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Title: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Lise on Aug 25 07 10:27
Ever watched any? I've watched:

  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Beauty and the Beast  
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: P.C. on Aug 25 07 10:35
The only one I've seen was Les Mis.  Hubby gave me tickets the very first year we were going out, and I thought.....ugh !  I was under the dilusion that I couldn't stand live theatre.  But of course I didn't want to be rude, so pretended that it was the best gift ever.  I was shocked to find out I enjoyed every minute, and bawled my eyes out 10 minutes into the show. As it turned out, it was a pretty fine gift.
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: P.C. on Aug 25 07 10:40
Oh yea.....I'm sure this doesn't fall into the Broadway musical catagory, but I also went to the Nutcracker at the Queen E.  Took my 2 daughters, (didn't subject my son to the ballet) and I was so amazed at the set design more than anything.  Things happened 'live' in front of my eyes, that I thought was only possible on film.  All the set design was by Maurice Sendak, who was the author of my sons favourite book at the time, and I think even HE would have enjoyed the production for that alone.
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Lise on Aug 26 07 08:10
 I sometimes wonder at the Broadway crowds. Kinda snoobish, some of them. I have yet to see Les Misera... I should have gone (I had the opportunity) but never gotten around to it. Broadway theatre to me is nice but I think I would prefer watching the big screen.

  My sister on the other hand, loves em. She's the musical genius in the family so she can appreciate the arts.

  Maybe one day I'll take the kids to go watch a ballet recital, minus hubby. He's more prone to snore through the whole event. A bad example for the kiddies.[/DIV]
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: JJ on Aug 26 07 09:17
I went to the Queen E for Phantom of The Opera.   I've also gone to musicals done by community groups like the Royal City Musical Group has a production every year in the spring.  I've seen them do Peter Pan  & Sound of Music.  
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Sportsdude on Aug 27 07 03:12
used to see 2 or 3 shows a year, they've got a huge pre depression outdoor theatre here. Broadway comes during the summer.  
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: lazy Marik on Aug 28 07 02:52
I've always thought of musicals as some sort of dying breed. It still exists, but its popularity is dwindling. Is this true?  
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Lise on Aug 28 07 10:08
Used to be popular then it died off and now it's back on the rise. It isn't my cup of tea per se,  I would rather spend the money on watching films instead.
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Michel on Aug 28 07 10:11
I'm not an amateur of the genre but Ii must say that I really love Hair at the time. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/23.gif)

  Good morning starhine

The Earth says hello

You twinkle above us

We twinkle below...
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: P.C. on Aug 28 07 10:15
Oh yeah......I forgot about that one.  That's going a ways back Michele.  [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/figuren/a045.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Michel on Aug 28 07 10:18
Oh yeah......I forgot about that one.  That's going a ways back Michel[FONT size=5]e[/FONT].

  Yeah at that time I was still a woman lol

  Who can forget such lyrics as sodomy ? lol

  Sodomy

Fellatio

Cunnilingus

Pederasty

Mother, why do these words sound so nasty ?  
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: P.C. on Aug 28 07 10:57
Sorry Michel [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/liebe/g038.gif[/img]  Slip of the finger.

  Those words sound nasty cuz they all describe doing the nasty.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Michel on Aug 28 07 11:01
lol that was quite adventurous I must say !!!

  Prisonneers in n***ertown, it's a dirty little war 3 5 0 0...

  wow I 've got to begin bring CD at work, I'm singing on forums now...

  Have you seen the movie PC?
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: P.C. on Aug 28 07 01:38
What movie ?
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Michel on Aug 28 07 03:22
Hair, by Milos Forman, 1979, nominated for one César.
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: P.C. on Aug 28 07 04:25
I have not seen a movie of Hair......but I have seen it in Live Theatre.  From what I remember, it was very good.  It was a long time ago.
Title: Re: Broadway Musicals
Post by: Michel on Aug 29 07 06:58
The movie is quite good, must be hard to find to rent outside of a repertoire place however. They've redone the music for it, maybe 95 % of the songs.