[The Duchess of Mint]

Dear Musicals.Net Posters,

Which ten musical moments (Ie: Songs, lines, blocking moves, etc.) are, in your opinion, the top ten dirtiest (Ie: the most socially controverisial... the "dirtiest") in musical (theatre, t.v., and movie musicals) history?

I don't know if I know the world of musical theatre well enough to compile a really good list, but I personally consider the following musical moments to be the ten "dirtiest" musical moments in history (NOTE: List is, more or less, in random order)

* Too many "Cry Baby" moments to name

* Maurice Chevalier's "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" (Although that song was never MEANT to be dirty)

* Too many "Sweeney Todd" moments to name (Ie: "A Little Priest", etc.)

* The suggestive dancing that's shown in the movie version of "CATS"

* The attack scene from the 1972 "Man of La Mancha" (Aldonza is attacked)

* The dismissal scene from "Evita" (The Mistress is dismissed)

* That sexy scene from the 1978, movie version of "The Wiz" (The scene wherein the Lion is being all sexy, with regards to the way by which he's talking to Dorothy...I like that scene, but some people might consider it to be shocking)

* The "Hello, Little Girl" number, from "Into the Woods"

* The underwear-flashing scene from Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" (The flamingo flashes Alice's underwear for the court)

* The last part of the song "Honey Ain't Got Nothin' on You" from the 1989 Disney t.v. movie musical, "Polly" ( Bill Cosby's poor stage daughter loses her shoulder strap not once, but twice! I think that the fact that they made her wear a too-big dress was immodest and rude! Look that song up on YouTube, and you'll see the shoulder strap...)

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[Quique]

LOL. You're such a pervert, Duchess. XD

[Mungojerrie_rt]

The Rocky Horror Show! How could you leave that out?

Numorous lines in "Don't Tell Mamma" in Cabaret.
Lots of lines in Chicago too.
"You put in for Mamma, She'll put out for you."

Past The Point of No Return in POTO
"In my mind I've already imagined our bodies intwining,"

Starlight Express is packed with inuendos.

[Salome]

Aldonza is raped in Man of LaMancha not merely attacked.



one of the sexiest scenes in musical theatre is the nearly nude ballet between Kate Levering and Craig Beirko in "Thou Shalt Not" which represents their affair.

and one of my favorites that ive performed.. Janet tearing her bra off at the end of "Toucha Touch Me" in RHS.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

She doesn't tear it off in the movie.

[UniquePerspective]

The Full Monty.

I'll leave it at that.

[Annie]

Tick-Tock.

[Salome]

[AllThatJazzHands]

This isn't really dirty, but Danny Burnstein (as Luther Billis) makes a suggestive hand motion when explaining how to pull down a cord...in the new South Pacific.

Also, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has some pretty suggestive lyrics, especially "Great Big Stuff". Haha. I love that song.

[Vice]

Everybody Rejoice from The Wiz movie. O.o I want to know what the people who came up with that scene were on...
But it's like... striptease... half nekkid people dancing. It's... weird.

The Frank-n-Furter/Brad scene in RHS is possibly the awesomest evar too. *smile*

[broadwayxdoll]

i dont think its like this is in the movie but when we did dentist is little shop we had one of the urchins in a rolling chair and when the dentist said "open wide here i come" the girl did one of those like air splits or whatever you call them.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

[jarrod001]

The sex scene in Avenue Q

The Wolfs genitals in Into the Woods

The nudity in Hair

T & A in A Chorus Line...And some of the dialogue

Contact in Rent

And some random stripper bar thing in Movin' Out

[Matthew]

I agree with Annie on Tick-Tock. Even the music is ridiculous sexy!

And Dawn...the pictures...ohmy.

[Salome]

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I'm not calling you distateful. I'm just saying I think it works better to leave it on.

I don't see how you can claim she doesn't sing it right. She was cast by the writer. The lack of power adds the the character's innocence lost.


Out Tonight in the movie or Rent. I cannot help but laugh at the the expressions of some of the guys in the background when they do the side splits in the air.
(I can do that too )

[Matthew]

You should see the picture. It's really funny...

