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lonewriter
Chorus Member
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:17 pm
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Location: Texas
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 Finally watched the DVD with Donny Osmond and it was great. I have never seen the show before so I didn't really know if I would like it or not and I am glad to say I really enjoyed it.
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Beagle On Stage
Joined: Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:32 pm
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Location: One hell of a glass house
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That DVD was my first-ever exposure to musical theatre. I loved it too and it continues to hold a little place in my heart. Try to find a good live production to see that does it WITHOUT the glitz and added crap, though. The show is immeasureably better that way.
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Nettik
Tony Winner
Joined: Tue May 20, 2008 7:32 am
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Location: USA
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My first experience of the show was with community theatre that had no glitz whatsoever. It was truly amazing.
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LaGataNegra
Supporting Player
Joined: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:03 am
Posts: 114
Location: Ohio, USA
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The show doesn't need all the flash and dazzle-it's great fun on it's own. The OCR is worth tracking down, it's very pared down compared to the revival recordings.
The flash and dazzle is certainly fun, just extraneous.
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High-baritonne
Broadway Legend
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:21 pm
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Location: Norway
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OCR is out of print, so pretty difficult to track down, believe me, I've tried!
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Beagle On Stage
Joined: Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:32 pm
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Location: One hell of a glass house
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The only recording you need is the 1982 OBC.
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lonewriter
Chorus Member
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:17 pm
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Location: Texas
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I'll try and track it down, thanks. I would absolutly love to see it live. The nearest theatre is 2 hours away in Austin, Ft. Worth/Dallas or Waco so I don't get to go as often as I would like. Our library puts on a show every year (we did Sound of Music in December and I played the Captain) I think when we do another show I will suggest this one so we can include more of the kids, they seem to love to be in the show.
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kozafluitmusique
Broadway Legend / MdN Veteran
Joined: Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:10 pm
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Location: Mid East Coast. Figure it out.
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It is great, however, I prefer some elements of the stage version.
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satch
Supporting Player
Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:18 pm
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wow i saw this a while back and I LOVED IT.
SPOILER ALERT DOWN BELOW...
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i was really surprised to see all of joseph's brothers were the teachers sitting on the side in the audience. i recognized joan collins playing the piano, but it didnt cross my mind that the brothers were in the audience also.
anybody else shocked at the end?
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kozafluitmusique
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Haha I loved how they did that!
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pixiedust
Young Hoofer
Joined: Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:33 am
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This show is so Amazing!!! My mother loves it and we watched the movie together when I was little and it introduced me to theatre! I love how it can have a really great meaning and still be tons of fun with all the different types of music. It will never grow old!
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SianZena
Tony Winner
Joined: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:41 am
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Location: Wales
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Same! I basically didn't notice anyone of the teachers was in it. And when they did that, the first time I watched it, I got shivers. Sticks with me to this day.
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