Top 5 Favourite Musicals

[daniel]

In no particular order...

-Les Miserables
-Wicked
-Mary Poppins
-Matilda
-Miss Saigon

[anita]

In no particular order : - Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis, Hairspray, Rocky Horror Show & Whistle Down the Wind.

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2016 8:44:26 GMT Steffi said:

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.

Ahhh I forgot about Once!

[Michael]

Jul 30, 2016 19:55:10 GMT Michael said:

My top 10 may change from time to time, but the top 5 are pretty stable:

1. Newsies
2. Memphis
3. Rock of Ages
   
4. Legally Blonde
   
5. 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)

I also want to suffer from Dyscalculia, so here's my extended top 5 (aka top 10)

    6. Book of Mormon
    7. Wicked
    8. Hunchback of Notre Dame
    9. Aladdin
    10. Beauty and the Beast (It's about time for a UK revival - especially with the movie coming up next year)

[whygodwhytoday]

1. Miss Saigon
2. Company
3. The Phantom Of The Opera
4. Chicago / Cabaret (Kander & Ebb need more love)
5. Sunset Boulevard / Jesus Christ Superstar (Both ALW; I wish I could choose)

The best jukebox musical I've ever seen is Beautiful.
My favourite 'underrated musical' is probably Taboo.

Hope you're all well XXX

[romeo94]

Wicked
Fun Home
Hamilton
Merrily we roll along
Gypsy

[Phantom of London]

- Les Miserables
- Billy Elliott
- Hairspray
- Rent
- Book of Mormon
- Mary Poppins
- Love Story
- Matlda
- Aspects of Love
- West Side Story

[primitivewallflower]

- 1776
- West Side Story
- Les Miz
- Evita
- Hamilton

[talkstageytome]

Really tough...

-Memphis
-The Book of Mormon
-The Sound of Music
-Avenue Q
-Spring Awakening

This looks like such an uninspired list. I think if it was a top 15 it would look a bit more varied.

[mrtumnus]

Chess
Cats
Les Miserables
Barnum
Betty Blue Eyes


Juke Box

Sunshine On Leith
Beautiful
Our House
Jersey Boys
(Can't think of a fifth worthy
of a post)

[haz23]

In no particular order:

Into The Woods
Jersey Boys
Company
Sweeney Todd
Gypsy

[ctas]

The order changes frequently:

Cabaret
Chicago
A Chorus Line
The Scottsboro Boys
West Side Story

[welsh_tenor]

1. Wicked
2. Les Mis
3. Hairspray
4. Book of Mormon
5. Avenue Q

Miss Saigon, If/Then and Little Shop of Horrors may at times come into the Top 5...

[danb]

Do I have to have seen them or can I base one entirely on the score?

1. Rent
2. Sunset Blvd
3. Tommy
4. Les Mis
5. Bare

[broadwaylover99]

Aug 1, 2016 10:10:25 GMT danb said:

Do I have to have seen them or can I base one entirely on the score?

1. Rent
2. Sunset Blvd
3. Tommy
4. Les Mis
5. Bare

I've never seen 4 of my top 5 but I still count them as being up there, so sure

[PalelyLaura]

I can pick out a top 3 pretty easily:

City of Angels
The Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables

I would also choose Hamilton but I would rather see it on stage first before making a final decision.

It's really hard to choose, there are loads of musicals I love but picking a handful of those as favourites over some others is tricky!

[Deleted]

Goodness. I feel like Meryl Streep in 'Sophie's Choice' (without the Polish accent)

In no particular order at present:

The Producers
Mack & Mabel
Anything Goes
La Cage Aux Folles
Hello, Dolly!

[musicallady]

Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jesus Christ Superstar
Wicked
Oklahoma
70 Girls 70

[danb]

Seriously considered reporting everyone who put more than 5....what is wrong with you people?

TOP 5!!!! tut 🙄😀👍

[Deleted]

In fairness it is incredibly tough to pick just 5!

[mrtumnus]

Aug 1, 2016 16:38:37 GMT danb said:

Seriously considered reporting everyone who put more than 5....what is wrong with you people?

TOP 5!!!! tut 🙄😀👍

You assume that musical theatre geeks are good at maths

[Michael]

Aug 1, 2016 18:44:17 GMT mrtumnus said:

Aug 1, 2016 16:38:37 GMT danb said:

Seriously considered reporting everyone who put more than 5....what is wrong with you people?

TOP 5!!!! tut 🙄😀👍

You assume that musical theatre geeks are good at maths

Counting to five is all but maths

[greeny11]

1. Hairspray
2. Kinky Boots
3. Beautiful
4. Phantom of the Opera
5. Jersey Boys

However, I could easily include more to that list. The likes of Mormon, Les Mis, Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia and Memphis would feature in my list if it was my top 10.

[danb]

Aug 2, 2016 5:46:53 GMT greeny11 said:

1. Hairspray
2. Kinky Boots
3. Beautiful
4. Phantom of the Opera
5. Jersey Boys

However, I could easily include more to that list. The likes of Mormon, Les Mis, Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia and Memphis would feature in my list if it was my top 10.

...but it isn't a top ten!!!! It's about disciplining yourself to really think "which are my top 5", not casually chuck in your next five like the rules don't apply to you....c'mon mods. ..this rule breaking must surely deserve sanctioning?..Aaaaaarggghhhhhhhh! 😬

[greeny11]

Aug 2, 2016 6:12:10 GMT danb said:

Aug 2, 2016 5:46:53 GMT greeny11 said:

1. Hairspray
2. Kinky Boots
3. Beautiful
4. Phantom of the Opera
5. Jersey Boys

However, I could easily include more to that list. The likes of Mormon, Les Mis, Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia and Memphis would feature in my list if it was my top 10.

...but it isn't a top ten!!!! It's about disciplining yourself to really think "which are my top 5", not casually chuck in your next five like the rules don't apply to you....c'mon mods. ..this rule breaking must surely deserve sanctioning?..Aaaaaarggghhhhhhhh! 😬

Which is why I gave a top 5! I just wanted to mention other shows which could have made my top five.