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Sunday, March 13, 2005

It sucks to be me (my Broadway wishlist)

I've been fascinated with the Avenue Q soundtrack that I listened to it everyday. For those who doesn't know about it, Avenue Q is an award winning Broadway musical that tells the story of a group of people who struggle with their life in New York and lives in an apartment complex known as Avenue Q. Most of the characters are puppets and the stage is set as if you're watching Sesame Street. The songs are bouncy as well but the play deals with adult subject such as racism and Internet pornography. The play is full of angst and sarcasm which is why this play is a hit for people in their 20s. Too bad, I was not able to watch this play last year =( My favorite song in the soundtrack is 'It sucks to be me'

Another musical that's in my list is Wicked. It's a prequel of the Wizard of Oz and tells the story behind Elphiba, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West, on why she became a rebel against the wizard. It's kinda like the Star Wars which explained the fall of Anakin Skywalker. The actress who first played Elphiba won the Tony award for Best Actress has a very powerful voice but unfortunately, she's no longer with the current production. I heard that the one who replaced her does not have that powerful voice. So I couldn't imagine how she would sing 'Defying Gravity' if Idelle (the original Elphiba) is no longer in the production.

Speaking of Oz, my biggest frustration was not watching 'The Boy from Oz' with Hugh Jackman. The main reason why I really wanted to watch that is because I have this huge, huge crush on Hugh. Watching the play means a lot to me. Unfortunately, TKTS did not sell tickets for that show when I went there =(

The last musicale that's in my list is of course, Mamma Mia. My friends highly recommended it since its fun. It tells the story of an engaged woman who's searching for her dad. The songs used in this musical are the songs from Abba which I think one of the reasons why this musical become a hit. This musical had an Asian tour last year and unfortunately, the Philippines was not included in the tour.

But even though I was not able to watch these musicals, I'm still fortunate that I had an experienced watching a Broadway musical. I had a chance to watch Chicago with my cousin. We were lucky to be seated in the middle of the fifth row. I'm still thankful for that. The other plays that I wanted to watch (but not that eager) are the Lion King, Rent, Fame, Beauty and the Beast (good thing they'll be showing that here in Manila!) and Aida. That's one of the reasons why I love New York. Haay, wish ko lang sana ma-onshore ulit ako so that I could go there. And when I do, I'll watch all the musicals.

posted by subhuman @ 10:07 PM

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