Between these musicals, which one would you pick and why?

[Megan Marie]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 6:53pm

Between :
Into The Woods
Cabaret
Pippin
I Love My Wife
RENT
West Side Story
Guys and Dolls
Hairspray

Which one do you like the best and why?

Megan Marie*

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 6:54pm

apples and oranges.. love them each.. too different to pick for me

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 6:57pm

That's a fairly impossible question to answer. I love many of them for a range of different reasons. Cabaret has fantastic music and is divinely decandent, Pippin has great classic Schwartz and that Fosse feel that I love, RENT has an edgy score and a great message to it, Guys and Dolls is a classic, and Hairspray is just too much fun to be ignored. I commend you on choosing some of the more drastically different selections I've seen though.

[~*The Broadway Baby*~]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 6:57pm

Yeah Im going to have to agree with you on that one broadwayguy, you cant really compare them. Especially the ones you picked, theyre all really good.

Broadway Baby

[Princess MimiChica]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 7:58pm

hmmm, i might shock everyone, but yeah, im gonna say...RENT! =)
No, really, I agree that you cant really compare all those shows... I LOVE WSS and Hairspray and Cabaret, all for different reasons

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 8:31pm

Yeah COMPLETLY different musicals! I would say Pippin, RENT, and Hairspray! I love them all for different reasons! :)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 8:32pm

Liked them all except Rent & Into the Woods & it is impossible to judge

[TEACHEROFTHEATER]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 8:52pm

West Side Story

[BillFinn]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 9:05pm

How can you NOT like Into the Woods? I can't imagine someone not liking Into the Woods unless they were deprived of fairy tales as a child.

I vote Into the Woods! And only because of the revival's choreography. John Carafara is a man after my own heart when he creates skips like that.

[etoile]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 9:24pm

From among these musicals which would I pick for what purpose?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/12/03 at 9:42pm

...to upolster you sofa with. Right?

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 11/13/03 at 6:48am

I would pick Into the Woods because I love the way each Fairy Tale is linked together. It gives us an adult view at the characters we loved as children; and it teaches a lesson or two.

[Cadriel]

Posted: 11/13/03 at 6:59am

That's a good question. I'm leaning toward Cabaret, but mostly the film version - the filmed Cabaret is one of the finest films ever done, and has a superior story to the stage version (it's basically John Van Druten's play I Am a Camera, but improved quite a bit, with musical numbers commenting on the action). I'm not sure that I'm as fond of the stage version at all, even if I like a lot of the songs.

That aside, probably Rent. I actually like Rent as a drama, where it has become severely underrated by the snobbish backlash that followed its initial success.

-Wayne

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 11/13/03 at 3:29pm

Cabaret because it's just an awsome show!! I love the music.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 11/13/03 at 3:31pm

RENT...the show has a good message along with a great score.

[BroadwayBaby3]

Posted: 11/13/03 at 5:15pm

Into the Woods or Cabaret

Into the Woods because it has an appeal to all ages. From children to 80 year old grandparents wondering if their grand daughter is on stage, it is loved by so many. It has a wonderful score and a delightful book, despite some of the second act's more depressing themes. It has several good messages and has strong acting and singing parts for a large number of people.

Cabaret because it is just amazing. It has a wonderful message and I love the setting. The WWII climate has always interested me and it is really fascinating to see it put to music. Also, the characters are very rich in, well, character. I would love to play Sally, for example. The score is lively and funny at times, somber at other. All around, a winner.

[StraightToHeaven]

Posted: 11/13/03 at 5:21pm

Rent followed by Hairspray

[Songsstresss]

Posted: 11/14/03 at 12:45am

West Side Story for the sheer briliance of the score and beauty of the whole story and production. Followed by Into the Woods for how clever and fun it is.
Although, this question intrigues me. Why did you pick these shows?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/14/03 at 2:06am

RAGTIME.
Oh wait that wasn't on the list huh.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/14/03 at 8:07pm

GUYS AND DOLLS!!!!!!! i love Luck Be A Lady, its my 2nd favorite musical and i just love the music, its great

[Phantom05]

Posted: 11/14/03 at 8:39pm

Gosh, this is such a hard one....I don't think I can pick! Each one of the shows listed has an amazing quality to offer....I just like each one for different reasons.....Sorry, can't choose!

See Ya!

Phantom05

[King Stevos]

Posted: 11/15/03 at 11:14pm

I choose, West Side Story, but only if I could do what I wanted with it.

STEVOS

[dededarlin]

Posted: 11/16/03 at 1:06am

into the woods.....the score simply amazes me. everytime i watch it, i understand yet another message in the show. The amount of depth and different layers are astounding. i seriously love this show. a true masterpeice.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 11/16/03 at 10:01am

Hairspray. The score is amazing and I never get tired of listening to it, the book is very witty, and the show has so many good messages and values.

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 11/16/03 at 10:04am

Into the Woods is my favorite show... ever.