BEST MUSICAL EVER — Page 4

#76

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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

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The bushes of Tex were nervous recks because their son was dim, But look what happened to him~Dirrty Rotten Scoundrels~all about Ruprecht They say the thoughtful musicals dead on broadway~forbiden broadway : SVU~The crime scene Never say never, there's always one more person you can hit up~avenue Q.~the money song Life sucks, get a pacifyer~my own saying

#77

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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.

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"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#78

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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

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RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~

#79

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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

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when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.

#80

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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.

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#81

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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.

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"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES--- "THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS

#82

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Les Misersbles!

#83

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Ragtime

#84

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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.

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#85

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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.

#86

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Kiss Me, Kate (IMO flawless)

#87

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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)

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Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky. With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high! Blood-red were the spurs i' the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat, when they shot him down on the highway, down like a dog on the highway, and he lay in his blood on the highway, with the bunch of lace at his throat... (The Highwayman. Sung by: Loreena McKennitt)

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

#88

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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

#89

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

top 5 (in order)

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

#90

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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.)

#91

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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

#92

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Les Miz

#93

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Les Miz

Eponine- its not Les Miserable it's Les Miserables

#94

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Wicked

#95

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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

#96

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Chicago!!

#97

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

Wicked!

#98

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

#99

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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!

#100

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER

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

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