10 Musicals

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 9/5/09 at 10:25pm

There's this note going around on FaceBook that I thought I would post here on BWW.

Here it is! (I'm sticking to musicals that I've seen...not random shows that I'm madly obsessed with like HAIR and Little Shop of Horros):

List your top ten favorite musicals, and have a whack at the following assorted questions! )

1. Cabaret
2. Chicago
3. Spring Awakening
4. Sweeney Todd
5. RENT
6. Into the Woods
7. Company
8. Fiddler on the Roof
9. Hairspray
10. Movin' Out

How did you hear about 7?
My first exposure to 'Company' was through the 2006-2007 Tony Awards. I saw Raul Esparza playing piano and singing a strange yet beautiful song that I had never heard before and I became super curious. I later learned that the song was 'Being Alive' and I have been hooked on Company ever since.

Would 4 make a good movie?
At the risk of getting eaten, I'll say that it already has been made into an excellent film.

What's your favorite song from 10?
I've always loved the song 'In the Middle Of the Night'.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
I loved everyone in the OBC, but none of them came close to Jonathan Groff. His performance as Melchior was spot on and I'm madly in love with his gorgeous voice.

How many times have you seen 9?
I saw Hairspray on tour 2 wonderful times! I would gladly go back a 3rd!

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Velma Kelly is one of my favorite female roles of all time. She's so sassy and sexy...she's a complete thrill to watch onstage (when performed well).

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Oh boy...
3 complimentary programs, the coffee table book, the soundtrack, the OBCR, the film, and the final performance DVD (on blu-ray, of course!).

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
I don't think I have a favorite composer, so I would have to say no.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
I don't have ALL of their other musicals, but I do enjoy the CR's of Cabaret, Chicago, and Flora the Red Menace.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
I'm a newbie to this show, so I haven't reached THAT status quite yet!

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The first live musical I saw was the 2006-2007 national tour of RENT.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Wicked. I?m classy.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Does the national tour of STOMP (which I LOVED) count?

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Oh god, here I go...RENT.

Your favorite composer?
I don't have a favorite composer. There are too many composers that I adore. Although this is slightly off-topic, I think the most underrated composer is John LaChiusa. The man is a genius and his wonderful score are always overlooked.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Like I said, I don't have a favorite composer, but my favorite John LaChiusa score is 'The Wild Party' and since most people probably see Sondheim as their favorite composer, I should say that 'Sweeney Todd' is his best show, by far.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
FOSSEE has the most incredible choreography I have ever seen in my entire life, but since it's more of a revue than a musical...my answer will have to be' Chicago'. Ann Reinking (sp?) captured the essence of Bob Fosse perfectly, which is rare.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Never have, never will (unless it's because of an emergency).

Your all-time favorite song?
This is one of the toughest questions I will ever have to answer! I really love 'The Flesh Failures' from HAiR as well as 'Wait' from Sweeney Todd, 'America' from West Side Story, 'One Boy' from Bye Bye Birdie, and MANY MANY others. I don't know...I have way too many favorites.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the door...and look at the crazy married people"
-Company
That's a random lyric that never fails to amused me, but as for lyrics as a whole..I have tried my hardest to find a flaw in 'On the Steps of the Palace' from ITW and I just can't find one.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"To my mind, shame is nothing but a product of Education."

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
I'm usually the one that's clapping my hands off.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
I really wish that I could have seen Patti LuPone in 'Gypsy'.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
As long as they do it well, I'm fine with it.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Like I said for the last question...anything works if it's done well.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Well OBVIOUSLY it was HAIR. :)

ETA: I'm ready to be eaten for my weird-o taste.

Updated On: 9/5/09 at 10:25 PM

[Lumen2]

Posted: 9/5/09 at 10:49pm

1. Sunday in the Park with George
2. Hair
3. Candide
4. Company
5. Funny Girl
6. Into the Woods
7. Sweeney Todd
8. West Side Story
9. The Threepenny Opera
10. My Fair Lady

How did you hear about 7?
I Was reading the "Arts & Leisure' section and saw a full-page ad for the revival. I had also heard my mother singing "Not While I'm Around" a few times, but had no idea where it was from.

Would 4 make a good movie?
I could see it as a Merchant-Ivory film, but it would've been done better in the 80's.

What's your favorite song from 10?
"Wouldn't it be Loverly"

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Well, Barbara Cook, of course!

How many times have you seen 9?
Never live, but I've seen the 1931 film at least twice.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Claude, or Dionne. But Claude is more developed (using the term loosely) and I can identify with him more.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
I have the DVD, of course, and my mother gave me a Playbill of the original production, but that's not really merchandise, is it?

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Absolutely yes! Sondheim and Bernstein together doing what they do/did best.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Yes. Except Frogs. Was there a recording of that?

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Not entirely, but give me a few tries.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Are these related to my top ten? The first musical I ever saw live was Cats. Out of this list, Into the Woods (on Broadway).

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Cats. Still.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
"Coming of Age in Korea". Never heard of it? That's because it's HORRIBLE.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Cats, again. Even though I dislike it now, it was really a catalyst.

Your favorite composer?
Composer? Bernstein, I guess, but Sondheim, Rodgers and Gershwin are close seconds.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Candide.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
West Side Story.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No, but with some I wanted to. It's just too expensive to waste.

Your all-time favorite song?
Aquarius.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"Careful the things you say, Children will listen"

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"When you're dead, you're dead."

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No, unless I'm drunk.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Barbra in Funny Girl. Or perhaps the original production of Threepenny.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
Honestly, I don't like it, but I feel it's not even worth my time to worry about such things.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
No.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Hair.

[rich.hanson59]

Posted: 9/5/09 at 11:07pm

1. Into the Woods
2. Little Shop of Horrors
3. 42nd Street
4. Gypsy
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Legally Blonde
7. West Side Story
8. Hair
9. Chicago
10. Cabaret

How did you hear about 7?
My grandma really loves the show, so we watched the movie together a few times, and then I was in a small production/revue of the show when I was younger.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Yes, It would, and has made a great movie.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Don?t Tell Mama

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
I did not see, nor do I know much about the cast of the original production. But, in the revival I loved Christine Ebersole and Mary Testa

How many times have you seen 9?
Just once, but would love to see it again.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
I absolutely LOVE the urchins. They?re songs make the show.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
I have never seen a production of the show, however I love the music, and have been in it.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No, my favorite composers are Steven Sondheim and Alan Menken. However the music in hair is amazing and iconic.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Not all of them but many.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Sadly, I probably could. Legally Blonde is such a fun, upbeat, and infectious show.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
I believe that the first Musical I ever saw was Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, with the original cast, when I was about three or four. I still remember parts of that experience

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Beauty and the Beast

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
I have never seen an off-broadway musical, however I have seen various regional productions.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Hmmm?I?m not really sure. I think it would probably be 42nd Street.

Your favorite composer?
My favorite composers (as I said above) are Alan Menken and Steven Sondheim. I love Sondheim for his complex scores. I particularly love Sweeney, Into the Woods, and Company. As for Alan Menken, Little Shop is one of my all-time favorites, and his work for Disney is great. My favorites from him are Little Shop and Hunchback.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Menken- Little Shop of Horrors
Sondheim- Into the Woods

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I would have to say Oklahoma. I love de Milles choreography. (It?s not on my list, but I can cheat, right??)

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No, and I don?t plan to.

Your all-time favorite song?
Oh, this is hard. I really love Suddenly Seymour, The Flesh Failures/Let the Sun Shine In, No More, Children Will Listen, and it goes on and on.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
?You?re so nice. You?re not good, you?re not bad, you?re just nice. I?m not good, I?m not nice, I?m just right. I?m the witch, you?re the world.?-Sondheim, ?Into the Woods?

