The Musical-Lovers and Critics

Discuss your favorites...and not-so-favorites

I'll go first.

Re: Discuss your favorites...and not-so-favorites

Thank you! :-)

Okay, a warning, I am a HUGE Andrew Lloyd Webber fan....

1) What was the first musical you ever saw on stage?

I was in Amahl and The Night Visitors - that'd be my first. The first one I ever saw that I was not in? The Phantom of the Opera.

2) What musical have you seen the most?

The Phantom of the Opera (it is my all time favorite)

3) Of the musicals you've seen...which has the worst storyline?

My personal opinion? Pirates of Penzance

4) Of the musicals you've seen...which has the worst music?

I can not say I am a huge Hairspray fan.

5) "..."...which has the most annoying music?

Hmm, I wouldn't say I have seen any with all that annoying of music.

6) What is your desert island musical?

What do you mean?

7) If a Broadway producer and said, "We want your talent so much that we'll produce around you. Choose your musical and the character and we'll make it happen," how would you respond? (Besides having the guy checked out or pinching your arm to make sure you were awake!)

Christine from Phantom or Cosette from Les Miserables

8) Which musical is your guilty pleasure?

Phantom and Cats *dodges tomatoes*

9) All-time favorite musical?

It is a tie between Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard

Clarification: desert island musical

Re: Clarification: desert island musical

GREAT TOPIC!!!!  Love it love it love it.

Ok, enough with the praises.  Onto the answers.  Also, welcome Kami.  Thanks for requesting membership into the musical group!

1) What was the first musical you ever saw on stage?

In high school: Kiss Me Kate.  Professionally: The Secret Garden.

2) What musical have you seen the most?

If you mean when I'm not teching...Phantom of the Opera.  I'm up to 4 now.  I guess that makes me a Phan.

3) Of the musicals you've seen...which has the worst storyline?

I don't like Oliver either all that much.  I also don't like The Music Man.  I think this music con man thing is completely improbable.  And I don't understand Iowa.

4) Of the musicals you've seen...which has the worst music?

I'm going with Oklahoma...coincidentally.  There are catchy songs in Oliver at any rate.

5) "..."...which has the most annoying music?

Again with Oklahoma and The Music Man, generally speaking.  I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to musicals, mostly, and I find all of these songs annoying.  I trying to talk myself into auditioning for Oklahoma next year; I don't think I'll be able to crew it.  I'd probably have to find something with a trigger to amuse myself.

6) What is your desert island musical?

It depends on how I'm feeling.  If I'm feeling down, I would think about Spamalot because I would make myself laugh all the time. 

7) If a Broadway producer and said, "We want your talent so much that we'll produce around you. Choose your musical and the character and we'll make it happen," how would you respond? (Besides having the guy checked out or pinching your arm to make sure you were awake!)

If I lost some poundage, these are my thoughts: the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot; Elphaba in Wicked; I think her name is Kate or Katherine in Kiss Me Kate; Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady; Mother or the activist in Ragtime; Jo in Little Women; Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins; Maria in the Sound of Music; Kathy Seldon in Singin' in the Rain...to name a few.

8) Which musical is your guilty pleasure?

Hmmm...?  Probably Phantom, maybe?  But I'm loud and proud about it...  Maybe Kiss Me Kate?  I've always loved Kiss Me Kate.  Or, Singin' in the Rain.  I watch it so much...so much.  And I sing the songs even when I haven't seen it in a while.

9) All-time favorite musical?

Sheesh.  Hard.  I think the top seven are (in no particular order): Phantom, Spamalot, Wicked, Kiss Me Kate, Ragtime, Singin' in the Rain, and The Secret Garden.  Things that make you go hmmm...

Re: Clarification: desert island musical

Oooo Kiss Me Kate and Singing in the Rain - two fantastic shows, how could I forget them!

I really would like to see Wicked.

Re: Discuss your favorites...and not-so-favorites

Re: Discuss your favorites...and not-so-favorites

1) What was the first musical you ever saw on stage?
The Sound of Music
2) What musical have you seen the most?
The Wizard of Oz
3) Of the musicals you've seen...which has the worst storyline?
Hmm... Maybe Tommy and the Pinball Wizard. But that movie is just plain weird.
4) Of the musicals you've seen...which has the worst music?
The Producers, most definately
5) "..."...which has the most annoying music?
Grease 2 Lol
6) What is your desert island musical?
What does that mean? o.o
7) If a Broadway producer and said, "We want your talent so much that we'll produce around you. Choose your musical and the character and we'll make it happen," how would you respond? (Besides having the guy checked out or pinching your arm to make sure you were awake!)
Lol, I'm not really an acting type of person. xP
8) Which musical is your guilty pleasure?
RENT
9) All-time favorite musical?
Wicked - I hope if they ever make a movie version, they do it right. x.x