilliant.

As for film, I remember seeing a movie/musical adaption of Don Quixote several years back and thinking it was the greatest thing ever.
IMDB informs me that it was Man of La Mancha (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068909/).
"I'm a poet"
"They're putting people in prison for that now?"
"No, no, not for that."
"Too bad."

Man of La Mancha is an excellent musical. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing the revival with Brian Stokes Mitchell on Broadway, and was amazed to find myself sobbing through a finale I had known by heart since I was about six years old. Simply wonderful.

The Producers is my favorite stage musical. The giant swastika composed of dancing Nazis, the fabulous director/Hitler, it was all brilliant.
*...*

All the usual suspects then. Why am I not in the least surprised to find all the cynical curmudgeons like myself can only tolerate musicals when they are parodies? ;)

Worse than opera. They're opera with pop music.

*flees*

Will Tim Curry be in it?

God, I wish, he'd make a fabulous Frederick Von FrankenSTEEN.

http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=13564

God, I wish, he'd make a fabulous Frederick Von FrankenSTEEN.

http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=13564

I like the idea of his career coming full circle. And why has no one mentioned RHPS in this thread?

The Sound Of Music

I haven't seen/heard that many musicals, but of those ones I have, Les Miserables was my favourite.

I like the idea of his career coming full circle. And why has no one mentioned RHPS in this thread?

because........we were avoiding the camp......(I totally forgot I am a bad bad girl:()

Hmmm...so many good ones to choose from! Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Carousel, Flower Drum Song, West Side Story, Les Mis, Brigadoon, The King and I, My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden...There must be some others I've forgotten. My favourite song is probably "Loving You" from Passion. Brilliant, simple lyrics:

Loving you is not a choice,
it's who I am.
Loving you is not a choice,
and not much reason to rejoice.
But it gives me purpose, gives me voice
to say to the world:
"this is why I live."
You are why I live

Loving you is why I do
the things I do.
Loving you is not in my control.
But loving you, I have a goal
for what's left of my life.
I will live, and I would die for you.

(If those are wrong, I apologise; I wrote them down from memory).

Favourite role I've ever played? (Yeah, I added that question in). Probably Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof. That was just fun.

None, I hate musicals. Except for Rocky Horror.

Well this is a no brainer.

The Blues Brothers is the best musical ever.

Yes, it is a musical.

I can't wait to see what they do with Young Frankenstein.
Who could they ever find to replace Marty Feldman?
Gods, they'll probably give his role to Jim Carrey *shudder*

Another fine musical no-one has spoken of as yet (que surprise):
Monty Python's Meaning of Life

Who could they ever find to replace Marty Feldman?
Gods, they'll probably give his role to Jim Carrey *shudder*

Another fine musical no-one has spoken of as yet (que surprise):
Monty Python's Meaning of Life

According to Kat's link, Igor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058372/). We'll see . . .

because........we were avoiding the camp......(I totally forgot I am a bad bad girl:()

I wasn't. Don't you think G&S is camp? And no you aren't :fluffle:

HMS Pinafore is my favorite. When I was young me and my friends would get together and act it out to annoy our parents (complete with boisterous singing.)

Fiddler on the Roof takes a good second place though, and as for movies, I really liked the The Nightmare Before Christmas. Its a shame all the emo kids decided it represents their angst. Most of them were not even old enough to have seen it when it came out.

Half a Sixpence. Tommy Steele's star quali'y, a clarse act an' no mistake. He even plays the baanjo. An' that Julia Foster's pretty as a picture innit. The title number always makes me blub. An' anyone who wants to have a go at me for it wants metal weights tyin' to 'is goolies. Where yoo goin' ter find tallent like that in this day an' age, 'ey? Yoo tell me that! There's Charlotte Church, that's abaht yer lot.

Oh wow.

Ask a music theatre actor his favorite. I can trim it down to categories.

Favorite Musicals I appeared in

The Rocky Horror Show/Frank-n-Furter
Camelot/Mordred
Pirates of Penzance/Frederic
Jesus Christ, Superstar/Pontius Pilate
L'il Abner/Dr. Finsdale

Favorites I would like to appear in and dream role

Les Miserables/Inspector Javert or Thenardier
Sweeney Todd/The Judge
Victor, Victoria/Toddy
Wicked/The Wizard
HMS Pinafore/Captain Corcoran

Oh, this is useless...I have too many favorites.

JC/Schwarzchild

I like the idea of his career coming full circle. And why has no one mentioned RHPS in this thread?

Rocky Horror is in a league all its own. :-D

Favorites I would like to appear in and dream role

Les Miserables/Inspector Javert or Thenardier

Thenardier and Madame Thenardier steal the show with Master of the House. Every time I saw it (six! :)) they got the standing ovation.

Oh wow.

Ask a music theatre actor his favorite. I can trim it down to categories.

Favorite Musicals I appeared in

The Rocky Horror Show/Frank-n-Furter
Camelot/Mordred
Pirates of Penzance/Frederic
Jesus Christ, Superstar/Pontius Pilate
L'il Abner/Dr. Finsdale

Favorites I would like to appear in and dream role

Les Miserables/Inspector Javert or Thenardier
Sweeney Todd/The Judge
Victor, Victoria/Toddy
Wicked/The Wizard
HMS Pinafore/Captain Corcoran

Oh, this is useless...I have too many favorites.

