musical haters come here please ...

[nappyaddict]

me and my sister have decided to take my mum to a musical for her birthday. problem is my sister doesn't really like musicals. so if you had to what would you pick?

ideas i have are

chicago
guys and dolls
mary poppins
the wedding singer
doctor dolittle
blood brothers

other ideas very welcome.

oh and billy elliot, dirty dancing or the lion king.

I would go and see Wicked because it is absolutely fantastic

Wicked website

It's the untold story of the witches of Oz - fab.

Just to add, I've seen it twice and I would go again like a shot. I detest musicals generally.

Of those I have only seen Chicago and thought it was crap.
Would like to see Lion King.

If you fancy a play in stead Mousetrap is fantastic

spamalot? I took dh to see it and although he hates all things musical/theatre we both nearly hurt ourselves laughing - we would both go again and again if we didn't live in northern scotland lol

DD very like the film if she liked that

Mary Poppins.

But I'd probably see Grease or Dirty Dancing if I was to choose any.

why do i have to come here nappyaddict?

erm, i wouldnt go and see any of them. sorry i just couldnt face any of them at all

id go to a concert instead, ive been to several cheese-tatic concerts (like barry manilow - he was fantastic!!!!) with my mum. we had a great time

argh! not grease!

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have thought of some others that i have seen in the past.

westside story
saturday night fever
oklahoma
singing in the rain
my fair lady
dirty dancing
evita
joseph
annie
chitty chitty bang bang
grease
42nd street
fiddler on the roof
carousel
sound of music
moulin rouge
summer holiday
cabaret
all that jazz
calamity jane
south pacific
breakfast at tiffany's
superstar

nailpolish cos i know you hate musicals!!

And if you watch the Wicked trailer - the green witch is played by Idina Menzel on there but it's now Kerry Ellis and she is 100X better.

Billy Elliot or Grease for me. Dirty Dancing ok, but all the rest are rubbish.

omg

how did you know that

now I MIGHT go and see EVita. depends whos in it. but i thought that about les mis and when we went to the bar at half time i didnt go back at the bell (im dead sophisticated, me)

right so

billy elliot
dirty dancing
mary poppins
evita

are the short list so far.

sorry, the idea of sitting through a musical just throws me into deepest panic. I'd probably choose saturday night fever, if I had to

would you see this spamalot or wicked one that's been mentioned? i've never heard of them before.

Wicked!

Have you seen the Wizard of Oz? It's the story of Glinda the good witch and the wicked witch of the west - I'm telling you, it's bloody brilliant.

Kerry Ellis just won an award for best takeover in a role (for when she took over from, and wiped the floor with, Idina Menzel).

My friends went to see Les Mis and walked out too Nailey - they said it was utter crap.

nope

i dont like monty python much (does your sister?) and i watched the wicked trailer linked below - it just seems the usual musical churn-out to me

wha is your sister saying?

spamalot is the one based on monty python so if she likes that kind of humour then she'll like it, if she doesn't I wouldn't botherits currently got charlie from eastenders and the bloke that played tristram (sp!?) in all creatures great and small in it

haven't heard of wicked sorry

Sorry. Don't think I could manage any of them! Maybe Billy Elliott. Definitely not Chicago. Isn't the point what your mum wants to see though?

what about the ballet? not that i do like. or opera - a nice light one. if your sister is unsure i bet shed be surprised. does you r mum like those things too?

NOW that i do like (should have been)