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Looks like I'm at thorn branch flogging time again cos I love Cats
Seen it loads, have the DVD, soundtrack, danced to Macavity and danced as Mungojerrie (we had a lack of male dancers!), although I really dislike Memory as performed by Elaine Paige.Absolutely!
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*Whispers quietly* I don't generally like musicals much at all, there's a few exceptions like Rocky Horror, I find something very unnerving about people singing for no reason when they could just talk to each other
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*Whispers quietly* I don't generally like musicals much at all, there's a few exceptions like Rocky Horror, I find something very unnerving about people singing for no reason when they could just talk to each other
![]() That's what I love about them. I've always said that real life would be more fun if we all randomly burst into song & dance every so often & , rather that getting strange looks (/commited to and asylum), everyone else automatically knows the right words/moves and joins in ![]()
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That's what I love about them. I've always said that real life would be more fun if we all randomly burst into song & dance every so often & , rather that getting strange looks (/commited to and asylum), everyone else automatically knows the right words/moves and joins in ![]() ![]() Just the singing, I do like some, just some really unnerve me, I think seeing, and absolutely hating, West Side Story* at a young age had some strange effect on me.*I totally get there's some great songs in there, it's the combined effect I hated, that and the lead man looked like a rabbit
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He is a brilliant all rounder - and a great man too. Funny, dry, witty and a devoted father. What's not to like?
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some distinguished choreographers on twitter loved it including Matthew Bourne
I know this because I was told a thousand and one times on Saturday night
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It's all subjective though, isn't it?
I know this because I was told a thousand and one times on Saturday night ![]() |
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That's what I love about them. I've always said that real life would be more fun if we all randomly burst into song & dance every so often & , rather that getting strange looks (/commited to and asylum), everyone else automatically knows the right words/moves and joins in ![]() ![]() ![]() My parents loved the 50's stage musicals and so we had the LP's of the soundtracks and most weekends in the 70's saw a showing on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon of an old film. Loved them all I think if someone ever danced to Make Believe from Showboat I would be a gooey puddle
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I liked it, didn't love it, think the make up distracted me too much
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That's what I love about them. I've always said that real life would be more fun if we all randomly burst into song & dance every so often & , rather that getting strange looks (/commited to and asylum), everyone else automatically knows the right words/moves and joins in ![]() ![]() My thoughts exactly! Love that episode! |
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Singing in the Rain at the Chichester Festival Theatre was the best night of theatre in a long time, went three times loved every minute, we even had rain
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Has anyone ever danced to One Night in Bangkok? Could be interesting!
It was broken up into four quarters and loosely followed the idea of Man in the aftermath of a nuclear war so it had Man as a Dreamer, Lover, Fool and something else I can never remember! All the musical numbers we did fit into one of the categories. We opened up with the Time Warp from Rocky Horror where I danced/sang Columbia. It was a bloody brilliant show. |
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The only musical I have seen is Les Mis. As a rule, I avoid them but SWMBO insisted I saw this one (she has seen it God knows how many times and knows it word for word).
I have to say I enjoyed the story and the songs were excellent but it didn't make the earth move for me. It made me bloody cry though. |
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Appreciating the wonderful NHS, and the staff responsible for the saline injection to ease my achilles tendon pain, unappreciate that it hurt! And once I admitted it work in NHS finance, I got a few political questions thrown at me, although I do understand finance is a sensitive subject in NHS!
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I think seeing, and absolutely hating, West Side Story* at a young age had some strange effect on me.
However, having said that, the dance numbers in it are astonishing and I had such a crush on George Chakiris which was sadly broken when I saw him play Mr Rochester on stage at The Alhambra in Bradford when he was about 70 - not good! Musicals are my fave genre though and my all time number one fave is Show Boat because it's not your typical saccrine sweet story. Seven Brides is second fave, then Rocky Horror, then Chicago and then about a million others! |
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Thinking about it, I don't think it's entirely West Side Story's fault, it's Tommy Bloody Steele, for some reason his films seemed to be on TV and he was on every show while I was growing up and I could never stand the man, I think I've just developed a fear that when people randomly break into song he's going to bloody pop up out of nowhere - much like Pduh at the moment
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Difficult to do anything from Chess as CRH was the director in a UK tour of this show a while back. He would know exactly what is required and could be harsh to anyone not doing it as he thought fit.
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The only musical I have seen is Les Mis. As a rule, I avoid them but SWMBO insisted I saw this one (she has seen it God knows how many times and knows it word for word).
I have to say I enjoyed the story and the songs were excellent but it didn't make the earth move for me. It made me bloody cry though. ![]() My all time favourite is The Music Man. It's not that well known over here, but it is genius! |
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Like the Buffy musical episode
![]() My parents loved the 50's stage musicals and so we had the LP's of the soundtracks and most weekends in the 70's saw a showing on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon of an old film. Loved them all I think if someone ever danced to Make Believe from Showboat I would be a gooey puddle ![]() ![]() My parents weren't really into musicals themselves, although they did own the South Pacific soundtrack which I enjoyed as a kid. It was my cousin/best mate that introduced me to West Side Story (sorry AK), Carousel and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers when I was 8 & I loved them all. My love of musicals grew from there. Has anyone ever done a VW to the Carousel theme? |
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*Whispers quietly* I don't generally like musicals much at all, there's a few exceptions like Rocky Horror, I find something very unnerving about people singing for no reason when they could just talk to each other
![]() I know, I know - brilliant songwriter, and some of the songs are wonderful. Just cannot sit through two hours of them.Was ruined early in my childhood by watching the the Busby Berkeley stuff, and of course Fred and Rita, Fred and Cyd, Fred and Audrey - you get the picture. Amazing choreography, superb dancing, slick editing. Musical theatre will never do that for me unless the cast is American (better dancers, sorry) and the production really sophisticated (i.e. Chicago). |
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Must admit Les Mis is one that bores me rigid. Also was not popular when I saw it in Manchester I think many years ao as I got the giggles, I had to leave and get control of myself before I went back in. I was getting a lot of glares
![]() My all time favourite is The Music Man. It's not that well known over here, but it is genius! Shirley Jones? And isn't it where the song Gary, Indiana is from and 76 trombones? |
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Must admit Les Mis is one that bores me rigid. Also was not popular when I saw it in Manchester I think many years ao as I got the giggles, I had to leave and get control of myself before I went back in. I was getting a lot of glares
![]() My all time favourite is The Music Man. It's not that well known over here, but it is genius! The first one I ever watched and fell in love with was 'Gigi'. I adored it. Still do. |
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With the stand in pro in the group dance - after serving what seems like the longest notice period in employment history, has Ola finally left?
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Music Man is fab. I loved it.
The first one I ever watched and fell in love with was 'Gigi'. I adored it. Still do.
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Appreciating the wonderful NHS, and the staff responsible for the saline injection to ease my achilles tendon pain, unappreciate that it hurt! And once I admitted it work in NHS finance, I got a few political questions thrown at me, although I do understand finance is a sensitive subject in NHS!
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Seen it loads, have the DVD, soundtrack, danced to Macavity and danced as Mungojerrie (we had a lack of male dancers!), although I really dislike Memory as performed by Elaine Paige.

That's what I love about them. I've always said that real life would be more fun if we all randomly burst into song & dance every so often & , rather that getting strange looks (/commited to and asylum), everyone else automatically knows the right words/moves and joins in 

