Hadestown
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wrote on 20 Apr 2023, 00:47 last edited by
Just stunning. Great show.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2023, 00:57 last edited by
See it if you get a chance.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2023, 01:05 last edited by George K
Speaking of musicals, one trend I haven't liked was the rise of the "jukebox musical."
In that category I'll put...
- Million Dollar Quartet
- Jersey Boys
- Beautiful (Carole King)
I would, perhaps, include "Mama Mia."
I enjoyed them all, but these shows are little more than showcases for highlighting and rehashing songs from the artists they're supposedly telling the stories of. This is not to say I didn't enjoy, but I want a bit more from a musical than a story cobbled around a set of pre-existing songs.
I put "Mama Mia" in a different category because the songs are "tacked onto" the storyline, but in a different way, with a different interpretation, than the original recordings.
Gimme original songs.
If you haven't found it, I recommend the course from "The Great Courses" on the American musical. Quite good.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2023, 01:09 last edited by
Also, gimme a song that becomes an ear worm as I leave the theater.
See: "A Weekend in the Country" from Sondheim's "A Little Night Music."
It's a masterpiece - complicated counterpoint, and yet...eminently hummable.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2023, 03:56 last edited by
Sondheim..so much to say, too late at night.
Enjoyed Jersey Boys, but the music went along with the story. Beautiful a bit less. That’s the last one I saw. I share your disdain for recycling music like that. Write original music.