> I've never seen the musical "Titanic". What was it like?
I haven't seen it either. It opened in Australia in 2006 and apparently the ushers were counting how many people were leaving throughout the performance, or something like that. Meh. I listened to the Original Broadway Cast Recording and I was very moved by what I heard.
I was almost moved to tears when I heard "God Speed, Titanic" and "We'll Meet Tomorrow". And there are so many other great moments like "Lady's Maid", "The Night Was Alive", "No Moon" (this gives me the chills every time I hear it. This is the part where the Titanic hits the iceberg), "Dressed In Your Pyjamas In The Grand Salon", "The Blame" (this is very intense), "Still" and "Mr Andrews' Vision" as the ship goes down.
It won many Tony Awards but it never really succeeded the way it probably should have. I think they should revive it for the centenary.
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> Do you think "The Scarlet Pimpernel" was Frank Wildhorn's
> best musical? It was running on Braodway at the same time
> as his "Jekyll And Hyde" and his "The Civil War".
Yes, I do. But the Pre-Broadway production of "Jekyll And Hyde" was also great. They shouldn't have tampered with it. There is no song in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" that I would want to skip.
I have only heard some of "The Civil War".
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> He almost had a forth show on Broadway at the same time
> but the plans for "Havana" fell through. I hear it is
> heading for Broadway in the near future.
It was supposed to open in Pasadena but the theatre closed. It might still be headed for Broadway though.
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> And yet, Frank has never written a West End show. I am
> amazed by that. His most successful British show was a
> touring version of "Jekyll And Hyde", produced by Bill
> Kenwright.
>
It is strange that none of his musicals have played in the West End.
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