Most iconic musical theatre typeface

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 1:07am

My vote:

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 1:10am

And it's Caslon Antique, before anyone asks.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 1:12am

Updated On: 10/11/15 at 01:12 AM

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 1:19am

LizzieCurry said: "And it's Caslon Antique, before anyone asks."

 

Who knew!

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 1:47am

I don't know...

Updated On: 10/11/15 at 01:47 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 9:44am

Wouldn't that be more considered a type treatment than a typeface? It's a fairly standard, stately serif (Baskerville?) that's had an effect applied to it.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 12:44pm

Interestingly, like PHANTOM before it, I think the upcoming B'way staging of AMERICAN PYSCHO will also be using that gimmick.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 1:16pm

And I still say the American Psycho team is gambling with their treatment since it's a bit more difficult to read.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 2:41pm

Seems like this is more of a logo thread than a typeface thread.

 

And man, that word "iconic" has really lost its meaning.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 3:01pm

What about RENT? (I don't know how to insert a photo.)

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 3:15pm

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 4:00pm

  Cats used unique letters on their logo that were pretty recognizable.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 4:02pm

[JBroadway]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 4:17pm

Does anyone else find the font for the Sweeney Todd revival to be really similar to Wicked's font?

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 4:19pm

Replace the titles with other words, and see if the font is still recognizable.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/11/15 at 5:30pm

The Sweeney Todd revival font and Wicked font are not just similar. They are the same font. It's called Ravenscroft. Wicked just uses a larger lowercase "W" and capital letters for the rest of the word.

 

Updated On: 10/11/15 at 05:30 PM

[Paul W. Thompson]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 4:14am

[BWAY Baby2]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 5:38am

Still ---Funny Girl

[BobBenson]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 6:13am

Updated On: 10/12/15 at 06:13 AM

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 8:09am

two came to my mind immediately:
 

 

[The Other One]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 8:21am

Originally done for the film, but often used for subsequent stage productions and instantly identifiable.

 

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[aj88]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 8:50am

A lot of these are very good choices, but the one that came to mind instantly for me was Les Miserables.

Also, maybe I wouldn't necessarily call it "iconic" but I think the font for this one is pretty well known in the theatre world:

Updated On: 10/12/15 at 08:50 AM

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 10/12/15 at 9:47am

Don't know how to post images, but you guys do know there's a very common classic font called PLAYBILL, don't you? (Oddly, I don't know if Broadway's Playbill Magazine ever used it.) Looks like a classic seriphed Western font.

Updated On: 10/12/15 at 09:47 AM