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43. Hadestown

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 01:11 PM

Jul 5

Is by far the best musical I have seen. I do like Wicked. It is hard to determine when an artistic piece stands on its own or is inextricably linked to another piece. I'm not sure. Maybe Wicked requires knowledge of The Wizard of Oz. Of course, I'm talking about Wicked the Broadway musical not the movie version. The movie version although well done, is just the First Act of the Broadway musical.

In all fairness, Hadestown, being a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, is greatly enhanced if you know the original myth. Hadestown also weaves the story of Hades and Persephone into the piece.

It's not really a spoiler to tell you that Orpheus is unable to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. And Persephone returns yearly from the underworld to bring us spring. Yet hadestown clearly explains why we humans enthusiastically embrace and perform pointless endeavors. ---- sort of like Heart's Dog and Butterfly, "She had to try, she had to try. . ."

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What was your favorite musical movie? Mine were The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, Especially,"Come Feed the Birds" [View all] debm55 Jul 5 OP

South Pacific. Loved the songs. Polly Hennessey Jul 5 #1

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I was going to post the same. Irish_Dem Jul 5 #31

Hands down -- West Side Story, whathehell Jul 5 #2

Thank you very much whathehell, for sharing. debm55 Jul 5 #4

Pretty much agreed with WSS... returnee Jul 5 #8

Thank you returnee for your selections. debm55 Jul 5 #9

I don't think this was a musical BOSSHOG Jul 5 #5

We will include. Thank you very much BOSSHOG debm55 Jul 5 #6

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. pfitz59 Jul 5 #7

Thank you very much, pfitz59 for your selections debm55 Jul 5 #10

The Music Man 1962 and The Greatest Showman 2017 KarenS Jul 5 #11

Thank you very much , KarenS for your selections. debm55 Jul 5 #12

I was wondering if anything made in this century would get some love genxlib Jul 5 #14

Thank you very much, genxlib. for sharing with us. That is beautiful. debm55 Jul 5 #39

Tommy Emile Jul 5 #13

Thank you very much Emile, That musical is on my list too. debm55 Jul 5 #16

Saturday Night Fever, American Graffiti and I just love The Blues Brothers TommieMommy Jul 5 #15

Wow you have a great selection. Thank you very much TommieMommy. debm55 Jul 5 #17

Fiddler On The Roof cheri010353 Jul 5 #18

Thank you very much , cheri010353. All the songs are wonderful especially "Tradition " and "If I Was a Rich Man" debm55 Jul 5 #19

"My Fair Lady" ailsagirl Jul 5 #20

Thank you very much ailsagirl. Great musica. Get me to the church on time. debm55 Jul 5 #24

Oh, yeah, great one!!! n/t returnee Jul 5 #64

'Tuppance a bag justaprogressive Jul 5 #21

Thank you very much, justaprogressive. for your great selections. debm55 Jul 5 #25

Phantom of the Opera followed by Chicago. OLDMDDEM Jul 5 #22

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM. Enjoyed your selections. debm55 Jul 5 #26

Musicals usually annoy me, lol, because who bursts into song in the middle of a conversation? catbyte Jul 5 #23

HAHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much catbyte. I like your two selections. debm55 Jul 5 #27

I don't really like musicals, but if I have to pick Jilly_in_VA Jul 5 #28

Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA Great musicals. debm55 Jul 5 #38

Les Miserables. greatauntoftriplets Jul 5 #29

HAHAHAHHAHha. I agree. Loved both musicals. debm55 Jul 5 #34

I always thought musicals were weird... buzzycrumbhunger Jul 5 #30

I went to one of those showings of Rocky Horror. and you are right, buzzycrumbhunger. The audience participation made debm55 Jul 5 #35

Singin' In The Rain. Golden Raisin Jul 5 #32

Thank you very much, Golden Raisin. I totally agree. Love two songs very much ---the title song and the dancing. and the debm55 Jul 5 #36

Sound of Music, Top Hat (Fred Astaire & Ginger), & Blues Brothers SheltieLover Jul 5 #33

Thank you very much SheltieLover. I agree with your selections. debm55 Jul 5 #37

Moulin Rouge. n/t Akoto Jul 5 #40

Thank you very much , Akoto, for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 5 #41

West Side Story johnp3907 Jul 5 #42

Thank you very much for your selection, john3907 debm55 Jul 5 #44

Hadestown UniqueUserName Jul 5 #43

Wow, I have never heard of it before. It sounds wonderful, Thank you so much for sharing, UniqueUserName. debm55 Jul 5 #45

My Fair Lady. 3catwoman3 Jul 5 #46

Thank you very much , 3catwoman3, I love that dance scene in The Sound of Music. Beautiful and romantic.Thank you for debm55 Jul 5 #47

The Music Man LogDog75 Jul 5 #48

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Thank you very , LogDog75, That must have wonderful to see it on stage. Thank you for your selections. debm55 Jul 5 #96

A very meaningful song. Powerful in sentiment. Norrrm Jul 6 #98

So many good ones. Norrrm Jul 5 #49

Norrrm Thank you for sharing your musicals for us. debm55 Jul 5 #97

Chicago and Victor/Victoria. Mad_Dem_X Jul 5 #50

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X. Two great selections. debm55 Jul 5 #79

