Interesting musicals more people should know about.

[Michael8402]

I have always been a fan of musical theater but the normal big ticket shows have never really caught my attention.  I do enjoy many of the more famous productions but I have never really liked to follow the herd.  I find out about most of the cult productions by word of mouth from friends and coworkers.  I started this discussion so that we could share some of our favorite songs from any obscure musicals that we think should be supported more.

[Michael8402]

I will start with Avenue Q.  I was working as a Sous Chef in central PA and my friend was the Head Chef.  He liked to play random music all day and sing along very loudly.  He would play the soundtrack to Avenue Q all the time.  I love the fact that they use puppets on stage and make it a very adult parody of Sesame Street.

 

[kat (1)]

  Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording):

 

[TronRP]

For me, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) starring John Cameron Mitchell. I was going through a really dark time some years back. One night, after Comcast began capping down on how we are now able to watch TV, they got my package signal scrambled and I lucked up on this movie. 

Nowadays, it is probably more well known due to Neil Patrick Harris' Broadway portrayal of Hedwig in 2014.

 

Angry Inch (2001)

"Midnight Radio" - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

[Michael8402]

6 hours ago, TronRP said:

For me, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) starring John Cameron Mitchell. I was going through a really dark time some years back. One night, after Comcast began capping down on how we are now able to watch TV, they got my package signal scrambled and I lucked up on this movie. 

Nowadays, it is probably more well known due to Neil Patrick Harris' Broadway portrayal of Hedwig in 2014.

 

 

This will make you laugh but I was actually in a small acting troop back home and I played Hedwig once.  I also used to play Frankfurter for Rocky Horror every year.  LOL

 

8 hours ago, kat said:

  Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording):

 

 I will definitely be checking this one out.