HomeOnTheRanch Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Don't bash me, please... Finally, after months on my local library's wait list, only to be told it is lost, I was able to check out Fiddler on the Roof from our neighboring county. I was so excited. I had heard so many wonderful things about the movie, but had never seen it. After the kids were all tucked in I popped the video in the VCR. Bleh. It didn't live up to my expectations at all. I kept wanting to compare it to The Sound of Music, finding similarities and such. I was extremely disappointed that I'd been anticipating it all these months. I told DH about it. I was kind of annoyed about how often they just burst into song. I know...it's a MUSICAL...that's what they do, but it seemed like they were trying a bit too hard. DH: My favorite musical is Top Gun. Me: Top Gun? That's not a musical...that's more of a (IMO) comedy/drama. DH: But there is singing in Top Gun. A comedy/drama is something like Die Hard. I found that conversation too funny since I'm almost sure we haven't seen either one of those movies in over a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 U'mmmm....Fiddler is a musical - I just find much of it sad! 'Sunrise, Sunset" gets me every time!!!! I prefer something chipper, like the Music Man or Yankee Doodle Dandy or Calamity Jane or Oklahoma.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa at Home Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 A good musical is something that when my kids ask me a question, I can answer them by bursting out into song! They love it when I answer by showtunes, LOL! And having great costumes is great, too! We looove The King and I. Great costumes, and memorable songs and dances, and an especially beautiful scene where Uncle Tom's Cabin is dramatized. ~Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, the list goes on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzf242 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Wizard of Oz. Suzanne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Spamalot (kind of raunchy but FUN if you're a Monty Python fan), Wicked (I've never seen it but I adore the soundtrack) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Les Miserable, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamCoat, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King Musicals just aren't the same on video! ...and be careful about previewing first b/c some seemingly fine musicals contain some stuff many parents wouldn't want in their home;) I am :lol::lol::lol: over Top Gun!!! Your dh would get along well with mine:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Beauty and the Beast How could I ever forget this one. I saw the original musical in Los Angeles and WOW! Best experience I've had in a while! I just loved Mr. C (Tom Bosley) as Belle's father! Wow. Just speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Fiddler on the Roof is depressing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sound of Music is my all-time favorite, then Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I. I do love Beauty and the Beast as well. It was a gift from my husband. I also love Prince of Egypt and Joseph King of Dreams, but I don't think they count as a musical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 A good musical is something that when my kids ask me a question, I can answer them by bursting out into song! They love it when I answer by showtunes, LOL! Absolutely! Except mine don't really love it. They tolerate it. I just love musicals, I always have. And I memorize the ones that I really love. I can measure certain periods in my life by the musical that I was learning at the time. They just make me happy. And my children don't want to admit it, but three out of four of them feel the same way. My oldest dd is good at memorizing and she has an excellent ear for mimicry, so she actually sounds like whoever she's imitating. Sometimes we play "Name That Showtune" and I'll just hum a line from some song and the kids have to guess the name of the show. They're all pretty good at it...even the one who claims not to like musicals. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I'm not much of a "watch anything on stage" kinda person. I like the music from Phantom, but am happy to just get the soundtrack on cd. some we like the tv version of: Wizard of Oz Music Man Sound of Music ...and any Disney movies that would count as "musical" lol! as for breaking into song to answer a question?? oh. yeah. we do that a LOT. especially after watching this: now THAT's my kinda musical, lol! OH! i just remembered: I really liked watching 1776 [on stage -dinner theater] when my uncle took me to see it on my 17th birthday :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill- OK Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 ...because I can't put my finger on it. I *love* Fiddler on the Roof. Can't watch Sound of Music. (Sorry...it's been a long time, maybe if I tried again it would be different, but...I just don't like it). Love the soundtrack of Wicked, but haven't seen it. (Libretto is kind of goofy, IMO, but the music/lyrics rock). Like Wizard of Oz. (Only seen it performed by high school kids, but still like it.) Like South Pacific. But I love Phantom of the Opera. Why? I. don't. know. And my husband and best friend don't know, either, lol. So, in short...I think that different people will have different answers for "What makes a good musical?", and some won't be able to specifically answer at all. You just like them (or some of them), or you don't. (Oooh...love My Fair Lady, and Singin' In The Rain. Had to throw those in on the "Love" list.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I love Fiddler on the Roof and cry every time I see it. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Paint Your Wagon, Singing in the Rain, Meet Me in St. Louis. The list goes on and on and on. