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I also preferred the film versions of West Side Story & Oliver!, though I thought the movie of Evita started great but the second half fell apart...
Loved Annie by the way. And I will make sure and read Les Mis for sure, even though I have long since memorized all their names.
Another one I really liked that also made a good movie was Camelot. It starred Richard Harris and it was a nice light hearted play. The movie was alot more serious but I really did like it. In fact I have watched just about every movie version of the King Arthur story and enjoyed them.
I have a question, does everyone remember the first time they went to the theatre and what they saw?
The first time we went we saw CATS!
I enjoyed it, my husband loved it, I think he just loved those girls in their body suits. I have to admit Rum tum Tugger looked pretty good!
I had the soundtrack for years on cassette. As we know longer own any type of cassette player I should replace it with a CD.
Cute story about the music from Cats. We took a cruise a couple of years agao and they had amateur night, about a dozen or so people were scheduled to perform in some way and they were all BAD
The last one to go up was a very large heavy set woman, in her 60's, retired school teacher. I thought what in the world is she going to do. She actually needed help to get up on stage (she walked with a cane) and when she got up there they had to get her in a chair.
She sang "Memories" from Cats, and by the time she finished the whole place was on their feet and there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Anyway do you remember your first theatre experience?
I know for my kids it was Phantom and they loved it!!