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"I was raised to be charming, not sincere"

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No. I wait until the show is over.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
I would love to have seen the original production of HAiR.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
If they are done creatively and bring new life to the source material.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
If its done well, and has an at least somewhat interesting plot.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
HAiR and I also loved next to normal?s


Updated On: 9/5/09 at 11:07 PM

[Tg31590]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 12:11am

1. HAIR
2. RENT
3. Gypsy
4. The Phantom of the Opera
5. Wicked
6. Sweeney Todd
7. Company
8. Spring Awakening
9. Sunset Boulevard
10.See What I Wanna See (Off-Broadway...does that count...?)

How did you hear about 7?
I fell in love with Into the Woods and decided to find EVERY piece of Sondheim material out there. I havent completed my mission yet though...

Would 4 make a good movie?
I don't think so.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Coffee

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
I guess I have to say Ethel but my favortie Mama Rose is Patti. Bernadette is a close second.

How many times have you seen 9?
Once but not on Broadway. Maybe one day there will be a movie or maybe even (fingers crossed) a revival!

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Mark.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Only a program and lots and lots of memories. :)

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Nope. My favorite composer is Sondheim and Webber. Sue me.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
oh no. Im working on it though

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Actually I can!

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Hairspray. I didn't like it that much the first time I saw it but I adore it now.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
The Color Purple

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
I have never seen an off-Broadway musical.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
The Phantom of the Opera

Your favorite composer?
Sondheim and Webber. Sue me again. haha

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Webber: Evita (I forgot it in my top 10! It is up there, no doubt)
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd

The musical with your favorite choreography?
Sweet Charity

Ever left a musical at intermission?
oh God no

Your all-time favorite song?
This is a hard one. Im a sucker for Send in the Clowns.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"We've no time to sit and dither,
While her wither's wither with her-" Sondheim- Into the Woods

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"Say, you look like you speak French"-Gypsy

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Nope. I enjoy curtain calls!

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Opening night of RENT on Broadway!

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
If the material is being presented in a way that is creative and entertaining then im all for it.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Don't love it.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
HAIR

[BwayTday]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 12:46am

1. West Side Story
2. Thoroughly Modern Millie
3. Rent
4. Hairspray
5. Wicked
6. Fiddler on the Roof
7. Aida
8. Next to Normal
9. Spring Awakening
10. Into The Woods

How did you hear about 7?
Well, I was bored one night and was thinking I needed to get into a show over the summer. So I researched it and Aida audition stood in. I was cast(as a minister) and feel in love with the show. I think that if you can go through a show and not be sick of the score, it's a good show.

Would 4 make a good movie?
I liked the movie.(don't shoot)

What's your favorite song from 10?
I Know Things Now, Agony, or On the Steps of the Palace(orignal)

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
um.... Anthony Rapp

How many times have you seen 9?
None..........

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Millie, to obvious???

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
about 10 playbills, a program, and memories


Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Well, I have never heard their other works, but I REALLY like this score.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Yaaaaa No.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Not in the slightest, barely remember it. I just remember that I loved it.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
um... Fiddler on the Roof, or professionally, Wicked in L.A.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
I haven't seen one.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Your gonna make me cry. 0

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Wicked

Your favorite composer?
I don't have one. But love Sondheim's lyrics, does that count?

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
I don't know.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I really like the choreography of the West Side Story I saw.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
As Stephanie Tanner would say, HOW RUDE!!! Never.

Your all-time favorite song?
That's like picking one of your childern is your favorite. But I have no childern so.... right now it is "Light" from Next To Normal, it has special meaning right now.


Your all-time favorite lyric?
Oh gosh, I can't think of that right now.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
See above answer^^^

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
I love curtain call, I'll be the last to leave.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Patti Lupone in "Evita."

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
As long as they are down well, I do not mind them.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
ehh, write your own songs.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Hair. Or the opening and ending.

[Leia947]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 12:57am

1. Hair
2. Rent
3. West Side Story
4. The Sound of Music
5. Aida
6. The Rocky Horror Show
7. The Full Monty
8. The Who's Tommy
9. Avenue Q
10. Hairspray

How did you hear about 7?
They based it on the movie from the UK

Would 4 make a good movie?
Already is.

What's your favorite song from 10?
"Run and Tell That"

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Chita Rivera

How many times have you seen 9?
2

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Roger

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
hardcover book, playbills

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
One of them, yes.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Not, but I'm curious to hear any.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Yes, and then some LOL

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The Who's Tommy in Philadelphia in 1994

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
The Sound of Music (the 1998 revival)

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
The Evil Dead: The Musical

The musical got you into musical theatre?
The Sound of Music

Your favorite composer?
Rodgers and Hammerstien

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Sound of Music

The musical with your favorite choreography?
West Side Story

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Never. Though I wanted to at Urinetown.

Your all-time favorite song?
"The Flesh Failures" Hair

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"No day but today." Rent

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"I am a human being! Maybe you've seen me around. Number 1005963297. Just another number." Hair (not sure if that's exactly correct)

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Nope.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
The original production of Hair or opening night on Broadway for Rent

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
Very rarely are they good.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
They can be fun. I enjoy songs I already know almost as much as learning new ones.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Hair

[Select a Member Name]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 1:35am

(also sticking only with shows I've actually seen)

1. The Light in the Piazza
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Spring Awakening
4. Rent
5. West Side Story
6. A Chorus Line
7. Company
8. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
9. Wicked
10. Chicago

How did you hear about 7?
I was at Barnes and Noble and saw the CD. So I bought it.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Already has been. It was ok. Not good, not horrible.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Cell Bock Tango

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
John Gallagher Jr.

How many times have you seen 9?
Once. Thank god.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Johanna.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
None except for the cast recording and the movie.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Not yet!

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Most of it, but not all of it.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Mamma Mia!

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Chicago.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
None.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
I'll be shot for this...Wicked. C'mon, I was eleven!

Your favorite composer?
I have two: Stephen Sondheim and Adam Guettel.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Sweeney Todd by Sondheim and The Light in the Piazza by Guettel

The musical with your favorite choreography?
West Side Story

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No.

Your all-time favorite song?
Aw man. Four way tie: Greenfinch and Linnet Bird, The Light in the Piazza, The Beauty Is, How Glory Goes. I'm horrible at making decision, can you tell?

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"This is wanting something, this praying for it,
This is holding breath and keeping fingers crossed.
This is counting blessings"
and
"I chose and my world was shaken, so what? The choice may have been mistaken, the choosing was not."

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"White; a blank page, or a canvas? The challenge: bring order to the whole through design, composition, balance, light, and harmony."

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No way. How rude.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Original cast of The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I don't like it. We can do better. Let's have a little originality.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
No a fan of them either, but they don't seem to be dominating Broadway so I suppose I don't mind.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Hair.

Posted: 9/6/09 at 1:47am

1. next to normal
2. [title of show]
3. Rent
4. Les Miserables
5. Spring Awakening
6. Aida
7. The Drowsy Chaperone
8. Hair (revival)
9. Spring Awakening
10. West Side Story

How did you hear about 7?
I believe it was the performance on the Tonys that made me want to go.

Would 4 make a good movie?
I don't think so.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Probably A Boy Like That, but it depends.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Adam Pascal

How many times have you seen 9?
Five. And I'm not embarrassed by that, actually.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
"Susan" or "Hunter"

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
I have a windowcard, and the bag/program.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Nope.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Um, yes? I have N2N and High Fidelity.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Not anymore.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
West Side Story.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Beauty and the Beast.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Hair at the Delacorte? Does that count?