JC/Schwarzchild


Hey, another one of us! Woot! Are you a pro actor, or do you do it for fun? How long have you been doing it for?

Hmm... I admit I'm a Webber junkie, so Jospeh and the Amazing Technocolor Dream Coat quickly followed by CATS and Phantom (both tied). I also loved JC Superstar.

Other than Webber, well, G&S comes quickly to mind and...

Hmm...

The Music Man. *ducks* Whaaaaaaat? I saw a great production of it up at Lake Tahoe and the movie was great.

*wanders off hmming 76 Trombones*

After watching "Fiddler on the Roof" I not only deemed it my favorite, but pretty-much the only musical I really cared-for. Plus, it inspired me to wirte this thread.
Well, what is your favrite musical? Do you love a paticular song in it?

Little Shop of Horrors.

And i'd have to say "Dentist" is my favourite. :)

The Music Man. *ducks* Whaaaaaaat? I saw a great production of it up at Lake Tahoe and the movie was great.

*wanders off hmming 76 Trombones*

I'm using "Til There Was You" as an audition song this weekend. Good stuff. Webber, though? Ehhhhhhh....that's something else.

I'm using "Til There Was You" as an audition song this weekend. Good stuff. Webber, though? Ehhhhhhh....that's something else.

/agree! I've been biting my tongue the whole thread, but really, Sir Andrew should have quit after JCS. How do you follow a musical about Jesus? Do one about cats? *boggles*

/agree! I've been biting my tongue the whole thread, but really, Sir Andrew should have quit after JCS. How do you follow a musical about Jesus? Do one about cats? *boggles*

LOL.....I saw the touring cast of Cats a couple months ago, and afterwards, I was like, "WTF just happened?"

LOL.....I saw the touring cast of Cats a couple months ago, and afterwards, I was like, "WTF just happened?"

In my opinion (take it for what it's worth) the best parts about Cats were the set and the costumes.

In my opinion (take it for what it's worth) the best parts about Cats were the set and the costumes.

This is true of most Sir Andrew. I loved the backstage tour I got of Phantom. I've managed to never see it performed :p

This is true of most Sir Andrew. I loved the backstage tour I got of Phantom. I've managed to never see it performed :p

With all apologies to Chandelier -- the first half of the play was magnificent, as was Masquerade (after the intermission). I felt it fell apart somewhat after that, and that the film version was somewhat more coherent than the stage. (I saw the stage version first.)

Trilby63;12704743']Does The South Park Movie count?

M'kay
and
I Can Change
and
I'm Super
and
What Would Brian Boitano Do?
and
Uncle F*cker

But most of all, the 1st two.

At the moment, I've got to say Rent. Of course, it will probably always hold a special place in my heart. Not sure about a fav. song. Depends on my mood.

Another of my favorites is Into the Woods.

And while I have yet to get to see Wicked :(, I'm sure it will be in my favorites the minute I do.

Hey, another one of us! Woot! Are you a pro actor, or do you do it for fun? How long have you been doing it for?

AFTRA, Equity and SAG. 20 years. I live in LA now...working before the camera pays a lot more.

Hair.Oh you so TOTALLY rock.
*bows*

Sodomy
Fellatio
Cunnilingus
Pederasty

Father, why do these words sound so nasty?

Masturbation
Can be fun
Join the holy orgy
Kama Sutra
Everyone!

I can just see you humming these tunes softly to yourself at work, and occasionally when replying to Ruffy.


Welcome! sulphur dioxide
Hello! carbon monoxide
The air, the air
Is everywhere

Breath deep, while you sleep
Breath deep

Bless you, alcohol bloodstream
Save me, nicotine lung steam

Incense, incense
Is in the air
Breath deep, while you sleep
Breath deep

Cataclysmic ectoplasm
Fallout atomic orgasm
Vapor and fume
At the stone of my tomb
Breathing like a sullen perfume
Eating at the stone of my tomb

Welcome! sulphur dioxide
Hello! carbon monoxide
The air, the air
Is everywhere

Breath deep, while you sleep
Breath deep

Deep, deep, deep, cough cough

+

Me and Lucifer
Lucifer and me
Just like the angel that fell
Banished forever to Hell
Today have I been expelled
From high school heaven

Elevator going down
Going down

This is my doom, my humiliation
October, not June
And it's summer vacation
Such a disgrace
How can i face the nation?
Why should this pain
Bring me such strange elation?

Emancipation proclamation
Oh Dr. Lincoln
My head needs shrinkin'
Lu lu lu lu lu lu Lucifer and me
Doomed from here
To e-ter-ni-ty!

Everybody going down down down
Going down

Forgive me if I don't cry
It's like the Fourth of July
Thank God that angels can fly
Going down down down

... funny enough, one of my coworkers and i sing these to each other while driving around.

AFTRA, Equity and SAG. 20 years. I live in LA now...working before the camera pays a lot more.

