BEST MUSICAL EVER- Page 4

[matt schneider]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#76

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

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

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

[muscle23ftl]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#77

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.

"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-

[gustof777]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#78

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

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

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

[ZONEACE]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#79

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

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

when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.

[bjivie2]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#80

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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[EponineAmneris]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#81

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.

"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

[coolphantom919]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#82

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

Les Misersbles!

[WithoutATrace]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#83

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

Ragtime

[madbrian]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#84

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.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[justagirl2]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#85

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]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#86

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

Kiss Me, Kate (IMO flawless)

[Phantomerik15]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#87

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)

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

[broadwaybound882]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#88

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

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

[Anthony3]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#89

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

top 5 (in order)

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

[jv92]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#90

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]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#91

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

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

[neddyfrank2]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#92

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

Les Miz

[neddyfrank2]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#93

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

Les Miz

Eponine- its not Les Miserable it's Les Miserables

[Dylan111]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#94

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

Wicked

[JohnBoy2]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#95

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]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#96

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

Chicago!!

[BroadwayLara]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#97

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

Wicked!

[GodIHopeIGetIt]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#98

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]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#99

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]

re: BEST MUSICAL EVER#100

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

"I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear." ~ Freddie Mercury