Comments on: Why I Love Musicals – a Contest

By: Nicola

Nicola — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:41:05 +0000

I love musical theatre because I can live vicariously through those that actually have singing and acting talent.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:25 +0000

Musical theatre is silly and fun. The opportunity for escapism is better than in any other format!

By: Metta

Metta — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:16:31 +0000

Well it’s simple really, Musical theatre makes me smile. It makes me cry, it makes me laugh, it makes me want to jump up and dance, and sing at the top of my lungs. It takes me out of my everyday and lets me adventure into a new world. Whether I am watching it, or acting in it, Musical Theatre makes me feel alive!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:48 +0000

I love Musical Theatre because the person I love is obsessed with it.

By: Andrew Wade

Andrew Wade — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:17:19 +0000

What is it that makes musicals stand out from other forms of theatre? Well, the music! I love the narrative trope we as audiences buy into to allow characters to, through song, delve into their deepest, brightest, darkest, and most passionate desires and questions in ways so few people ever could with mere words. I love music that stirs up emotions in me as strongly as any monologue.

And to be honest? I like happy plays, theatre to warm my soul. And happy plays are so often also musicals, whether they’re Wind In The Willows, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Joseph, or any number of others. Plays filled with bright eyed feelings that my friends, coworkers – heck, even strangers – can share with each other, chipperly singing along, years after leaving our seats.

By: Justin Go

Justin Go — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:03:56 +0000

I love musical theatre because it allows you to connect on so many levels. Thanks to musical theatre, I have enjoyed random sing-a-longs at bus stops, border-crossing trips just to see shows together, and even unexpected Facebook conversations. Because some shows are just so timeless, it has allowed me to connect with other generations and have conversations where differences of age didn’t matter. At the theatre, I love it because you get to laugh with fellow audience members at all the right moments, watch a story unfold, and take in all the complexity and the emotion from the composer, the lyricist, the book writer, the actors, and the musicians.

Because there’s a little George inside each of us, all searching to connect the dots.