Showing posts with label Musicals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musicals. Show all posts

Monday, July 23, 2012

Musical Moments 4


Title: The Sound of Music

Character Profiles:
Maria

Captain Georg von Trapp

The von Trapp children

Baroness Elsa Schroeder

Max Detweiler

Mother Abbess

Rolfe

List Of Songs: The Sound of Music
                         Morning Hymn
                         Maria
                         I Have Confidence
                         Sixteen Going on Seventeen
                         My Favorite Things
                         Do-Re-Mi
                         The Lonely Goatherd
                         Edelweiss
                         So Long, Farewell
                         Climb Ev'ry Mountain
                         Something Good

Rating from 1-5: 4

Content Advisory: Questionable costumes and Maria sings about having confidence in herself (when she should have confidence in God).

Memorable Quotes and Pictures:
 Baroness: "Not too sweet, not too sour."
Max: "Just too, uh... pink."

Maria: "Kurt, how are you?"
Kurt: "Hungry."

 Max: "Hold on. What's so funny?"
Captain von Trapp: "You are, Max. Expensive, but very funny."

The favorite One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band song is West o' the Wide Missouri. Don't forget to vote for your favorite song from The Sound of Music!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Musical Moments 3


Title: The One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Character Profiles:
 Alice Bower
Joe Carder

Calvin Bower

Katie Bower

Grandpa (Renssaeler) Bower

Mayo, Laura, Lulu, Nettie, Rose, Sidney, and Quinn Bower

 Ernie Stubbins

Charlie Wrenn

List Of Songs: The One And Only, Genuine Original Family Band
                         The Happiest Girl Alive
                         Let's Put It Over with Grover
                         Ten Feet off the Ground
                         Dakota
                         Bout Time
                         Drummin' Drummin' Drummin'
                         West o' the Wide Missouri
                         Oh, Benjamin Harrison

Rating: 5

Memorable Quotes and Pictures:
"We already swapped names and, uh, done our howdies."

"Why do you always have to ruin a good story by saying, "Really, Grandpa?""


The favorite Mary Poppins song appears to be A Spoonful of Sugar. Don't forget to vote for your favorite song from The One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Musical Moments 2

Title: Mary Poppins

Character Profiles:
Mary Poppins
Bert
George Banks
Winnifred Banks
Jane Banks
Michael Banks
Songs: Sister Suffragette
            The Life I Lead
            The Perfect Nanny
            A Spoonful of Sugar
            Jolly Holiday
            Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
            Stay Awake
            I Love to Laugh
            Feed the Birds
            Fidelity Fiduciary Bank
            Chim Chim Cher-ee
            Step in Time
            A Man Has Dreams
            Let's Go Fly a Kite

Rating From 1-5: 5

Memorable Quotes And Pictures:
 "We better keep an eye on this one. She's tricky."

"That's a pie crust promise. Easily made, easily broken."

"It reminds me of my brother. Hew got a nice cushy job at a watch factory."
"At a watch factory? What does he do?"
"He stands about all day... and makes faces!"

 "Our first game is called Well Begun is Half-Done."
"I don't like the sound of that."
"Otherwise titled Let's Tidy Up the Nursery."
"I told you she was tricky."

"I always say there's nothing like a good joke."
"No, and that was nothing like a good joke."

 "I suggest you have this piano repaired. When I sit down to an instrument, I like to have it in tune."
"But, George, you don't play."
"Madam, that is entirely beside the point!"

The favorite songs voted on from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were 'You Two' and 'Me Ol' Bamboo.' Don't forget to vote for your favorite song from Mary Poppins on my poll!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Musical Moments 1


Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Character Profiles: 
Caractacus Potts
Truly Scumptious

Jeremy Potts
Jemima Potts
Grandpa Potts
Toymaker

Songs: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
                         You Two
                         Toot Sweets
                         Hushabye Mountain
                         Me Ol' Bamboo
                         Truly Scrumptious
                         Lovely Lonely Man
                         Posh!
                         The Roses Of Success
                         *Chu-Chi Face
                         Doll On A Music Box

Rating From 1-5: 4

Content Advisory: We do skip one scene/song* that the Baron and Baroness Bomburst sing.

Memorable Quotes And Pictures:
"You'll find a slight squeeze on the hooter an excellent safety precaution, Miss Scrumptious."


"I got up this morning and I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How an elephant got in my pajamas, I shall never know."

"That's a nice pile of junk you've got there, my boy."


"Remarkable weather we are having for this time of year, do you not think so, Cuthbert?"
"Indubita-ba-bly, Basil."
                     
     
 
  "What an unusual car."
"Daddy made it."
"Oh? And it actually goes?"

"Coggins? He wouldn't light your pipe if his house was on fire."

"There are children here somewhere. I can smell them."

"Caracatacatus Potts... Inventor!"


Vote for your favorite song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on my poll!