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Postby Gypsy » Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:07 am

Who enjoys a good play? Some of my favorites are, respectively, Into the Woods, Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables.
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Postby shooraijin » Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:45 am

*waves* Me!

I've always been a Neil Simon fan, myself.
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Postby Technomancer » Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:50 am

It's rare that I can see one unfortunately. Although, since my brother's graduating from the theatre program at York, I'll have to go see his work (he's usually in charge of lighting design).

Anyways, Shakespeare is always good although his best would be "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "MacBeth". Along the same lines, "Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are Dead" is a must see as well. "Long Day's Journey into Night" is pretty good too, although it has nothing to do with Shakespeare.
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Postby shooraijin » Fri Jan 09, 2004 12:04 pm

Oooh, Tom Stoppard. I like him too.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Fri Jan 09, 2004 12:24 pm

Hmm... I've seen Little Shop of Horrors, A Streetcar Named Desire, Assassins, and I was a munchkin in the local highschool's production of The Wiz when I was little.
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Postby cbwing0 » Fri Jan 09, 2004 1:11 pm

I like plays, although I don't really make an effort to go see them. I have seen "The Cherry Orchard" (Anton Chekov), and several high school productions of famous plays. Do musicals count?
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Postby Michael » Fri Jan 09, 2004 1:33 pm

Much Ado about Nothing and Twelfth Night are two of my favorites.
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Postby shooraijin » Fri Jan 09, 2004 1:42 pm

> Do musicals count?

Naturally!
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Postby cbwing0 » Fri Jan 09, 2004 1:44 pm

Great!

In that case, I've also seen Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (three times), and Annie (twice).
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Postby Kokhiri Sojourn » Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:58 am

I was in the play "Much Ado About Nothing" in high school. I was Leonato, the father of Hero (I had to color my hair grey...). I love plays and musicals!
My favorite musicals are, yes Gypsy, Les Miserables, and a play called Ragtime. I haven't met a lot of people who know what this is, but it is a fantastic musical. There are way too many greats :dizzy: to list though.
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Postby Spencer » Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:24 pm

**** Yankees, anyone?

EDIT: Oy, sorry. Didn't mean that as a bad word, but that's the name of the play. .__.
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Postby EireWolf » Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:32 pm

hehe. Those darn Yankees... :grin:

I like a good play. Sadly, I haven't been able to see very many. I did see Phantom of the Opera, and liked it. I'd like to see Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and CATS, if I ever get the chance.

The Lambs Players in San Diego put on a wonderful play of "Til We Have Faces," and adaptation from the book by C.S. Lewis. I also saw them do "The Secret Garden," which was also quite good.

Does a "Cirque de Soleil" show count as a play? I've seen two of their shows, very impressive! I saw Varekai and Allegria. I liked Varekai better; the costumes were more visually stunning and colorful, and there was more "story" to it. The acrobatics were very cool in both shows. If you ever get a chance to see it, do.

Oh, and how could I forget Riverdance? That is my all time favorite. *sigh* I love it.

I wish I could go to the theater more often!
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Postby Icarus » Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:36 am

I haven't been to too many plays, just three that I recall. Charlie's Aunt is hilarious. The university theater department did it last year, and I was laughing almost all the way through.

Proof, on the other hand, I enjoyed, but wouldn't reccommend here.

The other one was a high school production of The Christmas Carol.
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Postby Zilch » Thu Feb 12, 2004 3:34 am

Into The Woods rocks!...(thank you so much for turning me into a geek, Gypsy)...
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Postby Shinja » Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:18 am

i like plays, ive seen several shaksphear plays out under the stars back home. and joseph and the amazing techincolor dreamcoat, though that one was indoors, i think prefer the outdoors shows better.
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