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#26

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 8:02pm

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Sunset Blvd

Sondheim - Company / Into the Woods

Finn - A New Brain

Schwartz - Wicked

Yeston - Nine

Frank Wildhorn - Jekyll & Hyde

Kander and Ebb - Chicago

Boublil and Schonberg - Miss Saigon

Jesse Tosori (sp?) - Caroline, or Change

#27

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 8:10pm

Here are mine...

Adam Guettel
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

Adler & Ross
THE PAJAMA GAME

Ahrens & Flaherty
RAGTIME

Andrew Lloyd Webber
EVITA

Boublil & Schönberg
MISS SAIGON

Charles Strouse
ANNIE

Cole Porter
KISS ME, KATE

Cy Coleman
BARNUM

Elton John
I don’t like any of Elton John’s shows.

Frank Wildhorn
JEKYLL & HYDE- the 1990 concept version

Frank Loesser
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

Jason Robert Brown
PARADE

Jerry Herman
HELLO, DOLLY!

Jule Styne
FUNNY GIRL

Kander & Ebb
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Kern & Hammerstein
SHOW BOAT

Leonard Bernstein
WEST SIDE STORY

Lerner & Loewe
MY FAIR LADY

Marvin Hamlisch
A CHORUS LINE

Maury Yeston
NINE

Menken & Ashman
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Meredith Wilson
I don’t like any of Meredith Wilson’s shows.

Michael John LaChiusa
SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE

Rodgers & Hammerstein
OKLAHOMA!

Rodgers & Hart
THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE

Stephen Schwartz
PIPPIN

Stephen Sondheim
ASSASSINS

William Finn
A NEW BRAIN

"I believe that art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, to engage in a constant search for the truth." - Barbra Streisand

#28

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 8:24pm

I'm loving this thread.

#29

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 9:20pm

Sondheim
SWEENEY TODD

Andrew Lloyd Webber
EVITA

Kander and Ebb
CABARET

Rodgers and Hammerstein
THE KING AND I

Jason Robert Brown
don't really know any of his other than L5Y..

Lerner and Loewe
MY FAIR LADY

Boublil and Schonberg
LES MISERABLES

Frank Wildhorn
VICTOR/VICTORIA

Maury Yeston
don't really know any of his other than PHANTOM

Stephen Schwartz
WICKED

Herman
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Styne
FUNNY GIRL

Elton John
AIDA

Bernstein
WEST SIDE STORY

Porter
KISS ME, KATE!

Rodgers and Hart
PAL JOEY

Guettel
LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

Loesser
GUYS AND DOLLS

"Cages or wings, which do you prefer?"-- Tick, Tick...BOOM!

#30

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 9:27pm

Sondheim
SWEENEY TODD

Andrew Lloyd Webber
EVITA

Kander and Ebb
CABARET

Rodgers and Hammerstein
CAROUSEL

Jason Robert Brown
THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Lerner and Loewe
Not familiar enough to have an opinion

Boublil and Schonberg
LES MISERABLES

Frank Wildhorn
JEKYLL & HYDE

Maury Yeston
Not familiar enough to have an opinion

Stephen Schwartz
PIPPIN

Herman
MACK & MABLE

Styne
GYPSY

Bernstein
WEST SIDE STORY

Porter
KISS ME, KATE

Rogers and Hart
Not familiar enough to have an opinion

Guettel
I've only heard PIAZZA, but I can't imagine it being beat...

Loesser
GUYS AND DOLLS

Coleman
SWEET CHARITY

Aherns and Flaherty
RAGTIME

Adler/Ross
DAMN YANKEES

#31

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 9:35pm

Sondheim
Sweeney Todd or Assassins

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Jesus Christer Superstar

Kander and Ebb
Cabaret

Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Sound of Music

Jason Robert Brown
Parade

Lerner and Loewe
Camelot

Boublil and Schonberg
Les Miserables

Frank Wildhorn
The Scarlet Pimpernel

Maury Yeston
Titanic

Stephen Schwartz
Pippin

Styne
Gypsy

Elton John
Aida

Bernstein
West Side Story

Ahrens and Flaherty
Ragtime

William Finn
Falsettos

Willson
The Music Man

Loesser
Guys and Dolls

#32

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/3/06 at 10:51pm

Though we all have our own tastes in composers, it is amazing how much agreement there is in this thread.

