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[RumTumTugger22]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 7:37pm

Les Mis
Fiddler
+ Rent on occasion

[seasons of love]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 8:21pm

I definitely agree with GYPSY. It's so incredible. Actually I'm listening to it right now....

Also West Side Story; the ultimate triple-threat show... there isn't anything else like it. Keggss- I actually agree with what you are saying about knowing more than just WICKED. I love WICKED, but I do think that it's important to have an understanding of classic Broadway theater.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 9:27pm

I can't say just one show so here is a list:

Porgy and Bess
Show Boat
Oklahoma
South Pacific
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Kiss Me Kate
Company
Hair
Jesus Christ Superstar
A Chorus Line
Evita
Sweeney Todd
Passion
Les Miserables
Phantom of the Opera
RENT

Updated On: 2/2/05 at 09:27 PM

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 9:28pm

All of them...or as many as humanly possible...

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 9:29pm

They need to go beyond Wicked and Rent. They also have to no more than stuff written after 1980. They have to be familiar with Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, some older Sondheim and something fairly obscure (ie. Snoopy.)

[Chote887]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 10:51pm

I think the ONE would be Show Boat.

Hair, West Side Story, and Sweeny Todd would be three more that must be understood in order to have the best understanding of the development of the broadway musical from the early 20'th century to today.

[complaintdept.]

Posted: 2/2/05 at 11:10pm

Not intending to profess my ignorance...though I'm sure this post will indicate it for me. But why is Show Boat ranking as so many people's #1 choice? I haven't seen a production of it, and I'm just plain curious.

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 12:08am

Keggss- obviously, I completely agree with you
You're not going to be "flamed"... lol
And now that I'm thinking about it, the ten greatest movers and shapers of American Musical Theater... now THATS a tough question!!!

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 12:09am

The Threepenny Opera
Showboat
Sweeney Todd
Rent
Hair
Les Miserables
Cabaret
Fiddler on the Roof
Hello, Dolly!
Porgy and Bess
Angels in America

etc.

[Justice]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 12:13am

Truth - There are three crucial shows in order to understand musical theatre (one can nevr be a fan if they do not understand)
They should know that Showboat, Oklahoma, and West Side Story changed the musical theatre formats of their time. They don't need to know everything about these shows, but they need to know that Showboat was the first show where the songs moved the plot along; Oklahoma was the first show where the dancing moved the plot along; and West Side Story was the first show that incorporated both dancing AND singing to move the plot along.
If you know this, then you are a TRUE musical Theatre fan.

Updated On: 2/3/05 at 12:13 AM

[lvpblues]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 2:08am

So many of the musicals mentioned are landmarks of the genre and are shows that any musical fan should know and respect.

I would just like to add "She Loves Me" because it has a delightful book (great source material) and is an excellent example of a well-integrated, character-driven musical score. Updated On: 2/3/05 at 02:08 AM

[DancerGirl16]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 11:06am

A chorus line

Modern Day: Les Miserables (just if you don't know it or haven't seen it...thats just weird) and Rent

Also: Know your sh*t about Robbins and Fosse

[Corine2]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 12:34pm

A Chorus Line
Cabaret
Gypsy
The Sound Of Music
Carousel

[chess12]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 12:35pm

OKLAHOMA and COMPANY

[JohnnysGurl]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 4:12pm

the mother in gypsy was the costume designer for a community play i did. anyways...

definatly cabaret.
Into the Woods with Bernadette Peters

[keggss23]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 6:57pm

"And now that I'm thinking about it, the ten greatest movers and shapers of American Musical Theater... now THATS a tough question!!!"

I know! I can come up with like 30, but narrowing it down to just 10 is soooooo hard!

[Elizabeth_DeBris]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 7:08pm

Showboat (first musical with songs that moved the plot along), Oklahoma! (first book musical), Cabaret (first semi-linear musical), and Company (first non-linear musical). Also, Porgy and Bess, Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, and West Side Story.
Yes, that was considerably more than one, but I really don't think there is ONE defining musical out there...

[LightMyCandle125]

Posted: 2/3/05 at 9:41pm

i definitely agree with justice on the showboat, oklahoma, wss comment. well put.

as for 10 "movers and shapers"? golly, that's difficult.