Ranking ALW shows!

[Loge]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:10pm

Ok, I'm not ALW's biggest fan...but I enjoy him. I would like to know what all of you think about his shows, so rank them (highest to lowest) on whatever criteria you wish. I will do two different rankings:

RANKINGS - FAVORITE SHOWS: MOST to LEAST!

01> Aspects of Love
02> The Phantom of the Opera
03> The Woman in White
04> Whistle down the Wind
05> Sunset Boulevard
06> Jesus Christ Superstar
07> Joseph!
08> EVITA
09> Beautiful Game
10> Starlight Express
11> Cats
12> Jeeves/By Jeeves
13> Tell Me On A Sunday (Song & Dance)

RANKINGS - QUALITY: BEST TO WORST!

01> Aspects of Love
02> The Woman in White
03> Whistle down the Wind
04> Jesus Christ Superstar
05> Sunset Boulevard
06> Beautiful Game
07> EVITA
08> The Phantom of the Opera (too much "borrowed" music)
09> Joseph!
10> Cats
11> Tell Me On A Sunday (Song & Dance)
12> Starlight Express
13> Jeeves/By Jeeves

[brdwaybaby17]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:12pm

Ugh, all of his music sounds the same... with a few exceptions... drives me crazy! (I'm probably gonna get tarred and feathered, but life happens)

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:13pm

RANKINGS - FAVORITE SHOWS: MOST to LEAST!

01> Phantom of the Opera
02> Jesus Christ Superstar
03> Evita
04> Whistle down the Wind
05> Sunset Boulevard
06> Joseph
07> Song and Dance
08> Aspects of Love
09> Cats
10> By Jeeves
11> Starlight Express
12> Woman in White (I haven't heard the cast recording yet!)

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:14pm

The only ones I know well enough to judge are Phantom and Joseph. I ADORE Phantom. Joseph is pretty good. It has a special pleace in my heart because it was the first show I was ever in. I was in the chorus.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:15pm

Favorite to Least Favorite

01> Jesus Christ Superstar
02> Joseph!
03> The Phantom of the Opera
04> Evita
05> Starlight Express
06> Cats
07> Jeeves/By Jeeves
08> Sunset Boulevard
09> Aspects of Love
10> Whistle Down the Wind
11> The Woman in White
12> Tell Me On A Sunday (Song & Dance)

I've never heard "Beautiful Game".

Updated On: 11/23/04 at 06:15 PM

[Loge]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:18pm

Aspects is so low. Such a shame. Musically and dramatically it is his unchallanged masterpiece!

[AnothaPartofMe]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:35pm

Joseph..., Whistle Down the Wind, and Starlight Express are my favorite three.

[Cadriel]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:48pm

1. Evita
2. Aspects of Love
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Tell Me on a Sunday (US version)
5. Sunset Boulevard
6. The Beautiful Game
7. The Phantom of the Opera
8. Whistle Down the Wind
9. Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
10. Cats
11. Starlight Express

Don't know well enough to rank:
Jeeves / By Jeeves
The Woman in White

-Wayne

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 11:00pm

Since I haven't seen all of the shows, I can't fairly rate them, so I will rate them best to worst according only to the score:

1. Jesus Christ Superstar
2. Cats
3. The Phantom of the Opera
4. Sunset Boulevard
5. Song and Dance
6. Aspects of Love
7. Evita
8. Joseph...
9. Whistle Down the Wind
10. The Beautiful Game
11. The Woman in White
12. By Jeeves
13. Starlight Express

[B.B. Wolf]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 11:44pm

1. Phantom
2. Superstar
3. Evita - flawed, but wonderful
4. Joseph - stupid, but fun
5. Sunset Boulevard
6. Aspects of Love
7. Song and Dance
8. The Beautiful Game
9. Whistle Down the Wind
10. Starlight Express
11. Cats
12. By Jeeves

Haven't heard Woman in White yet.

