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genxlib

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12. I think that was certainly true in the first few years

Reply to still_one (Reply #10)

Tue May 12, 2020, 01:40 PM

May 2020

But it has stayed wildly popular beyond anything that could just be attributed to being trendy

I find Les Mis to be forced. When it gets to the purely musical songs, it is good. But much of the dialog is shoehorned into monotonous psuedo-song that is really annoying to me.

As you say. To each their own.

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Hamilton to be released over a year early on Disney Plus [View all] Susan Calvin May 2020 OP

I am really excited for this. demmiblue May 2020 #1

IMHO I think it is an over-rated and over expensive musical still_one May 2020 #2

Agree - A lot of overblown praise for a mediocre musical packman May 2020 #3

music is just fair. Glad I didn't over paid for the tickets still_one May 2020 #7

Your feeling is really rare genxlib May 2020 #5

And the choreography! GriffenRamsey May 2020 #6

It is great genxlib May 2020 #8

That first song that won me over was the The Schuyler Sisters GriffenRamsey May 2020 #15

Each to our own. The talent is great, but from my perspective it isn't a Les Miserables still_one May 2020 #10

I think that was certainly true in the first few years genxlib May 2020 #12

Interesting, I could not understand half the words in the songs in Hamilton still_one May 2020 #17

I don't disagree genxlib May 2020 #19

I find your criticism of Les Mis applies more to Phantom. Just difference of opinion still_one May 2020 #20

I saw it last year Coleman May 2020 #9

I thought it was only fair as far as the music was concerned. still_one May 2020 #11

whats it even about? samnsara May 2020 #13

The tribulations of Alexander Hamilton, and his eventual dual with Burr still_one May 2020 #18

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal May 2020 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author genxlib May 2020 #4

Man I was supposed to go see Hamilton as a birthday present this year. Initech May 2020 #14