Broadway's Greatest Love Song? Feb 15
2020, 07:51:57 PM
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Broadway's Greatest Love Song? Feb 15
2020, 07:51:55 PM
fully agree about the self serving nature of many of the article respondents
i go back to several bway love songs that always get me
1) so in love-kiss me kate
2) written in the stars-aida
3) on the street where you live-my fair lady
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If you were to rank these shows...... Jan 10
2020, 12:01:08 AM
hadestown
moulin rouge
tina
mean girls
frozen
beetlejuice
comsider aint too proud if you can fit it in
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Tours with better casts than OBCs Jan 4
2020, 10:21:09 PM
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Tours with better casts than OBCs Jan 4
2020, 10:21:07 PM
just see the original broadway casts whenever you can!!!!
there is something absolutely magical about the energy,
creativity, and passion of those originating these roles together.
as someone who lives in san francisco, i used to compare and try
to equate tour casts with obc’s...wishful thinking in general on my part and some sour grapes for not living in nyc
ive been going for years now in may to nyc to see most or all the new musicals, then invariably
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Best Songs of the Decade Jan 4
2020, 03:16:27 PM
special recognition for the the entire cast recordings of Hamilton, DEH, BOM, and Kinky Boots
top 10
1) My Shot Hamilton-every..song was magical. My Shot is what i wake up to most mornings
2) Waving thru a Window DEH-again every...dang...song so well crafted
3) I Believe BOM-literally every song-a musical comedy masterpiece BELIEVE!
4) Soul of a Man Kinky Boots for anyone with father issues-this one strikes home and Starks performance of this was freakin amazing....Not my Fathers Son also stunning
5) Here Right Now Ghost mixed results as a show-this song just soars and rises above
6) Steal Your Rock & Roll Memphis this was one of the best finales of the decade, reminds me of Hairsprays You Cant Stop the Beat
7) Room Where it Happens Hamilton love love love this song, leslie crushed it here. 5 other hamilton songs sb in my top ten: satisfied, one last time, youll be back, hamilton
 Hasa Dega Eebowai "no worries for the rest of my life? Kind-of".... remember OBC's smiling faces while giving God the finger,,, You and Me from BOM also needs a top 10 slot but no room....
9) Crazier than You Addams Family score really grew on me, musical book did not, Krysta Rodriguez was fantastic on this and her other songs
10) Me and the Sky Come From Away-one of the best musicals of this or any decade. Jenn ripped this song a new one
very close to top ten:
When i Grow Up Mathilda
Watch What Happens Newsies
Way Down Hadestown Hadestown
A Musical Something Rotten
Live in Living Color Catch me if You Can
Welcome to the Rock Come From Away
Sincerely Me DEH
The History of Wrong Guys Kinky Boots
Go Back Home Scottsboro Boys-Audras version is wow
Ring of Keys Fun Home
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100 musicals quiz 2019 edition Dec 30
2019, 11:44:18 PM
holy cow marcypark
that quiz was really very challenging!!!!
knew answers 49
shows i hadnt seen 24
songs i had no clue about 17
songs i knew vaguely
but couldnt match. 10
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100 musicals quiz 2019 edition Dec 30
2019, 11:44:16 PM
holy cow marcypark
that quiz was really very challenging!!!!
knew answers 49
shows i hadnt seen 24
songs i had no clue about 17
songs i knew vaguely
but couldnt match. 10
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Interesting Mid-Show Mishaps Dec 3
2019, 12:51:45 AM
wicked sf sit down-eden espinosa was struggling with allergies during first few songs, went off stage on way to oz and standby felicia ricci came back on as elphie as entering oz with no announcement. felicia did great, but mispositioned the broom during the elevator lift in gravity and it snapped in two...
Felicia as an excellent elphaba and sorry to see her not stay in musicals, she did some amazing youtube videos and a great online vocal training program....
