Rank These Broadway Composers
Rank These Broadway Composers
#1Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 4:04am
In order of your favorite...
Stephen Sondheim
Jason Robert Brown
Richard Rodgers
Leonard Bernstein
Duncan Sheik
David Yazbek
Laurence O'Keefe
Jeanine Tesori
Andrew Lippa
Marc Shaiman
My ranking...
Jason Robert Brown
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
Andrew Lippa
David Yazbek
Jeanine Tesori
Richard Rodgers
Marc Shaiman
Larry O'Keefe
Duncan Sheik
#2re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 5:41am
What is the criteria?
Is this based just the quality of the music (without lyrics)? Or the overall scores (music & lyrics)?
Or are you asking us to rank based on personal prefrence?
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
#2re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 10:31am
Why those composers? Many of my favorites aren't listed such as LaChiusa, Coleman, Strouse, Styne, Herman, Lloyd Webber, Flaherty, Flynn, Adler, Porter, Cole, Gershwin, Berlin, Weill, Loewe, Schwartz, Kander, Arlen and Bock.
And Duncan Sheik??? Isn't Spring Awakening his first musical?
#3re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 10:34amSondheim is my favorite.
#5re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 11:11am
Sondheim by a mile 
Bernstein, Rogers and Yazbek are awesome, too.
I'd love to hear more from Lippa and Brown.
BkCollector
Broadway Star Joined: 2/6/08
#6re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 11:16am
As composers (based on the merit of their musical composition skills)
Leonard Bernstein (Note that there is a HUGE gap between this man's talent and those below)
Jason Robert Brown
Stephen Sondheim
Richard Rodgers
David Yazbek
Jeanine Tesori
Marc Shaiman
Duncan Sheik
Laurence O'Keefe
Andrew Lippa
As overall score writers (Music and Lyrics)
Leonard Bernstein (another HUGE gap)
Stephen Sondheim
Jason Robert Brown
The rest either don't garner mention or do not write their own lyrics.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 12:47pmSeems like folks have some seriously disproportionate love for Jason Robert Brown.
sondhead
Broadway Star Joined: 10/25/06
#8re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 12:53pm
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
Marc Shaiman
Richard Rodgers
Andrew Lippa
Laurence O'Keefe
Jeanine Tesori
Jason Robert Brown
David Yazbek
Duncan Sheik
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#9re: Rank These Broadway Composers
Posted: 3/6/08 at 12:58pm
Leonard Bernstein
Richard Rodgers
Stephen Sondheim
David Yazbek
Marc Shaiman
Jason Robert Brown
Jeanine Tesori
Duncan Sheik
Andrew Lippa
Laurence O'Keefe
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