Best Musicals of 21st Century

[coreman009]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 2:51pm

Just stumbled upon this! It's an aggregate ranking on Culturalist of the best musicals of the 21st century. Go rank your favorites and then check out the aggregate when you're done! 

https://www.culturalist.com/c/best-musicals-of-the-21st-century-14140

 

[leighmiserables]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:13pm

They seem to have...forgotten Great Comet, The Color Purple, etc.

Yet they remembered In Transit. 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:17pm

Those choices are a mess.

[froote]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:18pm

Lol.

[coreman009]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:21pm

You can add shows if you want, Bandstand wasn't on there until I added it to my Top 10

[Dysquith13]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:26pm

How the hell are GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE and MATILDA not on this list?

[Babe_Williams]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:35pm

In before certain people start complaining about N2N being above DEH.

[froote]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:37pm

Babe_Williams said: "In before certain people start complaining about N2N being above DEH."

One of the few things on the list that makes sense.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:38pm

Here we go....

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:51pm

This is what an actual list would consist of, for me at least (maybe I'll rank 'em later):

Avenue Q
Billy Elliot
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Color Purple
Come from Away
Dear Evan Hansen
The Drowsy Chaperone
Fun Home
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Grey Gardens
Groundhog Day
Hairspray
Hamilton
In the Heights
Jersey Boys
Kinky Boots
The Light in the Piazza
Matilda The Musical
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Next to Normal
The Producers
The Scottsboro Boys
Something Rotten!
Spamalot
Spring Awakening
Wicked
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

[coreman009]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:52pm

GeorgeandDot said: "Here we go....

 

Please no, they're both great. 

 

Updated On: 6/15/17 at 03:52 PM

[froote]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:56pm

Sorry for posting something positive about Next to Normal, wont happen again.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 4:06pm

I think they thought it was gonna turn into another DEH argument, of which there have been quite enough.

[froote]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 4:08pm

I would have posted the same thing if Babe_Williams had named any other show except for Hamilton as I think Next to Normal is the second best musical of the 21st century.

Sometimes these arguments are caused by people being unable to hear anything that isn't completely positive about something they like.

[coreman009]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 4:31pm

I love Dear Evan Hansen, I love Next to Normal. They can both be incredible. 

[froote]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 4:35pm

No one is trying to stop you from loving both dude.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 4:50pm

froote said: "I would have posted the same thing if Babe_Williams had named any other show except for Hamilton as I think Next to Normal is the second best musical of the 21st century.

Sometimes these arguments are caused by people being unable to hear anything that isn't completely positive about something they like.

 

"

THAT is very true.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 5:07pm

my first reaction is that we are really really LUCKY to be alive right now....This is a fantastic era for incredible musicals....

 

my 25

Book of Mormon

Aida

Hamilton

Wicked

The Producers

Avenue Q

Hairspray

Next to Normal

Jersey Boys

Dear Evan Hansen

Memphis

Spring Awakening

Color Purple

In the Heights

Kinky Boots

Fun Home

Beautiful

Spamalot

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

American in Paris

Gentlemens  Guide

Rock of Ages

Billy Elliot

Once

Mamma Mia

 

Right after includes:

Mathilda

Mary Poppins

American Idiot

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Alladin

School of Rock

Sister Act

Drowsy Chaperone

25th annual putnum

Come from Away

 

[hork]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 11:29am

Some people don't seem to understand how this list works. The choices are based on lists that have already been added, so they grow as more people add new lists.

[bwayboy22]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 12:13pm

I'm surprised Bridges of Madison County not only isn't included, but hasn't been mentioned in this thread. It's on of, if not the, best scores of the 21st century 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 6/17/17 at 2:12pm

In no particular order:

Fun Home

The Bridges of Madison County

The Wild Party (Lachuisa)

Caroline, or Change 

Spring Awakening

Hamilton

Dear Evan Hansen

The Last Five Years

The Great Comet

Waitress

The Light in the Piazza

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 

Grey Gardens

The Producers

The Drowsy Chaperone

Urinetown

Hairspray

Next to Normal