<p>while waiting for the acceptances to come, let's pass the time.
name your top ten favorite musicals....in no particular order</p>
<p>VTBroadwayBaby's List</p>
<p>1.Miss Saigon
2. Les Mis
3. Children of Eden
4. Gypsy
5. West Side Story
6. Smokey Joe's Cafe
7. Songs for a New World
8. Godspell
9. The Lion King
10. The Color Purple</p>
<p>beauty and the beast, les mis, man of la mancha, sweeney todd, company, chorus line, oklahoma, candide, west side story, urinetown. Hard to put them in order-just some of my favorites</p>
<p>I'll join in. :) (definitely in no particular order)</p>
<ol>
<li>Jesus Christ Superstar</li>
<li>Once On This Island</li>
<li>Jersey Boys</li>
<li>Miss Saigon</li>
<li>Damn Yankees</li>
<li>Altar Boyz</li>
<li>A Little Night Music</li>
<li>John and Jen</li>
<li>A Man of No Importance</li>
<li>Bat Boy</li>
</ol>
<p>Pippin is a close runner-up.</p>
<p>But in spite of my list, I CAN pick pre-1960 rep for my students. ;)</p>
<ol>
<li> Fiddler on the Roof</li>
<li> Phantom of the Opera</li>
<li> Wicked</li>
<li> Les Mis</li>
<li> Hairspray</li>
<li> Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</li>
<li> A Chorus Line</li>
<li> South Pacific</li>
<li> Damn Yankees</li>
<li>Annie</li>
</ol>
<p>In no order at all. Some are favorites because of the good times associated with our community theater production.</p>
<p>no particular order</p>
<ol>
<li> Hello Dolly</li>
<li> Carousel (1st show I ever saw, & sparked my overall love of theatre)</li>
<li> How to Succeed in Business</li>
<li> Les Mis</li>
<li> Sweeny Todd</li>
<li> Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</li>
<li> Anything Goes</li>
<li> Chorus Line</li>
<li> Chicago
10.Fiddler on the Roof</li>
</ol>
<p>i forgot a chorus line....whoops!!</p>
<p>No specific order, but I'm always partical to whatever D is currently or has recently been in:</p>
<p>Miss Saigon
Les Mis
Phantom of the Opera
Chicago
JC Superstar
Children of Eden
Tommy
Godspell
Wicked
Millie</p>
<p>Coach C,</p>
<pre><code> Miss Saigon: April 27 & 28 and May 5th! It sounds absolutely amazing, she's been listening to me on the vowels, finally!
</code></pre>
<p>K</p>
<p>carousel
music man
carnival
a little night music
into the woods
pippin
how to succeed in business
fiddler on the roof
damn yankees
west side story</p>
<p>I'm gonna do my best to be there, Sarahsmom!!! :) (I was thinking of her as I typed my list. ;) )</p>
<p>Coach C, let me know. We have you for dinner too!</p>
<p>Jesus Christ Superstar
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hair
Rent
Tommy
Pippin
Cabaret
West Side Story
Sweeney Todd
The Producers</p>
<p>Honorable Mention: I haven't seen it yet, but I'm predisposed to adding "Spring Awakening." I luuuuurrrrrve the cast recording. Can't wait 'til I get a chance to see it. </p>
<p>Subtopic = Books, Movies, Plays you'd like to see made into a musical. Mine is "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins although I can't decide if I'd rather see Nathan Lane or Ben Vereen as Pan.</p>
<p>I am surprised to see so many of you mention Carousel. I have not seen the stageplay (just the movie) but I did not like it at all. The score is good, but I had a really hard time with the idea that it's ok for a man to beat a woman if you love him. In fact, I remember watching with my daughter who was 12-13 at the time and having to tell her, "It is never ok for a man to hit you." Is the stageplay different, or am I remembering the wrong movie?</p>
<p>my list is HEAVILY contemporary, which kind of makes me wish I was savvier about old MT, but what can ya do? I love the new shows :)</p>
<p>Rent
Light in the Piazza
See What I Wanna See
Sweeney Todd
Sunday in the Park with George
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Wild Party (either! both!)
A Chorus Line
1776
Movin' Out</p>
<p>in no particular order</p>
<p>west side story
les mis
oklahoma!
carousel
sweeney todd
a chorus line
evita
candide
little shop
the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee</p>
<p>It's difficult to rank my top ten but I guess I'd have to put RENT as #1, simply because I've seen it so many times, having had a couple of relatives and several family friends who have been in it. </p>
<ol>
<li><p>Would have to be Ragtime and I'm kind of sad that it isn't on anyone else's list.</p></li>
<li><p>Jersey Boys - have seen it a few times and love it more each time.</p></li>
<li><p>Cabaret - one of my favorites because of both the book and the music. I was lucky enough to see several different cast changes during the Studio 54 run. My two favorite emcees were Alan Cumming and Norbert Leo Butz (on tour).</p></li>
<li><p>The Boy from Oz - my mom knew Peter Allen and I have always loved his music. Hugh Jackman was perfection in the role.</p></li>
<li><p>Billy Elliott - one of the most enjoyable evenings I've ever spent in a theatre. Can't wait til it comes to North America.</p></li>
<li><p>Anything Goes - the production a few years ago in Stratford was as entertaining a show as I've ever seen onstage. So much great music!</p></li>
<li><p>Jesus Christ Superstar - seeing Ted Neeley reprise his role in his 60's and bring the house down was an amazing experience.</p></li>
<li><p>I have to combine two - Phantom and Les Mis - because the two best productions of them that I've seen both included Colm Wilkinson in the lead roles and I love watching him onstage.</p></li>
<li><p>Elegies: A Song Cycle which is the most recent show I've seen. Love Bill Finn's songwriting and this cycle of songs is both hilarious and heartbreaking.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>(Two 'honorable mentions' for totally offbeat and non-traditional musicals that I have loved are Hair, and Hedwig & the Angry Inch.)</p>
<ol>
<li>Ragtime</li>
<li>Les Miserables</li>
<li>The Drowsy Chaperone</li>
<li>Little Women</li>
<li>Parade - I've never seen it, but I loooove the music!</li>
<li>Titanic - also never seen it...</li>
<li>Sweeney Todd</li>
<li>Urinetown</li>
<li>Once Upon a Mattress</li>
<li>Into the Woods</li>
</ol>
<p>And it is in order... This is so hard to do, though!</p>
<p>forgot Spelling Bee, Piazza and Assassins(whoops, that's thirteen)</p>
<p>joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat
aida
once on this island
seussical
ragtime (okay, i just like ahrens and flaherty...)
mary poppins
spelling bee
rent
urinetown
john and jen</p>
<p>DYING to see color purple, spring awakening, jersey boys, 110 in the shade with audra, and grey gardens. i have a strong feeling they could take the places of some mentioned above...</p>
<p>Chicago
JS Superstar
Les Miz
Phantom
Sweeney Todd
Cabaret
Guys and Dolls
Ragtime
Godspell
Seussical
This list is subject to change! So many good ones!</p>