5x5 (Part 2)

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part one is here. ready for more lists?

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[bytheshoreline]

Your list posts have been awesome so far :D

Man, all the last few episodes of Dollhouse really were good, huh?

Crack!ship choices are indeed cracky :P

Also, I need more musical theatre in my life. I wish I had enough money to see all the shows I want to see. We have a great new performance venue in my town, but now I'm leaving, so I don't know if I'll have the chance :/

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Your list posts have been awesome so far :D
aw, i'm so glad you like them.

Man, all the last few episodes of Dollhouse really were good, huh?
yesyes. : )

Also, I need more musical theatre in my life. I wish I had enough money to see all the shows I want to see. We have a great new performance venue in my town, but now I'm leaving, so I don't know if I'll have the chance :/
i have the same problem when i'm at college, although plenty of schools do musicals of their own, which helps (mine, ironically enough, doesn't). but i got into 4/5 of these shows by listening to the sound tracks first- and i still haven't seen ragtime or follies. actually i kind of have seen follies, because there is miraculous footage from an off-broadway production on youtube that shows 9/10 of the show!
point being, you can totally fall for musicals without seeing them, though seeing them is better. and if you ever want ideas for things to listen to, let me know!

/enthused rant

[bytheshoreline]

The community theatre programme in my college town is actually quite tremendous. My best friend participated in a few of their musicals, and they were all top-class. I'm not sure they get any of the Broadway tours there, but I can always come back home for that, I suppose. We're meant to have a pretty good season this coming year :)

I will gladly take your suggestions! Jane Eyre is quite possibly my favourite musical, and I've never seen it, though that's a sight different since I already know the story ;)

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The community theatre programme in my college town is actually quite tremendous.
that's awesome! do you know what's playing this year already?

aw, jane eyre! i've never actually heard this musical, because i love the book so much and i'm a little worried what they'll do to it? i'm a little wimpy in this way. : P

[bytheshoreline]

I have no idea! I'll have to check when I go down there next week :)

The musical (at least the music from it) is VERY true to the book. So many of the lyrics are either taken straight from the novel or else inspired by its concepts. The writer has a really good grasp on the themes, which is made very apparent in the imagery of the songs. I might could see where someone wouldn't care for the style of musical theatre, maybe, but I don't think it ruins the book so much as enhances it. That's just me ;) The only issue I have is that all the characters speak in very proper London-ish accent, giving no indication that they are indeed somewhere roundabouts in Yorkshire. But those sorts of things bother me.

Just make sure if you decide to check it out to listen to the Broadway version. There are some other non-professional musical versions, and they might very well turn you off the idea ;)

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hm. well I might have to give it a try, then! lyrics from the novel actually sound pretty cool. : )