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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

We haven't had a musicals thread for a while.

I went to see Top Hat recently and it reminded me how great musicals are on stage.

What's your favourite and the stand out song for you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many I’ve not seen on stage yet,,,,,,,, but the Sound of Music is on my to-do list, same goes for the Lion king and Chitty-Chitty

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"So many I’ve not seen on stage yet,,,,,,,, but the Sound of Music is on my to-do list, same goes for the Lion king and Chitty-Chitty

I enjoyed the Sound of Music on stage. The kids don't want to go to the Lion King.

I'm going to try and get tickets for West Side Story - my all time favourite.

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By *Kgirl80Woman
over a year ago

South Coast

Ooh I love a musical - looking forward to seeing Wicked and The Bodyguard later in the year

We should arrange a 'fab' day out!

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Jersey Boys.....too many favourites songs to pick one

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Ooh I love a musical - looking forward to seeing Wicked and The Bodyguard later in the year

We should arrange a 'fab' day out! "

Fab the musical or just Fab goes to the musicals?

I haven't been to see The Bodyguard. I saw Wicked a few years ago.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Jersey Boys.....too many favourites songs to pick one"

That's a real sing-a-long one too.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

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I wouldn't pay to see one live, but I am a fan of Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, and the King and I.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I wouldn't pay to see one live, but I am a fan of Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, and the King and I."

What about the Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music? It's the film but a lot of fun.

I feel the need to watch the King and I now. Shall We Dance?

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By *andWCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd

Ohh miss Saigon! And I would love to see Wicked x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be either Phantom of the opera or mamma mia with the girls as hubby flat out refuses to watch it!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

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"I wouldn't pay to see one live, but I am a fan of Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, and the King and I.

What about the Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music? It's the film but a lot of fun.

I feel the need to watch the King and I now. Shall We Dance?

One two three and....

I would never do the singalong Sound of Music. My idea of utter hell.

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By *trange_n_uniqueWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

Chicago - cell block tango

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By *cottishsexgoddessWoman
over a year ago

Glenrothes

I saw Phantom last September in Edinburgh. It was amazing. Also seen Les Mis in London and Edinburgh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love musicals.

Seen: shrek, blood brothers, rent, grease, Dr Doolittle, rocky horror show, starlight express, Chicago, Joseph, Jesus Christ super star.

All of them were amazing. And I look forward to seeing may more in the future.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seen sound of music with connie what hername it was awesome but blood brothers with bthe late bernie nolan my fave best song tell me its all over.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Got to be either Phantom of the opera or mamma mia with the girls as hubby flat out refuses to watch it!"

I want to see mamma Mia but got no one to go with

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Chicago - cell block tango"

Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chicago - cell block tango

Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz!"

is it time for your meds yet

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

West Side Story..Tonight

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Chicago - cell block tango

Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz!

is it time for your meds yet

If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it

I betcha you would have done the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pippin was a brilliant musical in 1970s by Stephen Schwartz (of Wicked fame) a really lovely song from it was ' I guess I'll miss the man '

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Pippin was a brilliant musical in 1970s by Stephen Schwartz (of Wicked fame) a really lovely song from it was ' I guess I'll miss the man '"

Not one of which I have heard. Is it worth a revival?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pippin was a brilliant musical in 1970s by Stephen Schwartz (of Wicked fame) a really lovely song from it was ' I guess I'll miss the man '

Not one of which I have heard. Is it worth a revival?"

I think it was refreshingly different from many standard formats

U might know one other song from it? 'Corner of the sky ' - Jackson5 did a souped up version of it!

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Billy Elliot

I loved it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went to see Footloose a few years ago, wondered how it would be on the stage but it was very good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evita, les mis, wicked..... I want to see jersey boys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have been really lucky to see loads of musicals in London - my favourite night out xx

I would love to go to see Wicked, and Rocky Horror.

loved We Will Rock You as I love Queen x but I really enjoyed Barnum in the 80's - Michael Crawford played the lead, but they are reviving this - worth seeing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have been really lucky to see loads of musicals in London - my favourite night out xx

I would love to go to see Wicked, and Rocky Horror.

loved We Will Rock You as I love Queen x but I really enjoyed Barnum in the 80's - Michael Crawford played the lead, but they are reviving this - worth seeing."

Did u see Michael Crawford in Billy? Musical based on Billy Liar - think it was mid to late 70s (maybe u r too young I didn't look at yr age oops lol)

Some great longgrass in it

'it were all green fields '

'Billy billy '

Etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mel Brooks's "Men In Tights" is superb, still can't work out if it's written from a straight guys perpective, but it's camp as fuck but very entertaining

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By *livia_KWoman
over a year ago

South London

I love a musical and will probably go to the theatre a couple of times a year.

