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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:50 pm

I wish Rent and Tick Tick Boom had overtures, but Jon was too anti-traditional for that : P

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:31 pm

I don't really have one favorite...

Gypsy: Yes, it's a little long, but once the music from "Rose's Turn" starts, you forget about that entirely.
The Light in the Piazza: Come on.
Titanic: If a ship made its own music, you can bet that's what it'd sound like.
Sweeney Todd: The creepy organ music, playing kinda low key, and then BOOM factory whistle. Awesome.

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Pharaoh Ramases

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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:43 am

Some overtures are great and some don't do anything for me.

Some that I love are from:

SPAMalot
Jekyll & Hyde
Into The Woods
and Mamma Mia!

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:47 pm

ITW doesn't have an overture...it just launches directly into the opening number ("Once Upon a Time").

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Katlynn

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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:01 pm

The Boy From Oz ('The Lives of Me' intro). When I was sitting in the theatre and the timpini roll started, I flew 5 feet in the air. The lights were up on a sole piano onstage, and about 10 seconds into the overture the lights go out... but not enough that you couldn't see the movement of a body run on from stage right and sit at the bench. A minute later.. the brilliance of Hugh Jackman.

Dirty Rotten gets an honourable mention, tho. 3nodding

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:07 pm

Phantom of the Opera will always be my favorite overture. ^^

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MusicalTheatreObsessed

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:42 pm

MysteronKitty

ITW doesn't have an overture...it just launches directly into the opening number ("Once Upon a Time").

I was just in this show... the opening number is an overture and it is not called once upon a time... It's called "Overture/I wish"

Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:55 am

I think phantom is one. the first time i heard it was at the movies (i dont live near NYC so i dont get to go to a lot of shows) and i jumped. it was sooo amazing. and then the lion king is another. the circle of life i mean. i saw it when the touring company came through Rochester NY and i was so overwhelmed i was crying, seriously. also wicked is one. I also think the Wizard of oz is (for me because i was in it) and Beauty and the beast is very powerful.