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| re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical | |
| Posted by: cmleidi 10:52 pm EDT 08/31/19 | |
| In reply to: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical - aleck 04:28 pm EDT 08/30/19 | |
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| I'm a 33 year-old gay man, and I know next to nothing about Oklahoma or Carousel. I often get what I think are the plots mixed up (an abusive husband is stabbed by his wife is one of the endings I think). As much as I love theatre and musicals, I can't say I've ever had a desire to either musical or their respective films. I don't know why the two shows don't appeal to me or why I've never done more research on them. I suppose I see them as "farm musicals" so that might be why? I know I should see them just to say I've seen them, but I haven't yet. | |
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| re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:58 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical - cmleidi 10:52 pm EDT 08/31/19 | |
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| I suppose I see them as "farm musicals" so that might be why? Farm musicals? Never heard that term before lol. If you're referring to settings, Carousel has nothing to do with farms. |
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| re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical | |
| Last Edit: Unhookthestars 05:58 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| Posted by: Unhookthestars 05:57 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical - Chromolume 01:58 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| Although I wouldn’t have called it that, I sort of get what the original poster means by “farm” musical if we take “farm” as shorthand for “rural” (i.e., a story set in a farm, on a ranch, by the seaside, etc.). | |
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| re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical | |
| Posted by: Billhaven 10:23 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical - Unhookthestars 05:57 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| My father was a sailor stationed in NYC for 6 months in 1943. As a serviceman he was treated to quite a few Broadway shows. He saw Oklahoma a few weeks after the opening. I was shocked to learn that he didn’t care for it! “ I was from the Midwest and I wanted to see the glamorous society life of Cole Porter not cowboys and farmers and girls in gingham.” | |
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| re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical | |
| Posted by: stevemr 12:53 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Oklahoma: The reaction of a 70-year-old who had no previous knowledge of the musical - cmleidi 10:52 pm EDT 08/31/19 | |
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| You should see them because both are innovative landmarks, and Carousel may be one of the greatest musicals ever written. Neither has any gay-theme appeal, though, so you should discover them because you love musicals, not because you are gay. (BTW, no wife stabs her husband in either show.) | |
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