Musicals | Pad Patter 1/17

I love musicals! We actually just watched Fiddler on the Roof this weekend with the fam. I watch it at least once a year. Some other faves: Sound of Music, Newsies, Annie, My Fair Lady, Enchanted....

Watched this a while ago with my older girls...we were soooo mad at the end. LOL! And then we were overanalyzing it and all of us decided we didn't like it. But they loved the music and they've been playing it ever since on the piano!

 

You are definitely not the only one. I have season tickets to the Broadway play series here in Phoenix and I actually sold our Hamilton tickets after seeing it on Disney+. So many words! i do like musicals but Hamilton is a good example of what I don’t like - musicals that are virtually ALL singing. I prefer ones where you have a normal play and then some music/dance to enhance the story. So we will disagree on Les Mis. My favorites that I've seen recently are Waitress & Mean Girls. Dear Evan Hansen was good but a little too sad for me.

 

For me it has to have the right balance between singing and talking. More talking is better! But in general, I am not a big fan.

 

Absolutely LOVE musicals!!! I have loved musicals from the time I was little, they have always been a part of my (mom's side of the) family. My kids actually go to a performing arts high school and are in the musical theatre dept. so we have seen many, many, many musicals. Hard to pick just one favorite because I love so many, old and new shows, from Jesus Christ Superstar to Dear Evan Hanson. Some of the more recent live broadway shows we saw were Pippin, Book of Mormon and The Lion King which were all amazing!!!

 

I freaking love musicals and the theater in general. My favorite all time musical has to be that of the cult classic Rocky Horror picture show... although I'm drawn in by most any. My mother and I use to go to the theater a lot to see plays and musicals and honesty I miss it dearly as my fiancee hates it

 

Yes ! Don't have an absolute firm favourite, But I know all the words to the songs in My fair Lady, Love Evita, Les Mis and Cats ( though that one I have never seen in a theatre ) but" Joseph's Technicoloured dream "coat I have seen twice . Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Tommy made my youth special

 

I love some of the songs from Wicked but I didn't really enjoy watching the musical. Half way through I got bored, definitely not one I would go to watch again

 

I think I’m in the minority here. I detest musicals. The exception is Grease. One of my all-time favorite movies!!