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Post by broadwaylover99 on Jul 30, 2016 19:40:52 GMT
I'm curious because I haven't seen a thread like this before on the forum before and it's something I find really interesting, what are your 5 favourite musicals of all time?
I'll start it off with mine - Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Parade, Bonnie & Clyde, Side Show and Fun Home
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Jul 30, 2016 19:45:58 GMT
Funnily enough, I was thinking of starting a thread similar to this earlier today! Here are mine...
1. Hamilton-Broadway (if you guys hadn't already guessed)
2. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels-West End
3. Something Rotten-Broadway
4. Finding Neverland-Broadway (that's a really controversial one, don't usually tell many people that I like the show so much)
5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street-London Coliseum
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 19:46:04 GMT
Mine change regularly. But today they are:
1. Les Miserables
2. Kinky Boots
3. Funny Girl
4. Miss Saigon
5. Rent
... and if we were going full on top 10:
6. Wicked
7. Sweeney Todd
8. In The Heights
9. The Book of Mormon
10. Memphis
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 19:50:22 GMT
My change loads so I never have a list set in stone.
At the moment its probably:
1) Funny Girl
2) Kinky Boots
3) The Bodyguard
4) Miss Saigon or Hairspray or Legally Blonde
5) Gypsy or Charlie & the Chocolate Factory or Memphis
Basically every show I've seen I've liked. The one that stands out for not liking at all are Bend it like Beckham and I wasn't too keen on Saturday Night Fever either if I'm honest
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Post by zak97 on Jul 30, 2016 19:53:43 GMT
1) City of Angels
2) Miss Saigon
3) From Here to Eternity
4) Guys and Dolls
5) Top Hat
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Post by Michael on Jul 30, 2016 19:55:10 GMT
My top 10 may change from time to time, but the top 5 are pretty stable: - Newsies
- Memphis
- Rock of Ages
- Legally Blonde
- Avenue Q
And no, while Wicked is the show I've most often seen, it's not in the actual top 5 (but somewhere between 6 and 10) |
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Post by David J on Jul 30, 2016 20:00:34 GMT
- Les Miserables
- Spring Awakening
- Matilda
- Mary Poppins
- Sweeney Todd
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Gypsy
- Blood Brothers
- Wonderful Town
- A Chorus Line
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Post by mortenaagaard on Jul 30, 2016 20:01:50 GMT
My top 5 right now:
1. Titanic
2. The Phantom of the Opera
3. Sunset Boulevard
4. Love Story
5. Evita
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 20:05:03 GMT
The order changes regularly butnit is something like:
Wicked
Gypsy
Funny Girl
Kinky Boots
In the Heights
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 30, 2016 20:17:01 GMT
Sunday in the Park with George
Rent
The Last 5 Years
Les Miserables
A Little Night Music
That's my top 5
But I also love
Parade
Sweeney Todd
Into the Woods
Sunset Boulevard
Barnum
Aida
Ordinary Days
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Post by Raven on Jul 30, 2016 21:02:29 GMT
1. Les Miserables
2. Kinky Boots
3. Matilda
4. Memphis
5. Wicked
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Post by indis on Jul 30, 2016 21:18:05 GMT
Les Miserables, Tarzan, Phantom, Miss Saison, Wicked
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Post by musicalfloozie on Jul 30, 2016 21:23:01 GMT
I think my current top 5 are
Titanic/Hamilton/Les Mis/ Miss Saigon and Memphis.
Pretty tough to pick 5 and no doubt the list would be different if I did it next week!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 21:34:37 GMT
In no particular order:
The Secret Garden, Best Little Whorehouse, The Hired Man, Carrie, Kiss of The Spiderwoman
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 30, 2016 21:39:47 GMT
Currently my top 5 ever musicals are
Miss Saigon
Wicked
Sunset Boulevard
Kinky Boots
Made in Dagenham
(Thats not in any order - although Saigon is best thing I've ever seen).
Guys and Dolls and Matilda rotate into my top 5 every so often too.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 30, 2016 21:51:46 GMT
Sunday
Pacific overtures
Passion
West side story
My fair lady
Not far off is
Cabaret
Last 5 years
Rent
Carousel
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Post by broadwaylover99 on Jul 30, 2016 22:01:34 GMT
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Parade, Bonnie & Clyde, Side Show and Fun Home Probably coming in quick succession after that would be The Secret Garden, Carrie, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and Memphis. So that's my top 10 I would say! |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Jul 30, 2016 22:17:26 GMT
Miss Saigon, Les Mis, Rent, Grand Hotel and Gypsy
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 30, 2016 22:33:36 GMT
No order Les Mis Phantom Sunset Boulevard Parade Sweeney Todd It will probably be different next week  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 22:37:59 GMT
Possibly the hardest question to answer! My list changes frequently, particularly after I've seen a really good production of a show, and I like different shows for different reasons (sometimes the whole package, sometimes just the score).
The current list is probably (in no particular order):
Les Miserables
The Color Purple
Wicked
Memphis
Rent
And then to make it 10 I'd add
West Side Story
Phantom
Cabaret
Gypsy
Miss Saigon
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 3:04:09 GMT
Hamilton
Next to Normal
Rent
Fun Home
Les Mis
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 7:18:33 GMT
Company
Follies
Candide
Pippin
Evita
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Post by Steffi on Jul 31, 2016 8:44:26 GMT
Saturday Night Fever: That show got me into musical theatre so it holds a special place in my heart.
Lord of the Rings: I adored that show. Full stop.
In the Heights: I liked it on Broadway but only started to really love it when I saw it at Southwark Playhouse.
Jersey Boys: Yes, it's a jukebox show but I love it.
Once: I still remember watching it for the first time and being completely in awe by how beautiful the whole thing was.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 9:10:59 GMT
In order:
1. Starlight Express - for me has everything!
2. Miss Saigon
3. Cats
4. Les Miserables
5. Any other ALW though particularly love Sunset Boulevard, Aspects of Love, The Beautiful Game, Whistle Down The Wind, Love Never Dies and Evita.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 9:13:00 GMT
Oh and out of the jukebox shows the original production or Our House and also Mamma Mia are head and shoulders ahead of the rest for me.
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