The musical got you into musical theatre?
When I was very young I loved all the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, so probably The Sound of Music.

Your favorite composer?
Don't know that I can choose, but one of them is Jason Robert Brown.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
The Last Five Years.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
West Side Story

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No.

Your all-time favorite song?
Don't have one.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"Give me pain if that's what's real, it's the price we pay to feel. The price of love is loss and still we pay, we love anyway."

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
Not sure. Maybe one of Claude's lines from Hair.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Never.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
-Side Show OBC.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
If it's done well it's okay. I prefer original things.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
I didn't like Movin' Out.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Hair.

[Just_John]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 2:38am

1. Avenue Q
2. Chicago
3. A Chorus Line
4. Sweeney Todd
5. Billy Elliot
6. Into the Woods
7. Gypsy
8. Grey Gardens
9. In the Heights
10. The Drowsy Chaperone

How did you hear about 7?
Freshman year of high school two girls sang "If Mama was Married" and I loved it so bought the cd and fell in love with it.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Yes, already did.

What's your favorite song from 10?
I Am Aldolpho

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Donna McKechnie

How many times have you seen 9?
once off-broadway, 4 times on broadway.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Roxie

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Signed windowcard, program and CD.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Nope.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
I'm pretty sure.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Absolutely

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)? No idea.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
BIG.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Forbidden Broadway

The musical got you into musical theatre?
The Wizard of Oz.

Your favorite composer?
Jule Styne

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Sweeney Todd

The musical with your favorite choreography?
In the Heights

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No, but definitely considered it. I don't think I'd ever do it though.

Your all-time favorite song?
All That Jazz.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
Can't pick one.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
I don't know, but right now I love Allison Janney before One of the Boys when she says " Bigger, bigger, bigger. Too big!"

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Never.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Can't decide between Ethel in Gypsy, Mary Martin in Sound of Music, or Carol Burnett in Once Upon a Mattress. That was a great year.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I love it!

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
They get a lot of people to support theatre so I don;t mind

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Shrek

[monestere]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 3:03am

1. Show Boat
2. Carousel
3. Company
4. My Fair Lady
5. West Side Story
6. Candide
7. Kismet
8. The Most Happy Fella
9. Crazy for You
10. Hair

How did you hear about 7?
I saw the 1955 movie in the 1970's and attended a regional stage production later.

Would 4 make a good movie?
It was made in 1964 and will likely never be surpassed by any remake.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Easy to be Hard

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Larry Kert

How many times have you seen 9?
Once

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Billy Bigelow

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
The Original 1957 Cast LP, 1961 film soundtrack, DVD and souvenir program

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No, but Frank Loesser is one of my favourites.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Every one that was recorded

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
No

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Hello Dolly with Mary Martin

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Illya Darling

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
The Fantasticks

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Show Boat

Your favorite composer?
Jerome Kern

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Show Boat

The musical with your favorite choreography?
TIE: Carousel and West Side Story

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No

Your all-time favorite song?
All the Things You Are

Your all-time favorite lyric?
It's Alright with Me from Can-Can

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"The last thing a man of your age needs to worry about is privacy in his bedroom" - Madame Liang in Flower Drum Song, 1958 version

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Very rarely

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
I would love to have seen the original 1935 Broadway production of Porgy and Bess.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
More misses than hits, in my opinion; just because the movie was popular does not mean that it will translate well into a stage musical.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
More often than not they can be quite entertaining.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
I did not watch the Tonys this year.

Updated On: 9/6/09 at 03:03 AM

[legally_popular]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 4:12am

I?ve done this in the past, so I?m changing the order of how I listed my musicals so I could have different answers?

1. Into the Woods
2. Wicked
3. Sweeney Todd
4. Legally Blonde
5. West Side Story
6. In the Heights
7. Gypsy
8. Next to Normal
9. Company
10. 9 to 5




How did you hear about 7?
I heard lots of buzz about the 2009 Patti revival and from the 2008 Tonys. I figured that instead of bothering to go see it live, I could just watch the movie. So I rented the TV Bette Midler movie of it and was completely surprised at how good it was. I could not believe that after all the musical movies I?ve seen, one could surpass all my favorites. I took my sister and went to see it on Broadway immediately, and 4 more times after that before it closed. The brilliance of the revival multiplied my loved for the show exponentially. And it is still my favorite show of all time.

Would 4 make a good movie?
It already was a movie obviously, just not a musical. I think a movie musical MIGHT be able to work ala the Hairspray movie. I think it could be a big bubbly, cheesy, fun movie just like the show.

What's your favorite song from 10?
I Just Might as well as Shine Like the Sun and the title song of course!

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Angela Lansbury

How many times have you seen 9?
I?ve only seen the dvd of it, never live? yet.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Glinda

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Just a playbill from when I saw it, but I?d like the souvenir program.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
My favorite composer is Sondheim, but Tom Kitt/Brian Yorkey are phenomenal! They write beautiful songs and Next to Normal is one of my favorite scores.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
I don't have ALL of their other musicals, but I do enjoy the CR's of Cabaret, Chicago, and Not ALL of them, but quite a bit.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
No, but yes to a lot of the songs.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
I saw many regional, community, and school productions of the Wizard of Oz as a kid.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Cats.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Next to Normal

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Probably all the ones I loved as a kid, especially The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music. But I didn?t start going to Broadway regularly until 2008 after seeing Mary Poppins, lol.

Your favorite composer?
Sondheim. Enough said. I also enjoy the works of Jason Robert Brown, Tom Kitt (as mentioned before), and Alan Menken, just to name a few.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Gypsy, but I?m not sure if that counts since he only did the lyrics. Then Into the Woods.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I love the choreography of In the Heights.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Never.

Your all-time favorite song?
That?s way too hard, but I?ll just mention ?Being Alive? from Company.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
Again, way too hard to choose just one, but I?ll go with the final song from In the Heights:
?I found my island, I?ve been on it this whole time, I?m home!?

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
The ending dialogue of Gypsy.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No way.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. To see Raul Esparza in Company, since I never got to see it live. Or to relive a performance of Patti Lupone Gypsy again.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I hate the lack of originality, but some I like.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Same answer as above.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Hair?s and the opening number was pretty awesome.

[gypsy4]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 10:57am

1. CINDERELLA (2001 National Tour)
2. Beauty and The Beast (2nd National Tour)
3. SEUSSICAL (2002 National Tour)
4. THE LION KING (2005 tour company)
5. PETER PAN (Farewell Tour)
6. LITTLE WOMEN (National Tour)
7. Hairspray (National Tour)
8. Mary Poppins (BROADWAY
9. Phantom of the opera (BROADWAY)
10. WICKED (BROADWAY)

How did you hear about 7?
I first learned about Hairspray from an news interview back in ?02 when it was in previews. A few months later I bought the OBC, and the next day I was hooked and since then it?s been a Long time Favorite and it?s something I?ve hold dear to my heart. Broadway will never forget you Hairspray.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Disney did a fantastic job on the movie and now it?s an all time favorite watch it before you see the stage production

What's your favorite song from 10?
DEFYING GRAVITY best act one finale.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
I would have to say Kevin chamberlain he was great on the OBC but nothing can beat Cathy Rigby from the tour.

