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That thing that's rapidly approaching us, like a thing with a mission?
Why, it can only be our old friend the last day of the month.
And that means there's just time to squeeze in another visit from the feature that just doesn't know when to stop visiting and wouldn't stop visiting even if it did know how to stop visiting.
It can only be the one in which you The Reader get decide just what the topic of debate shall be.
It may be something that's only just occurred to you or something you've been tortured by for many decades but, whatever it is, you can register it for discussion in the comments section below.
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October 1st marks the 90th birthday of Julie Andrews so that's a good reason to ask your opinion of musicals...
Do you love them or avoid them? What are your favourite musicals or songs from musicals?
Nice question Colin.
Charlie loves musicals.
More specifically, Charlie and his fam love Julie Andrews in Sound of Music.
FWIW in the youth hostel in Salzburg SOM is on 24x7! And the bier is cheap!
That said, never really grooved to Mary Poppins. Time to revisit as an adult?
Great topic, Colin! Our house also enjoys musicals. First movie I remember seeing as a boy was "Mary Poppins". My parents were big fans of musicals, so we saw many, pretty much anything by Rogers and Hammerstein.
My favorites would include "The Sound of Music", "West Side Story", "On the Town" and "Grease".
A brief addendum, in the remote chance that anyone would care- the only two plays I ever appeared in, in my momentary acting career, were both musicals: "Pippin" and "Camelot".
The Sound of Music is good. Also, it provided a springboard for the acting careers of Peter Parker/Spider-man (1977), & Jessica, from Logan's Run
( the series.)
Musicals aren't a big thing, for me. The only one I've seen live is Mutiny, in the 80s.
Carousel's okay (on tv). Grease has great songs. Lots of songs from Chess are good, too.
Supposedly, mid-80s, Absolute beginners was the coolest thing in the world. But I've never watched it.
Phillip
I don’t hate them but neither am I especially keen.
Stage musicals are a definite no-no. I have an inability to suspend disbelief in the theatre, and that + the heightened style of stage acting makes it very difficult. When everyone bursts into song every 15 minutes it’s even harder to take.
Everyone keeps banging on about ****ing Hamilton and urging me to go see it. I saw a snippet of it on Curb Your Enthusiasm and it looked like absolutely the worst thing in the world ever. Worse than war or famine or poverty.
Film musicals are less painful but still not anywhere near top of my list. Even the ones I like, like Cabaret, Forbidden Zone and - as far as I can recall - Rocky Horror - are slightly less comfortable than I’d like.
I edited a musical film a couple of years ago, though, and I’d do that again in a shot.
I went to see Absolute Beginners in 1986 and it was very long. Nice production design, but very long indeed.
I’m not a huge fan of musicals, generally, but I’ve enjoyed some. “West Side Story” is great, and I love “Sweeney Todd” (but not the Tim Burton movie). Saw “The Book of Mormon” and a revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Broadway, thought they were both a lot of fun. Saw “Les Miserables” and “Miss Saigon” onstage, but neither of them made a big impression on me. Didn’t much care for “Phantom of the Opera”. Or “Sound of Music”.
I’ve managed to never see many older “classic” musicals like “Oklahoma”, “Meet Me In St. Louis”, “Easter Parade” etc. They’re not on my list of “Movies I Must See Before I Die”, either.
I think “Grease” is objectively not a “good” movie. It’s full of crass or dumb (or just plain not funny) jokes and actors in their late 20s / early 30s unconvincingly playing teenagers — but for whatever reasons, I’ve seen it many times and always enjoyed it.
b.t.
In fact Charlie’s two latest vinyl purchases were used MY FAIR LADY and CAMELOT in August in St Louis. Julie ANDREWS was truly a real force in the musical and movie industry. Wow.
And I feel really lucky to have seen JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on stage around 1971 (?). I still crank that record every lenten season.
And seriously, who cant enjoy ASTAIRE and ROGERS in TOP HAT and THE GAY DIVORCEE??? That said are they musicals??
Are operas musicals??? Ms. Charlie has me going to 3 a year now. It took k a few but Chalrie now looks forward to them! FIGARO, FIGARO…. FIIII GAA ROOOO
Musicals aren't my favourite genre but I have enjoyed a few including; Grease ( as b.t. says it's not great but it's fun), Labyrinth, A Star is born and The harder they come . Others like West Side story, Sound of music etc I can appreciate if not fully enjoy.
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