#33

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 11:51am

Cy Coleman's best score just has to be On the Twentieth Century.

(And I also think that perfect as Sweeney Todd is, _Follies_ might just be better...)

#34

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 11:55am

Sondheim
Into the Woods

Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Phantom of the Opera

Kander and Ebb
Cabaret

Rodgers and Hammerstein
Carousel

Jason Robert Brown
The Last Five Years

Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg
Les Miserables

Maury Yeston
Titanic

Stephen Schwartz
Children of Eden

Cole Porter
Kiss Me, Kate

Adam Guettel
The Light in the Piazza

Rodgers and Hart
Pal Joey

George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess

#35

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 12:55pm

Sondheim
Sweeney Todd or Assassins

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Evita

Kander and Ebb
Cabaret

Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Sound of Music

Jason Robert Brown
Songs for a New World

Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg
Miss Saigon

Bernstein
West Side Story

Guettel
The Light in the Piazza <3

Marvin Hamlisch
A Chorus Line

Aherns and Flaherty
Ragtime

Larson
Tick, Tick... Boom (Much better than Rent IMO)

Elton John
Aida

Yeston
Nine

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."-- Ferris Bueller's Day Off

#36

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 2:10pm

Sondheim - SWEENEY TODD

Andrew Lloyd Webber - EVITA

Kander and Ebb - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Rodgers and Hammerstein - CINDERELLA

Jason Robert Brown - PARADE

Lerner and Loewe - MY FAIR LADY

Boublil and Schonberg - MISS SAIGON

Frank Wildhorn - THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

Maury Yeston - NINE

Stephen Schwartz - GODSPELL

Herman - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Styne - PETER PAN

Elton John - AIDA

Bernstein - CANDIDE

Porter - KISS ME, KATE

Rodgers and Hart - PAL JOEY

Loesser - H2$

Ahrens & Flaherty - DESSA ROSE

Jerome Kern - SHOW BOAT

Addler & Ross - DAMN YANKEES

George Gershwin - GIRL CRAZY and or CRAZY FOR YOU

Irving Berlin - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Charles Strouse - ANNIE

Marvin Hamlisch - A CHORUS LINE

Updated On: 9/4/06 at 02:10 PM

#37

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 2:14pm

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Whistle down the Wind

Kander and Ebb
Chicago

Rodgers and Hammerstein
Ooh, toughie, maybe Carousel or The King and I.

Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg
Les Mis!

The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#38

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 2:27pm

Sondheim - Sweeney Todd/Follies (only one I'm giving two to because I can't honestly decide)

Andrew Lloyd Webber - JCS

Kander and Ebb - Cabaret

Rodgers and Hammerstein - King and I

Jason Robert Brown - Last Five Years

Lerner and Loewe - Brigadoon

Boublil and Schonberg - Les Mis

Frank Wildhorn - J&H

Maury Yeston - Grand Hotel

Stephen Schwartz - Pippin

Herman - La Cage

Styne - Gypsy

Elton John - Aida

Bernstein - Candide

Porter - Kiss Me, Kate

Rodgers and Hart - Babes in Arms

Loesser - Most Happy Fella

Ahrens & Flaherty - Ragtime

Jerome Kern - Show Boat

Addler & Ross - Damn Yankees

George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess

Irving Berlin - Annie Get Your Gun

Charles Strouse - Bye Bye Birdie

Marvin Hamlisch - A Chorus Line

William Finn - March of the Falsettos

Jonathan Larson - tick tick...boom

Adam Guettel - Floyd Collins

Michael John LaChiusa - Marie Christine

Cy Coleman - City of Angels

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

#39

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 2:37pm

Very little mention of Gilbert and Sullivan here!

I say Pirates of Penzance.

