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7. The Music Man

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Sat Oct 19, 2024, 01:54 PM

Oct 19

Oh, there's nothing halfway
About the Iowa way to treat you,
When we treat you
Which we may not do at all.

But what the heck, you're welcome,
Join us at the picnic.
You can eat your fill
Of all the food you bring yourself.

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Name a musical that you can and do watch more then once. Mine is The Sound of Music. How about you? [View all] debm55 Oct 19 OP

West Side Story. Ocelot II Oct 19 #1

Thank you Ocelot II, I didn't see the remake. I have found that remakes are not as good. The Sound of Music did a remak debm55 Oct 19 #10

The 2021 remake by Spielberg bombed at the box office, though it got some good reviews. Ocelot II Oct 19 #15

HAHAHAHHAHAH. Like you way of thinking. Why screw with a Classic.? debm55 Oct 19 #19

I'm a big Bernstein fan. Paladin Oct 19 #33

Meh. But not better music. They could have done all that better acting, Ocelot II Oct 19 #55

Chicago LiberalLoner Oct 19 #2

thank you LiberalLoner. Great choice. debm55 Oct 19 #11

Westside Story BittyJenkins Oct 19 #3

Same with me, I knew all of the songs by heart. Thank you BittyJenkins. debm55 Oct 19 #12

No matter how many times I watch it, wnylib Oct 22 #196

I can't begin to tell you how many times PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 19 #4

I bought it for my tablet and can watch whenever I want now. HEHEHEHH. I used to get to watch only on TV at Christmas. debm55 Oct 19 #13

Still my favourite movie though I have not watched it all the way through in decades. applegrove Oct 19 #16

Thank you applegrove. debm55 Oct 19 #21

Sweeney Todd Gaytano70 Oct 19 #5

Agree, Thank you Gaytano70 debm55 Oct 19 #22

My favorite as well. Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd! His skin was pale and his eye was odd! Mr.WeRP Oct 20 #177

Speaking of Sondheim, Into the Woods is my favorite musical. wnylib Oct 22 #197

Les Miserables hlthe2b Oct 19 #6

Thank you hlthe2b . I saw the Broadway video. I thought the movie stunk. debm55 Oct 19 #23

I went thru a Les Mis addiction Demovictory9 Oct 19 #79

You too. Thank you Demovictory9. debm55 Oct 20 #105

Saw it in London just before it came to the US Grins Oct 20 #164

Same sakabatou Oct 20 #189

The Music Man werdna Oct 19 #7

Thank you werda debm55 Oct 20 #106

The Music Man Keepthesoulalive Oct 19 #8

Thank you Keepthesoulalive. Two great choices. debm55 Oct 20 #107

This time of year it has to be The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lilithschyld Oct 19 #9

Agree, thank you Lilithschyld debm55 Oct 20 #109

Hair. applegrove Oct 19 #14

I saw Hair on Broadway in 1969! It was a blast, Ocelot II Oct 19 #17

Lucky you. I saw it in a theatre in about 1982 and applegrove Oct 19 #20

I like many musicals, and of course loved HAIR!!! elleng Oct 19 #44

thank you applegrove. Great songs. debm55 Oct 20 #111

1776 displacedvermoter Oct 19 #18

;-) elleng Oct 19 #43

Thank you , I enjoyed it very much. debm55 Oct 20 #112

A Hard Day's Night Cartoonist Oct 19 #24

Shoot - I should have put that one on *my* list! Mad_Dem_X Oct 20 #97

Thank you Cartoonist. I really enjoyed it. debm55 Oct 20 #113

I hadn't thought of that as a musical, but of course it was. malthaussen Oct 22 #193

The Rocky Horror Picture Show SHe-It Oct 19 #25

Thank you SHe-it. Great show debm55 Oct 20 #114

I really love that Geechie Oct 23 #206

Love the ones mentioned ReadItnWeep Oct 19 #26

Of course, elleng Oct 19 #42

Yes it does. Thank you ReaditnWeep, And welcome to DU. debm55 Oct 20 #115

Little Shop of Horrors FalloutShelter Oct 19 #27

Sorry Deb.... None. Maybe This is Spinal Tap. LakeArenal Oct 19 #28

Thank you LakeArenal I count it as one. debm55 Oct 20 #137

It's not really considered a musical, but "The Wizard of Oz" has many memorable songs FakeNoose Oct 19 #29

its a musical in my book Tetrachloride Oct 19 #72

I would think it was a musical.Thank you FakeNoose. debm55 Oct 19 #74

Phantom of the opera OLDMDDEM Oct 19 #30

Thank you very much. OLDMDDEM debm55 Oct 20 #139

Sound of Music and Music Man, you gotta know the territory. marble falls Oct 19 #31

