Favorite show

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:12pm

I just thought it'd be interesting to hear what people's favorite shows are. If you have several, list them. This is a discussion thread so if there is debates that'd be great! Mine are Jersey Boys and Memphis. I really like tough gritty musicals. Share your thoughts!

[Younger Brother]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:24pm

Ragtime
South Pacific
The King & I

[matineeidol2591]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:29pm

Follies
The Light in the Piazza

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:29pm

MEMPHIS. Or ROCKABYE HAMLET. I can't decide.

[jawjuhh]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 5:30pm

Next to Normal
Aida

[Matt1]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 6:15pm

Billy Elliot!

[PTOPhan]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 7:46pm

The Phantom of the Opera, of course, as if everyone couldn't tell from my screen name. Second is My Fair Lady. I can't think of a third, which is apparently unusual for a Phantom phan -- most of us seem to adopt the "competition" (Les Mis, of course) as one of our favorites, but I find the middle too boring. Maybe Carousel or South Pacific or Fiddler on the Roof would be number three.

Least favorite: Jekyll and Hyde, which I just saw at the Kennedy Center, and Into the Woods, which I've only seen in local theater. However, I'm not a big fairy tale fan.

[N2N Nate.]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 7:49pm

Next To Normal

[icedtea]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:30pm

Miss Saigon.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:39pm

I have made lists of my favorite musicals through the years and looked aghast at where I placed certain shows, like when I placed Spiderman ahead of West Side Story. Yikes.

But for now:

The Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Rent
West Side Story
Chicago
Oklahoma!
The Music Man
Spring Awakening
Avenue Q

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:42pm

Fiddler On The Roof
Carousel
Les Miserables
Little Shop of Horrors
Betty Blue Eyes

Updated On: 7/11/13 at 08:42 PM

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:44pm

Just thought of a good idea. Just like PTOPhan above you can list your list favorite shows if you want too!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:45pm

Follies
Dreamgirls
Evita
A Chorus Line

[VotePeron]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:47pm

Hairspray & Evita

Updated On: 7/11/13 at 08:47 PM

[pacificnorthwest]

Posted: 7/11/13 at 8:54pm

Ten of my favorite musicals, not necessarily in order:

Cabaret
Nine
The Producers
The Full Monty
Chicago
The Music Man
Chorus Line
Avenue Q
Kinky Boots
Catch Me If You Can

[hanabana]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 12:45am

A few that come to mind:

Catch Me If You Can
Newsies
Jekyll & Hyde (the original 1997 Production)
Wicked
The Producers
Ghost
Next to Normal

There's not a specific genre that I like. The score is most important to me (I especially love powerful ballads), and then the plot.

[smallworld]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 12:55am

In no particular order:

Evita
Follies
Carrie
A Chorus Line
Sweeney Todd



Updated On: 7/13/13 at 12:55 AM

[MillieDillmount]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 7:51am

Bonnie & Clyde
The Drowsy Chaperone
A Chorus Line
Curtains
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Anyone Can Whistle

[hak5]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 8:02am

SWEENEY TODD
PIPPIN
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
RENT
WICKED

[lauperchristine]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 8:05am

Spring Awakening BBAJ

[After Eight]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 8:08am

Mary, Mary
Any Wednesday
Forty Carats
My Fair Lady
Hello, Dolly!

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 8:27am

Ragtime
1776
Ms Saigon

Many others....(South Pacific, Chorus Line, Act 1 of The Apple Tree, Music Man included) but those 3 are my emotional favorites for sure.

Yikes..I forgot She Loves Me. That goes on the top of my list.



Updated On: 7/12/13 at 08:27 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 8:31am

Follies
Sweeney
Grey Gardens
Nine
Falsettos
City of Angels
Avenue Q
Dreamgirls
The King and I
Cabaret
Little Shop of Horrors
Ragtime

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 10:56am

She Loves Me. For me, no other show succeeds so brilliantly in the right hands or hits/exceeds its mark on so many key fronts:

feeling *****
subplot *****
romance *****
particularization *****
comedy *****
gorgeous music *****
exquisitely crafted lyrics consistently matched in lyricism by the libretto in both structure and dialogue *****
pivotal numbers capable not only of stopping the show but of breaking your heart, sometimes simultaneously *****
pacing and economy *****
intelligence *****
an abundance of beautifully drawn characters *****
enthralling act and final curtains *****

emotional satisfaction *****

A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Show Boat, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures, and Into the Woods round out my top ten.







Updated On: 7/12/13 at 10:56 AM

[gossipguy215]

Posted: 7/12/13 at 11:20am

Follies
Carousel
Evita
Sunset Boulevard