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Your Top 10 Shows This Decade Nov 30
2019, 03:28:23 PM
hi vintagesnarker
been a while since we have chatted. I knew epic would draw a response so we can have a dialogue vs another dreary list posting
Epic is certainly a subjective opinion, and it will take the advantage of time to see where the class of 2010-2019 stacks up against golden age decades in the 1950s and 1960s or the BIG musical 1980s or 1990s.
my nomination for 2010s as EPIC is based on
1) Hamilton as a true gamechanger in making music in musicals co
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Your Top 10 Shows This Decade Nov 30
2019, 12:08:10 AM
Absolutely Epic Decade of musical theatre that will stand the test of time
1) Hamilton
2)Book of Mormon
3) Dear Evan Hansen
4) Come from Away
5) Kinky Boots
6) Beautiful
7) Waitress
8) Fun Home
9) Hadestown
10) A Gentlemans Guide
Fantastic Honorable Mentions include:
Tootsie
Aint Too Proud
Mathilda
Once
Memphis
Newsies
Alladin
School of Rock
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Is there Room For Sing Street and The Wrong Man? Sep 12
2019, 03:55:21 PM
sing street hardly risky relative to source material team backing
its gonna be big and leading tony contender whether it makes this season or next
im so excited to see this one
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RIP Broadway 07/18/2019 Jul 20
2019, 04:59:56 PM
of course this title is clickbait, but im in an airport waiting for my plane so ill bite...
i saw all the new shows and revivals this season. hadestown was fantastic,aint too proud was dazzling, tootsie was funny and well acted, and the prom was good fun. the fresh look at oklahoma held my attention
no blockbusters this season with long legs like evan hansen or
hamilton except maybe aint too proud which i think will outlast hadestown
its a boom economy so people a
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Hamilton Tour Ticket Prices Jun 24
2019, 11:35:38 PM
for the sf sitdown they have been offering on goldstar 97 side and back mezz tix and the cast here is fantastic
ive seen them three times and will go again in july
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Biggest Tony upset of all time? Jun 19
2019, 11:31:13 PM
i never thought mathilda was a great musical
i liked berties performance a lot...
i listen to kinky boots songs all the time have seen in many times over its run and thoroughly enjoyed every cast and performance. i saw mathilda obc once and tour once and wouldnt go back again...
i know everyone has their favorites so respect those of you that loved mathilda more...
the audience certainly voted with grosses and giving kinky boots a 2500 performance run on bway vs 1500 sh
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Ain't Too Proud ... Snubbed! Jun 19
2019, 11:04:13 PM
holy cow
aint too proud is the fourth largest grossing musical on broadway right now behind only
hamilton 3m
lion king 2.2m
wicked 1.9m
aint too proud 1.6m
wow
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Ain't Too Proud ... Snubbed! Jun 19
2019, 10:56:47 PM
ain’t too proud can laugh all the way to the bank and to impacting and uplifting so many people
this show will outlast, outgross, and out tour hadestown and all other shows from this season combined
after seeing it prebroadway a handful of times and loving every single performance. i saw it sunday in nyc
somehow and fantastic show had gotten even better with the cast members operating at an absolutely incredible level
(special shout out to ephram and jeremy...nice
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The Prom Will Close 8/11 Jun 19
2019, 09:22:09 PM
just saw the show last week
and sad to hear its closing
great book with some nice satire on bway and a lot of delightful
fun score with several gems
wonderful and very lovable cast
all that said its a good and probably not great show with a story line thats not as likely to register mass appeal.
the bands visit won 10 tonys and closed after 18 because there is not sustained mass appeal for beautiful niche productions(although i read it did recoup)
i thi
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Roy Orbison's Jun 19
2019, 01:52:08 PM
this is a good move
shocked they didnt do it from the start
just saw this last week for the first time
and liked it a lot more than i thought i would
its not great
it is fun and entertaining and the guy playing the hotel manager/street person pretty much steals the show
i was also lucky enough to see roy orbison play a 400 person club in sf in 1982
he was the real deal
pretty woman is a truly iconic song, long before richard gere and julia rob
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Hamilton San Francisco Jun 18
2019, 07:18:09 PM
wow hamilton sf just showed up on goldstar with 95 rear mezz and side mezz seats
also noticed top premium seats in center orch and front mezz arent selling and being discounted down to as low as 200 a few days before show
the san francisco cast is terrific, so looking like hamilton is reaching saturation after five mos in sf in 2017 and almost four months on this run....
im really surprised and think part of it may be that people dont think good tickets are available at rea
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