How many times have you seen 9?
I have seen Phantom 2 fantastic enchanting times.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Belle is one of my favorite characters she?s a strong passionate young women with a beautiful voice.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
A signed poster by Cathy Rigby and a T-shirt.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
I?m always up for a classic Sherman brothers score.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Who doesn?t own every RNH recording.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Nope but I do love every song.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The first musical (professionally) that I ever saw live was the 2001 national tour of RNHs Cinderella it starred Eartha Kitt along with Jamie Lyn sigler it was a magical night for all and it will always be a good memory.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Phantom! A nice classic choice.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Haven?t seen one yet.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Watching the 1982 film version of Annie almost every day when I was Young

Your favorite composer?
I realy like any composer.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Like I said I like any composer but my all time favorite score is hairspray.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I have to say I loved Mathew bourns and steven mears choreography for mary Poppins very creative.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Why would I? I?d be missing out If I did.


Your all-time favorite song?
Too many I can?t even count.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"Anthing can happen if you let it life out there waiting
so go and get it grab it by the collar seize it by the scruff one
you've started living life you just can't get enough "
-Mary Poppins

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
I can?t think of something right now.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Never I stay till midway throught the exit music.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
I really wish that I could have seen the OBC of Hello Dolly.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
If you have the right people who know what there doing then go ahead with it.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
If it?s a good concept.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
The opening number.

again these are Musicals I've seen.

[Weez]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 11:05am

Yeah, I'm just going to copy and paste my Facebook one. XD I'm sad about only getting to choose ten musicals though.

1. Floyd Collins
2. In the Heights
3. Assassins
4. Company
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Rent
7. Les Miserables
8. The Light in the Piazza
9. The King and I
10. La Cage aux Folles

How did you hear about 7?
I think every child in the western world with non-theatre-averse parents is born knowing about 7.

Would 4 make a good movie?
HAHAHAHA no. Well, maybe. Okay, it totally would, but non-musical fans wouldn't like it. But it doesn't need to make a good movie, thanks to PBS.

What's your favourite song from 10?
'Song on the Sand'. I cry nearly every time I hear it. I feel a little sad actually that I've heard three different men singing it, and the only one who didn't make me cry was the inestimable Clarke Peters. But the divine Philip Quast and the revelatory Denis Lawson made me weep buckets. Perhaps if I keep my fingers crossed, someone will ask Clarke Peters to play Georges and then he will make me cry. And then I'll be ridiculously creepy at the stage door at him.

Who's your favourite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Ooh, tricky! Because there was an original cast *and* an original Broadway cast, and they were both amazing, so I can pick nearly anyone, I reckon! But it's gotta be Michael Cerveris or Neil Patrick Harris, obviously!

How many times have you seen 9?
On film, countless times. On stage, just once, at the Royal Albert Hall, with Daniel Dae Kim as the King, his fine Korean abs criminally covered by his costume. D:

Who's your favourite character from 2?
Benny. :3 I mean, I love 'em all, but Benny wins.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
I have three different recordings (OBC, 2005 revival, OST), two DVDs (Hearn+Lansbury, movie), and the apron. Yes, the apron. I'm Just That Cool.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Haha, yes it is. XD I worship Sondheim, but I love Adam Guettel. :3

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Yes. WRITE FASTER, GUETTEL.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Mostly. I still fall down on Alexi Darling's contact details, and I don't suppose I ever knew the dialogue, but there's not a *lot* of dialogue, so I know pretty darn most of the show.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Jason Donovan. All the cool kids went to see it.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Rent. And unlike people who are ashamed of the fact they were ever 15, I'm pleased about it and proud to admit it.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Well, I've never seen an off-Broadway musical. But my first off-West End musical was The Last Five Years. (HEY, DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A WEST END AS WELL AS A BROADWAY? 8D)

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Phantom of the Opera, Rent, and Wicked. Yeah, I went about it *that* way! And now look at me with my crazy Shakespeare lovin'! Living proof that you can outgrow being a teenybopper! XD

Your favourite composer?
Adam Guettel. I <3 him.

Your favourite musical from your favourite composer?
Floyd Collins. Not only is it completely amazing, I also get extra geek cred 'cos it's pretty obscure and it's got such bizarre-for-a-musical subject matter. XD

The musical with your favourite choreography?
Having two left feet, I'm never really aware of choreography. I mean, I get excited when War Horse and Black Watch beat out things like Hairspray to the Olivier awards. XD But I do find the In the Heights choreography somewhat on the breathtaking side, if that is an acceptable enough answer. (I know there will be dancers reading this. XD)

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Yes. Kismet. I usually won't, but I'd been having SUCH a lovely day, and I wasn't clicking with it at ALL, and Michael Ball doesn't really work for me if I can see and easily identify him, and the set was terrible, and my seat was really uncomfortable, so I snuck out with the smokers and went to eat okonomiyaki instead of sticking around. Go me!

Your all-time favourite song?
NO. I CAN'T DO THAT. You can name a musical and I can give you my favourite song from that musical. Hell, you can name a composer and I'll do my best to think of one individual song from that composer. But I cannot choose ONE song above ALL OTHER songs. For one thing, it changes every freakin' day. :P

Your all-time favourite lyric?
Does anyone *not* love "look, I made a hat; where there never was a hat"? Breathtaking in its simplicity, a perfect succinct explanation of the creation of art.

Your all-time favourite line of dialogue?
There's dialogue in musicals? 8D

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Of course not! That's rude! I'm one of those people who dawdles in the auditorium and applauds the band one last time after the final play-out. :3

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
How cruel, that it has to be a musical. I've genuinely thought about time travel, and I would genuinely go no further than 2004. I'm freakin' OBSESSED with the RSC 2004 production of Hamlet (Directed by Michael Boyd! Fights by Terry King! Cast includes Toby Stephens! Clive Wood! Sian Thomas! Forbes Masson! Richard Cordery! Greg Hicks! John Mackay! Gideon Turner!), and I wish more than anything I'd seen Journey's End in the West End (Geoffrey Streatfeild as Stanhope ffs!!!!!). But I guess a sizeable part of wanting to go back to 2004 is the amazing musical season that was going down on Broadway. Any year that presents Assassins, Avenue Q, The Boy from Oz, Caroline or Change, and Wicked is A-okay by me! I guess I'll go with Assassins. But I want it to be known that I'd rather be seeing Hamlet. :P

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
It's the modern equivalent of turning popular plays into musicals. If you can greet a My Fair Lady or a West Side Story with joy, then you can bloody well do the same to a Wedding Singer or a Billy Elliot. If you won't, your snobbery and double-standards are not welcome here!

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
There are three different sorts I can think of.
1. "Take a musical act, pick their best known songs, and try and weave a story around 'em".
Examples: Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You
Opinion: um... no. No thank you. Lame lame lame lame lame.

2. "Take a musical act, pick their best known songs, and write a play that involves them singing these songs."
Examples: Jersey Boys, Buddy
Opinion: acceptable logical behaviour. I still will not pay good money to see one.

3. "Work out your musical theme, get your story, shoehorn in as many different songs as you can from as many different musical acts as you need, and just have fun."
Examples: Priscilla, Rock of Ages
Opinion: yeah, I quite like these. I'd still rather see a play, but I'll see these ones as well. :3

Your favourite performance from this year's Tonys?
Next to Normal. I never really took to Alice Ripley, but it was a brilliant performance. I've quite come round. :3

[aliceidinabernadette]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 11:30am

1. Next to Normal
2. The Wild Party (Lippa, Off-Broadway)
3. Cabaret
4. Rent
5. Spring Awakening
6. Into the Woods
7. Sunday In the Park With George
8. Company
9. Avenue Q
10.Side Show

How did you hear about 7?
On my "Broadway: The American Musical" PBS dvd... it was one of their featured shows, after that I saw the OBC dvd, and saw a production this spring.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Been there, done that, it would have been fabulous if they kept all the songs (like Contact and all of Christmas Bells).

