rec.arts.theatre.musicals

"fmomoon" wrote in
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>> In my area there will be local productions of Parade,
>> Urinetown and Footloose by three (I think) different groups.
>>
>> I think Urinetown will be one of the two. I read the writeup
>> of Parade and it being about the Mary Phagan case - that
>> seems so depressing.
>>
>> The problem with Footloose was I saw the movie about 20 years
>> ago and despised it. So I don't know how I will take the
>> musical. I found the movie's storyline beyond dopey but then
>> I can tolerate dopey stories in musicals if the songs are
>> good.
>>
>> So which two of the 3 should I see, I am leaning towards
>> Urinetown (according to the writeup in Wikipedia it seems
>> fun) and Footloose. Only because Parade seems so depressing.
>>
>> I can tolerate dopey storylines in a musical with good songs
>> more then depressing storylines with great songs.
>> So thats why Footloose is slightly just sightly ahead of
>> Parade. If Footloose has good songs that is.
>>
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> Parade. It has far better music.

Hell, I'd see PARADE just because you don't often get a chance to
see it. FOOTLOOSE is always around somewhere, like mildew.



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