My faves have been Chicago, Jersey Boys, West Side Story and Rock of Ages. Priscilla was really good fun too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

theatre production of lion king was great, my wife just had knee opp and using her crutches walks like the giraffes x

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Mel Brooks's "Men In Tights" is superb, still can't work out if it's written from a straight guys perpective, but it's camp as fuck but very entertaining

The Producers was great on stage too.

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By *otswoldMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

I prefer my musicals to have a bit of an edge to them, Stephen Sondheim for example.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I prefer my musicals to have a bit of an edge to them, Stephen Sondheim for example."

I like a bit of Sondheim but I haven't seen a whole one on stage.

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

"I prefer my musicals to have a bit of an edge to them, Stephen Sondheim for example.

I like a bit of Sondheim but I haven't seen a whole one on stage.

Great Sondheim lyrics with Bernstein's score for West Side Story..still relevant fifty years on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Les miserables and the song let him live. Superb

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm going to see Wicked for the 3rd time in October, it's definitely my favourite. The songs that stand out for me are defying gravity ( love it so much had a line out of it tattooed on me) and I'm not that girl. I can't wait to see it again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wouldn't pay to see one live, but I am a fan of Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, and the King and I.

What about the Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music? It's the film but a lot of fun.

I feel the need to watch the King and I now. Shall We Dance?

The king and I yeah I love that bit one two three, one two three

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I prefer my musicals to have a bit of an edge to them, Stephen Sondheim for example.

I like a bit of Sondheim but I haven't seen a whole one on stage.

Great Sondheim lyrics with Bernstein's score for West Side Story..still relevant fifty years on"

That's true. I just always think of West Side Story as Bernstein. I'll have too see if there are any tickets left in the morning.

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By *Kgirl80Woman
over a year ago

South Coast

"I wouldn't pay to see one live, but I am a fan of Mary Poppins, Sound of Music, and the King and I.

What about the Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music? It's the film but a lot of fun.

I feel the need to watch the King and I now. Shall We Dance?

I'm doing the singalong Sound of Music in November... Can't wait!

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By *ub bbwWoman
over a year ago

oldbury

Phantom is still my fave especially after seeing it this year for my birthday and being at the front centre to see it i was spoilt. Lion king is amazing too and les miserable was outstanding.

Im also a huge rocky horror fan

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By *otswoldMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

"I like a bit of Sondheim but I haven't seen a whole one on stage.

Although I have only ever seen it on DVD, "In to the woods" is one of my favourites. It seems that a new film version is to be made.

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By *otswoldMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

"Great Sondheim lyrics with Bernstein's score for West Side Story..still relevant fifty years on"

I don't think that either was very happy working with the other - perhaps the friction brought out the best of both.

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By *eareenaCouple
over a year ago

Rockford

Rocky Horror Show "I'm coming home"

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Ghey thread is ghey.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like a bit of Sondheim but I haven't seen a whole one on stage.

Although I have only ever seen it on DVD, "In to the woods" is one of my favourites. It seems that a new film version is to be made. "

Is it? How wonderful - I love the song 'children will listen '

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ah Phantom ....

Point of no return

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By *otswoldMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

"I like a bit of Sondheim ... snip ... I love the song 'children will listen '

"Into the Woods" is a very adult take on a handful of nursery tales. Am I the only one to be a bit disturbed that, in the new film, Red Riding Hood will be a child actress? Or is a very witty script going to get going to get the Hollywood bowdlerisation treatment?

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I like a bit of Sondheim but I haven't seen a whole one on stage.

Although I have only ever seen it on DVD, "In to the woods" is one of my favourites. It seems that a new film version is to be made.

Is it? How wonderful - I love the song 'children will listen '

I posted the lyrics last week to a Granny thread.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

For all you lovers of musicals Radio 4 Extra is broadcasting whole productions at the strange hour of 9am on Saturday mornings.

Last week was Sweeney Todd but tomorrow is Guys and Dolls.

Get your tape recorders out for a treat.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

I've seen so many it's hard to pick a favourite. The King and I was great as was My Fair Lady.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I've seen so many it's hard to pick a favourite. The King and I was great as was My Fair Lady."

I think My Fair Lady is on the list for the R4X broadcasts in a few weeks.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Oh I forgot The Producers. The scene with the pigeon loft on stage was one of the funniest things I've seen live.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Oh I forgot The Producers. The scene with the pigeon loft on stage was one of the funniest things I've seen live. "

It agree.

Many moons ago I used to know the choreographer and I wish I had asked her about some of the staging.

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