My favorite musicals

So you all to get to know me better as a new member, I would like to share my favorite musicals I've seen either national tour or regional theatre. All in chronological order

1) Grease (national tour starring Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel)

2) Memphis (filmed OBC performance, national tour and Musical Theatre West last year)

3) Mamma Mia (national tour was great but sound was off in bits and pieces making the band pit louder than the singing)

4) Oklahoma (Musical Theatre West)

5) A Chorus Line (Musical Theatre West)

6) Motown (National Tour)

7) Newsies (filmed performance starring Jeremy Jordan)



Other musicals I enjoyed are in no particular order Wicked, Hairspray, 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, In the Heights, Next to Normal, La Cage Aux Folles, the Music Man, Jersey Boys, Sister Act, Pippin, Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Rent and An American in Paris.

Updated On: 10/21/17 at 01:49 PM

After Eight said: "BwayLB,



Welcome to Broadway World.

I like a number of the musicals on your list.

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Thank you very much. What musicals on my list do you like in particular?

I saw 42nd Street twice one time at Musical Theatre West and the other was the recent national tour. I forgot to put I saw Billy Elliot at La Mirada Theatre

The recent national tour was based on the revival. Although it features new sets but same cheography and costumes. Impressive. I don't consider 42nd Street a favorite but I respect its reputation

I like that you love Grease too. I think the show is often being being brushed aside by people, while in fact it's an amazing show.

After Eight,

I know you're a fan of the musical, and your screen name did cross my mind after I saw La Cage Aux Folles recently. I like a lot of the newer musicals you disdain, but I must give you credit for making me a little more curious to see this one. The San Francisco Playhouse's version of the show a couple of months ago wasn't perfect, but the actor who played Albin, John Treacy Egan, was terrific, and the musical itself is warm-hearted and quite funny - especially in the second act. For a show that won a bunch of Tonys in its day, it feels underappreciated.

Oklahoma gets a lot of grief on this board as being hopelessly anachronistic, among other critiques, but it has one of the most beautiful scores ever written.

I hate to double post but I agree itonlytakesajourney about Cinderella. Last year I saw the national tour with the new script by Douglas Carter Beane. It was beautiful and surprisingly hilarious

I just saw She Loves Me on PBS last night. I loved it. Especially Zachary Levi and Laura Benanti's chemistry

Oh lord. Many of us enjoy both La Cage and Sunday.

After Eight said: "Regarding La Cage Aux Folles, Bear88 wrote: "the musical itself is warm-hearted and quitefunny - especially in the second act."

I'm glad you enjoyed it. So haveI.I've seen it many, many times.

"For a show that won a bunch of Tonys in its day, it feels underappreciated. "

Well, it's not hard toounderstand the reason for that. It had the unbridled nerve to win the Tony Award (deservedly --- there's no contest, really)over that pretentious, lifeless, tuneless bore, Sunday in the Park With George --- the ne plus ultra ofelitistsnobs'darlingsThey simply can't abide that fact! And to make matters worse, Jerry Herman won the best score award (deservedly)over you-know-who. For the latter'sdevotees, thatis a wound thatnever heals,and their anger never abates.

"Oklahomagets a lot of grief on this board as being hopelessly anachronistic, among other critiques, but it has one of the most beautiful scores ever written. "



Absolutely. I'll take it any day and every day over the painfulitemsthat win raves and awards nowadays."

I saw La Cage five years ago on tour with George Hamilton as Georges (wasn't that exciting) and Christopher Sieber as Albin (I Am What I Am is one of the most powerful Act One finales I've ever seen). I don't find it that great but it was hilarious and full of heart. Not that hard to find a musical like that these days.

GavestonPS wrote:

"LA CAGE was amateur, but never boring."

La Cage was masterful, and good, too!

"Take your pick."

I'll pick good over lousy any day. It's the easiest of choices, really.

BwayLB said: "Zachary Levi and Laura Benanti had CHEMISTRY!"

Yes, and beautiful songs to sing! How I miss hearing songs like that on our stages.

Thanks and my favorite songs are Vanilla Ice Cream Ilona Romantic Atmosphere Will He Like Me and Good Morning.