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That craven toilet maven....of the niiiiiiiiiiight
I think most people *on* Broadway at the time had respect for the mega-spectacles because they knew how much damn work the people in them were doing. Even if you hate everything about the music in Cats, it was impossible to say the people who created it onstage every night weren't incredibly talented and working their butts off.
when ACT did Urinetown and Phantom
Wow, I'm not sure I can think of two more dissimilar musicals.
Sure you can! Assassins and South Pacific! Secret Garden and Debbie Does Dallas!
I grew up immersed in traditional musical theatre, so any disdain I expressed for the art form was always a sort of rebellion.
I don't get why musical theater is considered lesser. I grew listening to all of my mom's albums -- stuff like Jesus Christ Superstar and Oliver! and Brigadoon and My Fair Lady and The King and I -- and I love it. I hate snobbery.
I can't decide between Zero Dark Thirty and Silver Linings Playbook to see today. Zero Dark Thirty is in the big fabulous theater, but I'm not sure I'm in the mood.
What to do??
Silver Linings Playbook
OK, thanks! So that's decided.
when ACT did Urinetown and Phantom
And this morning I realize I mis-spoke (typed?). It was Urinetown and Sweeney Todd. Though if Phantom ever played on the ACT stage, I'm sure my dad would be a fan.
I'm currently listening to the Broadway cast recording of Les Mis AIFG.
LeN, you've got the Hulk article in there twice. Search on "is gordon willis" to find the second beginning.
It's an interesting piece, and it's somewhat amusing that the way in which he (?) is presenting it is getting in the way of some people from connecting with the content. Some might even call it irony.
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thanks! I will edit it.
Yeah, Les Miz was always in that "too popular to be cool" category. Along with Phantom and Cats and the other mega-hits on Broadway in the 80s.
Me and my friends that were into Les Miz in high school, were also really into Phantom of the Opera, and at least a couple of songs from Cats, but none of us were familiar with this "cool" you speak of.