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Post by tom on Aug 2, 2016 22:29:32 GMT
1. Phantom (with the right cast! As this is the first show that REALLY got me into musical theatre it has a special place in my heart)
2. Matilda
3. Billy Elliot
4. Les Miserables
5. Wicked
Cats would have a place in there for similar reasons to Phantom but it seems it is forbidden to name more than 5! Also, for theatre experiences, The Color Purple at the Menier Chocolate Factory was amazing but I think that was more down to the cast and production than the show itself.
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Post by danb on Aug 3, 2016 6:26:35 GMT
It's not forbidden apparently Tom. I'd say that it is almost being encouraged! If I start specific threads for peoples top 6/7/8/9/10 musicals those who encourage this deviant behaviour will have to count up and move peoples posts to the right thread? Mwahhahaha (twirls moustache) 🔥
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Post by mrtumnus on Aug 3, 2016 9:52:55 GMT
1)Chess
2) Cats
3) Les Miserables
4) Barnum
5) Betty Blue Eyes
5a)Mary Poppins
5b)Billy Elliot
5c)Hairspray
5d)Top Hat
5e)Once
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Post by kathryn on Aug 3, 2016 11:47:21 GMT
I struggle with things like this, because what do I pick - my top 5 musicals, my top 5 productions, my top 5 experiences watching a performance? There's some overlap, but they would be different lists.
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Post by Dave25 on Aug 3, 2016 12:16:12 GMT
I'm glad to see Miss Saigon in so many top5's.
Miss Saigon is my favourite show of all time. Not just because of the great music and story and characters, but also the way it's fully sung, and yet you never ask yourself why they are singing. Every note, word, line has a reason and never feels out of place. There is never a moment where it gets towards parody, which I find to be the case in most other shows.
While other shows seem like parodies, have some misplaced dance break (hyena's in Lion king), or just silly things like "I'm just a little bit.....(bar rest)........naughty...end chord (Matilda). Or Hamilton, far fetched dances out of nowhere, or repeating a character's name all the time and end each song with a cool headflip on the last chord, etc.
The only other show that feels fully truthful to me is the Sound of Music, because the way the music is used makes sense as well and never feels forced. Maybe also because a lot of songs there have a purpose, are like performances in a performance. That's why Miss Saigon is so rare in my opinion, because it still feels natural and the only songs that are meant to be "performances" are the prostitutes in Dreamland and the dance in the American Dream which is basically a dream sequence. Everything else feels just as natural.
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Post by zsazsa on Aug 3, 2016 12:53:50 GMT
So this is too much like Sophie's choice for me. I couldn't choose a top 10, let alone a top 5. So I am cheating and here are my top 20, in no particular order. Even 20 was a tough decision.
La Cage Aux Folles
Merrily We Roll Along
Parade
Ragtime
Evita
Les Misérables
Carousel
Sunday In The Park With George
Cabaret
The Phantom Of The Opera
The King & I
South Pacific
Chicago
Miss Saigon
Jesus Christ Superstar
Into The Woods
My Fair Lady
Gypsy
A Chorus Line
9 To 5
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Post by danb on Aug 4, 2016 18:04:27 GMT
So this is too much like Sophie's choice for me. I couldn't choose a top 10, let alone a top 5. So I am cheating and here are my top 20, in no particular order. Even 20 was a tough decision. La Cage Aux Folles Merrily We Roll Along Parade Ragtime Evita Les Misérables Carousel Sunday In The Park With George Cabaret The Phantom Of The Opera The King & I South Pacific Chicago Miss Saigon Jesus Christ Superstar Into The Woods My Fair Lady Gypsy A Chorus Line 9 To 5 I just had an aneurysm! 😩 😀 |
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Post by wicked on Aug 4, 2016 21:18:08 GMT
1. Wicked
2. Legally Blonde
2. Matilda
4. The Bodyguard
5. Dogfight
With honourable mentions to Les Mis, The Lion King and Billy Elliot!
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Post by benny20 on Aug 4, 2016 21:38:18 GMT
1) Little Shop of Horrors (obviously!)
2) Wicked
3) Parade
4) The Producers
5) Hairspray
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 4, 2016 21:46:10 GMT
Les Misérables
Sweeney Todd
My Fair Lady
Sunday in the Park with George
The Sound of Music
Plus pretty much all of the other musicals mentioned above by devil-may-care members who choose to flout convention and risk danb's wrath.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2016 21:06:45 GMT
Salad Days
Hedwig
Sunset
Sweeney
Little Shop d'Horrors
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Post by mrtumnus on Aug 6, 2016 11:15:27 GMT
Boredom has set in during the holidays. Here is the forum's favourite musicals. With respect to Dan's health I have only included the top five from the naughty boys and girls that didn't stick to the rules.
107 different shows were posted. 57 of them getting one vote only.
21 Les Mis
16 Wicked
09 Miss Saigon
08 Phantom of the Opera
08 Sunset Boulevard
07 Kinky Boots
07 Rent
06 Hairspray
06 Matilda
06 Sweeney Todd
05 Gypsy
05 Hamilton
05 Memphis
04 Book of Mormon
04 Evita
04 Sunday In The Park
3 votes
Avenue Q
Cats
Chicago
Company
Funny Girl
Jersey Boys
Little Shop of Horrors
My Fair Lady
Parade
Sound of Music
West Side Story
2 votes
Barnum
Betty Blue Eyes
Billy Elliott
Bodyguard
Carrie
Chess
City of Angels
Dogfight
Follies
Fun Home
Guys And Dolls
Hedwig
In the Heights
La Cage Aux Folles
Legally Blonde
Merrily We Roll Along
Scottsboro Boys
Spring Awakening
Starlight Express
The Boyfriend
The Hired Man
The Producers
Titanic
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Post by catqc on Aug 6, 2016 21:29:03 GMT
Having thought about my answer to this for a while, I have come to the conclusion that I can't/shouldn't really answer as most of the musicals I have seen I have only ever seen one production of with one set of actors, so I have no idea whether I'd enjoy them as much if they were any different. However, that aside, simply in terms of enjoyment of things I have seen I'd say:
1) Singin in the Rain
2) Mary Poppins
3) City of Angels
4) Sunset Boulevard
5) The Phantom of the Opera
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Post by d'James on Aug 10, 2016 23:16:39 GMT
I've been umming and aging for ages about this. In this order:
1) Starlight Express
2) Sister Act
3) This is where it gets hard. I think I have to put Titanic here (the Charing Cross production and cast specifically.)
4) In The Heights
5) This one's a toss up but I'm going to go with Sunset Boulevard.
(The toss up was with Kinky Boots, but I chosen Sunset because I think the story and score flow better and are more coherent. Although there are probably more songs I prefer from Kinky Boots.)
I've gone over and over it in my head, and these are the ones I keep coming back to. (Lend Me A Tenor and Betty Blue Eyes are up there for me too, but don't quite make the cut.)
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Post by carmen on Aug 11, 2016 15:12:53 GMT
I just loved Kibky Boots!!!!
1. Kinky Boots
2. Funny Girl
3. The Book of Mormon
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Post by westwaywanderer on Aug 17, 2016 21:26:47 GMT
Into the Woods
Wicked
Fun Home
A Chorus Line
Les Miserables tied with An American In Paris.
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