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| re: Another "Merrily" thread - people, please explain | |
| Posted by: Musicals54 03:19 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Another "Merrily" thread - people, please explain - peter3053 02:51 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| I'd say it is a tie between Candide and Merrily. Candide really is operetta and Merrily musical comedy so call it a tie. | |
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| Rocky Horror... | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 06:53 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Another "Merrily" thread - people, please explain - Musicals54 03:19 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| It flopped on Broadway with only a 45 performance run. It was popular first in LA (running 10 months), but if we are going by broadway... Rocky Horror is enormously popular to produce and has been for decades, besides obviously having an incredibly popular film too. As far as flops go, that's pretty good. | |
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| re: Rocky Horror... | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:49 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: Rocky Horror... - Chazwaza 06:53 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| besides obviously having an incredibly popular film too Not "besides." If the film hadn't existed and become the overwhelming cult classic it became, complete with the shoutouts and the rice/toilet paper/et al, and the dressing up and the shows in front of the screen, etc - if none of that had happened, no one would even remember the stage show. The film is THE ENTIRE reason that the show is still known. |
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| re: Rocky Horror... | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 11:35 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:34 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Rocky Horror... - Chromolume 10:49 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| Yes that's true. I didn't mean "besides" quite that way. We of course do not know what the future of the show would have been in amateur production... it did produce a fantastic cast album, and had storied runs in LA and London, so it's not like it had no cool credit or interest or accessibility to the score besides the movie. I do actually think the movie is the best version the musical could hope to be... it is perfect. But that being said, I think the score is served better and sounds better on the cast album. But if I never heard that album, I'd adore the score as it sounds in the movie. Of course, it's quite possible that if it weren't for the stage-films of Into the Woods (or Sunday, for that matter), it wouldn't have experienced nearly the popularity it grew to grow and enjoy. But who knows. |
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| re: Rocky Horror... | |
| Posted by: jjbkvm 07:19 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: Rocky Horror... - Chazwaza 06:53 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| I’d pay to see a well sung well staged production with or without a star. | |
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