Miss Saigon and Phantom. rsdsharp Jul 5 #51

Thank you very much rsdsharp. Two great selections. debm55 Jul 5 #77

This one. It's short too. Turbineguy Jul 5 #52

Oh, My computer isn't working .It says it's age-restricted. Oh well You tried Turbineguy. PS Fluff you HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA debm55 Jul 5 #76

Across the Universe and 1776 The Blue Flower Jul 5 #53

Thank you very much The Blue Flower for your selections. debm55 Jul 5 #74

Black Orpheus. foreign film B&W circa 1959 peacebuzzard Jul 5 #54

Thank you very much for sharing with us, peacebuzzard. debm55 Jul 5 #73

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) JoseBalow Jul 5 #55

OH My. JoseBalow. Why didn't they color his hair orange???? debm55 Jul 5 #72

"Singing in the Rain" Tarzanrock Jul 5 #56

Thank you so much for your selection of movie Musicals.Thank you. Tarzanrock. debm55 Jul 5 #70

Come feed the birds is a beautiful song. scarletlib Jul 5 #57

I agree and Julie's voice was wonderful. PS, I cry too. debm55 Jul 5 #69

Cabaret! The only musical I can stand, and I love it! Dorothy V Jul 5 #58

Thank you very much for sharing your reasoning. Cabaret is great, Thanks, Dorothy V debm55 Jul 5 #67

"Kiss Me, Kate" Paladin Jul 5 #59

Excellent, Paladin. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 5 #65

South Pacific Brings tears to my eyes "you have to be carefully taught" chouchou Jul 5 #60

Thank you very much, chochou.That was a great musical. debm55 Jul 5 #61

Just quick. I was very young. (8?) Toward the end ..when the pilot died ... chouchou Jul 5 #80

Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us, chouchou. debm55 Jul 5 #91

Sticking to movies drmeow Jul 5 #62

Great selections. Thank you very much drmeow. debm55 Jul 5 #63

The Wizard of Oz Raven123 Jul 5 #66

Thank you very much, Raven123. for your selection. debm55 Jul 5 #68

oaklahoma , the musical, most of the songs . chitty chitty bang bang . all of the movie . AllaN01Bear Jul 5 #71

Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. for sharing your selections with us. debm55 Jul 5 #75

Guys and Dolls. Pesky1 Jul 5 #78

Thank you very much, Pesky1, I have never seen it. Now you got me interested. debm55 Jul 5 #82

It isn't a favorite, but it's unjustly forgotten. Morbius Jul 5 #81

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Morbius. debm55 Jul 5 #89

Bad Guy ProfessorGAC Jul 5 #83

Thank you Professor GAC. I understand the feeling and appreciate the honesty. I liked Cabaret. debm55 Jul 5 #88

Little Shop of Horrors. FalloutShelter Jul 5 #84

Two great ones. Thank you very much FalloutShelter.for sharing. debm55 Jul 5 #87

Music Man or West Side Story. NT Ilikepurple Jul 5 #85

Thank you very much, Ilikepurple, for your two wonderful selections. debm55 Jul 5 #86

"Little Shop Of Horrors." Aristus Jul 5 #90

thank you so much Aristus. Great post. debm55 Jul 5 #92

Musicals - sestina Jul 5 #93

Thank you very much sestina. debm55 Jul 5 #95

I should havr added Les Misarables and Mama Mia. All four are tied. OLDMDDEM Jul 7 #99

Thank you very much for all of your choices. OLDMDDEM. debm55 Jul 7 #100

West Side Story, head and shoulders above any of the others. Ocelot II Jul 7 #101

Thank you very much, Ocelot ll, for your wonderful choice. debm55 Jul 7 #103

"My Fair Lady" and "Oliver!" Glorfindel Jul 7 #102

Great and thank you Glorifindel for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 7 #105

The Bandwagon. Sibelius Fan Jul 7 #104

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Sibelius Fan. debm55 Jul 7 #106

TOO many! Right now, Kiss Me Kate. elleng Jul 7 #107

First of all congratulations on reachin 140.000 posts , I set up a post for you so posters can congratuate you for all debm55 Jul 7 #111

THANKS, debm55!! elleng Jul 7 #112

Oklahoma.. Permanut Jul 7 #108

Thank you very much, Permanut for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 7 #114

Cat Bailou Lifeafter70 Jul 7 #109

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Lifeafter70. I remember that. debm55 Jul 7 #115

Cabaret. k55f5r Jul 7 #110

I was just going to post that. Thank you k55f5r for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 7 #116

West Side Story and My Fair Lady. MIButterfly Jul 7 #113

Thank you MIButterbly. for sharing with us. I agree, The originals are the best. debm55 Jul 7 #117

Singin' in the Rain. retread Jul 8 #118

Thank you very much retread . I loved the song/dance and the movie. debm55 Jul 8 #119

Do animated films count? Coventina Jul 8 #120

Yes , Thank you for some beautiful singing. and songs. Coventina. debm55 Jul 8 #121