[Salome]

[krisavalon]

One thought that immediately jumped to mind for me was "Too Darn Hot" from Kiss Me Kate. Very suggestive, and extremely edgy for its time. Definitely my favorite part of the film...

[Salome]

you realize that Lois doesnt do Too Darn Hot in the play right? its Paul, Fred's Black dresser who sings it at the start of Act II.

[krisavalon]

[Salome]

as fun as the film version is..it loses so much from stage to screen. you should buy the dvd of the london revival. its great.

[Patrick]

[Salome]

Not to mention the fact that Richard O'Brien is far from the best person to sing Riff lol

[Mungojerrie_rt]

He should be, concidering he wrote it for himself to sing.

Of course, my favorites in the film are Tim Curry, Patricia Quinn and Little Nell (who's and Aussie )

[Patrick]

[Vice]

[mastachen]

Hanschen's jacking off in Spring Awakening.

[Mara]

[Salome]

[kakoforever]

-Little Mary Sunshine- Reefer Madness
-all of Debbie Does Dallas
-Uncle Ernie- Tommy
-Some parts of Candide (or at least the version I was in) are pretty scandalous... "Bring the lubricant!"

My school just did Our Town the opera. I believe Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs sing to each other in the garden, and then disappear hand in hand. I believe its the same as the play. Anyhow, when they reappeared, the kid sitting behind me gasped and said "they just DID IT in the HELIOTROPE!!!"

[Monsieur D'Arque]

Who is the best person to sing Riff Raff, then?

And also, on the same subject, which production's band and orchestrations do you prefer? Opening Night, Roxy, Film, Broadway Revival, Australia, etc?

[Salome]

The revival hands down. best band best cast best energy.
Raul Esparza is the best to sing Riff.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

[Vice]

[nabla]

Willkommen/Two Ladies in the 1998 Cabaret revival
"Texas is from America, but she's a very cunning linguist!" lol

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I've seen the lyrics to Wilkommen from the revival. I thought the spoken bits and introductions that they'd added were terrible. I much prefer the original.

[nabla]

I like them, they're fun, it kind of depends how good the person playing Emcee is.

Anyway, i don't believe good was part of the criteria for this thread

[Salome]

[nabla]

i know i love it, and bit about Helga. Never gets old in my eyes

[Matthew]

[Mungojerrie_rt]

They might, I suppose. I only read them, haven't seen it or heard the track.

[TR_Wolf]

Lots of 'The House of Marcus Lycus' in 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum'... depends on the direction/choreography, but it can be pretty damn raunchy!

(hell, so can most of the show!)

Also, just to chip in, I've never seen any production of the Rocky Horror show have Janet remove her bra at the end of that song, but I dont doubt it'd work!

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I think some of La Cage Aux Folles would be 'dirty' I think. I've only heard a few songs.

[Salome]

there is nothing dirty in La Cage at all. its very typical Jerry Herman.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

From what was in the songs, it seemed to leave it open to some quite dirty staging. I suppose it depends on the production.

[TR_Wolf]

Nah, La Cage is all good natured fun, the only sort of 'saucy' thing is the naked children on the plates, which appear to be "playing leapfrog"

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I like that scene in the movie (the non musical one). I've seen the cd for sale but I have no money.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

[actor]

Not really "dirty" and it's not written into the script but it was pretty funny when Kristin Chenoweth flashed Norbert Leo Butz during her last show:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4wM38B-RdHY

[nickhutson]

Can't believe none of you have mentioned Jerry Springer: The Opera.

Some stuff from South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut...

Thalidomide: A Musical

"Me" From Beauty and the Beast (some of the lyrics are wonderfully suggestive: So Belle, what will it be? Is it Yes...or is it oooooooh yes?)

Some of Grease is pretty pervy: Get some Tit/Aint no shit/in Greased Lightenin'... the chicks'll cream... in Grease Lightenin' The wonderful "lousy with virginity" line.

But - yeah - it's still Jerry Springer: The Opera.

My friend's musical Yiff was pretty offensive... all about people who go online and become furry animals... and features a young man who comes on stage (and I don't mean he walks on stage)

[rcs]

Honestly, has nobody mentioned the rape scene in WSS yet?

[striped_mark_scarf]

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[Salome]