I hate showtunes

[Taverner]

Rogers and Hammerstein, Rogers and Hart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Weber and Rice - all of them. Can't stand musicals.

Am I a bad person?

[kwassa]

1. Yes. There is no business like show business, like no business I know

Everything about it is appealing.

[jpgray]

2. Some of it's good--maybe you'll see the light like with Dylan

Only this time it will be a multi-colored flashing spotlight that you see.

[Taverner]

4. Don't think that will ever happen

With Dylan, I could always realize his genius was in his lyrics.

With showtunes, I feel the need to slap all of the performers silly with a trout

[jpgray]

10. Some great catchy melodies and well-made songs in there

But to each his own

[Taverner]

14. Yeah but same with Kenny Loggins

But I don't like HIM either ;)

[terrya]

3. Yes.

Except for the not liking Lloyd Webber part.

[Taverner]

5. You mean to tell me you liked Phantom?

I wanted to burn the theater down myself!!

[jpgray]

6. He's telling you you're a bad person but Webber sucks ass

And I know for sure he's half right :D

[Taverner]

9. Ahhh well a bad person I shall be

And sail the seven seas....where am I going with this???

[jpgray]

12. Well, I knew he was right on the other half

Webber's a hack!

[terrya]

11. That's what I meant.

Thanks for clarifying my comment. :thumbsup:

[terrya]

7. No...

Hell, it's a long day. I misposted.

I despise Lloyd Webber. Tedious, boring claptrap.

[Misunderestimator]

8. Seems to me he meant that he agrees that Webber stinks.

[txwhitedove]

13. Please rethink the idea of musicals. West Side Story, South Pacific....

The King and I, ....many, many more had themes on racism.

On Broadway: musical theater has tackled racism for decades, albeit covertly at times
Dance Magazine, June, 2005 by Sylviane Gold-----

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_6_79/ai_n13817669

[Taverner]

15. Sure they may have good ideas behind them

But when they sing in the middle of a tense moment - sorry, that just loses me

[txwhitedove]

16. Huh, you don't do that? You mean my life isn't really a...

semi-tragic musical comedy??? Oh, woe. No wonder the kids laugh when I break into song.... everywhere, store, movies...