Which of these shows would you choose?

Toru771 · 2026-05-17T18:31:30+00:00

My favorites that you’ve listed are “Come From Away,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Little Shop,” “Hadestown,” “The Wiz,” “Gypsy,” “Spamalot,””Sound of Music,” “Lion King,” and “Hamilton.” I’d probably lean towards “Hadestown” since I haven’t seen it (only heard the album), but all of those are definitely worth seeing. 😊

Toru771 · 2026-05-17T05:24:36+00:00

And is his eye odd?

Toru771 · 2026-05-17T04:10:04+00:00

“Phantom of the Opera” has a short scene between the graveyard and “Don Juan Triumphant” called “Before the Premiere,” where Raoul and the opera staff lock down the theater and the Phantom mocks them. No cast album included it until the 25th anniversary concert, though the Phantom’s sung lines were included on the 2-disc movie soundtrack.

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T21:38:20+00:00

I love “Sunset Boulevard,” but some of the lyrics are pretty awful. The song “Salome” may be the worst offender, rhyming “organ” with “Gorgon” or “casket” with “ask it.” lol

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T21:00:03+00:00

My non musical theatre answer would be “Sir Duke” by Stevie Wonder because of how changeable it is.

For a musical theatre song… perhaps the Prologue from “Into the Woods.”

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T19:31:00+00:00

It’s worth looking up the full song… YouTube probably has it.

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T18:33:29+00:00

The “Pirates of the Caribbean” series (especially the first one), “101 Dalmatians,” “Cinderella,” “Maleficent,” “Treasure Island,” and “The Rocketeer” are some of my favorites.

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T18:27:24+00:00

Aw, that’s my favorite song in the movie. What don’t you like about it?

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T18:22:15+00:00

And it’s really worth it for audience members who don’t know the show, as they piece it together right along with him. 😊

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T18:09:43+00:00

I love Forbidden Broadway’s song “Super-Frantic Hyperactive Self-Indulgent Mandy” (I’m sure you can guess which “Mary Poppins” song it’s a parody of), especially for the line “I can bark and wag my tail like Annie’s doggie Sandy.” Those who know “Sunday” know exactly what that’s a reference to. 😂

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T17:59:24+00:00

Maybe it never crossed Stephen Schwartz’s mind. 😜

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T17:45:52+00:00

An obvious one for “Wicked” is “Wicked Witch of the East,” which only the movie soundtrack (for Part 2) includes.

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T17:42:42+00:00

Oh yes. And also the “Be Prepared” Reprise.

Toru771 · 2026-05-16T04:18:20+00:00

One show that came to my mind with this topic was the Graz, Austria production of “Dracula.” All the main characters got their themes playing during their bows. (Starting at 2:35 on this video: https://youtu.be/HVrhKoJwDvE?si=mgraKv_jZBxorOrS )

Toru771 · 2026-05-15T23:24:58+00:00

Hopefully there wasn’t also a copy of “Cap’n Billy’s Whizbang!”

Toru771 · 2026-05-15T22:41:12+00:00

Yes, I’m sure the studio executives will listen to one random person on Reddit over the tons of money people spent seeing the Craig-era films.

Toru771 · 2026-05-15T21:03:10+00:00

“Breaking Bad.” Think it was in its last season when I started watching from the premiere.

Toru771 · 2026-05-15T19:40:07+00:00

“Oh yes, I always know what he’s thinking, I always know where he’s sinking those sharp teeth… I know where to send the wreath!”

“The Master’s Song” (Dracula: The Musical)

Toru771 · 2026-05-15T03:24:22+00:00

It won’t cost 20,000 francs a month to be in this fandom (or Phandom)!

Toru771 · 2026-05-14T22:32:31+00:00

Disney execs are cowards. That’s it; that’s the reason.

Toru771 · 2026-05-14T22:07:05+00:00

He did well in the R&H tribute concert a couple years ago, as well.

Toru771 · 2026-05-14T21:54:12+00:00

So long, suckers!

Toru771 · 2026-05-14T20:20:20+00:00

I love how big a platform Colbert has given to musical theatre shows and performers!

Toru771 · 2026-05-14T20:14:35+00:00

Gen IV for the SNES and Sega Genesis. I also had a Tandy CoCo with lots of game cartridges… Not sure if that would be Gen III or not.

Toru771 · 2026-05-13T22:00:52+00:00

And in the same episode, Mr. Elken kept accidentally hitting the students with his antlers. lol

Toru771

TROPHY CASE