Best Broadway Shows - ALL TIME

Carousel

Shrek

In all honesty though I think one of the best and most iconic musical of all time is A Chorus Line

Obviously Finding Neverland.

Actual response: West Side Story, Gypsy, or A Chorus Line. Right now? Hamilton.

To actually assist with the question at hand, I recommend you read this piece that is a conversation between Jesse Green, Nora Ephron, Frank Rich, Jonathan Tunick, and George C. Wolfe that is about this very topic. It might spark some ideas for you.

http://nymag.com/news/features/greatest-new-york/70476/

A Chorus Line

My choices:

Cabaret

She Loves Me

Sweeney Todd

South Pacific

Into the Woods

The Music Man

Follies

Sunday in the Park with George

Fun Home

Nine

Honorable Mentions: A Chorus Line, Man of La Mancha, Caroline, or Change, Carousel, The King and I, Follies, Company, Phantom of the Opera, Evita, A Little Night Music, Hair, Chicago, The Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrors, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Hamilton, La Cage Aux Folles, My Fair Lady, The Most Happy Fella, Gypsy, Grey Gardens, The Last Five Years, The Light in the Piazza, Les Miserables, Ragtime, West Side Story.

Updated On: 6/6/16 at 12:04 AM

Gypsy

Sweeney Todd

West Side Story

Cabaret

South Pacific

How to Succeed

Company

Carousel

Guys and Dolls

Anything Goes

Next to Normal

Sunday in the Park with George

I would have to say "My Fair Lady," for numerous reasons. First, it is a relatively faithful adaptation of a classic play, by a great wordsmith, George Bernard Shaw. It contains a great deal of internal conflict, and several of the songs consist of argument or venting. The book and lyrics are clever, and most lyricists would kill to be able to produce those rhymes (e.g. map said he with rhapsody). The theme is serious, specifically the role of speech in creating an underclass; those arguing for teaching students using regional or other dialects and grammar would be wise to watch the movie, which is faithful to the stage show. The music is lovely and the lyrics are funny. Although Higgins is a male chauvinist, he admires Eliza's demanding respect from him and standing up to him. Because I am one of those convinced that Higgins and Eliza are in love, I enjoy imagining the scene after the curtain goes down, with Higgins struggling to declare his love and kiss her. Very few musicals have me mulling over the ending.

I hope this list of reasons helps. Good luck with your project.

Audrey

My Fair Lady is truly flawless.

In no particular order:

Rent

Les Miserables

In the Heights

Jesus Christ Superstar

Avenue Q

American Idiot

Hair

My Fair Lady

Fun Home

Little Shop of Horrors