Favorite 'modern' musicals?- Page 2

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 5:37pm

YAGMCB is NOT a modern musical. It is decades old and just happened to be revived during the period we are discussing. Even then, I wouldn't include it among the top revivals of the period.

No one will be surprised to hear that I think The Light in the Piazza and Floyd Collins are among the best, but I agree with apdarcey that Ragtime is undoubtedly the best musical from that time period. Now, to list my top however-many, based on their original productions but heavily biased by their OCRs:

1. Ragtime
3. The Light in the Piazza
3. Caroline, or Change
4. Floyd Collins
5. Urinetown
6. Parade
7. The Wild Party

[willact4food]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 5:40pm

Wow...there are so many...a few of these I haven't seen, just heard the OBCR. But I still think they are beautiful!

Light in the Piazza
Wicked
RENT
Producers
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Avenue Q
25th Annual...

Just to name a few. There are some really good musicals out there right now, in my opinion. If I had to choose my absolute favorite, it would be a tie between RENT and Wicked. Both, in my opinion, have beautiful music, great messages about acceptance and love, which is greatly needed in this world today.

Love,
Brandon

[Thenardier]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 5:49pm

LaChiusa's The Wild Party
The Light in the Piazza
Caroline, or Change
Urinetown

Can I say Cabaret the Revival - I mean it was so incredibly different than the original....?

[zippyjen]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:14pm

rent, caroline or change, pizza, spelling bee, avenue q, last five years

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:40pm

Cabaret was only different in design and tone. The book and score were 90+% the same (with a couple of additions from the film and elsewhere).

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:43pm

That I have actually seen, Rent and Ragtime.

That I have listened to:
Bat Boy the Musical
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Last Five Years
Urinetown
The Light in the Piazza
Wicked

[Thenardier]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:44pm

So incdredibly different, Margo.

So...incred....NEVERMIND

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:45pm

So the Cabaret revival was like the Chicago revival? I missed the Cabaret revival. I mean similar - because they both were different form their original production.

Chicago has a complete new design, and an even darker tone. The score is pretty much the same, and the book has some minor changes.
Updated On: 8/3/05 at 07:45 PM

[jacco]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:47pm

Billy Elliot, Urinetown, Rent, Titanic, Parade.

Don't understand the fuss about Ragtime. Perhaps it is too american for this boy. great score, but I hated the production.

[Hank]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 7:55pm

Thoroughly "Modern" Millie, get it?

OK, corny joke, but that's an easy choice for me.
Also:
Hairpray
The Producers
Avenue Q
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Spamalot
Mamma Mia
Urinetown
Lennon

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 9:29pm

Rent
The Light in the Piazza
Wicked
Altar Boyz
Spelling Bee

[little_sally]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 9:48pm

The Light in the Piazza
Caroline, or Change
Urinetown
Parade
Ragtime
Spelling Bee
Spamalot
Rent
Titanic
The Full Monty
Hairspray
Avenue Q

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 8/3/05 at 10:10pm

Rent
Aida
TTB
Zanna, Don't!
L5Y

[Urban]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 1:31pm

1. Ragtime
2. Ragtime
3. Ragtime
4. Ragtime
5. Ragtime

okay seriously...

1. Ragtime
2. Parade
3. Caroline, or Change
4. The Spitfire Grill
5. Aida

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 3:51pm

I think Assassins was amazing. Of course, it was written back in '91, or something, but I would say that's pretty modern.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 3:54pm

Duh, I forgot Passion. Beautiful.

[marincrazy11]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 4:00pm

Ragtime, Piazza, Passion, Urinetown, Millie, Spelling Bee, A Man of No Importance, Once on This Island, (I'm and A & F freak I know). I probably forgot some.

Posted: 8/4/05 at 5:42pm

Urinetown
Ragtime
Assassins

(Notice how RENT is not on my list?)

[Hank]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 6:24pm

So many mentions for Ragtime!
I saw it recently at the Paper Mill, and it was great!
Add to my list.

[Abikatmom]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 6:29pm

RENT
Avenue Q
Wicked
Tick, Tick, Boom!

[MissElphie]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 6:31pm

RENT
Wicked
Avenue Q
The Producers

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 7:18pm

RENT
Tick Tick Boom
Avenue Q
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Spamalot
Urinetown
Aida
Little Shop of Horrors
Spelling Bee
Assasins

and I wouldn't call it the best but I really liked Wicked so its a runner up. And probably a bunch more that I'll remember the second I post this.....:-P

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 7:57pm

Ragtime, Rent and Les Miserables...Every time I saw these (no matter how many times) I cried my eyes out.

[cosmic]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 8:16pm

the last five years!!!
this musical is a must listen too. i am so sad that i couldn't have seen it performed. that would be amazing.
it has dethroned the unbeatable RENT in my book, but it is definitely a second.
the rest arent on the same continent as the first two, but:
west side story
aida
wicked
hairspray (fun to watch, but music not that good)

ones i wanna see/hear:
light in the piazza
drs
parade

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 8/4/05 at 8:26pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Last 5 Years
Tick, Tick...BOOM!
Rent
Aida
Wicked