Your Favorite Shows by Your Favorite Writers!!!

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:24pm

For me, it's...

Sondheim- Merrily We Roll Along
Rodgers and Hammerstein- Carousel
William Finn- Elegies: A Song Cycle
Jason Robert Brown- The Last 5 Years
Kander and Ebb- And The World Goes 'Round
Cole Porter- Kiss me Kate
Andrew Lloyd Webber- Tell Me On a Sunday
Irving Berlin- Annie Get Your Gun
Maltby and Shire- Baby
Cy Coleman- Sweet Charity, City of Angels
Comden & Green- Wonderful Town
Ahrens & Flaherty- Ragtime
Jeanine Tesori- Caroline, or Change
Craig Carnelia- Is There Life After High School?
Stephen Schwartz- Children of Eden
Frank Wildhorn- The Scarlet Pimpernel
Bock & Harnick- She Loves Me, Fiddler on the Roof
Michael John LaChiusa- Hello Again, The Wild Party
Andrew Lippa- John and Jen, The Wild Party
Rowe & Dempsey- Witches of Eastwick, Zombie Prom
Jule Styne- Gypsy, Funny Girl
Frank Loesser- How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lerner and Loewe- My Fair Lady
Jerry Herman- Mack and Mabel
Maury Yeston- One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Marvin Hamlisch- A Chorus Line, Smile, Sweet Smell of Success

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:25pm

That was fun! Anyone else wanna give it a go?

[Corine2]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:29pm

Jeanine Tesori- Violet, Throughly Modern Millie, Caroline Or Change.
Tim Acito- Zanna Don't
Bobby Lopez and Jeff Marx- Q
Donald Margulies- Sight Unseen, Brooklyn Boy, Dinner With Friends
David Lindsay Abaire- Fuddy Meers
Albee- Beckett and Albee, WAVF, The Zoo Story, The Goat
Charles Busch- Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
Schwartz- Pippin
Comden and Green- Wonderful Town
Wendy Perrin- Secret's Every Smart Traveller Should Know
Yazbeck- The Full Monty
Alessandrini-Forbidden Broadway Every edition except 2001. I missed it.
Shaiman and Woo woo- Hairspray Updated On: 2/7/05 at 11:29 PM

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:29pm

Good thread, here's mine:

Sondheim - SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Rodgers and Hammerstein - CAROUSEL
Jason Robert Brown - THE LAST 5 YEARS
Kander and Ebb - CABARET
Cole Porter - KISS ME, KATE
Andrew Lloyd Webber - SONG AND DANCE
Irving Berlin - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Tesori - CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Stephen Schwartz - WORKING
Wildhorn - THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
Bock/Harnick - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
La Chiusa - THE WILD PARTY
Styne - GYPSY/FUNNY GIRL
Loesser - HOW TO SUCCEED...
Lerner/Loewe - BRIGADOON
Herman - HELLO, DOLLY!
Yeston - NINE
Hamlisch - CHORUS LINE

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 12:07am

Sondheim- Company
Rodgers and Hammerstein- Oklahoma
William Finn- A New Brain
Jason Robert Brown- Parade
Kander and Ebb- Cabaret
Cole Porter- Kiss me Kate
Andrew Lloyd Webber- Jesus Christ Superstar
Cy Coleman- Sweet Charity
Comden & Green- On The Town
Ahrens & Flaherty- Ragtime
Jeanine Tesori- Caroline, or Change
Stephen Schwartz- Godspell
Frank Wildhorn- Civil War (Complete Works CD)
Bock & Harnick- Fiddler on the Roof
Michael John LaChiusa- Hello Again
Andrew Lippa- The Wild Party
Jule Styne- Gypsy
Frank Loesser- How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lerner and Loewe- My Fair Lady
Jerry Herman- Hello, Dolly
Marvin Hamlisch- A Chorus Line

[phantom_tenor]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 2:12am

Webber/Rice- Jesus Christ Superstar
Kander/Ebb- Cabaret
Chicago
Learner/Lowe- Camelot (hate the musical, love the music)
My Fair Lady
Bernstein/Sondheim- West Side Story
Sondheim- A little night music
company
Gershwins- Let 'em Eat Cake
Cole Porter- Kiss Me Kate
Anything Goes
Rice/(abba guys. can't remember their names)- Chess


I would put phantom, but the lyrics in places get pretty bad, even if the music is sublime.

[musicgal04]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 2:36am

Sondheim- Company
Rodgers and Hammerstein- Oklahoma
William Finn- Falsettos
Jason Robert Brown- Songs for a New World
Kander and Ebb- Cabaret
Cole Porter- Kiss me Kate
Andrew Lloyd Webber- Jesus Christ Superstar
Irving Berlin- Annie Get Your Gun
Maltby and Shire- Closer Than Ever
Cy Coleman- Sweet Charity
Comden & Green- Wonderful Town
Ahrens & Flaherty- Once on This Island
Jeanine Tesori- Caroline, or Change
Stephen Schwartz- The Baker's Wife
Frank Wildhorn- The Scarlet Pimpernel
Bock & Harnick- Fiddler on the Roof
Andrew Lippa- The Wild Party
Jule Styne- Gypsy
Frank Loesser- Guys and Dolls
Lerner and Loewe- Camelot
Jerry Herman- Mack and Mabel
Maury Yeston- Titanic
Marvin Hamlisch- A Chorus Line

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 3:00am

Sondheim-Sunday in the Park and A Little Night Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein- The Sound of Music
William Finn- A New Brain
Jason Robert Brown- The Last Five Years
Kander and Ebb- Cabaret
Cole Porter- Kiss me Kate
Andrew Lloyd Webber- Jesus Christ Superstar or Evita
Irving Berlin- Does White Christmas count???
Cy Coleman- Sweet Charity
Jeanine Tesori- Millie (I know, I know...)
Stephen Schwartz- Godspell
Frank Wildhorn- Jekyll and Hyde
Bock & Harnick- Fiddler on the Roof
Andrew Lippa- The Wild Party
Jule Styne- Gypsy
Frank Loesser- Guys and Dolls
Lerner and Loewe- My Fair Lady
Jerry Herman- I guess Hello, Dolly
Maury Yeston- Titanic and Grand Hotel
Marvin Hamlisch- A Chorus Line

Whoo, that was exhausting!

