What's the Best Musical?

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   Sauvignonposted 13 years ago

   And not necessarily Broadway but on the Big Screen

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   Uninvited Writerposted 13 years ago

   My favourite is West Side Story.

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      pddm67posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Mine too!

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   NaomiRposted 13 years ago

   My favorite is Sweeney Todd. I know, I'm weird... but the music and story are amazing and I was in the pit orchestra for it in college. I had so much fun doing it so part of my love for it is definitely the nostalgia factor.
   
   I also love Damn Yankees, Les Miserables and uh, Annie.

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   h.a.borcichposted 13 years ago

   Mine would have to be Fiddler on the Roof

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   lynnechandlerposted 13 years ago

   Phantom of the Opera, The King and I, and Cats are my favs but Sweeney Todd rates right up there too.

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   Himitsu Shugishaposted 13 years ago

   Wow, so many good ones to choose from, but the one that resonates with me is, Cats. The song Memory gets me everytime!!

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   wavegirl22posted 13 years ago

   Spring Awakening

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   rebekahELLEposted 13 years ago

   Phantom of the Opera~
   Chicago~ 
   
   so many..
   old ones like
   Carousel
   
   Saturday Night Fever, does that count?

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   Onusonusposted 13 years ago

   Rent.
   Just kidding, Rent sucks!
   Rocky Horror!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      wavegirl22posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Rent sucks. . r u kidding????

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    The music kind of sucks, but I really love Paint your Wagon. Lee Marvin is so dam funny!

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    sneakorocksolidposted 13 years ago

    Hair.

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    Colebabieposted 13 years ago

    The Wizard of Oz

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    Verne A.posted 13 years ago

    I love Rent! They're staging it in the Philippines this January. My friends and I already bought tickets.
    
    I also enjoyed watching West Side Story, Chicago and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Little Mermaid (not the Disney version), and the Fantastics.
    
    Oh and Pippin is pretty good too!
    
    I love watching musicals! ^_^

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    prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

    RENT, MOULIN ROUGE and CHICAGO for me

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    I loved Brigadoon - time for a revival - also Cats and Carousel and West Side Story and South Pacific

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    TamCorposted 13 years ago

    My all time favorite is Phantom of the Opera...so far, lol...
    
    I really liked Fiddler on the Roof--so did my son, who has introduced me to both of these...
    
    
    Tammy

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    Windsweptplainsposted 13 years ago

    I really love movie musicals. I don't have a favorite, but there are many that I love for many different reasons.
    
    Moulin Rouge! - The sets, costumes, acting, and the visuals!
    High School Musical - I think this is pure musical fun.
    The Phantom of the Opera - I love everything about this film.
    Oklahoma! - A classic.
    A Christmas Carol: The Musical - My favorite Christmas movie, starring Kelsey Grammar.
    Mamma Mia! - Again, pure musical fun!
    The Music Man - Another classic, but this is my favorite older musical movie.

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    theageofcakeposted 13 years ago

    I'm sticking strictly to movie musicals, but my best three would be The Wizard of Oz, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (whose music is surprisingly excellent).  Oh, and Hedwig - I'm all about the trannies.

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    K Partinposted 13 years ago

    I gotta go with the Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story close too...

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    LEWJposted 13 years ago

    MY FAIR LADY, starring Rex Harrison.

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    readytoescapeposted 13 years ago

    Phantom of the Opera, Film Version

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    tobey100posted 13 years ago

    My Fair Lady (the original from Pygmalion) hands down.

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    rmcrayneposted 13 years ago

    Phantom definitely.  I've seen it 3 times, including in London.  Also Jesus Christ Superstar.  I've seen it 4 or 5 times, including twice with Ted Neeley.

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    Sauvignonposted 13 years ago

    Chicago
    Moulin Rouge
    Mamma Mia
    
    I can't wait to see how the new one is- 'Nine'
    Comes out on Christmas day I think

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    Crazdwriterposted 13 years ago

    My all time favorite is Newsies

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    tony0724posted 13 years ago

    I saw CATS and liked it.Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar were outstanding too

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    WriteAngledposted 13 years ago

    I'm not really a fan of musicals, but I did enjoy Chicago and loved the movie version of Mamma Mia on account of the three feisty older women.