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Pippin is WONDERFUL, Right now my daughter is in "Once On This Island" which is FABULOUS! Great music. It's a Hatian folktale/love story. She's playing "Erzuli, the Goddess of Love." Wonderful show. Astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 'Sunrise, Sunset" gets me every time!!!! I had this song in my wedding. Loved it. My brother and sister sang it and did a terrific job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Absolutely, positively Les Miserable. I could listen to the music day in and day out. It gives me goosebumps and a depth of feeling I can't describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Momma Mia was good, if you consider that a musical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Les Mis is our all time favorite Lion King Phantom Singing in the Rain - of all the cheesy ones, this one is just so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Les Mis, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, and Phantom have to top my list. I just love musicals, though. A new family favorite is, er, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode, "Once More, With Feeling." Anyone here will break out into that, any time, parents and kids alike. Don't walk into our house and say that you have a theory ;-) I seem to be the only one who ever breaks into "Camelot." :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Guys and Dolls (when Marlo was a babe) and Holiday Inn - the best holiday movie EVER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kls126s Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Well, my dh would probably say that a "good musical" is an oxymoron - sounds like your dh would agree. But I generally like all the old Rogers & Hammerstein musicals and similar ones. Lots of the news ones seem too racy for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel in K-zoo Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 No one has mentioned Oliver. It has to be one of my favorite musicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I like watching a musical if I can have the remote control in MY hand. That way when people start to break out in song while running through the mountains, I can hit mute. Who sings while running through mountains? Who runs through mountains? I don't care how fit you are, you would run out of breath. I am not crazy about musicals though I confess that I would like to see Mama Mia but only because I grew up on Abba music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Baer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Fiddler on the Roof is depressing! Okay, I must have missed that. I know the father is bemoaning (?) how the culture that he's know is or has changed but I thought in the end he accepted it because he sees that love was the end result. I suppose if you used the word resigned himself to it, ends it on a sad note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I like watching a musical if I can have the remote control in MY hand. That way when people start to break out in song while running through the mountains, I can hit mute. Who sings while running through mountains? Who runs through mountains? I don't care how fit you are, you would run out of breath. I am not crazy about musicals though I confess that I would like to see Mama Mia but only because I grew up on Abba music. Oh I don't know, I think I would like to run through the mountains singing at the top of my lungs, if I knew no one was watching. Maybe even in my birthday suit, but I guess that wouldn't be very nun-like would it? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Some of my favorites not mentioned, and not necessarily for children. My Fair Lady Easter Parade Funny Girl Hello Dolly Meet Me in St. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSAcademy Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 In our house we know the musical was a hit if the kids end up transforming the lyrics of their favourite songs into catchy commentaries of their own. With that in mind, the kids have rewritten: Little Shop of Horrors Cats Les Miz Oliver Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Mamma Mia and...well most of them... I think a musical is great if DH doesn't hum along in the theater or fall asleep. So far that means a thumbs up for...oh well on to me... My Fav: Les Miz Honorable Mention: Aspects of Love, Sunset Blvd., Man of La Mancha Didn't Enjoy: Ms. Saigon and the seriously over-hyped helicopter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Right now my daughter is in "Once On This Island" which is FABULOUS! Great music. It's a Hatian folktale/love story. She's playing "Erzuli, the Goddess of Love." Wonderful show. It is a great show. My daughter was in a performance some 7 or 8 years ago and really enjoyed it. We bought the professional soundtrack then and enjoy listening to it from time to time. My daughter is a great lover of musicals. Some of her favorites include: Les Mis Phantom of the Opera The Scarlet Pimpernel Frogs Kiss of the Spiderwoman FX Rent Mamma Mia Best wishes to your daughter in her role! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Les Mis is my all-time favorite. Saw it in London and it was fabulous. I also like Sound of Music, West Side Story, South Pacific, Wizard of Oz, **** Yankees, Annie Get Your Gun, Phantom of the Opera, etc. Okay, I just LOVE a good musical. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 My kids are both performing arts types. My daughter is getting ready to declare her major in theatre/minor in music this year. (Her college doesn't offer a musical theatre degree.) They both do community and semi-professional theatre whenever they get a chance. And I spent most of my childhood holed up in my room with my parents' soundtrack records memorizing and working out dance routines to my favorite songs. So, we're pretty much steeped in musicals around here. That said, I don't love Sound of Music. The movie is one of those things of which I have fond memories from childhood, and the music is great, but the show, itself is just ponderous. My son was in a dinner theatre production of it last summer, and we tried to watch the movie to get him familiar with it before he started rehearsals. Couldn't sit through it. In general, though, I love everything from Rogers and Hammerstein to Lerner and Lowe to Kander and Ebb to Stephen Schwartz and Stephen Sondheim. Right now, my daughter is in rehearsals for a production of Aladdin (based on the Disney film), so that's what were singing around the house most of the time. And, I confess, I love Fiddler on the Roof. It was one of my favorite films when I was a kid, and I was thrilled when my daughter ended up doing two productions of it in a single year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Don't walk into our house and say that you have a theory ;-):001_huh: It might be bunnies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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