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 3:18am

some of these are tough: but I'll stick with FAVORITES, not necessarily best. Many are near impossible to name only one (so I won't!)

Sondheim: Sunday in the Park (Sweeney Todd is on its heels)
Rodgers/Hammerstein: Carousel
Rodgers/Hart: Boys From Syracuse
Kern: Showboat
Porter: Anything Goes (slightly beating 50 Million Frenchmen)
Styne: Gypsy (hard to beat Gypsy but Funny Girl is close)
Berlin: Call Me Madam
Herman: Mack and Mabel
Arlen: St. Louis Woman (do I have to choose one score?)
Bock/Harnick: Fiddler on the Roof
Gershwins: Porgy and Bess (if it doesn't count, then Of Thee I Sing)
Kander/Ebb: Cabaret (Flora finishes in a worthy second)
Bernstein: West Side Story
Lerner/Loewe: Brigadoon
Loesser: How to Succeed...
Lane: Finian's Rainbow
Arthur Schwartz: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Rome: I Can Get it For You Wholesale
Schmidt/Jones: 110 in the Shade (best score)
Merrill: Carnival
Stephen Schwartz: Pippin (although greatness wasn't due to him)
Strouse: Annie (closely followed by Applause)
Cy Coleman: Sweet Charity
Yeston: Titanic (best score though poory conceived in NY)
Webber: Jesus Christ Superstar
Hamlisch: A Chorus Line
Maltby/Shire: Baby
Kreiger: Dreamgirls
Finn: Falsettos
Flaherty/Ahrens: A Man of No Importance
Guettel: Floyd Collins
JRB: Parade
Tesori: Violet (slightly edge Caroline, but subj. to change!)
LaChiusa: The Wild Party

Updated On: 2/7/05 at 03:18 AM

[lvpblues]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 3:39am

Cole Porter: Kiss Me, Kate
Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Rodgers & Hart: The Boys From Syracuse
Rodgers & Hammerstein: South Pacific (tough one)
Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady
Bock & Harnick: She Loves Me (personal favorite)
Kander & Ebb: Cabaret
Cy Coleman: On the Twentieth Century
Jerry Herman: Mame
Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Kurt Weill: Lady in the Dark, Street Scene
Jule Styne: Gypsy
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Sunset Boulevard
Jason Robert Brown: Parade
Stephen Schwartz: The Baker's Wife (hardly a favorite writer of mine, but I love this score)
Maury Yeston: Nine
Flaherty & Ahrens: Ragtime
Bob Merrill: Carnival
Jones & Schmidt: 110 in the Shade
Frank Loesser: The Most Happy Fella

[Sant]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 11:27am

Andrew Lloyd Webber - SUNSET BOULEVARD
Kander & Ebb - CHICAGO
Rodgers & Hammerstein - THE KING AND I
Schwartz - WICKED
Ahrens & Flaherty - RAGTIME
Boublil & Schönberg - MARTIN GUERRE
Menken & Ashman - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Herman - HELLO, DOLLY!
Kern - SHOW BOAT
Yeston - PHANTOM
Wildhorn - JEKYLL & HYDE
Porter - ANYTHING GOES

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 1:02pm

PLAZA SUITE by Neil Simon

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 1:34pm

Boublil & Shonberg: Les Miserables
Ahrens & Flaherty: Ragtime
Sondheim: A Little Night Music
Lerner & Loew: My Fair Lady
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The King & I
Rodgers & Hart: Babes In Arms
Lloyd Weber: Sunset Blvd.
Schwartz: Wicked
Herman: Mame
Porter: Kiss Me, Kate
Coleman: Will Rogers Follies
Styne: Gypsy
Bernstein: West Side Story
Yeston: Nine
Hamlisch: A Chorus Line
Maltby & Shire: Baby
Finn: Falsettos

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 3:35pm

SONDHEIM-"Sunday in the Park with George"
RODGERS/HAMMERSTEIN-"Carousel"
WM. FINN-"Elegies: A Song Cycle"
JRB-"The Last 5 Years"
KANDER/EBB-"The Act"
COLE PORTER-"Out of This World" ("Kiss Me Kate" was getting pretty redundant)
ALW-"Sunset Blvd."
AHERNS/FLATTHERY-"Ragtime"
MICHAEL JOHN LACHIUSA-"The Wild Party"
HERMAN-"Mack and Mabel"
SCHWARTZ-"The Baker's Wife"
YESTON-"Nine"
ANDREW LIPPA-"john and jen"
CY COLEMAN-"City of Angels"
BOCK/HARNICK-"The Apple Tree"

[zippyjen]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 5:24pm

Stephan SOndheim- Sweeny TOdd
Kander and Ebb- cabaret
DOnald Marguiles- dinner with friends
Rodgers and Hemmerstein- the king and i
Menken and Ashman- little shop
Bernstein- west side story
Larson- Rent, tick tick boom

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 5:32pm

Sondheim~ A Little Night Music
Lloyd Webber~ Sunset Boulevard
Ahers & Flaherty~ Once on this Island
Schwartz~ Children of Eden
Yeston~ Grand Hotel
Coleman~ The Life