What's your favourite song from 10?
Probably "I Will Never Leave You", but "Who Will Love Me As I Am" is beautiful too!

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
OBC? Joel Grey... but if we count the revival, I am in love with Alan Cumming.

How many times have you seen 9?
Once, on B-way.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
So hard... probably Kate, but all the characters are so well developed, that Burrs and Queenie are close seconds.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Nothing... its sad, I know!

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Yep, I am a Sondheim girl at heart, but I love the up-and-comers like Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (of Next to Normal).

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Well, Next to Normal was there first and only show so far, so yes!

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Yes I can! "Once upon a time," "I wish" "In a far off kingdom" "More than anything"...

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
A production of The Wizard of Oz with Eartha Kitt as the Wicked Witch of the West.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Next to Normal

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
I don't think I've been technically off-Broadway... but my first Toronto show was Mama Mia. I know...

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Probably Annie, the movie version with Kristin Chenoweth as Lily
St. Regis and Alan Cumming as Rooster... those two stood out to me even when I was 3 or 4.

Your favorite composer?
Like many, Sonheim... but, like I said before, I loved the score of Next to Normal, and I'm looking forward to more Tom Kitt/ Brian Yorkey collaborations.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Oh jeeze, Into the Woods, Sunday In the Park..., and Company are a 3 way tie to me, because they show 3 different sides to Sondheim.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I adore Fosse's work in Sweet Charity, as well as all of his work with Gwen Verdon, like Damn Yankees, Redhead, and Chicago.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No, I almost did at Shrek and avoided even going to Dirty Dancing.

Your all-time favourite song?
Um.... "Maybe I Like It This Way" from Wild Party, or "Being Alive" from Company, "Move On" from Sunday..., or "Maybe (Next to Normal)" from Next to Normal... I can't choose!.

Your all-time favourite lyric?
Oh, I love: "Day after day, give me clouds and rain and grey. Give me pain, if that's what's real, its the price we pay to feel" from "Light" in Next to Normal

You're all-time favourite line of dialogue?
"Me, give me a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and I'll conquer the world!"-Kate, The Wild Party

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Gosh, no! I'm the person who stands for the ensemble and claps till you can no longer see any part of the actors.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast.
Um, possibly the OOBC of Lippa's Wild Party (to see Idina Menzel, Brian D'Arcy James, Taye Diggs, and Julia Murney all together would be amazing). Or Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sunday... Or the 2000 revival cast of Rock Horror (to see Raul Esparza, Alice Ripley, and Daphne Rubin Vega in that show together would be amazing).

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
It depends... I like that they are bringing more people to Broadway, but I am not a fan of how cutesy and gimmick-y they are. I prefer a more original musical, a more intense or emotional musical.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Again, not a huge fan overall, but there are some that are effective.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Definitely Next to Normal.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 12:25pm

1. Spamalot
2. Xanadu
3. Into the Woods
4. In the Heights
5. Hairspray
6. Gypsy
7. Mamma Mia!
8. Shrek
9. Avenue Q
10. Cats

How did you hear about 7?
I was a fan of ABBA, and I think my mom read about it somewhere.

Would 4 make a good movie?
If it was done right, why not?

What's your favorite song from 10?
Mr. Mistoffelees or the Overture.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Danielle Ferland

How many times have you seen 9?
Just once.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
It's too hard. I love all of them so much for different reasons.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Just the Original Broadway Cast Album, and a couple of things that have to do with the most recent movie, if that counts at all.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Nope-I just like shows and the music because something catches my ears or the plot might sound interesting.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
I'm going to say no, only because I'm not sure.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Only seeing it once, I'm going to say no.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
I think it was the local high school's production of My Fair Lady.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Mamma Mia!

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Annie

Your favorite composer?
I don't have one because I rarely go into shows for that reason.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Again, I don't base my likes on this factor.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I'm not sure. I guess maybe Chicago.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Nope, and I don't plan to either, even if the show is really bad.

Your all-time favorite song?
Meadowlark from The Baker's Wife, which I can't find any information on, but I just like the song.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
I have no idea.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
I have no idea again.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Nope

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
The original cast of Hairspray.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
Some are good and some are bad, so it just depends if they work or not.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
I would be lying if I said I didn't like them.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Either Next to Normal or Shrek.

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 1:41pm

1. Cats
2. A Chorus Line
3. Les Miserables
4. Mamma mia
5. RENT
6. Fiddler on the Roof
7. Avenue Q
8. The Beautiful Game
9. 1776
10. Into the Woods

How did you hear about 7?
I really didn't. I had a season subscription to Broadway across America and it was part of the package. I knew almost nothing about it, except that I had heard from other poeple that it was "like Sesame Street or the Muppets for adults" and had puppets in it. I wasn't sure I was going to like it because I thought it might be too juvenile or silly. But I went anyway, and loved it. I mean, "what do you do with a B.A. in English?". that is one of the world's most profound questions.

Would 4 make a good movie?
I'll have to say that it has been made into a very successful movie. One that my husband and I like very much.

What's your favorite song from 10?
There's a lot of good songs in this show, but I think "No one is alone" really has the most effect.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Don't laugh....but Terrence Mann and in the original London cast-Michael Ball.

How many times have you seen 9?
Haven't seen it on stage. It doens't get done that often, but I love the movie. It has one of the best scripts and scores of a show.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
I don't think there is a bad character in this show. (We could have a whole thread devoted to everyone's fave character from ACL) They are all so real and so different. I think you can identify with some aspect of every one of them, but I think I'd have to say Cassie. She pulls herelf up by her bootstraps, swallows her pride, admits her failures and works her butt off to be given another chance.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Not too much except cast album, movie soundtrack, film version and final Bway performance DVD.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Yeah, I suppose I could say that Lloyd Webber is my favorite, based on the fact that I haven't come across a score of his that I didn't like.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
The only two ALW shows that I don't have copies of are Whistle down the wind and The Woman in White.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
It's been a while since I've heard Fiddler in its entireity, but yeah I do remember a good bit of it.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The first live musical I saw was the national tour of Cats back in 1988.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
A Chorus Line, back in 1989 before the original run closed.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Haven't seen any off-Broadway ones. (I don't get to NY too often)

The musical got you into musical theatre?
I'd have to say the first one- Cats.

Your favorite composer?
Lloyd Webber was an easy first choice. But over the years, I came to enjoy the complexities of Sondheim a great deal.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
My fave Lloyd Webber show tends to change all the time, so I guess I don't really have one.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I do like the choreography for Chicago a lot, but I think A Chorus Line is my favorite. So much of the dancing captures what the show is all about.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No, and I never would because I don't believe that you can form a complete opinion about something unless you see the whole performance. Some shows have a much better second act. You have to see the whole thing to give it a chance in my opinion.

Your all-time favorite song?
this may sound cheesy but "What I did for love" from ACL has always moved me. And it's not original (for the theater) but "Does your mother know" from Mamma mia is funny and has great beat.

Your all-time favorite lyric? I don't really have one. I think the most touching lyrics to me are the ones for the Life Support group in RENT: "will i lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will i wake tomorrow from this nightmare? I also like the sentiments about friendship expressed in "For Good" from Wicked and the line "no child was ever born to hate" from the finale of The Beautiful Game. But this one from 1776 has always made me laugh because it's so true:
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?

