Favorite Musical To Play

benlewis · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:44 am Post subject: Favorite Musical To Play

I woke up this morning with this on my mind, since we can't perform right now. What are your favorites; or, what are your least favorites to play? I'll go first:

The Producers
Anything Goes
White Christmas

I like White Christmas and Anything Goes because they are pretty much just straight ahead big-band style shows. The Producers is just a hoot all around.

My last gig before the shut-down was the Memphis production of the National Tour of Aladdin; it was a fun show, but complex...

My least favorites are Carousel and Newsies. I believe Newsies is the physically hardest show for me because it never stops...

I'm interested in everyone else's lists; especially you, Tim...

Ben

wohlrab · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:53 am Post subject:

In the heights
Chicago
Little Shop

Top three

wohlrab · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:56 am Post subject:

Dang I freaking miss playing music

adagiotrumpet · Heavyweight Member Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 906

In the Heights
West Side Story
Drowsy Chaparone

Craig Swartz · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:35 pm Post subject:

West Side Story
Gyys and Dolls
Drowsy Chaperone

Pete · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:36 pm Post subject:

I have liked all that I have played. Hopefully, we will be back to it soon.

Pete

Andy Cooper · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:23 pm Post subject:

The problem is, since all of my playing was with community groups, each musical is tied in with the cast and fellow musicians of the time.

I think it was Golde who forgot a costume change and instead of winging it, ran off to change leaving Tevye and Perchik ad-libing for five minutes. I think Perchik ended up reciting the high points of Marx's Communist Manifesto while Tevye must have been working his way into Leviticus .

Everyone in the pit was in awe.

Finally Golde showed up. You could hear the collective sigh.

So maybe Fiddler - but not just for the music.

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Chicago by Kander and Ebb!
Their Cabaret is great, but the best / most exposed parts are written for the clarinet.

Raya2 · Regular Member Joined: 26 May 2016 Posts: 31

I agree with you Ben, White Christmas is such a fun show to play, it has some great dance numbers.

Chicago is another good one, also in The Little Mermaid is a nice entertaining show to play.

Oh, I remember those good times when musicals used to keep my chops in shape.
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Rapier232 · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:25 am Post subject:

Guys and Dolls
Les Mis
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Liked Sweeney Todd as a show, but not a fan of the trumpet parts.
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benlewis · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:27 pm Post subject:

Thanks for reminding me about The Drowsy Chaperone and Chicago. Another favorite is A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. I've played several national tours of Chicago; the only drag was reading the awful copy work...

mafields627 · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:41 pm Post subject:

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deleted_user_687c31b · New Member Joined: 03 Apr 1996 Posts: 0

Elizabeth ~ especially the climax part, which was a trumpet solo in the arrangement we played...goes all the way up at fortissimo...so tough to play, yet so awesome when you get it right.

Phantom of the Opera ~ the lyrics are wonky and the story is cringy, but the music...simply brilliant, in any setting.

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benlewis · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:35 pm Post subject:

Nice one, Ed!!!

cheiden · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:24 pm Post subject:

Beauty and the Beast
Le Miserables
Drowsy Chaperone
Little Women
Into the Woods
A Little Night Music
Sweeney Todd
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Pippin
Chorus Line
Wiz

Least
Miss Saigon

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