Well, time to go to confession.
You might think I am going to say PETER PAN, but, for the first time ever, I am going to admit what my true all time favorite musical is. Drum roll, please...
Out of all the musicals I've seen...
...WICKED, PETER PAN, SEUSSICAL, ANNIE, BYE BYE BIRDIE, HELLO DOLLY, GUYS AND DOLLS, INTO THE WOODS, LION KING, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, AIDA, CHICAGO, SMOKEY JOES CAFE, STOMP, LES MISERABLES, CATS, MAMMA MIA, URINETOWN, THOROUGHLY MORDERN MILLIE, HAIRSPRAY, 42nd STREET, THE PRODUCERS, GYPSY, RAGTIME, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, GREASE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, A CHORUS LINE, CINDERELLA, WEST SIDE STORY, SOUND OF MUSIC, OLIVER, MY FAIR LADY, THE MUSIC MAN, NEWSIES, MAME...
...My all-time favorite is...
...Yes, I just actually listed every single musical I'd ever seen in my life, on film and live...
...My favorite is...
URINETOWN: The Musical! I never laughed so hard in my life. I thought THE PRODUCERS was pretty damn funny, but URINETOWN was HILARIOUS!
PETER PAN may have a very special place in my heart, but URINETOWN is now, admittingly, my favorite musical. WICKED tied with PRODUCERS is second, PETER PAN is third.
So now you know.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
