Broadway - Page 14

dgdramadawg · #**196** 07-30-2007, 10:30 AM

Saw Altar Boyz and Spring Awakening last week... loved them both!

MinDyG... haven't heard anything about a Broadway WSS revival other than speculation, but it is coming to the Fox Atlanta in August on tour if you are really in the mood to see it.

xo_kathy · #**197** 07-31-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BBelleADPi

I know my daughter would probably enjoy "Beauty and the Beast" and "Lion King" but we've seen little bits of it at WDW several times.

Beauty and the Beast just closed last weekend. Little Mermaid will be replacing it. Disney usually does a good job, but I'd go for Wicked. At her age she will definitely enjoy it, and I'm always a fan of supporting new musicals and not movies turned into musicals (yes, there are a ton that are great [Lion King, Hairspray], but if I had to pick one over the other, I say go for the original show). Also, I've never seen any of the shows at Disney, but I don't think the version there is anything like the B'way version. Not like, "Oh Bway is better", but like they are completely different productions, I think. Anyone know that for sure?

minDyG - I know I've heard rumblings of WSS revivial and think I even saw an audition notice, but nothing confirmed. Also, are you currently a student? You can go to the theatre about 2 hours before showtime and show your Student ID for "Student Rush" tix. They are usually in the back of the balcony, but I saw 42nd Street that way about 5 years ago for $20. If you are only going to see one, I think it really depends on what you like. Do you want spectacle? Are you more concerned with interesting songs and singing, do you want a show with a lot of dancing? All these things should be considered when picking your one show.

minDyG · #**198** 08-01-2007, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by xo_kathy

minDyG - I know I've heard rumblings of WSS revivial and think I even saw an audition notice, but nothing confirmed. Also, are you currently a student? You can go to the theatre about 2 hours before showtime and show your Student ID for "Student Rush" tix. They are usually in the back of the balcony, but I saw 42nd Street that way about 5 years ago for $20. If you are only going to see one, I think it really depends on what you like. Do you want spectacle? Are you more concerned with interesting songs and singing, do you want a show with a lot of dancing? All these things should be considered when picking your one show.

Wow! That's the first I've heard of that...I knew you could get discount tickets for same-day shows but I had no idea they were that cheap. I'm still a student...technically. And more importantly, I've still got a student ID!

As for what I like...I'd say pretty much anything. I know that's kind of a cop-out answer but it's hard for me to really dislike a musical assuming it's done well. (Which, obviously, a Broadway production would be--at least in my under-exposed eyes!) I think I may be going to New York in October with a friend of mine who is obsessed with Caroline, Or Change and we may see that. I'd also really like to see Spring Awakening...and Avenue Q, but I think I'll wait and see that in March when it comes to Atlanta.

dgdramadawg · #**199** 08-01-2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by minDyG

I think I may be going to New York in October with a friend of mine who is obsessed with Caroline, Or Change and we may see that. I'd also really like to see Spring Awakening...and Avenue Q, but I think I'll wait and see that in March when it comes to Atlanta.

Caroline, or Change closed. You would LOVE Spring Awakening, though... it's your type of show.

Also, I don't know how similar it is to the West End production but if Gavin Lee is still in Mary Poppins then you must see it. I love him.

DeltAlum · #**200** 08-01-2007, 07:26 PM

I think we have another Broadway lover.

The young woman who is Technical Director for our network is in New York for the first time and saw Wicked last night.

She's hooked.

AGDee · #**201** 08-01-2007, 10:09 PM

My co-worker's daughter emailed her a picture of a Sweeney Todd poster with Johnny Depp today. My co-worker has a bit of a crush on Mr. Depp. But dang, that poster looks creepy. It's hard to see here because it's small.

ETA: Found a larger one at this link: http://www.worstpreviews.com/media.p...&place2=poster

DeltAlum · #**202** 08-01-2007, 10:53 PM

Attend the tail of Sweeny Todd...
He serves a dark and a vengeful god...

This whole story is strange.

minDyG · #**203** 08-02-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Caroline, or Change closed. You would LOVE Spring Awakening, though... it's your type of show.

Also, I don't know how similar it is to the West End production but if Gavin Lee is still in Mary Poppins then you must see it. I love him.

Haha, wow. Okay, I found out tonight that it closed loooong ago and now I feel like an idiot for saying we might go see it. The way he used to talk about it made me think it was still on. Oh well. Mary Poppins is a great suggestion!

AlphaFrog · #**204** 08-02-2007, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

My co-worker's daughter emailed her a picture of a Sweeney Todd poster with Johnny Depp today. My co-worker has a bit of a crush on Mr. Depp. But dang, that poster looks creepy. It's hard to see here because it's small.

ETA: Found a larger one at this link: http://www.worstpreviews.com/media.p...&place2=poster

That's pretty much how I would picture Sweeny...

Although I remember the production I went to (at college), one of the voice faculty was playing Sweeny, and was well over 6'5"...they guy playing Anthony was a dwarf in comparison.

DeltAlum · #**205** 09-30-2007, 09:08 PM

We just saw the national tour of Spamalot and then had dinner with the woman who plays Lady of the Lake. She went to Oklahoma with our son who is home on his way back to NYC.

The show here was as much fun as when I saw it in New York.

PeppyGPhiB · #**206** 10-01-2007, 06:31 PM

Am I the only one that doesn't care for Andrew Lloyd Webber's stuff?

Don't think I've posted to this thread yet, so I'll tell you which shows I've been to:

A Little Night Music
Me and My Gal
My Fair Lady
42nd Street
A Chorus Line
Dreamgirls
Wicked
Hairspray
Rent
Les Miz
Phantom
Smokey Joe's Cafe
West Side Story
Miss Saigon
Jesus Christ Superstar
Kiss Me Kate
Oklahoma
Into the Woods
Young Frankenstein
Peter Pan
The Wedding Singer
Bye Bye Birdie
Annie

I think that's all of 'em. Probably forgot one or two.

AlphaFrog · #**207** 10-01-2007, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Am I the only one that doesn't care for Andrew Lloyd Webber's stuff?

No, you're right there with MysticCat.

Rogers & Hammerstein is my musical theatre hate.

PeppyGPhiB · #**208** 10-01-2007, 06:46 PM

It's unfortunate Michael Bennett's life ended so early...I absolutely love A Chorus Line and Dreamgirls and wonder what he would have done had he lived to be an old man.

PeppyGPhiB · #**209** 10-09-2007, 01:36 AM

Just an FYI, Kelli O'Hara (Light in the Piazza, Pajama Game) is a Gamma Phi Beta. In fact, she was a member of the same chapter as Kristen Chenoweth (Oklahoma City U).

I bet that chapter sure sounded great on preference night!

KSUViolet06 · #**210** 10-09-2007, 12:18 PM

MTV is airing Legally Blonde the Musical on Saturday at 1:00 if anyone's interested!