#40

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 2:59pm

Sondheim - Sweeney Todd

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Evita (Although I love the music from CATS dearly)

Kander and Ebb - Chicago

Rodgers and Hammerstein - The Sound of Music

Jason Robert Brown - Songs For a New World

Lerner and Loewe - My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg - Les Misérables

Frank Wildhorn - Jekyll & Hyde

Maury Yeston - Phantom

Stephen Schwartz - Wicked

Herman - Hello Dolly

Styne - Gypsy

Elton John - Billy Elliot

Bernstein - Candide

Porter - Kiss Me, Kate

Rodgers and Hart - Pal Joey

Loesser - Guys and Dolls

Ahrens & Flaherty - Ragtime

Jerome Kern - Show Boat

Addler & Ross - The Pajama Game

George Gershwin - Crazy for You

Irving Berlin - Annie Get Your Gun

Charles Strouse - Annie

Marvin Hamlisch - A Chorus Line

William Finn - Spelling Bee

Jonathan Larson - Rent

Adam Guettel - The Light in the Piazza

Michael John LaChiusa - The Wild Party

Cy Coleman - Sweet Charity

David Yazbek - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Lucy Simon - Zhivago

#41

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 5:55pm

Sondheim
Sweeney Todd

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Phantom Of The Opera

Kander and Ebb
Chicago

Rogers and Hammerstein
The Sound of Music

Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg
Les Miserables

Stephen Schwartz
Wicked

Elton John
The Lion King

Porter
Anything Goes

Loesser
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

#42

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 5:57pm

Oh, yeah, I forgot about Gilbert and Sullivan!

While I do like PIRATES OF PENZANCE, I think I'm going to have to with THE GONDOLIERS.

"I believe that art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, to engage in a constant search for the truth." - Barbra Streisand

#43

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 6:08pm

Andrew Lloyd Webber
EVITA and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Boublil & Schönberg
LES MISÉRABLES

Elton John
AIDA

Kander & Ebb
CABARET

Leonard Bernstein
WEST SIDE STORY

Maury Yeston
TITANIC

Menken & Ashman
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Not so sure how I feel about the show, but the film is one of my all-time favorites)

Rodgers & Hammerstein
CAROUSEL

Stephen Schwartz
GODSPELL

Stephen Sondheim
INTO THE WOODS

"If there is going to be a restoration fee, there should also be a Renaissance fee, a Middle Ages fee and a Dark Ages fee. Someone must have men in the back room making up names, euphemisms for profit." (Emanuel Azenberg)

#44

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/4/06 at 9:26pm

Sondheim - Sweeney Todd

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar/Sunset Boulevard

Kander and Ebb - Chicago

Rodgers and Hammerstein - Carousel

Jason Robert Brown - Last Five Years

Lerner and Loewe - My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg - Les Misérables

Frank Wildhorn - Jekyll & Hyde

Maury Yeston - Phantom

Stephen Schwartz - Nothing b/c he's not real, just a nightmare I have every so often.

Herman - La Cage Aux Folles

Styne - Gypsy

Elton John - Lion King

Bernstein - Candide

Porter - Anything Goes

Rodgers and Hart - Pal Joey

Loesser - Guys and Dolls

Ahrens & Flaherty - Ragtime

Jerome Kern - Show Boat

Addler & Ross - Damn Yankees

George Gershwin - Crazy for You

Irving Berlin - Annie Get Your Gun

Charles Strouse - Nick and Nora

Marvin Hamlisch - The Goodbye Girl

William Finn - Falsettos

Jonathan Larson - Tick, Tick...BOOM!

Adam Guettel - The Light in the Piazza

Michael John LaChiusa - Marie Christine/Hello Again

Cy Coleman - City of Angels

David Yazbek - The Full Monty

Larry Grossman - Grind

Dana P. Rowe - The Witches of Eastwick

Shire/Maltby Jr. - Baby

Jim Steinman - Dance of the Vampires :)

