Musical Recommendations

[Nathrangking he/him]

16 going on 17

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

On 9/20/2022 at 0:35 PM, Nathrangking said:

16 going on 17

Ooooh yeah that's a good one! I'll add it to the OP

.....I just realized that's how old I was when I joined. Why does that feel so long ago??

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

*Clears throat*

Patchin' the roof
And pitching the hay,
Is not my idea of a perfect day
When you're extraordinary,
You think about extraordinary things.

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

I'm not the type

Who loses sleep

Over the size of the compost heap

When you're extraordinary 

You think about extraordinary things

[AonDoor he/him]

I'm not going to take the time to read this whole thread, but have you done Bright Star yet?

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

Yes! All my recs so far are just in the first post.

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

That's the reason I'll never be

The kind of man who dwells

On how moths got into the tapestry,

Or why the dungeon smells.

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

Oh that's a different version than the one I know.

The one I know goes:

Oh, I once knew a man
He lived each day the same
Safe and sane and swell
And when they told me he died
I didn't cry
All I could say was, "how could they tell?"

I wonder if it's Broadway vs off-Broadway or something...

Edit: I found your version, it's the 1972 original Broadway cast recording. The 2013 revival is the one I know, and I think it's the more popular version, at least, it's the only one I knew existed.

Your version: https://youtu.be/n7UsfwetiLI
My version: https://youtu.be/LjqYqhq9xsk

Now that I've listened to both, I also think the 2013 revival version is more impressively sung.

Edited November 19, 2022 by DramaQueen

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

14 minutes ago, DramaQueen said:

Oh that's a different version than the one I know.

The one I know goes:

Oh, I once knew a man
He lived each day the same
Safe and sane and swell
And when they told me he died
I didn't cry
All I could say was, "how could they tell?"

I wonder if it's Broadway vs off-Broadway or something...

Edit: I found your version, it's the 1972 original Broadway cast recording. The 2013 revival is the one I know, and I think it's the more popular version, at least, it's the only one I knew existed.

Your version: https://youtu.be/n7UsfwetiLI
My version: https://youtu.be/LjqYqhq9xsk

Now that I've listened to both, I also think the 2013 revival version is more impressively sung.

Yeah. I like the lyrics for the 2013 one more but I think that most of the other songs are better in the 1972 one. War is a Science is especially good in the 1972 production.

Edited November 19, 2022 by NerdyAarakocra

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

AAAAA I LOVE ALL OF THESE AND YAYY YOU HAVE MOST OF MY FAVORITES ON THE LIST!

Here are some more INCREDIBLE musicals that should've been on that list 

(also if some of the ones here were on the list and i just missed it im sry)

in no particular order:

1. Hadestown

2. Something Rotten

3. Beetlejuice

4. &Juliet

5. Chicago

6. Wicked

7. Spring Awakening

8. Next to Normal

9. Heathers

10. Tick, Tick, Boom!

11. Spies Are Forever

12. Bad Cinderella

13. Wonderland

14. Bonnie & Clyde

15. Rent

16. Falsettos

17. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

18. Funny Girl

19. I Could Use a Drink

20. Mean Girls

21. The Prom

22. The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

23. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812

24. Urinetown

25. Head Over Heels

Edited July 16, 2023 by Lotus Blossom

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

2 hours ago, Lotus Blossom said:

Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812

Man I thought no one else knew about this

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

17 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

Man I thought no one else knew about this

IKR

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

Just now, Lotus Blossom said:

IKR

WELCOME welcome to Moscow

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

3 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

WELCOME welcome to Moscow

Where faded and fading princesses live- I'll take you where you must go-

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

11 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said:

Where faded and fading princesses live- I'll take you where you must go-

Pet you a bit and I’ll scold you a bit

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

20 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

Pet you a bit and I’ll scold you a bit

My goddaughter~ my FAVORITE, Natasha

 

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

40 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said:

My goddaughter~ my FAVORITE, Natasha

 

I will touch you on the cheek!

Edited July 16, 2023 by Szeth_Pancakes
Wrong verse :P

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

7 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

She will touch you on the cheek!

~my cousin and i are so pleased to be with you~ ~while we wait for our fiancéss~ ~fighting in the warrr~

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

5 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said:

~my cousin and i are so pleased to be with you~ ~while we wait for our fiancéss~ ~fighting in the warrr~

Bring in their things! What are you dawdling for? Get the samovar ready! Bring some rum for the tea!

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

10 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

Bring in their things! What are you dawdling for? Get the samovar ready! Bring some rum for the tea!

Sonyushka bonjour- and Natasha my darling, you've grown plumper and prettier

*everyone else on this thread: what-*

Edited July 16, 2023 by Lotus Blossom

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

“My cheeks are glowing from the cold!” (She said, gazing at Marya with kind, glittering eyes.)

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

WELLLLCOMEEEE- Welcome To Moscow!

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

Scruffy and cozy, like an old dressing gown.

[Lotus Blossom she/her]

Countess Natalya, Sofia Alexandrovna-

(also for the sake of other ppl on this thread and notifs we might want to move this to pms) 

Edited July 16, 2023 by Lotus Blossom

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

7 hours ago, Lotus Blossom said:

AAAAA I LOVE ALL OF THESE AND YAYY YOU HAVE MOST OF MY FAVORITES ON THE LIST!

Here are some more INCREDIBLE musicals that should've been on that list 

(also if some of the ones here were on the list and i just missed it im sry)

in no particular order:

1. Hadestown

2. Something Rotten

3. Beetlejuice

4. &Juliet

5. Chicago

6. Wicked

7. Spring Awakening

8. Next to Normal

9. Heathers

10. Tick, Tick, Boom!

11. Spies Are Forever

12. Bad Cinderella

13. Wonderland

14. Bonnie & Clyde

15. Rent

16. Falsettos

17. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

18. Funny Girl

19. I Could Use a Drink

20. Mean Girls

21. The Prom

22. The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

23. Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812

24. Urinetown

25. Head Over Heels

I know Hadestown, Something Rotten, Beetlejuice, I've heard of &Juliet, I know Chicago but pretty much just the more popular songs, I know Wicked, Spring Awakening (my college actually did that one last year...I didn't audition cuz I wasn't comfortable performing all the content in there but it's a great show), Next to Normal, Heathers, Tick Tick Boom!, I now know Spies Are Forever (I listened to it. Not my favorite, but pretty good), I started listening to Bad Cinderella, I don't know Wonderland but just looking at the song titles it looks kinda similar to Alice By Heart, I know Bonnie and Clyde, I know Rent, I know Falsettos, I know Gentleman's Guide, I know Funny Girl, I don't know I Could Use A Drink, I know Mean Girls, I know at least one song from The Prom and need to listen to the rest, I know The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical a little bit, I do know Great Comet a bit but I didn't recognize it at first under that name I just always heard it as Great Comet, I know Urinetown, and I don't know Head Over Heels.

...you like the angsty/dark ones, huh? If you haven't listened to Bare: A Pop Opera, I definitely think you'd love that one.

Edit: how on earth do I not have Beetlejuice, Heathers, Mean Girls, Urinetown, Wicked, or Hadestown on there already wth

Edited July 16, 2023 by DramaQueen