Musicals - Love 'em or hate 'em?

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Musicals - Love 'em or hate 'em?

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Hate them.

Had to go and see Chicago last night as my nephew was in it. I knew I wouldn't ejoy it much as musicals really irritate me. If they'd just shut up and stop poncing about we might stand a chance of following the plot....but with Chicago there really IS no plot. I've never been so bored in my life. I started off just wanting to giggle, but that wore off pretty quick and I just wanted to throw myself from the balcony. Nephew of course was brilliant, he actually was, but what a pointless bunch of toss. Someone out there back me up. Please...
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No.

I love musicals in general, some I'm not so keen on, and I've seen some dire productions in my time. Some just don't appeal (I dislike remakes of classic musical movies, they rarely work for me), but having performed in several and seen lots, I like them. Seen Joseph several times, one of my favourite musical actors Glenn Carter in various Sondheim musicals at Derby playhouse.

You should try Avenue Q - CT. A gloriously politically incorrect stage musical in the West End at the moment,
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hate um :lol:
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BelperJon wrote:I'm showing my age now but I do like the musicals of the 50s/60s, e.g. Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The King And I and West Side Story. Mrs BJ and I saw Oklahoma! at the National a year or two back when Hugh Jackman and Maureen Lipman were in the cast and we loved it. I'm not too fussed about the more recent musicals though.
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You should try opera!
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OMG, why did I start this. This is just prolonging my hell. How can you like them? The music is always really cheesy. People dancing always make me look at my watch and drum my fingers. And they're all so :censored: chirpy.

There was one saving grace though, Jennifer Ellison wasn't in it in the Plymouth bit of the tour as she is being saved for the northern shows. PTL.
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Hate them.

I fell asleep during Chicago.

Was cajoled into going to see Mama Mia last year where you're expected to stand up and get 'involved' :roll:

I'm sorry I just don't get them...
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:lol: Thank you, thank you! Chris was in the Mamma Mia tour too, but I loathe Abba so we were busy every night for 9 months! But we couldn't miss both. He said last night he is going to do some tv work next - huge sigh of relief.
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had to see grease once. it wasn't as bad as i was expecting but not really a fan no. Oh sandy!! anyways gots to go, off to the line up auditions to be angela jolie's new kid :lol:
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BelperJon wrote:
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As long as you're not a gal who can't say no! ;o)

Rizzo, your signature has been bugging me for a couple of days until now. I've finally remembered where the lyrics come from.
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Sorry, still love musicals! I sing a lot (sometimes on stage still) and I've done the cheesy dance routines too (hard work - especially with a post setbuilding hangover).
My personal favourites are still Grease, High Society, Seven Brides and Kismet.
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Re: Musicals - Love 'em or hate 'em?

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cornish tigress wrote:Hate them.

Had to go and see Chicago last night as my nephew was in it. I knew I wouldn't ejoy it much as musicals really irritate me. If they'd just shut up and stop poncing about we might stand a chance of following the plot....but with Chicago there really IS no plot. I've never been so bored in my life. I started off just wanting to giggle, but that wore off pretty quick and I just wanted to throw myself from the balcony. Nephew of course was brilliant, he actually was, but what a pointless bunch of toss. Someone out there back me up. Please...
Put me down for 'Hate'. As for Chicago, despite the very attractive CZJ ..... one of the worst films of all time. Just awful; how could it have won those Oscars ? Only IMO, of course.
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I suppose I'm guilty in that the shows we put on in Kinoulton were always musicals or shows with lots of music in them.

But in our defence we (me and the producer) insisted that every song / dance was genuinely funny and not a vehicle for some egotist to show how bl**dy talented they were.

If someone said: "I've always wanted to sing such-and-such" they'd be told to go home and sing it to the cat, as why should our paying audience have to sit whilst they got their favourite song out.
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Post by StamfordTiger »

Me and Mrs ST went to London a few weeks ago and watched Mary Poppins. Didn't think i would like it but it proved to be a great night out.

I think it may be because i had seen the film when i was a kid. Dont think i'd like any other ones though :o?
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Post by Gate »

Partly depends how you define a musical, I suppose. The Who's three "rock operas" (Tommy, Quadrophenia and the abortive one which resulted in "Who's Next") produced some of my favourite music ever, and I guess they count as "musicals".
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