#45

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/5/06 at 4:17am

Andrew Lloyd Webber- Phantom of the Opera

Stephen Sondheim- Sweeney Todd

Johnathan Larson- Rent

Boubil and Schonburg- Les Mis

Elton John- Lion King

Stephen Schwartz- Wicked

Rodgers and Hammerstein- Carousel

Irving Berlin- Annie Get Your Gun

Bernstein- West Side Story

Charles Strouse- Bye Bye Birdie/ Annie

#46

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/5/06 at 1:53pm

Sondheim
Sweeney Todd

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Evita

Kander and Ebb
Cabaret

Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma

Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg
Les Miserables

Frank Wildhorn
The Scarlet Pimpernil

Maury Yeston
Titanic

Stephen Schwartz
Godspell

Irving Berlin
Call Me Madam

Bernstein
West Side Story

Charles Strouse
Bye Bye Birdie

Cole Porter
Anything Goes

George Gershwin
Of Thee I Sing

Bock and Harnick
Fiddler on the Roof

Jule Styne
Gypsy

Jerry Herman
Mack and Mabel

Ahrens and Flaherty
Once on This Island

Cy Coleman
City of Angels

William Finn
Falsettos

Loesser
The Most Happy Fella

Jerome Kern
Show Boat

Kurt Weill
Lady in the Dark

Marvin Hamlisch
A Chorus Line

Michael John LaChiusa
Hello Again

Rodgers and Hart
Pal Joey

Elton John
Lion King

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#47

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/5/06 at 2:03pm

My choices:

Sondheim - Sweeney Todd

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar

Kander and Ebb - Cabaret

Rodgers and Hammerstein - The King and I

Lerner and Loewe - My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg - Les Miserables

Frank Wildhorn - Jeckyll & Hyde

Stephen Schwartz - Wicked

Herman - Mame

Styne - Gypsy

Elton John - Aida

Bernstein - West Side Story

Porter - Anything Goes

Rogers and Hart - Pal Joey

Guettel - Light in the Piazza

Loesser - Guys & Dolls

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

#48

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/5/06 at 2:57pm

Sondheim - Assassins

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Evita

Kander and Ebb - Chicago

Rodgers and Hammerstein - South Pacific

Jason Robert Brown - Parade

Lerner and Loewe - My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg - Les Mis

Frank Wildhorn - Pimpernel

Maury Yeston - Nine

Stephen Schwartz - Godspell

Herman - Mack & Mabel

Styne - Gypsy

Elton John - Lion King

Bernstein - WSS

Porter - Anything Goes

Rodgers and Hart - Pal Joey

Loesser - Guys & Dolls

Ahrens & Flaherty - Ragtime

Jerome Kern - Show Boat

Addler & Ross - Damn Yankees

George Gershwin - Oh Kay!

Irving Berlin - Annie Get Your Gun

Charles Strouse - Bye Bye Birdie

Marvin Hamlisch - A Chorus Line

William Finn - 25th Annual

Jonathan Larson - Rent

Adam Guettel - Piazza

Cy Coleman - Sweet Charity

Kurt Weill - Threepenny Opera

David Yazbeck - Full Monty

If Percy Blakeney were in Les Mis....

Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)

#49

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 9/5/06 at 3:42pm

Sondheim - Assassins

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Evita/Starlight Express

Kander and Ebb - Chicago

Rodgers and Hammerstein - The Sound of Music

Jason Robert Brown - Last Five Years

Lerner and Loewe - Camelot

Boublil and Schonberg - Miss Saigon/Les Miserables

Frank Wildhorn - N/A

Maury Yeston - Nine

Stephen Schwartz - Pippin/Wicked

Herman - Hello, Dolly

Styne - Gypsy/Funny Girl

Elton John - Aida

Bernstein - West Side Story (absolutely no question about it)

Porter - Anything Goes

Rodgers and Hart - The Boys From Syracuse

Loesser - Guys and Dolls

Ahrens & Flaherty - Seussical/Ragtime

Jerome Kern - Show Boat

Addler & Ross - Damn Yankees

George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing

Irving Berlin - Annie Get Your Gun

Charles Strouse - Bye Bye Birdie

Marvin Hamlisch - A Chorus Line

William Finn - A New Brain

Jonathan Larson - Rent

Adam Guettel - The Light in the Piazza

Michael John LaChiusa - The Wild Party

Cy Coleman - City of Angels

David Yazbek - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Larry Grossman - N/A

Dana P. Rowe - Zombie Prom/Witches of Eastwick

Shire/Maltby Jr. - Baby

Jim Steinman - Dance of the Vampires

Andrew Lippa - The Wild Party

"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid

#50

re: The best musicals from each composer

Posted: 4/19/08 at 8:29pm

Sondheim
Company

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Jesus Christ Superstar

Kander and Ebb
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma

Jason Robert Brown
Parade

Lerner and Loewe
My Fair Lady

Boublil and Schonberg
Miss Saigon

Frank Wildhorn
Jekyll and Hyde

Maury Yeston
Nine

Stephen Schwartz
Wicked

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