BroadwayWorld Announces Ultimate Best Musical March Madness Bracket - Vote Now!

[Moderator]

Posted: 3/15/24 at 10:31am

Which musical is really the Best Musical of all time? Kick off tournament season with the ultimate March Madness Bracket: Best Musical Edition! Looking back on the last 64 years of Broadway's most acclaimed shows, BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which show deserves the title of The Ultimate Best Musical!

How To Participate

-Select your pick in each contest round below & submit the form.
-Come back for round each round to see if your selections made it.
-Didn't join the contest in the first round? No problem! Join in any round.

Schedule of Events

-Round 1: Starts Monday, March 15 and ends Wednesday, March 20, 2024
-Round 2: Starts Thursday, March 21 and ends Monday, March 25, 2024
-Round 3: Starts Tuesday, March 26 and ends Thursday, March 28, 2024
-Round 4: Starts Friday, March 29 and ends Tuesday, April 2, 2024
-Round 5: Starts Wednesday, April 3 and ends Friday, April 5, 2024
-Round 6 (Final): Starts Monday, April 8 and ends Friday, April 12, 2024

VOTE NOW

Updated On: 3/15/24 at 10:31 AM

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 3/15/24 at 6:30pm

I will probably do much better on my NCAA bracket than the BWW bracket - ha ha.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 3/16/24 at 3:46am

I don't know about some of these matchups. It hurts to be losing Man of La Mancha, Evita, Nine, Fun Home, etc. this early. They could have lasted longer paired with different musicals.

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 3/16/24 at 9:13am

Pinning Les Mis against Phantom just hurts my heart! 

Also - there are many upsetting omissions. No Ragtime, Next to Normal, Caroline or Change, Wicked, etc?

Updated On: 3/16/24 at 09:13 AM

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 3/16/24 at 3:04pm

FANtomFollies said: "Pinning Les Mis against Phantom just hurts my heart!

Also - there are many upsetting omissions. No Ragtime, Next to Normal, Caroline or Change, Wicked, etc?"

This only the last 64 Best Musical Tony winners and they're in order of years. That's how Phantom and Les Miz ended up next to each other. 

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 3/16/24 at 3:57pm

jkcohen626 said: "FANtomFollies said: "Pinning Les Mis against Phantom just hurts my heart!

Also - there are many upsetting omissions. No Ragtime, Next to Normal, Caroline or Change, Wicked, etc?"

This only the last 64 Best Musical Tony winners and they're in order of years. That's how Phantom and Les Miz ended up next to each other."

Ok that makes sense. Yikes I feel stupid 

[Sauja]

Posted: 3/18/24 at 6:35pm

Cats being ahead of La Cage makes me want to throw my phone into a wall. Ha.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 3/18/24 at 10:49pm

Kinda surprised more people like Hairspray than Avenue Q

[Ensemble1710922989]

Posted: 3/20/24 at 9:24am

After reading the summary, you will find it to be an inspiring and intriguing read. Sad that I won't have the opportunity.

 

Updated On: 4/4/24 at 09:24 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/21/24 at 8:28am

It's the young 'uns that do t know it.- esp since there's no movie. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/21/24 at 8:31am

Hmmmm... It's Thursday, when is the next round actually opening? 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/21/24 at 9:11am

dramamama611 said: "Hmmmm... It's Thursday, when is the next round actually opening?"

I think it starts tomorrow. Last week started on a Friday, so it would make sense for round 2 to open tomorrow.

[Moderator]

Posted: 3/21/24 at 9:43am

Hey everyone! The round DOES open today, it just takes a minute for us to get the page setup for the next round in the morning. Some fun matchups in this round!

Round 2 of BroadwayWorld's Ultimate Best Musical March Madness Bracket is now open! Make sure to vote before Monday, March 25th, at 11:59 PM ET to have your say on which is the ultimate Tony Award-winner for Best Musical of all time!

Check back daily for live stats to see how your favorite shows are ranking!

Vote Now & View Stats

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 3/23/24 at 1:55am

Do people like Company that much more than A Little Night Music? Or have not that many people voted yet?

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/23/24 at 6:58pm

Poor City of Angels.  It really does need an A+ revival. 

[hork]

Posted: 3/24/24 at 5:54pm

VintageSnarker said: "Do people like Company that much more than A Little Night Music? Or have not that many people voted yet?"

That surprised me, too. Not that Company is winning but that it's winning in such a landslide. I've actually never seen either one but I've listened to the cast recordings for both and I much prefer ALNM's score to Company's.

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 3/24/24 at 6:00pm

"Poor City of Angels. It really does need an A+ revival. "

I loved "City of Angels", but it did not stand a chance in that matchup - lol

[Moderator]

Posted: 3/26/24 at 11:21am

Round 3 of BroadwayWorld's Ultimate Best Musical March Madness Bracket is now open! Make sure to vote before Thursday, March 28, at 11:59 PM ET to have your say on which is the ultimate Tony Award-winner for Best Musical of all time!

Vote Now & View Stats

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 3/26/24 at 11:38am

Will be interesting to see who wins the "In the Heights" vs "Book of Mormon" vote.

[Sauja]

Posted: 3/26/24 at 11:58am

The dead even 50-50 split currently between Sound of Music and Fiddler is an exciting race.

 

Elsewhere, everything I voted for is winning save for Book of Mormon, and I don’t mind too much because I also love In the Heights. 

[Listener]

Posted: 3/27/24 at 12:09am

I was really surprised not to see Phantom when I joined in on Round Two. Was it seriously eliminated after round one??

You guys....come on now....!

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 3/27/24 at 2:59pm

I don't know what world I'm living in when The Sound of Music is beating Fiddler on the Roof soundly. Sigh--

I always expected that my fave HADESTOWN would go down to HAMILTON in any cage match so no surprise that the mob doesn't agree with me there.

Updated On: 3/27/24 at 02:59 PM

[LuckyDipster]

Posted: 3/27/24 at 4:12pm

I do apologise, but I have never seen Fiddler On The Roof.  When I was a child I played my Sound Of Music album a million times.  I still love those songs.

*votes for TSOM*

It looks like my Carmen Ghia is going out in this round so that will be my major interest in this poll gone.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 3/27/24 at 9:21pm

Listener said: "I was really surprised not to see Phantom when I joined inon Round Two. Was it seriously eliminated after round one?"

I believe it lost to Les Miserables in the first round.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 3/28/24 at 12:43pm

Maybe they can do this again but with more musicals in some kind of ranked choice system so you end up with a more even bracket.