Favorite Scores since 2000- Page 3
Favorite Scores since 2000
DigificWriter
Leading Actor Joined: 1/23/12
#50Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/25/15 at 10:25pm
Even more of my favorite scores since 2000:
Love Never Dies (I've never really understood why people took a crap on the show as originally conceived, because I personally think the music and story as laid out originally works far better than what they ended up with after heavily revising things, particularly in terms of the show serving as a worthy follow-up to Phantom. Both Ramin and Sierra are far better as Christine and the Phantom here than they are on the 25th Anniversary Albert Hall recording of Phantom [IMO, anyway], and I'd also stack songs like Devil Take the Hindmost, Dear Old Friend, Look with Your Heart, the aforementioned The Beauty Underneath, Love Never Dies, and 'Til I Hear You Sing up against the best songs from Phantom any day of the week)
In the Heights (I found the score to In the Heights after listening to the 2009 Broadway Revival recording of West Side Story and being really intrigued by the changes that were made, particularly the inclusion of Spanish lyrics by one Lin-Manuel Miranda. In the Heights strikes me as being West Side Story modernized, and the performances by Mr. Miranda and the rest of the cast really help set the stage for the intimately personal journey that unfolds over the course of the musical's story, especially on songs like "In the Heights", "Breathe", "Patencia y Fe", "Sunrise", and "When the Sun Goes Down" 
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#51Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/25/15 at 10:43pm
1. The Bridges of Madison County
2. Hamilton
3. Wicked
4. The Book of Mormon
5. Fun Home
6. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (shoot me for including it on this list)
7. TIE: Avenue Q and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
8. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
9. Something Rotten!
10. Honeymoon in Vegas
SPECIAL MENTION: The Last Five Years
Updated On: 8/25/15 at 10:43 PM
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#52Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/26/15 at 6:19am
Sayonara
The Visit
Gentleman's Guide
Lucky Guy
Brooklynite
Updated On: 8/26/15 at 06:19 AM
#53Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/26/15 at 7:22am
Grey Gardens
Passing Strange
Matilda
Fun Home
The Visit
Updated On: 8/26/15 at 07:22 AM
whatacharacter
Leading Actor Joined: 8/19/05
#55Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/26/15 at 9:46am
Matilda
Assassins
The Sweet Smell of Success
Avenue Q
Caroline or Change
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Light in the Piazza
Grey Gardens
Cry Baby
Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge
Book of Mormon
The Visit
Leap of Faith
....but the world goes 'round
#56Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/26/15 at 10:43am
Urinetown
Avenue Q
The Light in the Piazza
The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
A Catered Affair
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Matilda
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Fun Home
The Visit
#57Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/26/15 at 11:00am
In order of openings:
Urinetown
Hairspray
Avenue Q
Taboo
The Light in the Piazza
Spelling Bee
Spring Awakening
Grey Gardens
In the Heights
Next to Normal
Book of Mormon
Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge...
Matilda
Bridges of Madison County
A Gentleman's Guide...
Fun Home
If I had to pick one favorite and most listened to:
Taboo
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#58Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/26/15 at 9:28pm
Caroline or Change.
The only runner up for me is Passing Strange.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Jallenc32
Stand-by Joined: 8/26/14
#59Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 1:51pm
In rough order of preference:
1. Caroline, or Change
2. Fun Home
3. Next to Normal
4. Hamilton
5. The Full Monty
6. A Class Act
7. Light in the Piazza
8. Urinetown
9. Sweet Smell of Success
10. The Visit
#60Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 2:14pm
After Eight said: "Sayonara
The Visit
Gentleman's Guide
Lucky Guy
Brooklynite "
It always genuinely fascinates me when you talk about your positive opinions, especially when it comes to modern musicals. I'm not even trying to be snarky, I genuinely find A8 fascinating.
Updated On: 8/27/15 at 02:14 PM
mg2685a
Swing Joined: 5/1/14
#61Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 2:40pm
- The Bridges of Madison County
- Hamilton
- Fun Home
- Next to Normal
- Thoroughly Modern Millie
- If/Then
- The Book of Mormon
- Caroline, or Change
- Wicked
- Little Women
Swing Joined: 12/31/69
#62Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 3:26pm
The Light in the Piazza
Special Mention to Bring It On
mg2685a
Swing Joined: 5/1/14
#63Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 3:33pm
I am now curious to see what winning score from 2000 to today you all consider to be the best.
http://demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=TonyScore
#64Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 3:49pm
^That was kinda fun. This was my ranking:
1. In the Heights
2. Next to Normal
3. The Bridges of Madison County
4. Fun Home
5. Avenue Q
6. The Light in the Piazza
7. The Book of Mormon
8. Spring Awakening
9. The Producers
10. Urinetown
11. Newsies
12. Aida
13. Hairspray
14. The Drowsy Chaperone
15. Kinky Boots
16. Memphis
#65Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 8/27/15 at 4:00pm
That was fun, but there was a 3 way tie and it "randomly" dropped one to make it 1 winner and 1 loser.
....but the world goes 'round
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