If someone asked you what you thought the top 5 greatest musicals were, in — Page 2

Spring Awakening =
Avenue Q
Spelling Bee
Bare
A Chorus Line


Yes, I know. Very fangirly, but these are the shows I like. Please, no attacks.

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My absolute favouritest thing for today is people who say they're putting their list in alphabetical order, then fail at alphabetical order.

Don't feel bad because I'm laughing at you; feel proud because this is the first day in the LONGEST time that Freddy Rodriguez has been relegated to second absolute favouritest thing, at least for a day. ^_^

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Alphabetical order:

Follies
Gypsy
My Fair Lady
South Pacific
Sweeney Todd

That's a very hard one to answer. There are a ton of really excellent ones. I'd say Sweeny Todd is definately up there, with Gypsy. And yes, I too love Spring Awakening. Watcha gonna do about it?

Ragtime has dialogue.

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Well let's see...here's your (Wikipedia) definition:

if you wanted to be technical, MTF3's list is basically made up of Through-Songs. NOT "Musicals"

Through-Songs are shows (some consider them contemporary operas) with no structured book or speaken word. Dialouge is sung through reoccuring motifs and classical reciatatives.


First off, as everyone has pointed out, a musical (even a "Sung through" one) has a book. Even an opera has a book, too. it's the plot, the story, the basic structure of the piece. Even if no dialogue is spoken, there is a book.

Second, his list contains show that aren't even sung through- Ragtime for example.

Thirdly, a show is still a "Musical" even if "sung through." That's why shows like Phantom of the Opera bill themselves as "The Musical" or, oddly, "A New Musical" even 20 odd years later.

Oh I could go on but why bother. The kid asked an interesting question for once. Why not cut him a little slack?

Updated On: 6/5/08 at 08:25 PM

I love Wicked, Phantom, Les Mes, Follies, Rent, Spring Awakening, and Joseph. Yeah, I know that's six, oh well... I could keep going forever haha.

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Oh, I'm sorry "dear" I can't imagine how I got confused, maybe it was where you said "if you wanted to be technical, MTF3's list is basically made up of Through-Songs. NOT "Musicals" "
I'd assume when you said "MTF3" you meant the original poster, who goes by the nickname Musical Theater Fan 3. I must have got mixed up there. Oh well, moving on....

Sally, the proper bitchy put down at a moment like this is "Girls, please! You're BOTH pretty!"

I actually love The Wedding Singer. Not sure why it gets slammed so much.

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I actually love The Wedding Singer. Not sure why it gets slammed so much.

probably because it was terrible. Truly an awful musical. Painful to sit through.

A Chorus Line
Company
Sunday in the Park With George
Cabaret
Ragtime

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Sweeney Todd
Carousel
Gypsy
South Pacifc
A Little Night Music