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My first musical

CLAX1911 said:
I never saw West Side Story be honest I'm not a huge fan of musicals the theater I like is a Greek tragedy and Shakespeare but a boyfriend at the time dragged me to see Chicago and I'm glad I went.
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I must say that for most of my life I always preferred heavy drama at at the theater leaning toward the American playwrights like Williams and O'Neill. But about 20 years ago my wife wanted to drive to Stratford for her birthday and we saw HELLO DOLLY and I was hooked and have welcomed the addiction with open arms. We go back every year and always see at least one musical in addition to another play or two. Sometimes we go back twice.

I would strongly urge you to see more. If HAMILTON comes near you - its a must see. We saw that one last year in Chicago and were in the last row of the mezzanine and it was completely great.... and neither of us is a fan of hip hop music. But it was tremendous from start to finish.
 
haymarket said:
I must say that for most of my life I always preferred heavy drama at at the theater leaning toward the American playwrights like Williams and O'Neill. But about 20 years ago my wife wanted to drive to Stratford for her birthday and we saw HELLO DOLLY and I was hooked and have welcomed the addiction with open arms. We go back every year and always see at least one musical in addition to another play or two. Sometimes we go back twice.

I would strongly urge you to see more. If HAMILTON comes near you - its a must see. We saw that one last year in Chicago and were in the last row of the mezzanine and it was completely great.... and neither of us is a fan of hip hop music. But it was tremendous from start to finish.
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I'll give it a shot.
 
Superfly said:
I watched my first musical the other day that I wasn't forced to watch.

I am hooked. I absolutely loved this movie/musical. I never thought I'd hear myself say that.

The Greatest Showman (2017) - IMDb





What have I been missing?
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Not even The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Come on...mid 70's, the air smelt a little bit like weed, madness ensues...

not even out of curiosity?

 
PoS said:
Hmm. I never knew that.

Here's a trivia about the movie you might not have heard.

During its run, a theater owner in South Korea thought the movie was too long, so he edited it all the musical sequences. Now thats the version I prefer. :mrgreen:
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:lamo

Works for me. Like you, I'm not thrilled with the Sound of Music. But it's difficult not to like:

 
_Sal said:
well um, then you would be meeting your first...not a fan....I like darker stuff...I don't do comedy either unless it is on the darker side :mrgreen:
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Clue me in? Those aren't comedies.
 
Not even Little Shop of Horrors? Grease? The Sound of Music? Chicago?

 
Superfly said:
I have never seen Little Shop of Horrors or Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I'm tellin' ya' - Showman was my first musical.
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If you are looking at Little Shop of Horrors, see the original in black and white first. Jack NIcolson's first film part. The second is a musical and just as loony, but in a different way.

I hope you like the music for Rocky.
 
Fearandloathing said:
If you are looking at Little Shop of Horrors, see the original in black and white first. Jack NIcolson's first film part. The second is a musical and just as loony, but in a different way.

I hope you like the music for Rocky.
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I do. Why?

I am a huge movie soundtrack buff. It's my favorite genre of music.
 
Fearandloathing said:
If you are looking at Little Shop of Horrors, see the original in black and white first. Jack NIcolson's first film part. The second is a musical and just as loony, but in a different way.

I hope you like the music for Rocky.
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Jack Nicholson in Little Shop? I never knew that, and I'm a fan. I always thought of Easy Rider as his first role. I'll have to look for it. Which was his role? Seymour? Lemme guess, the dentist.
 
_Sal said:
I have to admit that Grease was not too bad :thumbs:
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The first one. The 2nd...should not have been done...
 
Superfly said:
I have never seen Little Shop of Horrors or Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I'm tellin' ya' - Showman was my first musical.
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How about music videos? They are kind of like 3 minute 'musicals'.
 
_Sal said:
sorry if I was unclear or confusing...I don't enjoy musicals or comedies...most people love both

I am not your average viewer though so my viewing habits are almost irrelevant
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Everyone's preferences are relevant, including yours.

I knew you didn't like musicals, but not comedies. Still, they are not the same thing.

How could you not enjoy the Marx Brothers movies, or Peter Sellers silliness?

In my eyes, one of the techniques which made film noire were the wisecracks and double entendres. Humor contrasting the horrors of human behavior.
 
Grand Mal said:
Jack Nicholson in Little Shop? I never knew that, and I'm a fan. I always thought of Easy Rider as his first role. I'll have to look for it. Which was his role? Seymour? Lemme guess, the dentist.
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Jack's first movie "Cry Baby Killer"

Then a bunch of character parts in TV shows, and a run of Roger Corman films.

 
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VanceMack said:
How about music videos? They are kind of like 3 minute 'musicals'.
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My "technical" first musical was Dreamgirls. I went into it thinking it was a movie, and all of a sudden, they just started belting out dialogue in song. I was so taken aback, it was like biting into a rich piece of chocolate, and actually tasting licorice. I got mad and didn't finish it. :lol:

I think what always bothered me about musicals was just that - how they would sing the dialogue. I never really gave any a chance, but I plan on doing so now, when I have extra time.

And I used to love music videos when I was a kid. I am of the MTV generation, when MTV was actually music TV and not reality bull****.
 
OldFatGuy said:
Everyone's preferences are relevant, including yours.

I knew you didn't like musicals, but not comedies. Still, they are not the same thing.

How could you not enjoy the Marx Brothers movies, or Peter Sellers silliness?

In my eyes, one of the techniques which made film noire were the wisecracks and double entendres. Humor contrasting the horrors of human behavior.
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I don't enjoy any type of slapstick or the obvious. I do like any type of humor that plays off of reality or if it is dry.
 
_Sal said:
I don't enjoy any type of slapstick or the obvious. I do like any type of humor that plays off of reality or if it is dry.
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That was my point. Both the Marx Bros and Sellers used visual slapstick, but both worked dry double entendres that did play off reality on another level. Both mocked the aristocratic cultures of the day. Per example, Seller's martial arts "duels" with Cato (Bruce Lee), his man (servant) was a play on the upper class British underlying homosexual in hiding customs of the day. With the Marx Bros, everything they said was a mocking of the pseudo Victorian prudishness of censorship, and for both their double entendres about the politics of the day were designed to make us think about those we chose or accepted to lead in our political games.
 
The first singing cowboy, John Wayne as Singin' Randy:



How many musicals has anyone seen with a player piano?



and from 1930, not a musical, but the first talky epic western with some musical moments, real Connestoga wagons, clothing & tools from the era, and some of the hokiest language and cliches that defined the American Western:



These were truly terrible movies, but the tall, thin and handsome young John Wayne was a star in the making.
 
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