BEST MUSICAL EVER- Page 4

[matt schneider]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 1:49am

Sweeney Todd, but I like avenue Q better, but I know it isn't better

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 2:47am

"Amour...I don't know why, but I loved it. And I've always liked Michael Legrand".

-Just because people on here don't say it's their favorite, it doesn't mean the show isn't good or anything, it's a fabulous show, no reason why you shouldn't know why it's your favorite.-

My favorites are Kiss of The Spider Woman, Rent and Bombay Dreams.

[gustof777]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 2:48am

No Crap. You love what you love!
I loved Amour! Be proud!

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 3:22am

in every way (score, lyrics, book, performances) Caroline, or Change.

[bjivie2]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 4:27am

Top 5 are Gypsy, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Sweeney Todd and Show Boat, no doubt.

See Margo's post. Right on the money.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 4:48am

LES MISERABLES

Check my profile to see my list of favorite shows, but LES MIZ is my #1 hands down.

[coolphantom919]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:40am

Les Misersbles!

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:47am

Ragtime

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:52am

I would have to say Les Miz...but in a few months I may switch (back) to A Chorus Line after seeing the revivals.

[justagirl2]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 10:34am

Ragtime and Les Miserables, closely followed by Guys and Dolls (what I consider to be the perfect musical), Cabaret, and My Fair Lady.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 10:49am

Kiss Me, Kate (IMO flawless)

[Phantomerik15]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 3:21pm

It's difficult for me to choose only one. so here are my top three in no particular order:
-Phantom of the Opera
-Les Miserables
-Sweeney Todd (revival)

Updated On: 8/9/06 at 03:21 PM

[broadwaybound882]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 3:25pm

The best musical is is the longest running musical on Broadway, The Phantom of the Opera.

[Anthony3]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 3:32pm

top 5 (in order)

Phantom - The BEST ever!
Wicked
The Drowsy Chaperone
Spamalot
Jersey Boys

[jv92]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 3:34pm

I've probably posted on this thread before, but I'm too lazy to look so I'll post again-
Chicago. There is not one clunker of a song. Not one. Excellent staging and a timeless, flawless story and book. Kander and Ebb's best work and Fosse's best work for the stage. (His best film work is the fictionalized story behind Chicago's rehearsal period.)

[Eponine913]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 8:17pm

Les Miserable, Miss Saigon,(the score is just so beautiful), and Sweeney Todd.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 8:50pm

Les Miz

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 8:51pm

Les Miz

Eponine- its not Les Miserable it's Les Miserables

[Dylan111]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 8:51pm

Wicked

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:02pm

On stage, for me, it was MY FAIR LADY, overall. The best musical for score, is RAGTIME.

[Just_John]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:09pm

Chicago!!

[BroadwayLara]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:14pm

Wicked!

[GodIHopeIGetIt]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 9:27pm

Where the hell is the Sondheim love on this thread? Wicked, in Gods name, is not the best musical EVAR.

The best I've ever seen are probably Company, A Chorus Line, Sunday in the Park with George, The Light in the Piazza, Chicago, and Sweeney Todd.

Updated On: 8/9/06 at 09:27 PM

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 10:09pm

I can't choose between Passion or Piazza. Rent comes in second.
Yes this is a Sondheim love thread because he has written the best musical's ever!

[musicman89]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 10:29pm

Although this is a resurrected thread, I did not comment on it the first time it was highly active. The title BEST MUSICAL has such a subjective connotation by nature, so my list is mostly a combination of personal favorites in addition to shows that I believe to be ideal to the artform.

SHOW BOAT
PORGY AND BESS
OKLAHOMA!
GUYS AND DOLLS
MY FAIR LADY
WEST SIDE STORY
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
CHICAGO
A CHORUS LINE
SWEENEY TODD
DREAMGIRLS
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
LES MISERABLES
RAGTIME
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE