Defying Gravity


My favorite song from a musical.

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  1. Musicals are entirely different than other works of art/entertainment. Musicals are fun without needing to be action-packed or funny.

    I worry that one day I will so thoroughly enjoy a live show or musical, but it won't be popular enough to be made into a movie and I will never be able to relive the experience.

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  2. Ugh. No offense to you or this song, but I really don't like musicals. I borderline abhor them.

    Funny musicals are tolerable for me - I was able to sit through Avenue Q and the Producers. I would watch Spam a Lot also. But I literally walked out of the Lion King musical.

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  3. I LOVE musicals - the Lion King musical kind of sucked.

    I was just listening to this CD on my way to work this morning; I think my new favorite is "One Short Day" - solely for the happiness it evokes. Overall, this is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard simply due to the harmonizing ability of Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda - also Annabeth from the West Wing, Royce) and Idina Menzel (Elphaba). But, it has to be the original soundtrack as these two harmonize MUCH better than others I've heard.

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  4. Yes I know Kristin Chenoweth from West Wing, she was great as the speaking tutor for Toby.

    I realized long ago that I have some mental block about musicals that most people don't; understand that it's a flaw within myself when I say that soundtrack sounds like a hideous experience. I can sit through 3-hour Shakespeare plays, but when a single song bursts out 10 minutes into a Broadway show, I want to leave immediately.

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