I am partial to Carousel as my personal favorite, but South Pacific is a close second.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
FLOWER DRUM SONG - the original not that revival dreck.
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
The Sound of Music's film recording is my favorite because I grew up with it, but the King and I is my favorite score. It's perfect.
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
I may be the only person who hated Carousel. But, I have a feeling it was more of the quality of the production I saw. Billy was a shrimpy dancer/chorus boy.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
I know them all so well , it's hard to choose. Sound of Music and South Pacific always bring me to tears.. But I love some of the songs in Carousel, especially "What's the use in wondering.." and "You'll Never Walk Alone".
The revival of "The King and I" was my first Broadway show and I loved it. Last year I finally saw the movie, and it's such a nice piece. I'd had to tie it with the sound of music.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Sound of Music movie. Maybe it's becaue I had grown up on the movie way before I saw the play, but I really hate the play. The changes they made for the movie were just so smart. Maria and the Mother Abbess singing "My Favorite Things"? What?!
I also love Cinderella. The book is a little cheesy, but I think it has such a timeless score. There isn't one song I don't like from it.