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Posted by MF DU on 2007-03-23 00:02:05 +0000

Big fan - all that doo-wop stuff mixed with horror and sci-fi? How could you not like it?

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-03-23 03:55:45 +0000

Excellent lyrics and typically a fun show to see. Thumbs up.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-03-23 05:54:43 +0000

I'm a musical hater in general, sorry! I like Guys & Dolls (the film version only - Frank Sinatra & Marlon Brando, yum) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (ditto - Richard O'Brien & Tim Curry, yum). Can't think of any others I can even tolerate. But I love you, Mir!

Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-03-23 12:07:25 +0000

My lifelong dream is to be cast as Nicely Nicely Johnson.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-03-23 14:57:40 +0000

Honestly, I don't have a lot of patience for theater in general, but I LOVE being in shows. All those pre-curtain jitters, and the excitement of never knowing if someone will drop a line...or if the audience will try to participate in the action on stage. I did a lot of plays growing up, most of them American musicals translated into Hebrew, which is a very strange experience to perform when you're not sure what you're saying or singing. As a kid, my dream was to be on a stage, and my parents were very supportive. As I got older, though, I remembered why I didn't pursue it: I don't like to work that hard, or sit around that long, or get bossed around that much by people who are so over the top. Then again, I met some cool people. Although I don't always like plays, I do like opera. Don Giovanni in Paris was unreal. They were speaking Italian onstage, and projecting the French translation above, and somehow I was able to figure out a lot of what was being said. Oh, and flames shot out of the center of the stage a the end. Best pyrotechnics I've ever seen.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-03-23 14:58:38 +0000

Forgot to mention that Esther Williams movies are another secret fave. The choreography gets me every time.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-03-23 15:13:21 +0000

Sweeney Todd Into the Woods (Sondheim in general) (Rodgers and Hammerstein in general) Oklahoma Spamalot Tommy Quadrophenia Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Andrew Lloyd Webber can eat it as far as Im concerned, but there are a lot of good musicals out there. Like Opera, Very difficult, but rewarding artform to pull off...

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-03-23 15:23:27 +0000

You like Sondheim? Really? Wow.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-03-23 15:29:36 +0000

Have you ever seen / heard Sweeney Todd? Shit is ill, yo. Cannibalism - check (Pitch) Black Humor - check scary dissonany scraping noisies - check intricate score with lots to chew on - check

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-03-23 15:30:20 +0000

"scary dissonany scraping noisies" Ahhhhhh... say no MORE, son. Now I get it.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-03-23 15:31:51 +0000

sposed to be dissonant - but I have lost editing privliges in this thread. ho hum. The noisiness is an added benefit for me, but ST has a lot to offer all theater goers IMHO

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-03-23 15:35:09 +0000

I guess that's my problem - I'm not a theater-goer. I don't really like going to the theater. I don't like opera, ballet, plays (unless they're funny, like Tom Stoppard), musicals, etc. I know, I'm soulless.

Posted by virtue on 2007-03-23 18:06:56 +0000

If it makes you feel any better, Pamsterdam, I'm soulless as well--I don't like Tom Stoppard and can even be ambivelant about live music.

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-03-23 19:14:23 +0000

Oh, thank goodness! I do feel better now.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-03-23 20:14:31 +0000

(Musical) Playa Hater