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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 12, 2022 17:10:00 GMT
Just wondering have we ever done a vote for the board’s favourite musical? I can’t remember us doing one since I’ve been here anyway. It’s pretty likely that it will end up being Les Mis but if everyone who wants to maybe picks their top 10 musicals and comments them from 1st-10th I could do a points system with 10 points for favourite, 9 points for second and so on and then see which musical comes out on top after a week. (As long as the admins are ok with this)
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Post by danb on Feb 13, 2022 19:40:31 GMT
That’d be great! (Maybe just five though; I have to be up at half five. )
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 13, 2022 19:51:46 GMT
I've seen 320 different musicals, I can't just pick ten! 🤣
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Post by fiyero on Feb 13, 2022 20:55:33 GMT
I've seen 320 different musicals, I can't just pick ten! 🤣 When people know I’ve seen a lot of musicals (I’m at 166) they seem surprised I can’t pick a favourite! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2022 21:02:52 GMT
Gypsy. Easy for me. But a list of another nine would be hard!  |
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 13, 2022 21:10:02 GMT
Sunday in the Park with George for me
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Post by alece10 on Feb 13, 2022 21:31:22 GMT
Top 5 for me bit not in any particular order.
Sweeney Todd
Follies
Gypsy
Sweet Charity
London Road
But if I gave it a lot more thought some of those choices could change. These are just the ones that spring to mind quickly.
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Post by danb on Feb 13, 2022 21:47:40 GMT
Rent
Tommy
Les Mis
Heathers
Bat Out of Hell
Sunset Blvd
JCS
Spring Awakening
Miss Saigon
Blood Brothers
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 13, 2022 22:48:52 GMT
Thanks for the answers guys, keep them coming! I’m gonna start a spreadsheet to log everyone’s votes.
Seeing as part of the reason for this was to get to see everyone’s taste in musicals, I’ll give you my top 10 as well.
1. Wicked
2. Waitress
3. Miss Saigon
4. Rent
5. Hairspray
6. Into the Woods
7. Dreamgirls
8. Sunset Boulevard
9. Legally Blonde
10. Company
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Post by daisy24601 on Feb 13, 2022 22:56:24 GMT
I have a top 3 and after that it's a bit hazy.
1. Les Miserables
2. Memphis
3. Kinky Boots
4. Wicked
5. Come From Away
6. The Commitments
7. Billy Elliot
8. Heathers
9. Bat Out of Hell
10. Sweeney Todd
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Post by Peter on Feb 13, 2022 23:06:43 GMT
Currently, the list is as below. Tomorrow it may well be different!
1. Sunday in the park with George
2. Les Miserables
3. Sweeney Todd
4. The Witches of Eastwick
5. Hadestown
6. Blood Brothers
7. My Fair Lady
8. Into the Woods
9. Avenue Q
10. Amelie
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Post by n1david on Feb 13, 2022 23:26:19 GMT
I'm not a big musicals addict, so I'll only do five, but here they are..
1 Chess
2 Follies
3 Evita
4 Hairspray
5 Company
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 13, 2022 23:40:18 GMT
1. Follies
2. Caroline, or Change
3. Sunday in the Park with George
4. The Light in the Piazza
5. Preludes
6. Fun Home
7. Sweeney Todd
8. The Bridges of Madison County
9. Cabaret
10. Passion
This skews much more modern than I had thought it would but, while I prefer a lot of classic shows' scores to some of these picks, they're always let down by their books. And the tenth spot could probably go to another Sondheim but I had trouble picking which and I've got plenty of him represented on the list already so I figured I'd get another composer in. What the list really tells me is I need to see more shows in person, because I love so many recordings of shows I've never seen, some even more than shows I've listed here, but I didn't include anything I haven't seen in a theatre on the list (except Passion, but I've seen the proshot so I count it).
Edit: Just noticed I had 11 haha. Managed to have 2 number 3s so I've cut off the last and shifted everything to be where it should.
