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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#1: Oct 9th 2010 at 9:42:34 PM

There is nothing better. Nothing!

You all thought I was going to post "Belle", didn't you? Well HAH!

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#3: Oct 9th 2010 at 10:17:45 PM

I fricking love musical theater.

And screw people who complain about The Musical. Everything can be improved with the Wright right music.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#4: Oct 9th 2010 at 10:22:46 PM

^^ That's by Improv Everywhere, right? I love them!

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#5: Oct 9th 2010 at 11:01:50 PM

Yes!

Everything can be improved with the right music.

EVERYTHING.

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#6: Oct 9th 2010 at 11:07:37 PM

OK at first I was all meh but then I saw the videos and I was like aw hell yeah.

spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#7: Oct 9th 2010 at 11:09:53 PM

^^ That's brilliant! Who made that?

edited 9th Oct '10 11:10:12 PM by spasticgecko

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#8: Oct 9th 2010 at 11:34:56 PM

I thoroughly approve of the OP's choice of examples. (When I saw Spamalot, I think I was crying with laughter at that song)

But yeah, musicals are awesome.

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#9: Oct 10th 2010 at 11:55:00 AM

^^ The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. They actually made it an entire musical ("The Shoggoth On The Roof"), but To Life is definitely the high point. :D

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Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#10: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:03:09 PM

Musical theatre is excellent! My favorite musical won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Guess what it is.

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#12: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:30:24 PM

I guess Rent, but I looked up the list of winners on The Other Wiki.

Can we gush about opera and rock opera here too? Just because...

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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#13: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:37:28 PM

Heh, I didn't even consider Little Shop on account of him not being Ooze. I didn't know it won a Pulitzer, though. Only other Pulitzer winner I can think of off the top of my head is South Pacific. To Wikipedia!

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#14: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:40:44 PM

Wrong! RENT is the hipster musical of the 90's. The RENT-heads were just babes when my musical was first produced. Here's another hint: RENT is a rip off of a famous opera, while my musical is a complete aversion of that trope (Yes, there is such a trope). I made it way too easy now.

edited 10th Oct '10 1:50:46 PM by Grain

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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#15: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:50:45 PM

I prefer to think of it as an adaptation, really. So... I want to say A Chorus Line. That's not an adaptation, is it?

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#16: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:51:37 PM

You win! I made it far too easy with those two hints.

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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#17: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:55:13 PM

Let's celebrate!

Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#18: Oct 10th 2010 at 1:59:30 PM

You just read my mind; Montage Part 2: Nothing is my favorite part of the musical. I first heard it being performed by Natalie Cortez.

I thought that you would guess Sunday in the Park with George.

edited 10th Oct '10 2:01:07 PM by Grain

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#19: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:03:04 PM

I didn't even know that was a musical. [facepalm]

Well - I refuse to despair over my loss for long!

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Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#20: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:05:15 PM

I didn't even know that was a musical.

Well, gee, it's only the fourth longest running musical in Broadway history.

Idina and Kristin are both really great. Kristin has an excellent comedic style: Wicked, Candide, Charlie Brown. In fact... I'm unaware of her non-comedic roles, although I'm sure she has plenty. Promises, Promises is comedic, right?

edited 10th Oct '10 2:10:01 PM by Grain

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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#21: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:08:44 PM

Eh, I like A Chorus Line better, so that's what I guessed.

^^ Heheh, oh gosh. Kristin Chenowith and Idina Menzel are both fantastic, in my opinion.

edited 10th Oct '10 2:10:42 PM by spasticgecko

Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#22: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:12:29 PM

I remember a short documentary that addressed Kristin Chenoweth as an opera singer. That would make sense from Candide, but I'm not aware of much other opera she's done. I wonder if she identifies as an opera singer who also does occasional pop, or a pop artist that can do opera.

edited 10th Oct '10 2:13:12 PM by Grain

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#23: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:20:55 PM

^^^ My military orchestrated knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, has only been moved backward to the middle of the century. sad

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Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#24: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:28:57 PM

^ If that's the case, luckily for you, A Chorus Line came out in the 70's. I highly recommend it.

Now try to guess what my least favorite musical is. It won the Tony Awards for best musical, best book, and best original score. A famous show tune standard originated from it. I strongly dislike it.

edited 10th Oct '10 2:30:45 PM by Grain

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spasticgecko Dat Troper from Maryland Since: Oct, 2011
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#25: Oct 10th 2010 at 2:31:26 PM

^ There's absolutely no way that isn't Cats. Alternatively, Annie?

edited 10th Oct '10 2:32:04 PM by spasticgecko


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