It’s time to talk Chess!!!! I think my favorite thing about Chess is the unpredictability. I’ve seen three productions in the last couple weeks on top of listening to the original concept album extensively, and every time I’ve started one, I’ve had no idea what to really expect. They’ve all been pretty different, in songContinue reading “MTQ Week One: Chess”
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Musical Theater… Quarter!
Happy 2021! Fingers crossed it’ll turn out better than 2020 did. For five years in a row I’ve challenged myself to watch or listen to one musical per day during the month of February. I wanted to educate myself and expand my horizons in creative medium that I loved but hadn’t spent much time on.Continue reading “Musical Theater… Quarter!”
MTM5 Day 2: The Spongebob Musical
[Full list] I think everyone who saw the announcement for the Spongebob musical had a moment of ‘wait, what?’. I’d been hearing that it was good, but I also don’t have a lot of strong memories of watching Spongebob like lots of people my age do. I saw it, but it wasn’t something I wasContinue reading “MTM5 Day 2: The Spongebob Musical”
MTM5 Day 1: Hadestown (Broadway Cast Album)
[full list] Hadestown!!!!!!! How I adore Hadestown. The trouble with listening to something so good on day one is that it’s all I’m going to want to listen to for the rest of the month. I have a very distinct memory of listening to the concept album in year 3 (plot and development is describedContinue reading “MTM5 Day 1: Hadestown (Broadway Cast Album)”
Musical Theater Month (Year 5!)
It’s that time again! And it’s a leap year, which means I get to take on 29 musicals rather than 28. If you’re new: five years ago I started a challenge for myself where I listen to or watch one musical per day for the whole month of February. I like musicals a lot, andContinue reading “Musical Theater Month (Year 5!)”
Musical Theater Month (Year 4!)
It is time, once again, for Musical Theater Month! I’m going to watch (or listen to 28) musicals It’s going to be an interesting February. I’m on the other side of the planet with two jobs, now, and I’m also spending 6 days on vacation visiting family, but I’m still excited to watch some musicals!Continue reading “Musical Theater Month (Year 4!)”
MTM Day 28: Urinetown
[Full list] Finally… Musical Theater Month comes to an end, with an example of actual musical theater. I found a small theater version of this on youtube and watched that. I always like seeing the creative ways people find to do shows on smaller budgets than what Broadway has. It was a fun show. ItContinue reading “MTM Day 28: Urinetown”
MTM Day 27: Annie Get Your Gun
[Full list] An old musical that isn’t 2.5 hours long??? This gets points just for that. I joke, but I appreciate that it didn’t waste any time. Pretty much everything that was in it served the story. Overall I enjoyed it. There were some things I wasn’t sure about. Of course any time there’s nativeContinue reading “MTM Day 27: Annie Get Your Gun”
MTM DAY 26: Hair
[Full list] This is the first one I didn’t finish on the right day. I got 3/4 of the way through and then I was too sleepy to continue, so I finished it this morning. I think I just didn’t get it. It wasn’t horrible, just…. very hippie (not bad) and the music always feltContinue reading “MTM DAY 26: Hair”
MTM Day 25: Carousel
[Full list] Another movie, because it was easier to find than a stage version. The people in the comments of the video where I watched this claimed it was one of the greatest musicals of all time. Honestly, story-wise, I wasn’t thrilled. It was deferent, definitely. But I felt like there wasn’t much to latchContinue reading “MTM Day 25: Carousel”
Daisy M. Hall 