The most seamless book/score for a musical ever- Page 3

[Plum]

Posted: 8/12/04 at 10:14pm

You may not like "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," but it's still a fine character-establishment song for Curly and atmosphere-establishment song for the show as a whole. It's very well-integrated.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/12/04 at 10:18pm

West Side Story.

[lanaenchanted]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 12:31am

I have to agree w/Sondheim but primarily Gypsy. It is the perfect blend not to mention that the book can stand on its own minus the music pretty well. A lot of musicals would be dead in the water w/out their music i.e. Rodgers and Hammerstein--dont get me wrong, I love them too tho!

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 12:32am

Sweeney Todd
Assassins
Oklahoma
Urinetown
Gypsy
West Side Story


There are so many excellent shows that these just jump out at me.

[Nydiva]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 10:12am

1776...

with A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd VERY close seconds.

Nydiva

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 11:12am

I also agree with Urinetown.

[Arthur Mervyn]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 11:15am

Gypsy

[wickedfan]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 2:20pm

Question: I'm having thoughts on NINE. I would think it has a somewhat seamless book and score. Although, the plot is much like COMPANY. Not much there, more of a theme. Although like CoMPANY, it expresses the atmosphere of the show and the characteristics of each character. Would you say this of NINE?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 5:01pm

A Chorus Line too

[BroadwayMonkey]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 5:14pm

Dreamgirls
The Music Man
West Side Story

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 5:20pm

1776!!!

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 5:46pm

Definitely THE MUSIC MAN.

Meredith Willson, genius.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 6:06pm

Avenue Q
A Chorus Line
RENT
Guys & Dolls
West Side Story
Urinetown
Ragtime

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 6:14pm

My vote would be for MY FAIR LADY. It's hard to argue with the integrity of the source material, and the songs and lyrics seem to flow organically from it - and you can really see that by watching the Leslie Howard/Wendy Hiller film of Pygmallian, and see how the songs fit right into every moment.

[greenifyed]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 9:05pm

Rent.

And Guys & Dolls. Woo!