Top 10 Favorite Musicals

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>I find this so hard to do which is why I didn't post when I saw the original post. But, I want to tell ya, alwaysamom, that as soon as I saw the thread, one show I knew I HAD to include was Ragtime, which I thought was GREAT. </p>

<p>One thing I truly love about Broadway is the wide variety of musicals that are almost too hard to compare. I like them for different reasons. Some are purely entertaining, some have great music, some have great stories, some are incredibly creative. I can really enjoy a show like Movin' Out and then also Ragtime but they are so utterly different types of shows. </p>

<p>I don't know where to begin because I have enjoyed so many shows!</p>

<p>I'll name some but really have trouble keeping it to ten....</p>

<p>Ragtime
A Chorus Line
RENT
Cabaret
Once On This Island
42nd Street
Hair</p>

<p>I like some classics such as:
Fiddler on the Roof
Sound of Music
Gypsy
West Side Story</p>

<p>Next ones I am hoping to see on Broadway are Jersey Boys and Spring Awakening. I also think the music in Avenue Q is creative and wouldn't mind seeing it live.</p>

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<p>spring awakening is also the next one im seeing on broadway!!!</p>

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<p>Wow great lists!
I recently saw Company and thought it was amazing.
How come no Spamalot on the lists?---Always look on the bright side of life!</p>

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<p>No particular order: Gypsy, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Guys and Dolls, Wonderful Town, Sound of Music, Drowsy Chaperone, A Chorus Line, Company, Kiss Me, Kate.</p>

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<p>oldolddad--I love Spamalot's soundtrack, but I have not seen the show yet, so I didn't know if it counted if one had not actually seen it. Also love music from Millie and Spelling Bee, but haven't seen them yet either.</p>

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<ol>
<li> The Threepenny Opera</li>
<li> Sweeny Todd</li>
<li> Chess</li>
<li> Sunday in the Park with George</li>
<li> Cabaret</li>
<li> My Fair Lady</li>
<li> Les Mis</li>
<li> Camelot (sentimental)</li>
<li> A Little Night Music</li>
<li>Bat Boy</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li>Le Miz</li>
<li>Light in the Piazza</li>
<li>Sound of Music</li>
<li>RENT</li>
<li>Fiddler on the Roof</li>
<li>Into the Woods</li>
<li>Grey Gardens</li>
<li>Man of La Mancha</li>
<li>Last 5 Years</li>
<li>Urinetown....the musical</li>
</ol>

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<p>Reading this thread makes me want to go to New York this spring to do a Broadway "power" trip-- 7 days 7 plays!</p>

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<p>My top 10, and I'm only choosing from shows I've seen/participated in:</p>

<p>The Music Man - it has a cohesiveness that comes from the book and the music having the same author. The leading man is a con artist, but you still root for him. </p>

<p>Sunday In The Park With George - it's actually difficult for me to choose on Sondheim over another, but I'll go with this one because the music is so glorious. And the original cast performed it without amplification! </p>

<p>Ruthless! The Musical - The most hilarious night I ever spent in the theater was watching this show. It pays tribute to Mommy Dearest, All About Eve, The Bad Seed, Gypsy...just a great show.</p>

<p>Kiss Me! Kate - terrific Cole Porter lyrics, great dancing, and very funny.</p>

<p>The Mystery of Edwin Drood - okay, audience participation may be dorky, but it was fun, and the trio on Moonfall that is usually cut from productions is so beautiful that I would add it to my list just for that. </p>

<p>Oklahoma! - it's a classic for a reason.</p>

<p>Sweeney Todd - okay, I couldn't keep my list to just 1 Sondheim. </p>

<p>West Side Story - Shakespeare + Bernstein + Sondheim = awesome</p>

<p>Pippin - this one, for me, is all about Bob Fosse. Since I'm an oldster, I can brag that I saw the original cast perform this one. (I didn't see the more recent production of Cabaret, but that's my favorite movie musical.)</p>

<p>Porgy & Bess - Gershwin.</p>

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<p>Here's one not many people have heard of, but it's absolutely hilarious!</p>

<p>Something's Afoot</p>

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<p>I'll go for Top 10 Cast Recordings instead of favorite musicals (I haven't seen too many of these). Kind of in order. These are just ones I like to jam out to lol.</p>

<ol>
<li>Rent</li>
<li>Spelling Bee</li>
<li>A New Brain (the music)</li>
<li>White Christmas</li>
<li>I Love You Because (so many contemporary ballads!)</li>
<li>Wicked</li>
<li>Avenue Q</li>
<li>Urinetown</li>
<li>Newsies! (movie)</li>
<li>Chess ?? Hard to come up with the 10th</li>
</ol>

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<p>Fun, I can't do just ten</p>

<p>The first ten, No Order</p>

<p>cabaret (original)
chicago (original)
fiddler
guys & dolls
les mis
lion king
man of lamancha
rent
west side story
wicked</p>

<p>Next ten:</p>

<p>a chorus line
damn yankees
drowsy chaperone
jersey boys
once on this island
pippin
ragtime
smokey joe's cafe
ragtime
wild party (lippa)</p>

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<p>OK, I'll play this game...</p>

<p>1, Les Miserables
2, Chorus Line
3, Phantom of the Opera
4, Sweeney Todd
5, Fiddler on the Roof
6, Urinetown
7, Joseph & Technicolor Dreamcoat
8, Miss Saigon
9, Oklahoma
10, West Side Story</p>

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<p>I'm a ridiculous Sondheim lover</p>

<ol>
<li>Sunday in the Park with George</li>
<li>Cabaret</li>
<li>Ragtime</li>
<li>Last Five Years</li>
<li>Into the Woods</li>
<li>Damn Yankees</li>
<li>Company</li>
<li>Spelling Bee</li>
<li>Nine</li>
<li>Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off!</li>
</ol>

<p>of course, in honor of Avenue Q, this list "is only for now...."</p>

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<p>This was hard...but in no particular order:</p>

<p>And the World Goes 'Round---> Kander & Ebb Revue (so many good songs)
Funny Girl
Parade
See What I Wanna See
Singin' in the Rain
The Last Five Years
The Light in the Piazza
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Urinetown
The Pajama Game---> Holds a special place in my heart :)</p>

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<p>Assassins
Cabaret
Urinetown
Sweeney Todd
Grey Gardens
West Side Story
Gypsy
Sunday in the Park With George
Parade
The Light in the Piazza</p>

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<p>I think it's very interesting that a few certain shows show up in most of our lists.</p>

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<p>hmmm..</p>

<p>Ragtime
The Full Monty
Blood Brothers
Les Mis
Fiddler on the Roof (first professional musical I ever saw)
Spelling Bee (haven't seen it but love the music and idea)
Guys and Dolls
Once on this Island
The Producers
The Lion King</p>

<p>and I have to add big, the musical (not the touring show version though)</p>

<p>Fun!</p>

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<p>SPRING AWAKENING!
The Fantasticks
West Side Story
Company
The Light in the Piazza
Little Shop of Horrors
Jersey Boys
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Last Five Years
Urinetown</p>

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<p>My son is not_half MT.....so I think we have many of the same favorites!
:D
Company
Light in the Piazza
West Side Story
Music Man
Jersey Boys
The Fantasticks
Chorus Line
Joseph and the Amazing......
Les Mis
Beauty and the Beast</p>

<p>I could keep going, but I'll stop at 10! :)</p>