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Post by pomegranate on Feb 13, 2022 23:55:29 GMT
1. Gypsy
2. Funny Girl
3. City of Angels
4. Into the Woods
5. Bells are Ringing
6. Hadestown
7. She Loves Me
8. Amelie
9. The Light in the Piazza
10. Come From Away
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2022 23:58:36 GMT
Okay, for fun, what I believe to be my top 10, in order with 1 being most favorite:
1. Gypsy
2. Into the Woods
3. The Light in the Piazza
4. Sunday In The Park With George
5. Company
6. Caroline, or Change
7. Little Shop of Horrors
8. South Pacific
9. The Wedding Singer
10. It Shoulda Been You
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Post by amp09 on Feb 14, 2022 0:00:16 GMT
It’s really interesting to see the varying eras of musicals in peoples top musicals so far. So very difficult once you get outside of your absolute faves. 6-10 will most likely have changed for me by next week…
1. Billy Elliot
2. Fiddler on the Roof
3. West Side Story
4. Come From Away
5. Wicked
6. Ghost
7. Dear Evan Hansen
8. Oliver
9. Legally Blonde
10. Memphis, Kinky Boots, Waitress
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Post by saral on Feb 14, 2022 1:16:58 GMT
1 Sunset Blvd
2 Company
3 A Little Night Music
4 Evita
5 Les Mis
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Post by stagebyte on Feb 14, 2022 1:26:18 GMT
Wow this is like choosing between your babies
1.Jesus Christ superstar
2. Chess
3. West side story
4. Carousel
5. Les Mis
6. Fiddler
7. Lion King
8. Assassins
9. Miss Saigon
10. Evita
Honorary mentions: Last5 years /LND/Heathers/Little Shop/Hadestown/Fun Home and original Martin Guerre before they fiddled with it.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 14, 2022 2:25:28 GMT
1) Les Miserables
2) My Fair Lady
3) Oklahoma!
4) Mary Poppins
5) 42nd Street
6) Oliver
7) Carousel
8) Sound Of Music
9) Sweeney Todd
10) West Side Story
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2022 5:51:20 GMT
1. Come From Away
2. Wicked
3. Rent
4. Miss Saigon
5. In the Heights
6. Once on this Island
7. The Color Purple
8. Les Misérables
9. Waitress
10. Amélie
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Post by liv22 on Feb 14, 2022 7:56:14 GMT
1. Little Shop of Horrors
2. Billy Elliot
3. Come From Away
4. Hamilton
5. Waitress
6. Six
7. Rent
8. Heathers
9. Les Miserables
10. Spring Awakening
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Post by leanne23 on Feb 14, 2022 8:15:30 GMT
I can quickly commit to a top five, but ten is a challenge!
1) Bat out of Hell
2) &Juliet
3) Billy Elliot
4) Miss Saigon
5) Six
Special mentions go to Rent and TL5Y.
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Post by inthenose on Feb 14, 2022 8:18:10 GMT
Les Mis
Phantom
Evita
Next to Normal
Sunset Boulevard
Movie wise:
new West Side Story
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Chicago
Mary Poppins
Evita
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Post by SuttonPeron on Feb 14, 2022 8:34:49 GMT
1- Wicked
2- The Phantom of the Opera
3- My Fair Lady
4- Evita
5- Disney´s Beauty and the Beast
6- Waitress
7- Les Miserables
8- Mamma Mia!
9- A Chorus Line
10- Jesus Christ Superstar
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Post by og on Feb 14, 2022 8:46:12 GMT
Noone mentioned Thriller yet?  |
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Post by dontdreamit on Feb 14, 2022 8:56:07 GMT
1. Jesus Christ Superstar
2. Bat Out Of Hell
3. Evita
4. Joseph
5. Rocky Horror
6. Priscilla
7. Sound Of Music
8. Six
9. Phantom
10. Carousel
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Post by cezbear on Feb 14, 2022 9:10:58 GMT
1. Miss Saigon
2. Martin Guerre
3. Aspects of Love
4. Evita
5. Phantom
6. Parade
7. The Beautiful Game
8. Heathers
9. Hamilton
10. Elisabeth (am I allowed foreign language musicals?)
That was much harder than I thought past the first couple. Because... there are musicals like Phantom that have my heart, are beautiful, and mean a huge amount to me, but I wouldn't go and watch frequently. Then there are shows I can see over and over, like Jersey Boys, but objectively wouldn't rate higher than others in my list. And probably I'd choose differently if I did it tomorrow!
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Post by FJ on Feb 14, 2022 10:09:27 GMT
1. Beetlejuice
2. In the heights
3. Starlight Express
4. Kinky Boots
5. Oliver!
6. The Wedding Singer
7. The Book of Mormon
8. Wicked
9. American idiot
10. The Prince of Egypt
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Post by nick on Feb 14, 2022 10:21:14 GMT
1: JCS - I've never seen a production I haven't enjoyed
2: Evita
3: Rocky Horror
4: Godspell
5: A Chorus Line but this is based on seeing it once in the 1970s and being blown away.
But different productions give different answers - Original Cats in my top ten, recent Cats revival in my bottom five.
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Post by singingbird on Feb 14, 2022 10:22:49 GMT
In alphabetical order...
1. A Little Night Music
2. Assassins
3. Cabaret
4. Chess
5. Evita
6. Ghost Quartet
7. Grey Gardens
8. Jesus Christ Superstar
9. Merrily We Roll Along
10. Pippin
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