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A Musical with no applause!?

Fri, 19 Oct 2001, 03:56 pm

Walter Plinge10 posts in thread

I've always wanted to either be involved with or see a piece musical theatre where there is no opportunity for the audience to applaud after songs. Has anyone ever seen such a piece, or has ever tried to stage one?

I seems to me that it is done in "straight" theatre all the time, but the presentational style of musicals and the entertainment factor enables the audience to break any tension by applauding after songs.

Any comments?

(I'm also rtying to take the convo away from Les Mis - Ahhhh)

RE: The Beasts of the Musicals

Tue, 23 Oct 2001, 09:44 pm

crgwllms

cheeba wrote:
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>>are you acting like the "cats" sheep that you referred to...

I'm not a big fan of Cats (and I don't really like Phantom, either)...but I think you've both hit on something here - "SHEEP" !

Especially since the best suggestion I could get in a previous thread about suggestions for new musicals was "something with meat"...

Craig

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Thread (10 posts)

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A Musical with no applause!?— Walter Plinge19 Oct 2001

RE: A Musical with no applause!?— crgwllms19 Oct 2001
- The Pros and cons...— crgwllms19 Oct 2001
  - RE: The Pros and cons...— Walter Plinge20 Oct 2001
  - The Best of the Musicals+— Walter Plinge23 Oct 2001
    - RE: The Best of the Musicals+— Walter Plinge23 Oct 2001
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        RE: The Beasts of the Musicals— crgwllms23 Oct 2001
      - ···
        RE: The Best of the Musicals+— Walter Plinge24 Oct 2001
RE: A Musical with no applause!?— Walter Plinge20 Dec 2001
- RE: Les Parapluies— crgwllms21 Dec 2001

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