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Original request:
- Musical I hate:
- Musical I think is overrated:
- Musical I think is underrated:
- Musicals I love:
- Musical I cherish:
- Musicals I could listen to on repeat:
- Musical I still want to do:
- Musicals that made me fall in love with musicals:
- Musical that changed my life:
- Guilty pleasure:
- Musical I am surprised I like:
- Musical I should have seen (live and in person) by now but haven’t:
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| Set for Hamilton, Orpheum Theater, San Francisco |
Taj MuttHall's answer:
Most of my musical experience comes from the movies (or official videos of the live performances). FWIW.
Musical I hate: I like musicals with some semblance of a story. Hence, not keen on Cats (singing about being cats, I guess) or Chicago (singing about the crimes they committed and who is more popular because of them, I guess--although at least it has more plot than cats. Not that that is hard to do). I haven't seen them enough to hate them, and I didn't see them live, so can't say I wasted money on them. They probably fall better into:
Musical I think is overrated: Cats, Chicago, Mama Mia (it's ABBA songs. Period. Oh--wait--it also has more plot than Cats. I love ABBA music on its own.)
underrated. .. no idea. Maybe South Pacific? This site rated it #88! WOS100: The top 100 Musicals of all time!
I love:
- My Fair Lady,
- The King and I,
- The Sound of Music,
- JC Superstar,
- Carousel,
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum
I cherish: pretty much the same. Maybe Mary Poppins (the real one*)
I could listen to on repeat [and have!]: JC Superstar
I still want to do: As in, act in?
Made me fall in love with musicals: See above
Changed my life: Hm. A musical. Changing my life. Nope, don't think so.
Guilty Pleasure: Pinball wizard [do "rock operas" count as musicals?]
Surprised I like: drawing a blank
Should have seen (live and in person) but haven't: There is no should, only do.
Musicals I *have* seen live pro (not community theater):
- Les Miz.
- The Wiz.
- JC Superstar.
- Wicked.
- Book of Mormon.
- Hamilton.
- ... oh, surely I've seen more than that... (yeah, quite a bunch more in community/college/whatever theater)
Musicals I've seen the movie version of: at least 30 of the 100 on the aforementioned list. And, I realize, more that aren't on that list.
(Really what I like are Gilbert and Sullivan. But they're comic operas, not musicals.)
* The recent travesty was, well, OK, but really why bother with the remake?
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| Book of Mormon backdrop, same theater, Angel Moroni at the apex |
