What is your favourite stage production/musical?
 

Blood Brothers, if you haven't heard of it you should either learn some culture or stop not being British.

You guys?

The Farnsworth Invention- the story of the young boy who invented electronic television.

Haven't actually seen it yes, but I am dying to. :D

Ah, found a "trailer" for the production. Hank Azaria is in it.

I haven't seen very many, so ignore my popular choice :p

Wicked. Saw it in London first, and very recently saw the Sydney production.

Alcar...

Never have been interested in theatre, but famous playwright Neil LeBute is coming to speak at my college tomorrow I'm going to ask him where he gets his ideas, if I can.

Farnsworth, at least that particular rendition, looks really over-acted. But then again, AZARIA FTW. Also, Justin, it doesn't look like there are going to be repeat performances.

Does Spam-A-Lot count? I don't really enjoy theatre in the least.

i wrote a postrock opera, but it has never been performed

Avenue Q.

I've never heard about such Operas... But that's pretty cool... Are you serious? o_o

I could see it. Leto is musically inclined, but he's also an A+ bullshitter.

i liked post rock and was inspired after seeing la boheme.

i bullshit you not. :|

So, you wrote the musical Rent?

Hairspray. I saw the musical, then the movie.

I love The Little Shop of Horrors and Les Misérables.

Trial of Davros. Call me sad, but I fucking loved that.

I'd like to thank Sekto for reminding me of Spam-A-Lot. I loved that.

These.

Also Rocky Horror Show.

Lion King on ice!

Oh that's it. You just won.

Either "City of one" or "Blood brothers".

Good shows, good shows.

Do ballets or ice shows count?

Lion King on ice does. BEST SHOW EVER!!!

Lion King on ice? That seems kind of redundant considering the much more prestigious, stylized Broadway production.

i thought he was taking the piss.

You know? I've always wanted to see that. :)

Of course he's taking the piss, and I'm standing right there with him crossing the streams.

Mollucks assistant deserves negrep...........FOR THINKING THAT I AM NOT 100% SERIOUS ABOUT MY LOVE OF LION KING ON ICE!

i usually miss the point. because someone has to be there to miss the point. and i missed it quite successfully. do you see my point?

EDIT: RAPID POSTER

EDIT 2: Lion Kin? is that the cheap, rip-off version?

Lion King on ice? Isn't that a type of drink?

*snort*

oooh...that was a move only OddjobAbe would usually make, OANST.

I thought I changed it before anyone noticed.

Well, Cabaret reminds me of this forum...

Les Miserables

I demand to know what this move was.

I had a typo that I immediately fixed. I had written Lion Kin instead of Lion King.

Thank goodness you fixed it. Every time I came in this thread, it would have bugged me.

then maybe you should idk get a life lol?

Well put. I can't argue with that.

lol.

not really, it was completely unrelated to la boheme, i just felt the need to write something after i saw it performed.

Have it performed! Srsly :D I bet it's a good thing to have in your bag once you get out there and experience life, looking for jobs and stuff...




Anyway I haven't watched too many things, but I did love Les Miserables.... It gave me goosebumps tihi :D.

Musicals: Wicked (saw the original Broadway cast in seventh grade), West Side Story (saw the revival this spring on Broadway), Avenue Q (still have yet to see the live production), The Lion King (not on ice), Happy End, South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (if it were actually a stage production).

A lot of contemporary operas such as Glass's Einstein on the Beach and Adams's Dr. Atomic will probably go on that list once I finally sit down and listen to/watch them. I already really like the music from Glass's Akhnaten and Satyagraha, and actually got to hear parts of the live broadcast of Satyagraha from the Met in April of 08.

Others: Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil: (Alegria and Corteo), and Blast (my inner band geek is responsible for that).

Fuck Les Mis.

You know what's ironic about Cirque du Soleil? They aren't big in France because the french consider it "boring".