2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown
2003
Hairspray
2004
Caroline or Change
2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
In the Heights
2009
Next to Normal
Write-ins will not be counted. That category will be excluded from your votes. The others will count though.
Chorus Member Joined: 7/4/09
Everyone is voting Next to Normal. Does anyone like Billy Elliot? haha.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
"Write-ins will not be counted"
*Dies inside*, well in that case...
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party***
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone***
The Wedding Singer
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
Hairspray
2004
Avenue Q
2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
In The Heights
2009
Billy Elliot
"Everyone is voting Next to Normal. Does anyone like Billy Elliot? haha. "
I like Billy Elliot because I know Trent; in terms of what was a better musical, Next to Normal wins for me.
Understudy Joined: 12/16/07
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party *** (although I enjoyed Aida more so...if I got to choose I would say Aida)
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty ***
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical***
2003
Hairspray***
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change***
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee***
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple***
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens***
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights***
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal*** (although I liked [title of show] more so if I could write tos in then that would be my answer)
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Also, ties are not being counted.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party*
2001
The Producers
A Class Act *
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical*
2003
Hairspray*
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change*
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple *
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens*
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu *
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal*
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Glad to see some Class Act love on here! While I have never seen it, I had the pleasure of doing this show at my high school this past year. It was witty, origial, vibrant, and had great music. Highly underappreciated show, IMO.
2000
Contact*
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers*
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical*
2003
Hairspray*
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change* (Also the best musical of the decade, btw).
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza*
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone*
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening*
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights*
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal*
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party***
2001
The Producers
A Class Act***
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical***
2003
Hairspray***
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q***
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee***
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone***
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens***
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu***
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal***
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
The Wild Party (Not a good year)
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
2004
Avenue Q
2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Grey Gardens
2008
Passing Strange
2009
I forfeit because I haven't seen Next to Normal yet.
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party ********
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty ********
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical ********
2003
Hairspray ********
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change ********
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza ********
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys ********
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens ********
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange ********
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal ********
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
I didn't care for one.
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
I didn't care for one.
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
2002
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Haispray
2004
Avenue Q
2005
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone
2007
Curtains
2008
Passing Strange
2009
next to normal
Updated On: 7/19/09 at 06:09 AM
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party***
2001
The Producers***
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical***
2003
Hairspray***
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked***
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee***
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone***
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens***
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu***
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal***
Rock of Ages
Shrek
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
***The Wild Party
2001
***The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
***Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
***Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
***Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
***The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
***The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
***Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
***Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Not gonna vote here because I haven't heard anything from N2N apart from whatwas on the tonys, saving it for next month when i go and see it).
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
[Marie Christine should have been nominated]
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
[NO VOTE]
Chorus Member Joined: 12/16/07
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Updated On: 7/19/09 at 08:53 AM
Just did an early tally...
Some notes
The musicals with the most votes right now are THE WILD PARTY with 34 votes, HAIRSPRAY with 32 votes, and N2N with 29 votes.
Musicals with no votes are SWING!, MAMMA MIA!, THE BOY FROM OZ, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, THE WEDDING SINGER, MARY POPPINS, ROCK OF AGES, and SHREK. lol.
There was a GREY GARDENS and SPRING AWAKENING tie at one point, but now one of them is leading with substantial amount.
Remember write-ins and ties will NOT be counted. Leaving a category blank is fine. Please post your pick if you did a write-in or tie.
And keep voting people!
Updated On: 7/19/09 at 02:48 PM
2000
Contact
James Joyce's The Dead
Swing!
The Wild Party
2001
The Producers
A Class Act
The Full Monty
Jane Eyre
2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Urinetown: The Musical
2003
Hairspray
Amour
A Year With Frog and Toad
Movin' Out
2004
Avenue Q
Caroline, or Change
The Boy From Oz
Wicked
2005
Monty Python's Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2006
Jersey Boys
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Wedding Singer
2007
Spring Awakening
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
2008
In The Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
2009
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
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Notice some years (2005 in particular) have so many strong possibilities while other seasons (2000, 2008 ) it's very hard to select even one as an outstanding musical. If I could I would abstain those seasons.
CONTACT is not really a musical since no one sings anything, the music is all pre-recorded, and there really is very little book.
I think the category of Best Musical should be limited to shows with full original scores (allowing for the odd interpolation.) I think the jukebox shows and revues should be placed in the now deleted special events category. I realize that in doing so some seasons would not even have enough nominees to fill the category.
Just my thoughts.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
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