Thank you marble falls. Great musicals. debm55 Oct 20 #138

Grease. Mosby Oct 19 #32

Thank you very much, Mosby, for your two choices. debm55 Oct 20 #140

"Kiss Me Kate" Paladin Oct 19 #34

DITTO!!! elleng Oct 19 #38

Yes. The movie version is great. rickford66 Oct 19 #47

Thank you , Paladin. Agree. debm55 Oct 20 #136

The Fantasticks 4TheArts Oct 19 #35

OH YES!!! elleng Oct 19 #37

and watch/listen: elleng Oct 19 #41

Jerry was cool 4TheArts Oct 19 #85

Great in many ways, elleng Oct 19 #87

Watching Lenny NOW, on Law&Order! and # 2 for the night. elleng Oct 22 #190

Thank you for posting him singing. murielm99 Oct 20 #119

Thank you , elleng. debm55 Oct 20 #133

Weird play..the story. Love the main song Demovictory9 Oct 19 #82

Thank you very much for your post. , 4TheArts. debm55 Oct 20 #135

Fantasticks! Yeah... ChazInAz Oct 20 #168

Kiss me KATE! elleng Oct 19 #36

Ditto rickford66 Oct 19 #48

Thank you elleng. debm55 Oct 20 #132

West Side Story was on HBO last night/this morning! elleng Oct 19 #39

Thang you elleng. and thank you for posting the movies and musicals on your threads. debm55 Oct 20 #130

South Pacific. Polly Hennessey Oct 19 #40

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Loved the songs. debm55 Oct 20 #128

Duh! Hamilton! Sedona Oct 19 #45

Thank you Sedona. Very good musical. I saw it once but it was not the original cast. debm55 Oct 19 #64

I knew I missed some. we can do it Oct 19 #93

the king and I movie. was criticized then by Thailand and now there if u criticize the real king msongs Oct 19 #46

Thank you msongs. I have seen that a couple of times. If I can find I watch. debm55 Oct 19 #52

Have the album! Dear_Prudence Oct 20 #129

My aunt was really into Broadway musicals and lent me her albums. debm55 Oct 20 #141

"Across The Universe" Tikki Oct 19 #49

Thank you Tikki. I have never that before. debm55 Oct 19 #50

I hate musicals with the fire of a thousand suns underpants Oct 19 #51

I don't think I saw that one. debm55 Oct 19 #56

It's hot! underpants Oct 19 #71

Saturday Night Fever 😁 TommieMommy Oct 19 #53

Oh yes, TommieMommy. Movie was great. Opening song and scene are a no miss for me. debm55 Oct 19 #54

Rocky Horror Picture Show horsepoor Oct 19 #57

Me too. thank you horsepoor. Love it debm55 Oct 20 #142

CABERNET k55f5r Oct 19 #58

Very much so. Thank you k55f5r debm55 Oct 20 #143

Guys on ice... yourout Oct 19 #59

Thank you , yourout. I am so sorry about your classmate. debm55 Oct 19 #73

Cabaret, And Only Cabaret ProfessorGAC Oct 19 #60

Thank you ProfessorGAC debm55 Oct 19 #65

Rocky Horror Picture Show. Elessar Zappa Oct 19 #61

Thank you Elessar Zappa debm55 Oct 19 #70

The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lunabell Oct 19 #62

Thank you LunaBell debm55 Oct 19 #69

+1 we can do it Oct 19 #94

I have three. Different Drummer Oct 19 #63

Thank you Different Drummer for your 3 great choices. debm55 Oct 19 #67

The Gay Divorce Chipper Chat Oct 19 #66

Thank you Chipper Chat. I enjoyed Fred and Ginger. debm55 Oct 19 #68

West Side Story, Chicago, Victor/Victoria Mad_Dem_X Oct 19 #75

Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Oct 20 #145

West Side Story CanonRay Oct 19 #76

Thank you CanonRay. debm55 Oct 20 #146

I saw "Aint to proud to beg" a few times, Temptations story Demovictory9 Oct 19 #77

Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 Oct 20 #144

Phantom of the Opera.. and now, Hamilton! mountain grammy Oct 19 #78

Thank you very much. mountain grammy. debm55 Oct 20 #147

Fiddler on the roof, Camelot, Carousel. virgdem Oct 19 #80

Thank you virgdem. debm55 Oct 20 #148

Fiddler on the Roof -- great music, great story telling, and wnylib Oct 22 #198

I agree. thank you wnylib. Excellent choice. debm55 Oct 23 #200

My Fair Lady dhol82 Oct 19 #81

My favorite musical...and I LOVE musicals. Glorfindel Oct 20 #103

All I want is a room somewhere... nt Dear_Prudence Oct 20 #131

Thank you very much. I loved it. debm55 Oct 20 #149

Funny girl, with Barbara. flying_wahini Oct 19 #83

Great musical. Thank you. debm55 Oct 20 #151

1776, Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews version) Wiz Imp Oct 19 #84

