@nohbdy Welcome! Wow, I wish my high school did Beauty and the Beast. What was your role? I like Little Shop too. The MJ Rodriguez and George Salazar performance of "Suddenly Seymour" is so good! (I did not see them live, just the video on YouTube.) Oh, Hadestown is on my list as well. "Wedding...
@AnnJam What up! Hamilton is awesome. Right there with you. I love that it mixes music genres you don't often hear in Broadway with a majority Black/POC cast you don't often see on Broadway to tell the story of a bunch of old white dudes. (I don't think there has been Native representation in...
@Idea Valid perspective. It seems to me you remember the more dramatic and tragic songs best. I should clarify that I am only speaking for myself when I say boppy, upbeat songs are just as memorable. To me, they are, no question. But to others, I absolutely believe that may not be the case. For...
@Idea I'm familiar with the story, just not the musical, but thanks for offering to explain. Interesting thought on the memorability of songs in tragedies. I agree that they may have greater emotional impact, but I'd also say upbeat, boppy songs in less dramatic shows are just as memorable...
@Idea Hello! I know, picking a favorite musical is tough. There's almost always something great in every show, even if it's not the music. I'm not familiar with Jekyll and Hyde, but it sounds cool. I absolutely agree, using music and song is such an effective method of storytelling. And they're...
@low fidelity Hi, welcome! I'd love to see The Great Comet as well. The Tony's performance was so entertaining, I expect the show would be amazing. Scott Pilgrim is a wild idea for a musical! It gives me Be More Chill vibes. That could be super fun.
I was really looking forward to Moulin...
Fellow musical-lovers, inquiring minds (just me really) want to know:
1. What is your favorite musical? Live, filmed, crowd-sourced Tik Tok production—all fair game.
2. What is your favorite musical number to belt? By yourself in private, with your friends, at unsuspecting passersby...
3. What...
Great question. I have some thoughts about using first person perspective, but I haven't yet figured out how to articulate my feelings about present tense. Here's what I've got:
As a reader, I'm looking for distinctive voice. Ideally, I'll be able to tell who's speaking without the author...