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Top 10 Plays of All-Time

 
 
Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:06 pm
In my Theatre class we tried to pick the top 10 plays of all-time. If you guys wouldn't mind, I'd like you all to tell me what you think of our list.

1.) Cats/Romeo and Juliet

2.)Hamlet

3.)Annie

4.)Lion King

5.)Nutcracker

6.)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Concert/ Phantom of the Opera

7.)A Raisin in the Sun

8.)Chicago

9.)Julius Caesar/Diary of a Mad Black Woman

10.) Wizard of Oz/ Beauty and the Beast




Thanks.
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fealola
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:08 pm
I think you need to read more plays! Let me think about it and get back to you. Most of those in my opinion can go.
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fealola
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:17 pm
This isn't to say a good part of your list was not entertaining, they were, but i wouldn't say they are the greatest plays of all time. Plays have been going on for thousands of years, and a good number of yours have only been around for a few decades or less. What will you be reading for your class, if I may ask?
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:20 pm
Considering I am a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Freak!!!

TMNT Concert.
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:22 pm
My personal list contained mainly Greek plays....but i was outnumbered by the class. But i did manage to round up enough votes for TMNT to get them on the list Very Happy .
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:30 pm
This list was as voted by the entire class. This isn't my list.
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:34 pm
1.)TMNT Concert

2.)Odyssey

3.)Romeo and Juliet

4.)Hamlet

5.)Antigone

6.)Oedipis

7.)Death of a Salesman

8.)Diary of a Mad Black Women

9.)McBeth

10.)Hairspray

That was my personal list.
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fealola
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 05:43 pm
Very cool. I love how your list is so serious then you tack on the fun ones too. Way to go! I'm not a list maker or an expert. So my list would be too long and too embarrassing because I'm really not up to date. And I can't remember very about those oldies!
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 06:17 pm
See i don't ignore the past.
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 08:30 pm
Come on, share yours....It can't be more embarrassing than mine.
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fealola
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 08:40 pm
Well, off the top of my head:

The Miracle Worker
The Crucible
The Importance of Being Earnest
Richard III
Pygmalion
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe

(You can tell my era LOL!)

Musicals:

Caberet
South Pacific
My Fair Lady
Fiddler

(all pretty mainstream)

The Worst thing I ever saw was on cable a few months ago was The Jeckly and Hyde thing with David Hasselhoff. But that's just my opinion.

Nothing recent on my list. Things will come to me tho'.

I read all the old, old playwrites a long time ago. I used to spend a lot of time reading plays for enjoyment, but that was a long time ago!
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fealola
 
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Reply Fri 26 Sep, 2003 08:41 pm
These aren't nec. the greatest of all time. Just one I like!
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Sat 27 Sep, 2003 08:47 am
Yeah, I know what you mean.
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Italgato
 
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Reply Tue 30 Sep, 2003 10:24 pm
I was blown away by Edward Albee's provacative Tony Award Winning-"Who is Sylvia"- One of the best plays I have ever seen. A truly great playwright's plea for tolerance in this cruel homophobic world.
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Wed 1 Oct, 2003 05:33 pm
Is that the one about the gay baseball star?
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mac11
 
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Reply Thu 2 Oct, 2003 01:35 pm
Child of the Light wrote:
Is that the one about the gay baseball star?


I believe you're referring to "Take Me Out" which won the Tony for best play this year.
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Thu 2 Oct, 2003 04:00 pm
How did they come up with the name "tony" for the award?
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fealola
 
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Reply Thu 2 Oct, 2003 04:01 pm
Child of the Light wrote:
How did they come up with the name "tony" for the award?


http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/bltonyaward1.htm
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Child of the Light
 
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Reply Thu 2 Oct, 2003 04:04 pm
Cool, but why couldn't you just tell me?
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fealola
 
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Reply Thu 2 Oct, 2003 04:07 pm
As you can see it's a long story. But the short answer is Tony is short for Antoinette. I figured you'd want to know who Antoinette is.
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