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
Zach: Do you always come on like this?
Sheila: No. Sometimes I'm agressive.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Never, I think the actors deserve the applause. If they haven't given a great performance, I still applaud them anyway--it may not be their fault-the material they have to work with may suck, they may not be feeling well and sometimes it helps to make them feel better for the next performance.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
I would have liked to see one of the greats like Ethel Merman as Mama Rose or Carol Channing in Hello Dolly. If I have to pick one, I'd lean towards Ethel in Gypsy. Of course the opening night and original cast of A Chorus Line is so legendary, I would have liked to have seen that one too.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I thought it was good in the beginning, it helps get people who might not go to the theater to get interested. But now I am beginning to lament the dearth of original material. With this economy and the startup operating costs of a show being what they are, I can understand producers wanting to go with things that are tried and true. But for every Hollywood-to-Broadway remake we lose another show along the lines of A Chorus Line or Chicago.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
The only ones that I have ever liked were Mamma mia and Lennon. Althought I have felt that at times, expecially in the former, certain songs were really shoehorned into the show and plot moments had to be devised just to cram another piece of the ABBA songbook into the show. But if they are done well they can be interesting. Like I thought Lennon was well done (but I am among the only 28 people in the world who evidently thought so).

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
I liked the Next to Normal bit. I knew nothing about the show, but it was intriguing enough that I want to see it now.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 2:21pm

1. The Light In The Piazza
2. Kiss Of The Spider Woman
3. Sping Awakening
4. Wonderful Town
5. Rent
6. Into the Woods
7. The Boy From Oz
8. 9 To 5
9. Beauty and the Beast
10. Chicago

How did you hear about 7?
E! Online had a story about Hugh Jackman.

Would 4 make a good movie?
With the right director and cast, it could be a very good film. It would be cool in black and white.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Probably "All That Jazz."

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Lea Michele. She's adorable nad love her on GLEE. Too bad I did'nt see her in the show.

How many times have you seen 9?
Once-3rd National Tour in Pasadena. Also, I saw 2 high school productions and was in the show as well.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Probably Clara. She gets great songs to sing, has a great story arh, and gets to marry Fabrizio. How is that not great!

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
OBC, film soundtrack, dog tag.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Love Dolly, but no.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
No. Only Piazza.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Hell no! I did the show 4 years ago...but how can you remember a full Sondheim show? Actually, I might be able to try one day....

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
In the womb, I saw "Beauty and the Beast" at the Shubert Theatre.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
"The Boy From Oz," one of five shows that week.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
None. Does a local tour of Forbidden Broadway last fall count?

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Probably MAMMA MIA. Or maybe CHICAGO. Possibly the DVD of FOSSE.

Your favorite composer?
Either Sondheim or Kander and Ebb.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Into The Woods/Chicago.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
Either 9 TO 5 or 42ND STREET.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
I wanted ot leave CAMELOT with Lou Diamond Phillips, but just used Act 2 as an intermission.

Your all-time favorite song?
Probably "A Boy Like That/I Had A Love" from WEST SIDE STORY.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
Never thought about it.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
That's a toughie.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Rarely.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Probably the OBC of "Beauty and the Beast" or "Spider Woman" with Chita Rivera.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
If it's good, fine. But don't go crazy.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Same as above.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Not gonna lie, SHREK was very good.

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 2:37pm

1. Parade
2. Rent
3. bare
4. Songs for a New World
5. The Who's Tommy
6. Jesus Christ Superstar
7. West Side Story
8. [title of show]
9. Wicked
10. Hairspray

How did you hear about 7?
It's been so long I can't remember. Probably seeing the movie with my family when I was growing up

Would 4 make a good movie?
I'm not sure. If a plot was constructed and the songs were used to comment on the action , I guess it could work.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Definitely "You Can't Stop the Beat"

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Original OFF Broadway Cast... Michael Arden. His voice is stellar!

How many times have you seen 9?
Twice. Once on Broadway, once in Philadelphia

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Mark or Joanne

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Oh my gosh, I have everything from a matchbox to the full libretto. Plus t-shirts, CDs, vinyl records, EVERYTHING! haha

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No. I do love Jeff and Hunter but my favorite composer will forever be Jason Robert Brown.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
YES!! Except "Urban Cowboy" but JRB didn't write the entire score so I don't count that

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Absolutely! The only Andrew Lloyd Webber music I completely LOVE!

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The Who's Tommy when I was in 4th grade.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Beauty and the Beast

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Haven't seen an off-Broadway musical

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Definitely Rent

Your favorite composer?
Jason Robert Brown with Leonard Bernstein a close second.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Parade

The musical with your favorite choreography?
Singin' in the Rain

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No way!

Your all-time favorite song?
La Vie Boheme from Rent

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"Give in to love or live in fear. No other road. No other way. No day but today."

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
MARIA: "I'm not finished yet!"
CAPTAIN VON TRAPP: "Oh yes you are, Captain!"

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
God no

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Either the off-Broadway cast of bare or the Original Broadway Cast of Parade

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I actually dislike it very much. There's not a phenomenal musical score belonging to any of them.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
I enjoy some of them, but others I don't

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Definitely Next to Normal.

[wicked1492]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 3:08pm

1. Gypsy
2. A Chorus Line
3. Spring Awakening
4. Sweeney Todd
5. West Side Story
6. Rent
7. Hairspray
8. The Drowsy Chaperone
9. Hello Dolly!
10. Sunday in the Park with George

How did you hear about 7?
My mom and dad saw the original cast and had loved the original movie.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Yes....if Johnny Depp didn't do it...

What's your favorite song from 10?
Move On or It's Hot Up Here

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
John Gallagher

How many times have you seen 9?
3

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Definitely Judy.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
DVD, CD, and revival t-shirt

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No. Bob Martin is a genius and hilarious, but Sondheim is my all-time fav.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Jule Styne? No. Sondheim? Yes.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
YES!!!

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Hello Dolly with Carol Channing on tour.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Lion King.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Does Blue Man Group count?

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Hello Dolly!!!!!

Your favorite composer?
SONDHEIM!!! Nuf sed.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
If Gypsy doesn't count, then Sweeney Todd.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
A Chorus Line or Spring Awakening.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Not a musical, but left Macbeth at intermission.

Your all-time favorite song?
Oh Lord. Can I phone a friend?

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"If momma was married we'd live in a house, as private as private can be. Just momma, three ducks, five canaries, a mouse, two monkies, one father, six turtles... and me. If momma was married."

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
"How do you like them eggrolls Mr. Goldstone?"

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No. Thats the rudest thing you could do in a theatre. Those people on the stage were busting their butts for two hours and (hopefully) deserve your applause. I stare "those people" down.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Ethel Merman in Gypsy, original Chorus Line cast, or closing Rent cast.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
Eh. They're fun, but aside from Producers and Hairspray, none have been that successful. (Legally Blonde is my secret pleasure)

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
I like Rock of Ages and Mamma Mia. Don't love or adore, but like.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Let the Sunshine in with everyone! Amazing. (2: Next To Normal)

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 3:19pm

1. Spamalot
2. The Scarlet Pimpernel
3. Les Miserables
4. Ragtime
5. Fiddler on the Roof
6. Beauty and the Beast
7. Hairspray
8. Sweeney Todd
9. The Little Mermaid, tied with Evita
10. The Phantom of the Opera

How did you hear about 7?
I read an article about it in the newspaper when the musical was new, but I thought it sounded stupid and bizarre, having a man play one of the female leads. Then, the show choir at my school performed several songs and I really liked them, but it wasn?t until I learned that James Marsden was going to be in a film adaptation that I really got interested. And it didn?t become one of my favorites until Michael Ball was in the stage version and I got curious about the stage adaptation.

