r/musicals

Well the title is pretty self explanatory but in my quest to watch alot of musicals I want to find some on a topic I love, feminism!
and wether that’s historical or just a musical with a overall feminist narrative I want it all.

(I’d just like to say that I’ve watched Suffs and SIX already, Suffs is probably top five if not top three musicals for me)

My husband has been anti-musical for as long as I can remember, then recently we watched the movie adaptations of two musicals he ended up loving: Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera.

What do those two musicals have in common? They are overly dramatic from the beginning and not ironic in the slightest. There's no winking at the camera, no laughing at themselves. (A few of the songs make fun of certain characters, but none of them make fun of the idea of the musical itself). They take place in a specific historical setting. And they are set in France!

What are some suggestions you have for historical musicals that take themselves seriously? (Bonus points for France-setting but not required).

There's been a HEAVY influx as of the last decade of musical adaptations of films, but what films haven't yet been made into a stage musical do you think could and would be? Personally, I think Ferris Buellers Day off could work.

I'm trying to find out some musicals or certain acts of a musical with compressed time frames like only 1 or 2 days. So far, I've got act 2 of Les mis, west side story, In the Heights, and Urinetown. Is there any more that people can think of?

Okay so.. ive always had a passion for acting, but ive never went to any classes..only school plays.... the thing is i think of myself as a more witty, comical type of interpreter, is really hard for me to get serious..i think that might be exactly the reason why i was given this role, as to kind of challenge myself? but im finding it hard to tame.

For context im 17, this year i decided to try out musical threatre, surprisingly, this year's play is one i know very well, Heathers! when the auditions were announced, i expressed my interest on playing ram or kurt, but i was the only one approached specifically by the teachers and told that they really wanted me to do JD, so they straight up gave me the role even after auditioning.

Its a bit funny because JD is actually my least favourite character of the play, i know that to be good at threatre u gotta let yourself be a little cringe, but for jd i just cant take him seriously and its becoming an issue because we had practice last week and i just kept laughing and cringing at all the lines, i think this can be fixed with time, but my main problem is that, due to the way i percieve jd, i feel like im overexaggerating his body language and speech, as i present very smug and ''badass'' when im acting as him, a bit like the movie jd, but i cant really.. decypher or understand the musical's jd.. hes like serious but also chill? kind of monotone in a way(?

I guess what im asking for is general tips from people who have played him, aswell as tips from people with experience in musical threatre.. i love acting but to be honest im lacking a lot of info on how it works when doing a play..thank you!! i really hope this post is appropiate, i dont use reddit much either ):

I loved the arrangement of “21 Guns” in American Idiot. I never thought twice about that song back when it was on the radio, but now I hear it in a different way.

I’ve noticed that in quite a few West End productions I’ve seen recently that the performers wear “forehead mics” rather than the traditional side mouth microphones.

Personally, I find the forehead ones a bit uncanny looking but then maybe because I’m just used to the sides ones!

Does anyone know the reason for this? I’m curious!

BTW, I am in the Uk, so this observation relates to professional West End productions. Not sure what’s happening in Broadway or elsewhere?

We all know that Hadestown is the story of Orpheus. But I think another great Greek hero to have a musical based off of would be... (me thinking to myself "not hercules... that's a Disney movie... AH HAH!) Psyche! I think it would be great because you have the antagonist in Aphrodite, the love interest in Eros, and lots and lots of ensemble opportunities! Nobody can change my mind. THEY NEDD THIS ON BROADWAY!

I live in this small Christ loving town, I’ve been going to this theatre for the past year and I absolutely loved little house Christmas and get smart that they did! My only issue is that recently I went to this Matilda performance and every one of there posters were AI! I know some of the people in there have to be talented right? It’s a theater for christs sake, so what causes this. Laziness? I wouldn’t know I just know I’m not going back there I’ll post a few of them so we can all laugh together. And there post I have here is even worse lol. I wouldn’t comment on how bad it is on there page but again small town don’t need people hating me thanks

With it being the better season and Schmigadoon being a tony-winner and all

Hi, I read The Outsiders and loved it. My friend isn’t going to read it so don’t ask or say anything about that she should read the book, it’s not happening so don’t waste your time. Anyways, we wanna watch the movie and the musical but I was wondering which we should watch first movie or musical? Keep in mind, the first thing we watch will be her first introduction to The Outsiders.

I’m slowly making my way through all the musicals I want to watch and just finished Sunday in the Park with George. I like into the woods a lot but I LOVE merrily we roll along and I have noticed a few things, specifically regarding one of my favorite musicals of all time which only really exists as a movie, Tick Tick Boom

For one, I knew that the song Sunday from Tick Tick Boom was inspired by Sunday in the park with George but I didn’t realize it’s like a replica of the song and I love it even more now.

Secondly, the strange parallels between the story of George in Sunday in the park, and the actual life of Jonathan Larson, that his work was not yet popular and then they both died suddenly and early and their work went on to be much more celebrated, I find that so interesting and strange knowing he took so much inspiration from this work specifically

And third I’ve always loved “Johnny Can’t Decide” from tick tick boom and that was before I ever knew much Sondheim other than into the woods. I notice in Merrily and Sunday in the park there are songs where the main character is singing in third person using their own name. I absolutely love the idea that Johnathan Larson took inspiration from this for Johnny can’t decide.

Personally I’m a huge fan of Rent and Tick Tick Boom and have loved everything Sondheim I’ve seen so far (into the woods, Sweeney Todd, merrily, Sunday in the park) so please let me know what I should look into next and if anyone knows any other cool parallels! I’ve seen a lot of musicals but am still becoming cultured on it all lol

I know that its a podcast musical so it hasn’t been performed in a theatre (to my knowledge, correct me if I’m wrong) but it’s still a musical

where does the musical community sit in terms of 36 questions?

hi everyone! I'm a special ed para but I've also been a professional pit musician / orchestral violist since I was 16, making it just about 5 years. I've developed a love for musical theatre, but especially rock musicals with weird, dark or unconventional themes. Monstersongs is tied for my favorite musical of all time (other one is Songs for a New World which is beside the point) but I do also love Rocky Horror, parts of Addams Family, Little Shop and Lizzie. Does anyone have any lesser known or "underground" recommendations in this vein? Just for the sake of narrowing things down, I didn't like The Dolls of New Albion or Shock Treatment and really couldn't get into the Carrie musical either.

Mine are:

Beetlejuice

Hamilton

42 Balloons

Operation Mincemeat OR Ride the cyclone

Heathers (purely for the soundtrack tho)

Because it 4th of July what is your favorite musical about American history?🇺🇸