All things 🎭: RIP Stephen Sondheim

[BenG]

So, no one's created a thread for theatre despite the forum description. Free free to discuss your favourite musicals/plays, book, score and actor/actress. Tell us what you've seen and what's on your wishlist, which composers you love, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Pasek and Paul.

Most plays bore me to death , so I'll list my top 5 musicals.

Edited November 27, 2021 by BenG

[Aphrodizy26 PronounsShe/They/He]

POTO

Wicked

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RENT

Hairspray

[admin Pronounshe/him]

I missed this and am a flop. Sorry to our master of ceremonies, @beng.

I'll start with fave musicals, not necessarily in order: 

• Hamilton
• Sweeney Todd
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Spring Awakening
• Les Misérables
• Dear Evan Hansen  
• The Color Purple
• Chicago
• Parade
• Cabaret
• Company

[admin Pronounshe/him]

I'm so shook by how many pick Phantom, I guess I need to rewatch it again.

[Aphrodizy26 PronounsShe/They/He]

9 minutes ago, admin said:

I'm so shook by how many pick Phantom, I guess I need to rewatch it again.

Ramin Karimloo is god tier 

[BenG]

12 hours ago, Aphrodizy26 said:

Ramin Karimloo is god tier 

Best phantom and that is a fact. I said what I said. 

Edited October 19, 2020 by beng

[Timmers PronounsHe/Him/His]

I was obsessed with Rent when it came out in theaters, so my aunt (r.i.p.) surprised me with tickets to see it live on stage. It was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen.

Other than Rent, the only live shows I can remember seeing (not including school field trips) are Wicked and some Scooby Doo live show that my mom or aunt took me to shortly before the movie came out.

I had tickets to see Dear Evan Hansen in Chicago this year, but... 

Spoiler

As an adult, I think the Rent movie is kind of awful.

Aside from live shows, I'm a big fan of movie versions of musicals.

[BenG]

3 hours ago, Timmers said:

Aside from live shows, I'm a big fan of movie versions of musicals.

Hope that doesn't include POTO and Cats lol

[BenG]

Anyone else miss going to the theatre?

[admin Pronounshe/him]

44 minutes ago, beng said:

Anyone else miss going to the theatre?

Ugh, so much. I don't go to the theatre as much as I should, but it would be rare I wouldn't go at least once a month or two at the most :(

[admin Pronounshe/him]

The Tony's this year are also sad cause there are so few nominees. I managed to see these that made the cut this year:

• The Inheritance
• Slave Play
• Jagged Little Pill (The Boston workshop version)
• Tina

 

[BenG]

10 minutes ago, admin said:

Ugh, so much. I don't go to the theatre as much as I should, but it would be rare I wouldn't go at least once a month or two at the most :(

I used to go about once or twice a month too. :(

[BenG]

I have Frozen and ALW's Cinderella lined up for next year. Not sure if they'll even happen.

[Timmers PronounsHe/Him/His]

5 hours ago, beng said:

Hope that doesn't include POTO and Cats lol

Cats, I refuse to waste my time on. I like POTO as a kid but haven't rewatched it as an adult. 

[BenG]

The POTO soundtrack is just hit after hit. The excellence :legend:

[BenG]

Listen to "Bad Cinderella" from Cinderella by ALW.

Edited November 9, 2020 by beng

[BenG]

Another song, "Far Too Late", from Cinderella.

Thoughts on ALW's latest work?

[lavenderblondee PronounsShe/her]

Wicked, RENT, Spring Awakening. I'm still crushed I haven't seen ANY of these 

[BenG]

1 hour ago, lavenderblondee said:

Wicked, RENT, Spring Awakening. I'm still crushed I haven't seen ANY of these 

Hope it's not ...

Far Too Late.

I'll show myself out.

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 10/30/2020 at 4:29 PM, beng said:

Listen to "Bad Cinderella" from Cinderella by ALW.

 

12 hours ago, beng said:

Another song, "Far Too Late", from Cinderella.

Thoughts on ALW's latest work?

The first song was fine, but the second song was stunning after 3 seconds so I turned it off and I'll wait to hear it on stage, haha. Lol to them thinking it'll open in April tho.