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Post by Basil on Aug 3, 2016 21:41:26 GMT
This is a place for me to post videos of musical songs and other broadway related stuff without spamming other threads with it. Pretty sure I'll be the only one posting here, but whatevs. I've been listening to a lot of Phantom of the Opera lately.  I can't get over how beautiful this song is.   |
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Post by kingeomer on Aug 4, 2016 12:13:08 GMT
The Phantom of the Opera is a gorgeous musical.
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Post by Basil on Aug 4, 2016 12:29:08 GMT
I would not object if Ramin Karimloo wanted to abduct me into his underground lair.
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Post by Basil on Aug 4, 2016 12:43:48 GMT
Also this super weird promotional music video. Note the different lyrics! That's because they were originally written by Richard Stilgoe, but Webber was unhappy with his work, so Charles Hart was hired, who then rewrote pretty much the entire libretto, although some of Stilgoe's original contributions are still present in the final version. Steve Harley, the Phantom in this video, was originally supposed to play the Phantom in the stage version too, but he was fired and replaced with Michael Crawford. Charles Hart gave us lyrics like these.  You have brought me,
to that moment where words run dry,
to that moment where speech
disappears into silence,
Silence ...
I have come here,
hardly knowing the reason why.
In my mind I've already imagined
our bodies entwining, defenceless and silent.
And now I am here with you.
No second thoughts.
I've decided ... decided.
Past the point of no return,
no going back now,
our passion-play has now, at last, begun.
Past all thoughts of right or wrong,
one final question:
how long should we two wait, before we're one?
When will the blood begin to race,
the sleeping bud burst into bloom?
When will the flames, at last, consume us?
Past the point of no return,
the final threshold,
the bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn!
We've passed the point of no return ... |
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Post by Basil on Aug 4, 2016 19:57:34 GMT
Lindsey Stirling's Phantom medley is divine. |
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Post by Basil on Aug 4, 2016 20:56:09 GMT
Fucking goosebumps. Right in the feels. |
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Post by Basil on Aug 5, 2016 13:42:07 GMT
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Post by Basil on Aug 6, 2016 22:14:56 GMT
Beautiful piece of musical theatre history. I was one year old when this was recorded.
Peter Hofmann was such a perfect tenor.
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Post by kingeomer on Aug 7, 2016 12:59:34 GMT
Basil, did you hear anything about Julie Taymor directing the Broadway version of Frozen? I think it could translate really well to Broadway but having kids at the height of Frozen's popularity...I don't know if I could take it on Broadway  But maybe enough time would pass and I'll be ready. |
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Post by Basil on Aug 7, 2016 13:10:21 GMT
Basil, did you hear anything about Julie Taymor directing the Broadway version of Frozen? I think it could translate really well to Broadway but having kids at the height of Frozen's popularity...I don't know if I could take it on Broadway But maybe enough time would pass and I'll be ready. No, I haven't heard that. Good choice, probably, she directed Lion King, and that turned out great! I'm not sure how I feel about a stage version of Frozen. Believe it or not, I'm not the biggest fan of the movie. It's not bad by any means, and it has that one amazing song, but overall, it's not one of my favourites. Also the basic story is more or less just a retelling of Wicked with different characters. |
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Post by Basil on Aug 7, 2016 19:52:57 GMT
One of my favourite moments in theatre.
Watching this live for the first time at the age of 14 made a lasting impression on me. I was there with my parents, and I remember that my mum started crying, just because the music and everything was just so overwhelming. It really almost gives you a heart attack when out of nowhere the overture starts playing.
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Post by Basil on Aug 7, 2016 19:55:27 GMT
Also sitting right below the chandelier is fucking terrifying, especially when it comes crashing down at the end of act 1. |
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Post by Basil on Aug 9, 2016 17:54:20 GMT
This is by FAR my favourite German musical. This is one musical I'm like 90 percent sure Witchy would love.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2016 13:59:37 GMT
This is by FAR my favourite German musical. This is one musical I'm like 90 percent sure Witchy would love. Challenge accepted! |
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Post by kingeomer on Aug 10, 2016 14:15:54 GMT
This is by FAR my favourite German musical. This is one musical I'm like 90 percent sure Witchy would love. This looks like an awesome musical. |
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Post by Basil on Aug 10, 2016 14:20:20 GMT
This is by FAR my favourite German musical. This is one musical I'm like 90 percent sure Witchy would love. Challenge accepted! I found the whole show with English subtitles. Unfortunatley the quality in far from perfect, but here you go (you don't have to watch it though ... please don't feel obligated to watch it ): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRHHJ5WIknnPeWiJO5aacgvKY1OnPpYnuHere's one of my favourite songs from the musical: By the way, the show is based on Roman Polanski's movie The Fearless Vampire Killers. In the movie Sharon Tate played the main female character Sarah.  |
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Post by Basil on Aug 11, 2016 19:53:35 GMT
It's official. We got tickets for Phantom on Tuesday, August 16th. That's in like four days. Get Hype!!  |
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Post by Enid on Aug 11, 2016 19:59:33 GMT
I've barely seen any musicals on stage, just The Producers, a musical based on the songs of an band from the 80's, and Spamalot, which I loved, specially the Diva's Lament |
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Post by kingeomer on Aug 12, 2016 13:18:58 GMT
It's official. We got tickets for Phantom on Tuesday, August 16th. That's in like four days. Get Hype!! Enjoy! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 13:30:12 GMT
I've barely seen any musicals on stage, just The Producers, a musical based on the songs of an band from the 80's, and Spamalot, which I loved, specially the Diva's Lament I've seen a few plays, but the only musicals I've seen live are The Nutcracker, which I saw performed by the children's ballet in Lexington, Kentucky a couple times, and Big River, which I saw on Broadway when I was 10. |
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But maybe enough time would pass and I'll be ready.