Feed the birds...nt Dear_Prudence Oct 20 #134

My favorite song from Mary Poppins. So beautiful. debm55 Oct 20 #154

One of my all-time favorite songs Wiz Imp Oct 20 #170

Thank you . Wiz Imp. Love the all. debm55 Oct 20 #153

My Fair Lady Singing In The Rain Hairspray proud patriot Oct 19 #86

Thank you proud patriot. Wonderful. debm55 Oct 20 #155

An American in Paris. Junipercity Oct 19 #88

Thank you Junipercity. Yes there is a wonderful list of musicals. debm55 Oct 20 #156

Cabaret thucythucy Oct 19 #89

Thank you very much, thucythucy. debm55 Oct 20 #158

The Music Man. My Fair Lady. Camelot. Midnight Writer Oct 19 #90

Thank you very much. Midnight Writer. debm55 Oct 20 #159

Fiddler On The Roof cheri010353 Oct 19 #91

Thank you , Me too. debm55 Oct 20 #160

Agree with you, plus Hairspray, Victor Victoria, Les Miz we can do it Oct 19 #92

Thank you we can do it. Great list. debm55 Oct 20 #127

Pitch Perfect biophile Oct 19 #95

Thank you biophile. Way to go. debm55 Oct 20 #102

I just love musicals WENSTJDON Oct 19 #96

Thank you very much WENSTDON three great choices. debm55 Oct 20 #100

Me too. debm55 Oct 20 #150

Singing in the Rain n/t sarge43 Oct 20 #98

Thank you sarge43 I love that song with Gene Kelly singing that and dancing. debm55 Oct 20 #99

1776. My Fair Lady. Music Man. Victor, Victoria. Mamma Mia. niyad Oct 20 #101

Thank you niyad. You have a terrific list. debm55 Oct 20 #126

So many to list bpj62 Oct 20 #104

Thank you bpj62 Great list. debm55 Oct 20 #125

For humor: Evil Dead - The Musical TheBlackAdder Oct 20 #108

Thank you, The BlackAdder. debm55 Oct 20 #124

Oliver! MyOwnPeace Oct 20 #110

Thank you MyOwnPeace. I really liked that one. debm55 Oct 20 #123

Any Gene Kelly or Judy Garland sunnybrook Oct 20 #116

Thank you very much, sunnybrook. Three great choices. debm55 Oct 20 #122

Brigadoon. WheelWalker Oct 20 #117

Thank you WheelWalker debm55 Oct 20 #118

The best musical ever put to film - Popeye TlalocW Oct 20 #120

Thank you TialocW I am waiting for Wicked to come out as a movie. debm55 Oct 20 #121

Rocky Horror of course. bullimiami Oct 20 #152

Thank you bullimiami. debm55 Oct 20 #161

Movie Sound of Music, yes. Stage production, No. tanyev Oct 20 #157

Thank you tanyev. Yes everything about it is wonderful. debm55 Oct 20 #162

Threepenny Opera ChazInAz Oct 20 #163

Thank you ChazInAZ debm55 Oct 20 #167

Oddly, have an ear worm today for "A Chorus Line." Grins Oct 20 #165

That's funny Grins. Enjoy. debm55 Oct 20 #166

Camelot Vegan4life Oct 20 #169

Thank you Vegan4Life beautiful songs debm55 Oct 20 #171

Hmmm.... ?Tommy! (perhaps under the HDN "umbrealla" electric_blue68 Oct 20 #172

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Oct 20 #173

debm55 ..... Upthevibe Oct 20 #174

Yes it is . Thank you Upthevipe. debm55 Oct 20 #175

South Pacific RandySF Oct 20 #176

Thank you RandySF. Love it. I basically love all musicals. debm55 Oct 20 #178

HAIR lark Oct 20 #179

Thank you very much , lark. debm55 Oct 20 #180

The Bandwagon. The greatest musical...ever! Sibelius Fan Oct 20 #181

Thank you Sibelius Fan. debm55 Oct 20 #182

Les Miserables Beartracks Oct 20 #183

Wow you are a fan, Thank you very much Beartracks. debm55 Oct 20 #186

Does Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" WestMichRad Oct 20 #184

HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAH. you get credit. Thank you WestMichRad debm55 Oct 20 #185

You forgot the best part... malthaussen Oct 22 #194

Yes I did! WestMichRad Oct 22 #199

In addition to many already mentioned here drmeow Oct 20 #187

Thank you very much drmeow. That hasn;t been mentioned yet. debm55 Oct 20 #188

Camelot Figarosmom Oct 22 #191

Thank you for your choices. Figarosmom. debm55 Oct 23 #202

"The Producers." malthaussen Oct 22 #192

"Finian's Rainbow" malthaussen Oct 22 #195

Thank you malthoussen. Great choice. debm55 Oct 23 #203

West Side Story choie Oct 23 #201

Thank you choie. I love your choices. debm55 Oct 23 #204

TOMMY Emile Oct 23 #205

Thank you Emile. I remember seeing the movie. debm55 Oct 23 #207

Burlesque (see below) Backseat Driver Oct 23 #208

Thank you very much Backseat Driver. debm55 Oct 23 #209

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Marigold Oct 23 #210

thank you Marigold and I agree with you about Cabaret. debm55 Oct 23 #211