[wickedfan]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 11:51pm

Quality:
1. Evita (flawed, but probably the most honest to its source while still having brilliant moments)
2. Phantom of the Opera
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Sunset Boulevard
5. Joseph...
6. Song and Dance
7. Aspects of Love
8. Starlight Express
9. Whistle Down the Wind
10. Cats (ONE good song! memory! and thats done TOO OFTEN!)
11. By Jeeves (This musical was an embarassment to songwriters who couldn't get their shows produced and had to know this piece of crap was on Broadway)
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Don't KNow the Beautiful Game and haven't heard Woman in White yet

[Sally]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 1:14am

I'll just rank the ones I've seen.

1. Evita
2. Phantom
3. Sunset Boulevard
4. Joseph
5. Starlight Express

I won't see The Woman in White for another month, but I have the double CD and think I will like it a lot.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 1:57am

JCS
Evita
Aspects
Joseph
Sunset

i despise the rest :)

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 1:58am

Well, at least you like some Leo.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 2:57am

hah yeah Spider i know..its not as pretentious as it may sound - cause there are some good things about each one (with the exception of by jeeves and whistle down the wind). cats has some really cool music and rhythmic patterns - even if it is a ridiculous show, and starlight has some kick ass songs - even if it performed on roller skates as a means to represent a train...
well, it's the power of james watt - isn't it?

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 3:01am

1) Assassins
2) Night Music
3) Sunday in the Park
4) Merrily
5) ITW
6) Passion



A Webber list?
From me?
I think not!

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 3:03am

see...i also considered doing that! cheers

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 3:31am

As did I. Perhaps another thread will arise.

[jo]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 3:39am

1.ASPECTS OF LOVE - lyrical, romantic, and most Sondheimesque of ALW musical scores and an unusual story of intertwining love. It is sad that is not often mentioned when ALW musicals are discussed but even ALW says it is the favourite score that he has composed.
2.SUNSET BOULEVARD - dramatic musical score matches story
3.PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
4.EVITA
5.JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Special mention - A BEAUTIFUL GAME - the saddest musical I have ever seen!


Jo

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 3:42am

I'm sad that no one really mentions Song and Dance, which either means that people don't know it, or people hate it. I just musically directed this show and I think it's his most brilliant score.

[paradox_error]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 4:28am

RANKINGS - QUALITY: BEST TO WORST!

01> Evita
02> Jesus Christ Superstar
03> Joseph!
04> Aspects of Love
05> Tell Me On A Sunday (Song & Dance)
06> Sunset Boulevard
07> The Woman in White (havent seen it/heard from it so it can go mid-way)
08> Whistle down the Wind
09> The Beautiful Game
10> The Phantom of the Opera
11> Jeeves/By Jeeves
12> Starlight Express
13> Cats

with the exception of the top 5 i really don't like Andrew Lloyd Webber

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 4:33am

Sunset Blvd.
Aspects of Love
Phantom of the Opera
Evita
Jesus Christ Superstar
Joseph
Cats
The Beautiful Game
Whistle Down the Wind
Starlight Express

I've only ever heard a few songs from Song and Dance. Also, I'm not sure where I should put it but I absolutely love the Variations which I think were written for Julian.

[JBSinger]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 8:29am

1) Evita
2) Phantom
3) JCS
4) Aspects of Love
5) Sunset Blvd.
6) Song & Dance
7) Joseph
Cats
9) Starlight Express
10)Requiem
11)Whistle Down the Wind
12)Beautiful Game
13)By Jeeves

Like most, I haven't heard Woman in White yet. CDs on the way.

[Loge]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 10:28am

How can someone have a Sondheim list and NOT have Sweeney Todd on it? It is a sin that you overlooked that great work.

[broadwayboy81]

Posted: 11/24/04 at 10:37am

Well, I REALLY don't like ALW, but I'll play:

1) Sunset Boulevard
2) Jesus Christ Superstar
3) Evita (someone cast Alice Ripley in this ASAP!)