Anyone have a favorite musical?
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I saw both Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables in London eons ago. They're both great, but I think I like Les Mis better.
The most common criticism I've ever heard about Les Mis is that it's overdone. Maybe it is, but that's because it's so fuckin good.
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Phantom of the Opera is the one I have seen the most on stage and it always gives me goose bumps. So probably that one.
But have seen Les Miserable, Cats, Rent, Aida, Miss Saigon, Chicago, and Wicked. Out of all of them the only one I didnt enjoy was Cats. I love listening to Cats on CD but the stage play just looses me. Also I will admit to liking the movie version of Rent more than the stage play and I am very sorry for that.
P. S. Wicked stage play far superior to movie(s).
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is great for a lot of reasons but its origin story for Cats is superb.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Based on how many songs from the musical I currently have in my All Songs playlist, Hamilton. Maybe recency bias but that show has so many bangers and I never get tired of hearing them. One Last Time, Satisfied, Yorktown, Guns and Ships, Helpless, Cabinet Battle #1, The Room Where It Happens, Dear Theodosia. So good.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Paint Your Wagon
A musical about bigamy where a gold miner in a town full of men (population: men) buys a wife from a travelling Mormon who wants to downsize his wife collection. Said miner shares everything equally with his mining partner, including his new wife. She argues if Mormons can have more than one wife why can't she have more than one husband.
Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin both sing. French Tarts are hijacked from another city. A bull fights a bear. Hijinks ensue in the lawless West.
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I think I know exactly what I mean, when I say it's a shpadoinkle day!
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The 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors is my favorite movie of all time. TIL it premiered off-Broadway in ‘82
Directors cut of Little Shop fucks.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Canone inverso, August Rush are two of my comfort musicals.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
For Opera enjoyers, I greatly liked that movie compilation of short animation pieces put onto select parts of popular operas: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcPWznYm52tvdMG7Y42pIET8mnqHCWB9U
Mine is probably Tosca ever since I've seen it decades ago on this compilation's VHS.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
I’m saddened that nobody’s mentioned Chess. It’s an amazing rock opera by the guys from ABBA and Tim Rice. One Night in Bangkok slaps.
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I am not a fan of musicals generally, but I do love The Nightmare Before Christmas and Little Shop of Horrors.
also not usually into musicals but The Wiz is one of my favorite movies
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I’m saddened that nobody’s mentioned Chess. It’s an amazing rock opera by the guys from ABBA and Tim Rice. One Night in Bangkok slaps.
Anthem is a phenomenal song.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
I am very partial towards Kristina Från Duvemåla, written by the ABBA guys and based on a very important swedish series of novels about emigration to America. I am not religious - and definitely not Christian - but Helen Sjöholm performing "Du Måste Finnas (You Must Be Real)" might be my favourite performance of music ever and one of the most emotional performance I've ever seen. Link to the video with English subtitles.
I also always liked Jesus Christ Superstar. It was my mother's favourite musical so I kind of grew up on it, which maybe makes me less objective in evaluating it. But I just think it has a lot of great songs. Plus the 2000 film version is so wild and wacky in a charming way with leather jacket Judas and Simon wearing cargo pants.
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I love the George Hearn / Patty LuPone live in concert version. Still gives me goosebumps when he gets his razor back.
YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85MJ2V4KJK8 It's long but it's so good.
Holy smokes, same actor in both of these almost 20 years apart. That's awesome. Definitely showing her this one. Thanks.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Into the Woods,
Les Miserables,
Wicked. -
I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Paint Your Wagon. Movie tough guys Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin singing. Some called this film pariah. I thought it was great!
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Wicked was my first favorite about a decade before the movie was made. Saw Hadestown live and it's quickly tied for first!
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Twisted by Starkid
It's the story of Aladdin in the style of Wicked. It's a silly and wild ride of nonsense jokes and deep emotions.
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
Bugsy Malone will always be my childhood, Little Shop and Rocky Horror are up there though!
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I've always been a huge Phantom of the Opera fan
hamilton.
book of mormon.
jesus christ superstar.
movie:
the blues brothers
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I am very partial towards Kristina Från Duvemåla, written by the ABBA guys and based on a very important swedish series of novels about emigration to America. I am not religious - and definitely not Christian - but Helen Sjöholm performing "Du Måste Finnas (You Must Be Real)" might be my favourite performance of music ever and one of the most emotional performance I've ever seen. Link to the video with English subtitles.
I also always liked Jesus Christ Superstar. It was my mother's favourite musical so I kind of grew up on it, which maybe makes me less objective in evaluating it. But I just think it has a lot of great songs. Plus the 2000 film version is so wild and wacky in a charming way with leather jacket Judas and Simon wearing cargo pants.
prove to me that you’re devine, change my water into wine