Ahhhhh...you are officially my new hero. I'm just about to go off and get my BFA in Theatre. I'm already getting ready to be poor and starving in four years.

I'm fond enough of Assassins and Sweeney Todd. I hate Andrew Lloyd Webber. Any and all. I've never heard music by him that I like. Especially Phantom of the Opera.

I've done some stage for fun, but never a musical (The only singing I do is rock stuff, which is allowed to be sloppy). I've been in the Pit for a few though. In my experience, Sondheim is the most fun to play, and the Rogers and Hammerstein are a snooze (Cinderella being so boring that I litterally fell asleep in the pit once. My stand partner didn't notice, so it went without comment, but I'm pretty sure I napped through the big Waltz).

I have yet to see Fiddler on the Roof - I've only heard a couple of songs, but it seems quite amusing. I'll put that on my 'to watch' list.
I hadn't even heard of Sweeney Todd until that hype about Johnny Depp starring in the film arose. Now I'm very curious (because there's some actors in the cast who I'm uncertain can sing).

But pick one musical? I'm not sure I could do that. As far as Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals go, the only one that I remotely like is The Phantom of the Opera and even then that's dependent on proper casting - most of the Christine's I've heard have been AWFUL. But at least it has a storyline, unlike something like Cats. I'm now a bit curious about Joseph and his amazing technicoulor dreamcoat because since last weekend I've suddenly been drawn into that BBC show (forgive me!).

As far as film musicals go you can't go wrong with Singin' in the Rain or The Wizard of Oz - but the productions and casting of those are what really help them - the actual songs aren't fantastic. I have huge soft spots for The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady. I guess Grease has to be mentioned, although I'm pretty sick of that one. And I'd say that the real reason why I like The King and I is because of Yul Brynner, not really because of the music.

And pretty much any musical by Disney pre-1996 is a classic. I adore Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King because they all came out when I was under the age of 7. And they made a few good live action ones - Mary Poppins is probably their best.

And I can't forget the only musical I've ever seen on the professional stage circuit - Les Misérables. It would make a rotten film, but on the stage it's highly patriotic.

If I had to create a top 5, it'd probably look something like this;
1. The Lion King
2. Les Misérables
3. The Sound of Music
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. My Fair Lady

Singin' in the Rain and The Music Man (tied), followed by West Side Story.

I hadn't even heard of Sweeney Todd until that hype about Johnny Depp starring in the film arose. Now I'm very curious (because there's some actors in the cast who I'm uncertain can sing).


If you can afford it, buy the original Broadway cast recording of the show. Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury are bloody amazing. I respect both Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter's talents, but I really can't imagine they'll be a tenth as good as their predecessors.

Ahhhhh...you are officially my new hero. I'm just about to go off and get my BFA in Theatre. I'm already getting ready to be poor and starving in four years.

Make sure you also start getting some professional training. A BFA is nice if you plan to teach one day, but academic theatre hardly prepares you for the rigours of a professional career on stage or in front of the camera.

Send me a PM if you like to ask questions, I am always available to help aspirants. ;)

Thenardier and Madame Thenardier steal the show with Master of the House. Every time I saw it (six! :)) they got the standing ovation.

Yeah, I agree. Of the...uhm...five times I've seen it, they did end up getting an ovation most of the time.

However you just need a good Valjean and an oppositely cast Javert. Makes the musical. (of course, Enjolras is my favorite character, being that I was him. Yay, high school productions!).

After recently singing both "Music Man" and "Fiddler on the Roof" for school concerts, I would have to say that I enjoyed Fiddler more than music man

the music man had some good moments, but not many

I like Phantom of the Opera currently. I loved Cats when I was little... it was great to see it live on broadway for my birthday. I also liked Spamalot (but that might be the "I've seen it live"/"Its just funny" bias).

I've heard of a musical called (of what was it? I'm beating myself up trying to remember oh yeah!) Shoggoth on the Roof. I heard recordings of some of the songs and am intrigued.

les miz is my fav, but my school refuses to do it becausae there is gun fire in it.:rolleyes:

Enjolras would be the part I would want, or Gavroche if I was shorter.

And little people know,
when little people fight,
we may look easy pickings,
but we've got some bite!

So never kick a dog,
because he's just a pup,
We fight like twenty armies,
and we won't give up.
So you'd better run for cover
when that pup grows up.

With all apologies to Chandelier -- the first half of the play was magnificent, as was Masquerade (after the intermission). I felt it fell apart somewhat after that, and that the film version was somewhat more coherent than the stage. (I saw the stage version first.)

I like the book better anyway...he wasn't insane or deformed enough for me in the movie, which I saw first, or in the stage version. ;) The book version is the one I'm truly obsessed with most.:)

I saw the stage version once, and it made me really happy. I kind of umm...couldn't breathe afterwards, for about 5 minutes...it took me more than a year after I was introduced to it because the first time I had tickets and plans to go see it, a hurricane foiled those plans. Then I got to go finally maybe six months later, and what do you know, my parents brought the wrong tickets, the ones from the one that we didn't get to see because of the hurricane. Luckily it worked out though. :)

Cats

I love them

and Noc na Karlštejně