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Originally Posted by willravel
Phantom and Cats? Yeah, they're all kinda like that. I've seen Joseph, Evita, Sunset... the only thing he's made that I even come close to liking was Jesus Christ Superstar.
It should be noted that my mom loves musicals, which is why I was exposed at all.
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Hey, I was in CATS and I'm with you.
And artistic merit? There's always things like RENT which pretty much helped inform masses, upon masses, upon masses of teenagers about AIDS, Homosexuality, Drug use, Death, Love, Sex. It's a pretty moving piece. I went to see Spring Awakening when it first opened because a friend is friends with John Groff. That was a pretty incredible piece. Even something silly like Avenue Q, which is this incredible satire and the music is so well written and the lyrics so witty. Broadway isn't all jazz squares because, to tell you the truth, most of us hate performing in those ones; some are there to tell a story. Have you ever seen the opening dance number to West Side Story; holy shit. I can't dance, well I guess I can but not well, and really hate to, but that always makes super pumped, and I can't explain why. Yes it's artistic. In fact, it's a culmination of several different passions that just tend to flourish together; music, visual art, dance, drama, etc. I think it's an art form; just like films or books, there are always cheap and hollow ones that are very popular.