Would 4 make a good movie?
I know they made a movie of the original novel that it was based on, but I don?t think that the musical itself would make a good movie. Too disjointed to work on film.

What's your favorite song from 10?
?Notes/Prima Donna.? I think it?s gorgeous... but nobody understands me!

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Original London: Michael Ball. Original Broadway: Terrence Mann. Well, that was easy.

How many times have you seen 9?
Little Mermaid--just once? not counting youtube. Evita?twice. Once was the National Tour at the Warner Theatre, once was with my lovely chorus teacher at a dinner theatre. Well, I?ve also seen the movie with Madonna, but that hardly counts.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Ooh, well the obvious answer is Sir Percy Blakeney, because I AM him. But let?s be honest, Chauvelin?s pretty awesome, too.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
About ninety eight thousand programs, because I?ve seen, I believe, fourteen productions of Fiddler. And it still never gets old?

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
See, I know I should say ?yes,? because it?s Stephen Sondheim. And everyone knows that if you say anything other than ?Stephen Sondheim,? then you?re not a human being. And he IS my favorite lyricist, but my favorite composer is Alan Menken. Go ahead, throw me off a bridge, it?s still true.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
I don?t think Eric Idle has written any other musicals.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Hahaha, almost all of it. I can recite the lyrics and lots of the dialogue, but honestly, I know the movie better than the stage show.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Hmmm? I saw lots and lots of high school shows as a small child. I?m not sure. Basically ever since birth. I have vague memories of lots of them, but I have no idea what came first.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
The Little Mermaid. As you can see, I'm a woman of exquisite taste... 0_o

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
None, actually.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
Fiddler on the Roof, then CATS. And that introduced me to Terrence Mann, and after checking out the zillions of other shows he was in, I became a Broadway fan.

Your favorite composer?
Alan Menken

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Good question. He?s my favorite because I like ALL of his work. I think my favorite is Beauty and the Beast. But my favorite movie that he?s done the score for is The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I?m going to reveal my ignorance and say ?CATS.?

Ever left a musical at intermission?
No, but the first time I saw ?Oliver!? I came in at intermission! That made for an interesting night.

Your all-time favorite song?
I?m not sure I have one. I?d say ?Into the Fire? from The Scarlet Pimpernel, but there are SO many songs that I love. ?Into the Fire? is just the one that makes me the happiest when I listen to it on a bad day. ?One Day More? from Les Miserables and ?Journey On? and ?Make Them Hear You? from Ragtime have the same effect? And does ?I?ll Make A Man Out Of You? from Mulan count?

Your all-time favorite lyric?
I think ?Finishing the Hat? from Sunday in the Park with George is the lyric I can best relate to? especially the last few lines.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
Ooh, well there?s, ?Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries? from Spamalot, there?s ?If it?s not Baroque, don?t fix it? from Beauty and the Beast (it?s the delivery that makes it), and from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, ?When they start to smile, the end is near. I hear it's lovely on Crete. Everyone lying there... smiling,? and SO MANY lines from My Fair Lady, Scarlet Pimpernel, and Fiddler on the Roof. But I think my all-around favorite line from any musical would have to be ?I?ll be in the drawwwwring room, painting a picture of the stupid expressions on your faces,? from A Very Potter Musical.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No, of course not! I?m the one jumping to my feet and screaming!

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
I?ll be boring and predictable pick the Original Broadway Cast of The Scarlet Pimpernel.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
To quote Moulin Rouge (fittingly), ?Well, generally, I like it.? I don?t like all of the results?far from it?but movies are good sources to adapt into musicals and have a lot of potential. I just think they could sometimes choose better movies. But I like the Disney adaptations, and I like Shrek, and Hairspray, among a few others.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Not a fan. I feel like the storyline is always too tenuous.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
I just said I hate jukebox musicals, but strangely, I loved Rock of Ages? performance. Maybe just because Don?t Stop Believing is one of my favorite songs. Next to Normal was absolutely brilliant, but obviously in a very different way!

[Elke]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 3:51pm

1. South Pacific
2. Les Misérables
3. Next To Normal
4. The Producers
5. A New Brain
6. Jersey Boys
7. The Story Of My Life
8. West Side Story
9. In The Heights
10. Tick, Tick... BOOM!

How did you hear about 7?
I saw Bound For Broadway, where Malcolm Gets and Will Chase performed two songs from the show. I was hooked.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Hm, there's already a movie version. And I do like it very much.

What's your favorite song from 10?
Why

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
J. Robert Spencer

How many times have you seen 9?
Three times

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Javert

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
No merchandise at all, unfortunately

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Don't really have one favorite, but he's still among my top favorites

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
No, but I'm working on that...

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Pretty much

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The Phantom Of The Opera (the Flemish production in 2000)

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Les Misérables (in 2001)

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Altar Boyz

The musical got you into musical theatre?
The Phantom Of The Opera

Your favorite composer?
Don't really have one favorite. I like Rodgers & Hammerstein, William Finn, Leonard Bernstein, Kunze & Levay, Jonathan Larson...

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Again, don't have one favorite.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
Probably Chicago

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Nope

Your all-time favorite song?
Oh no, that's an impossible question... Either the Overture of South Pacific or Heart And Music from A New Brain or Stars from Les Mis or... I could go on and on.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
From A New Brain: "Frogs have so much spring within them. Jump, frog, jump. Lily pads are your next stop. Kerplop. You... missed the lily pad. F*CK!". Makes me laugh every single time.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
So many! But I love this one from The Producers: "If your intention was to shoot an arrow through my heart... bulls-eye!"

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Gosh, no!

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
A New Brain, Off-Broadway

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I'm ok with that. I don't like all of them, but if other people do enjoy them, then fine by me.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Same as the previous question, actually. And I love Jersey Boys, because I think that it's particularly well done (staging, music etc.)

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Next To Normal

[yankees1253]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 5:29pm

1.Billy Elliot
2.Beauty and The Beast
3.Sound Of Music
4.Peter Pan
5.Oliver
6.Singin In The Rain
7.Oklahoma
8.Annie
9.The Lion King
10.Wicked

How did you hear about 7?
Watching the peformance at my former High School. Forgot if it was the Spring Musical or Senior Musical.

Would 4 Make a Good Movie?
Already Has One.

Whats Your Favorite number from 10?
What is this Feeling,Defy Gravity or For Good.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Mary Martin.

How many times have you seen 9?
One.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Steve Blanchard. I did see Nick Jonas as Chip.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Just a Cast Recording. Hope to get the recent West End One.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
No did not get Lestat.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Sorry but I can't.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Peter Pan(1991).

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Peter Pan (1991). Thanks to my dad, he kept the playbill.

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Fame(2003)

The musical got you into musical theatre?
The Sound Of Music.

Your favorite composer?
Don't really have one favorite.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Again, don't have one favorite.

The musical with your favorite choreography?
Billy Elliot.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Nope

Your all-time favorite song?
Love them all for different reasons so I am not picking and choosing.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
I do not have one. "Solidarity" explains it all at this point in time.

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
Still Figuring it all out.

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
Hell No!!!

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I'm fine with it and they are bringing people in.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Jersey Boys I loved. Good Viberations not so much.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Of Course Billy Elliot.

[Mr.Tenor]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 5:33pm

List your top ten favorite musicals, and have a whack at the following assorted questions! )

1. Next to Normal
2. Jekyll and Hyde
3. Les Miserables
4. Songs for a New World
5. Rent
6. Sweeney Todd
7. Into the Woods
8. Godspell
9. The Lion King
10. Wicked

How did you hear about 7?
The first time i heard about it was when the JCCC was going to do it.

