Best New Musical and Best New Play of the DECADE (So Far?)

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 9:51am

As we approach half of the decade there many editorials making lists about the best books, tv shows, movies, albums and so on of this decade.

I thought maybe we could make some for theater?

I think the only rule is that the first production needed to be from 2020 onward.

Mind share some lists or single picks?

 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 9:57am

Musical - A Strange Loop

Play - Stereophonic

Edit: Just remembered that A Strange Loop premiered in 2019. I still think it's better than anything this decade.

Updated On: 11/20/24 at 09:57 AM

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:11am

Musical: A Strange Loop & Operation Mincemeat

Play: Fat Ham & Stereophonic

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:20am

Musical: Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Play: Downstate or Stereophonic. I can’t decide. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:24am

I hope we get the next GREAT play soon. Like August Osage County.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:49am

Play:  The Lehman Trilogy.  Runner-up: The Hills of California 

Any Musical:  Sunset Blvd; Runner-up:  Merrily We Roll Along

New Musical:  The Outsiders; Runner-up:  Moulin Rouge

I include the 'Any Musical' category because the productions of SB and Merrily are so different from the original as to be almost new musicals; also, because no new musical in this decade comes close to those productions for me.

While I loved both The Outsiders and Moulin Rouge, the decade thus far has been pretty mediocre for musicals.  

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:55am

Yeah, this is really making me realize that the times of things like My Fair Lady, Candide, Most Happy Fella, Bells Are Ringing, Lil' Abner, all premiering the SAME year, are far from over. 

[The8re phan]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 11:01am

Best New Musical of this decade - HERE WE ARE

 

Best New Play - OH, MARY!

 

 

[Chaz Hands]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 3:56pm

Musical: Kimberly Akimbo

Play: Skeleton Crew

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 5:26pm

Chaz Hands said: "Musical: Kimberly Akimbo

Play: Skeleton Crew"

Skeleton Crew premiered in 2016.

[Chaz Hands]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:14pm

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Chaz Hands said: "Musical: Kimberly Akimbo

Play: Skeleton Crew"

Skeleton Crew premiered in 2016."

Oops! I was thinking of when I saw it, which was on Broadway in 2021. I forgot it premiered elsewhere.

[Markie27]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 12:51am

Best New Musical - Illinoise

Best New Play - Downstate

and I just want to add:

Performance of the Decade (so far)

Musical - Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along) and Sara Barreiles (Into The Woods)

Play - Jodie Comer (Prima Facie) and James McAvoy (Cyrano de Bergerac)

Revival of the Decade (so far)

Musical : Into The Woods 

Play : Appropriate 

of course this may change once I watch Gypsy next month.