Top 10 Best Muscials ever. . . — Page 4

I like "A Chorus Line" and a few others as well like "Beauty and The Beast" as well.

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I love this discussion. It's only the 349th time we've had this argument. This argument is more classical than Brooklyn.lol.

Anyway, that being said I think that a top ten list should consist of a mix of classical, modern, controversial, artistic, funny, magical, and fluffy shows.

Here's my list in no particular order:

Avenue Q
Cabaret
Here Lies Jenny
Wicked
Chicago
Carousel
Wonderful Town
Full Monty
Annie Get Your Gun
CONTACT(almost forgot about this masterpiece oops!)

However, I would like to point out that I have never seen such greats, but love the soundtracks to The Producers, Sweeney Todd, Dreamgirls, Hairspray(seeing in May), and many more.

Ican tell you that the worst is FAME, I did not wanna live forever after seeing that garbage.lol.

In no peticular order...

1) Rent
2) Jesus Christ Superstar
3) Phantom of the Opera
4) Man of La Mancha
5) Les Miserables
6) Guys and Dolls
7) The Music Man
Tick... Tick.. BOOM!
9) Oliver!
10) Avenue Q

in no order

Sweeney Todd (Best Ever!)
Company
Rent
Wicked
Phantom of the Opera
How to Suceed
Sunday in the Park With George
Funny Girl
Miss Saigon
Assassins (It's just so differnt that I love it, its so complex yet simple)

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West Side Story
A Chorus Line
My Fair Lady
Sweeney Todd
Fiddler on the Roof
Dreamgirls
Nine
Hair
Rent
Chicago

Can't help it but I would add Once On This Island and Zanna to the many great shows already listed....

I'm not into Sondheim so my list won't be great but I will say my favorite musicals. Some may be off broadway but you get the picture. Pretty much its not the best musicals ever but to me they are.

1. RENT!!
2. Wicked
3. Avenue Q (i hope to see it soon but by the music)
4. Tick Tick BOOM
5. not sure if it counts but the music to Bare is awesome
6. Little Shop of Horrors
7. Aida
8. Footloose
9. Grease
10. umm....i guess Les Miz only because it was a great show and my mom is obsessed with it and i've listened to it.

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1. Gypsy
2. The King and I
3. Sweeney Todd
4. Sunday in the Park with George
5. The Sound of Music
6. Into the Woods
7. The Music Man
8. Fiddler on the Roof
9. Carousel
10.Nine
11.Oliver
12.Brigadoon

well I'm only going to make a list based on what I've seen or at least listened to (which doesn't include the likes of Dreamgirls and Sweeney Todd...yes I know I lose since I still haven't rented it) :)so in no particular order

-Into the Woods
-The Last 5 Years
-Ragtime
-Passion
-Avenue Q
-Caroline, or Change
-West Side Story
-My Fair Lady
-Gypsy
-Rent

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Can I just say 5? Most of the musicals I've seen havn't been that good:

1. Rent
2. Les Miz
3. Wicked (sorry guys, had to)
4. Ave. Q
5. Into the Woods

Okay one thing I have to add, I totally have to agree with this being favorites opposed to best, as someone else mentioned, to choose the best you'd have to see every musical ever made. Or perhaps it could have been top 10 best musicals you've seen or something.

But I do have to respectfully disagree with some of you. While I respect the works, I tend to prefer modern musicals much more to some of "classics." We did the Music Man two years ago, and I really hated the show, it's just too happy for me. I recently saw Hello, Dolly! at a High School and got the same impression. I just associate a lot of great musicals with darkness and drama and don't feel that some of the classics carry it so well. Just my opinion.

That doesn't mean some classics I don't love. While as I've said numerous times, my BWW name shows you my favorite shows, I think it's hard to deny in my opinion that West Side Story is among one of the best musicals ever. The way it uses dance to tell a story, it's phenomenal score, it's clever adaptation, it's influence is leaning towards darker musicals. So see, I agree with some "classics," disagree with some others.

And one more point that slightly bothers me. Again, maybe this just stems from the whole favorite vs. best thing, but it seems an awful lot as soon as anyone says Wicked is the best or favorite(correct me if it's simply best or not favorite), you tend to assume they have not seen enough musical theatre. I have seen all kinds of shows, over 30 live, and numerous others on movies, as those are the only ones available to me. And I am not ashamed to admit that Wicked is my favorite show--sure it has it's flaws and it's probably not as well done or influential as say West Side Story, but I just love that show and I love to see it and yeah.

Okay, sorry for my rant. For the record, I do agree that perhaps Brooklyn in the top 10 isn't great, but yeah.

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