Musicals and Parades: a thought

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So I was watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, because, and it struck me that the selections from older musicals (Pippin, The Sound of Music) moved me much more than the selections from the new musicals (Matilda, Memphis, Kinky Boots). The performers were all fairly talented (except for Patina Miller, who is orders of magnitude beyond merely 'talented' and into the realm of being a goddess come to earth to bless us with her glorious presence) so it was the music I was reacting, or not reacting, to. I don't want to indulge in a cheesy nostalgiafest, but I find myself hoping that this is just an effect of small sample sizes and that I could find new musicals which would blow my socks off as effectively as "Magic to Do" does.

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[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Not to mention the breakaway hits that have stood the test of time and which no one remembers were once part of now-largely-forgotten musicals ('Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,' from Roberta).