Monday, March 24, 2008

I love MUSICALS!

I am a self-declared drama nerd. I grew up singing "the hills are alive" and "if I were a rich man" while trying to imitate the screen actor's facial expressions and voices. I spent every summer I can remember in California painting marquees, stuffing programs, selling refreshments, and gluing moss onto set pieces for the local theater company. And I still make up songs when I'm by myself and dance in my kitchen when no one is watching (and sometimes when they are). Not to mention that the highlight of my week is "Showtunes Saturday Night" on the local radio station.

I have theater in my blood.


I think that part of the appeal comes from being able to escape to someone else's life for a short while--to understand a point of view outside my own. Part of the fun is that musical theater gives me so many more ways to express myself; when there are no words to adequately communicate the emotion or idea, I can dance or sing it out of myself. Mostly, though, I love theater for all of the memories I've created over the years that are tied to the stage.
So, today I'm going to take a walk down memory lane and share some of my favorite musicals. If you haven't yet seen them, keep your eyes open for performances and ENJOY!

TOP 10 FAVORITE MUSICALS!

10. Fiddler on the Roof (Maybe just because sometimes I think that I need a matchmaker...)
9.
The King and I (beautiful and not your typical love story)
8.
Beauty and the Beast (my current obsession, since I'm choreographing it)
7.
My Fair Lady (even though Rex Harrison never sings, he brings such life to the character)
6.
Anything Goes (a silly one, but I got to wear a platinum blond wig and loved being a ditz!)
5.
Singin' in the Rain (Gene Kelly...enough said)
4.
The Sound of Music (holds a special place in my heart as the first show I ever did)
3.
Aida (the musical is WAY better than Verdi's opera)
2.
Guys and Dolls (long time favorite--gotta love Adelaide's lament)
1. Les Miserables (I've seen it twice and cried both times when Eponine dies)

And... just for fun, here's
a funny new "musical" I found on You Tube.

2 comments:

Ann said...

Hooray! You finally posted! I'm so very happy. You know how much I love musicals too! Really, I mean, my life is a musical. Singing... dancing... it's all in there.
I love the video by the way. That is too funny! I showed it to the kids and they said they'd do something like that. Me too!

Robyn said...

I love that video. I thought about showing it at musical night tonight but we are watching Hello Dolly which isn't really short. Maybe next week.