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Sound of Music
    Paint Your Wagon
    Showboat
    South Pacific

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    LizzyBooposted 13 years ago

    I love musicals.
    
    Carmen, Chicago, Phantom of the opera.

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    DaniellaWoodposted 13 years ago

    I vote Phantom of the Opera...the music's fab, but more than anything, so is Mr G Butler; he makes the film! *sigh* haha

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    Mikel G Robertsposted 13 years ago

    The Sound of Music.

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    lynnechandlerposted 13 years ago

    The Greatest Show on Earth with Charlton Heston and Jimmy Stewart

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    Paul Edmondsonposted 13 years ago

    I've seen a ton of musicals growing up.  In the theater, I saw Jersey Boys in NYC and that was amazing.  Sound of Music and My Fair Lady are two of my other favorites.

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    jellydonut25posted 13 years ago

    South Park
    Team America
    Sweeney Todd
    
    ^^for movies
    
    Phantom of the Opera
    Jesus Christ Superstar
    
    ^^for live theater

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    love my yorkiesposted 13 years ago

    Phantom of the Opera
    The King and I
    Brigadoon
    White Christmas

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    AnythingArtzyposted 13 years ago

    The Sound Of Music

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    Aya Katzposted 13 years ago

    Utz li Gutz li.

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    Onusonusposted 13 years ago

    The Producers. Will Ferral as a Nazi, Freaking hillarious!!!

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    kingbynameposted 13 years ago

    Today of all days it would have to be Meet Me In St Louis.  A great Christmas film and a great musical.  It doesn't have as many songs as a lot of Hollywood musicals but the ones it does have are first-rate.  There is something deeply tragic about Judy Garland in this film.  What they refer to in the trade, I believe, as a three-hankie job.
    
    At the other end of the scale - Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, where even all the dialogue is sung.
    
    Compare, contrast, enjoy!

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    BEAUTYBABEposted 13 years ago

    Being a singer, I have lots of favourite Musicals
    
    Two of my favourites would be:  Oklahoma 
    
                                      My Fair Lady

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    Stevennix2001posted 13 years ago

    west side story

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    dfunzyposted 13 years ago

    The Wizard of Oz
    My Fair Lady
    Oliver
    Mary Poppins

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    BEAUTYBABEposted 13 years ago

    There have been a lot of beautiful Musicals written, many of them I have had roles singing in.
    My favourites are  The Sound of Music,  Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, and more recently Phantom of the Opera, in fact all musicals are lovely, are they not?  Beautybabe.

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    Christeneposted 13 years ago

    Miss Saigon is at the top of my list. (Surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet!)
    
    I love many of the ones already mentioned too.

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    torimariposted 13 years ago

    The original and French, Notre Dame de Paris. I love it...

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    Mike Lickteigposted 13 years ago

    Favorite musical?  Probably Jesus Christ, Superstar.  I liked Tommy, Grease and Godspell, also. 
    
    In a more classic sense, Camelot is my absolute favorite.  West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof were very enjoyable.
    
    So I guess to finally answer the question:  Jesus Christ, Superstar with Camelot a close second.

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    K Partinposted 13 years ago

    Just saw Jersey Boys last week WOW! right up there with the Phantom too.

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    pigfishposted 13 years ago

    Singing in the Rain.  Such a good movie/musical.  I especially love the Make 'em Laugh scene.  I'm going to go watch it again!

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       DaniellaWoodposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yeahh, I LOVE Singing in the Rain, great film! Gene Kelly is just amazing!

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    Alessia Amnesiaposted 13 years ago

    Sweeney Todd, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Grease, Chicago, Wizard of Oz, Annie...

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    ThoughtfulSpotposted 13 years ago

    Far too many to choose from...
    
    South Pacific for nostalgia (met my husband while playing Bloody Mary in our highschool's production)
    Rocky Horror Picture Show for pure ridiculousness
    Putnam County Spelling Bee is my more current favorite
    Into The Woods
    Phantom
    LesMis
    Anything that I get to watch Gene Kelly dance in
    Taps is a phenomenal on screen (but tap is my favorite dance form, so I'm biased.)
    SING! is a lesser known movie-musical I enjoy
    Apparently I could go on all day... I'll stop there.

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