Would 4 make a good movie?
I don't think so... It would be really short and theres no real continuos "plot"

What's your favorite song from 10?
Defying Gravity! When ever I listen that song it makes me want to sing it... but not in the original octave mind you!

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Im pretty sure he was in the origial London cast but Colm Wilkenson. At the end of bring him home, that high A, its AMAZING!

How many times have you seen 9?
Once, BUT i was in the third row, so that counts as 3 times XD

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Jekyll/Hyde... would that be 2 characters?

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Original Broadway cast recording, Movie recording, Coffee table book thingy, Rent poster from when it came to Starlight, Programs from the 2 times ive seen it and Final B'way cast movie

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
One of my favorites, but no not my favorite.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
Since its only one, yes i do

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Acually no...

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Well i saw barney the musical at the music hall when i was 4

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
The Producers

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
None

The musical got you into musical theatre?
When i saw the movie rent, i was like I WANNA DO THAT!!! ( except the aids part :O)

Your favorite composer?
Jason Robert Brown or (very cliche) Sondheim :P

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Songs for a New World

The musical with your favorite choreography?
I'd say the Lion King

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Nope, and i hope i never see a show where i have too.

Your all-time favorite song?
Really? One song? Well right now at least its probably Opening: Songs for a New World. I could listen to that over and over and over and over again

Your all-time favorite lyric?
We need some light/ First of all we need some light/ You cant sit here in the dark and all alone, its a sorry sight/ Its just you and me/ We'll live, you'll see.
(Next to Normal)

Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
Sammie - The bitch ain't comin' (Wedding Singer)

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
NO!!!! I HATE it when people do that! It's so rude that when you finally get the chance to thank the actors, you just LEAVE?!!?!? NEVER DO IT when your with me... EVER

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Les Miserables - Original London Cast - Please.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
I love them as long as they dont bring new people that are like OH AM GEE I NOW SO MUC ABOT BRODWAYY!! WICKED IS SOOO GOOD!!! IDENA MEXNZEL IS BEST BRODWAY HAS EVA SEEEEENNN!!!!!! So none of that please

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
HATE THEM.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
I REALLY liked the HAIR performance at the end. Pretty epic I must say.

[jv92]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:55pm

1. Gypsy
2. Follies
3. Grey Gardens
4. She Loves Me
5. The King and I
6. Sunday in the Park with George
7. Sweeney Todd
8. Carousel
9. The Light in the Piazza
10. Chicago

How did you hear about 7?
I believe I either saw an ad for it or saw the album in the record store.

Would 4 make a good movie?
No. I don't think many musicals would transfer to the stage well.

What's your favorite song from 10?
"Class" or "Ten Percent", which was actually cut from the show out of town.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
Christine Ebersole. Duh.

How many times have you seen 9?
I think...three times? Twice? I don't recall. I know it was at least twice.

Who's your favorite character from 2?
Ben Stone

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
A bunch of recordings

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
No, but Rodgers and Hammerstein are wonderful.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
No, I don't have every Jule Styne musical, but I have every one by its lyricist, Stephen Sondheim.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Some of it.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
Something in community theatre. Camelot?

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
Kiss Me, Kate

The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Don't recall

The musical got you into musical theatre?
My Fair Lady

Your favorite composer?
Steve Sondheim, without a doubt. But I do love John Kander and Richard Rodgers a lot.

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Follies

The musical with your favorite choreography?
West Side Story

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Yes

Your all-time favorite song?
"I'm Still Here"- Perfect song, perfect songwriter. If Judy had sung it, I'd say perfect singer.

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"When I undertook this corespodence/Little did I know I'd grow so fond/Little did I know our views would so correspond."- "I Don't Know His Name", She Loves Me
or...
"Waiting for ships that never come in, a girl is likely to miss the boat!"- "The Very Next Man", Fiorello!
Your all-time favorite line of dialogue?
Sammie - The bitch ain't comin' (Wedding Singer)

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No, and I hate it when people do. Very rude, even if the cast wasn't good.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
Follies- OBC.

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
As long as it's done artfully. Unfortunately, the last one that I thought was done artfully was Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which was a whopping 4 seasons ago.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
Not a fan.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Liza's, West Side Story's and the Next to Normal one was interesting.

[BroadwayBound92]

Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:40pm

1. Cabaret
2. Oliver!
3. In The Heights
4. Jane Eyre: The Musical
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Nine
7. Thoroughly Modern Millie
8. Young Frankenstein
9. The Little Mermaid
10. Jesus Christ Superstar

How did you hear about 7?
Well, my Mother wanted to go see TMM. I hadn't even heard of it until that moment. Saw the musical that evening, and fell in love.

Would 4 make a good movie?
Not at all.

What's your favorite song from 10?
"Heaven On Their Minds-" simply because it's the opening song and it really explores Judas' feelings towards Jesus.

Who's your favorite actor from the original cast (Broadway, London) of number 3?
No doubt in my mind: Mandy Gonzalez

How many times have you seen 9?
None, actually. Only a few clips online, and I've listened to the soundtrack a zillion times.


Who's your favorite character from 2?
Fagin. I especially enjoyed Rowan Atinkson's recent interpretation.

What sort of merchandise do you have from 5?
Two CDs, the 1982 DVD with George Hearn, and the 2007 DVD with Johnny Depp.

Is 8 by your favorite composer/lyricist?
Well, I love Mel Brooks, but he is defintely not my favorite composer.

Do you have a recording of every musical written by 1's composer?
No, I don't. I have one recording of Chicago and that's the extent of it.

Could you recite all of the lyrics and dialogue from 6 by memory?
Not really. Only a few songs.

The first musical you ever saw live (or that you at least remember)?
The Secret Garden. I remember that very clearly.

The first musical you saw on Broadway?
In truth, I've never been to New York to take in an actual Broadway performance.


The first musical you saw off-Broadway?
Again, nothing.

The musical got you into musical theatre?
The Sound Of Music. When I saw that onstage, I knew...Just simply knew that the stage was where I wanted to be.

Your favorite composer?
John Kander

Your favorite musical from your favorite composer?
Cabaret. John Kander's music is in another class of its own. Listen to Curtains or Chicago, if you don't believe me.


The musical with your favorite choreography?
West Side Story. Most of the numbers require so much energy, and Mr. Robbins Tony Award was well-deserved.

Ever left a musical at intermission?
Maybe once or twice. I don't like to leave, because sometimes they seem to start the show a few minutes ahead of schedule.

Your all-time favorite song?
"Notice Me, Horton"-from Seussical

Your all-time favorite lyric?
"Although storms may descend, mountain and valley may quake/For the days that remain, this is the promise I make/No shadow fall across this land, before the wind and fire I stand, and you my child will know no harm, enfolded in my arms/ Lothlorien!"

Are you one of those people who leave in the middle of a curtain call?
No, I hate people who do that. A musical is not over until the curtain falls, the lights come up, and you hear the last note from the orchestra.

You're given a chance to go back in time. The only catch is that all you can do is see a musical - any time, any where, any cast. As long as it actually happened.
NINE-OBC

How do you feel about the more recent trend of turning popular movies into musicals? (Ex: Shrek, Legally Blonde, Lion King, etc)
As long it stays faithful to the film's spirit, and everything is done well, then I really don't mind it.

Your opinion on jukebox musicals?
I hate them. You might as well put a gun to my head, and shoot me.

Your favorite performance from this year's Tonys?
Next To Normal-everyone was brilliant and everything was in tune.