top five musicals?- Page 3

[sharon1]

Posted: 4/18/06 at 8:47pm

I suppose I could lump all the classics together i.e Kiss Me Kate, South Pacific, Oklahoma, Brigadoon & West Side Story. Of the last few years it becomes easier, Phantom, Les Miserables, Cats and the like. Of this year, Woman In White. That is more than five. But opinions change as years go by. Or maybe it is easier to compare so certain shows stand out more.

[bwaybabe3]

Posted: 4/18/06 at 9:19pm

sorry about the re-posting! I'm new to the boards and didn't know you could go through the old stuff! anyways here are my top five in no order except the first:

Q
Spelling Bee
Wicked
Rent
Guys and Dolls

my top ten would include things like jersey boys and DRS too though :)

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 4/19/06 at 12:04am

They're not all my favorites, but I think the five truly "perfect" musicals are:

1. Oklahoma!
2. Gypsy
3. My Fair Lady
4. Guys and Dolls
5. West Side Story

"Perfect" meaning if you cast it well, no matter how bad everything else is, it will work.

My favorites:

Oklahoma!, Carousel, Cabaret, Crazy For You, and Sunday in the Park With George.

Really, there are like four or five more, but those five will do.

[Colle]

Posted: 4/19/06 at 3:41pm

Here are my top five, based only on shows I have seen:

"Les Miserables" is my favorite.

These other four are in no real order, it kind of changes depending on my mood:

"Miss Saigon"
"The Lion King"
"The Music Man"
"Cats."

[LYNX71]

Posted: 4/19/06 at 5:24pm

5 Favorite shows (in alphabetical order):
Into the Woods
Producers
Rent
Scarlet Pimpernel
Spelling Bee

5 Least Favorite shows (also in alphabetical order):
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Dracula the Musical
Jackie Mason's Laughing Room Only
Ring of Fire
Thou Shalt Not
(oh, so many more...)

[bwaybabe3]

Posted: 4/19/06 at 5:35pm

i DESPISE chitty chitty bang bang!!!! and i forgot about west side story. it's too hard to narrow it down to five favorites!

[mikeyb16]

Posted: 4/24/06 at 11:50am

no particular order

1.beauty and the beast
2.lion king
3.wicked
4.chicago
5.producers

[SeptemberKel]

Posted: 4/24/06 at 12:06pm

In random order...

Assassins
Passion
Sweeney Todd
Chicago
Gypsy