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- your top 5 musicals -

posted 19 years ago by kikirriki
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my top 5 musicals

5. The Sound of Music
4. Singing in the Rain
3. Dancer in the Dark
2. Cabaret
1. Hair

One day I am going to grow wings.

[–] Asaaf00 11 years ago

This is a tough one since I'm a huge fan of musicals. My top 5 keep changing and I just can't decide what to choose.. but these are mine for now:

1. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
2. Singin' in the Rain
3. 8 femmes
4. On the Town
5. Chicago

More:
Dancer in the Dark
Sweeney Todd
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Oliver!
Moulin Rouge!

[–] libertarian45 10 years ago

1. Tommy
2. Quadrophenia
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. The Wall

Several have mentioned Godspell. I've tried a few times to watch it but can only last about 10 mins. I don't get the attraction.

[–] endymionng 10 years ago

Movie1 Singing In The Rain
Movie2 Moulin Rouge
Movie3 Pink Floyd' sThe Wall
Movie4 Hair
Movie5 Fame
Movie6 Across the Universe
Movie7 Sound of Music
Movie8 Dreamgirls
Movie9 West Side Story
Movie10 Cabaret

Stage1 Which Whitch (By Dollie Deluxe - Best music and great story - hard to find)
Stage2 Chess (The Abba Guys first musical - fantastic music)
Stage3 Jesus Christ Superstar
Stage4 Evita
Stage5 Mamma Mia

[–] Gadare 9 years ago

These are my faves, NOT what I think are the best. Just want to avoid argument. You can't change my mind....LOL.

1. Cabaret

2. Chicago

3. Hair

4. The Band Wagon

5. The Wizard of Oz

Contenders: Singing in the Rain, Jesus Christ Superstar, Moulin Rouge

"I slept with you and you're in love with my husband. What the hell am I supposed to do with that?"

[–] nammage 9 years ago

Instead of a top five, here's a top 25: (no particular order)

1. Moulin Rouge!
2. West Side Story
3. Grease
4. The Sound of Music
5. Oklahoma!
6. Annie (1982)
7. Across the Universe
8. My Fair Lady
9. Sweet Charity
10. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
11. Hairspray (2007)
12. Labyrinth
13. Chicago
14. Little Shop of Horrors
15. Hans Christian Andersen
16. The Muppet Movie (1979)
17. Memphis the Musical
18. Cabaret
19. Funny Girl
20. Newsies
21. Reefer Madness
22. Grease 2
23. The Muppet Movie (2011)
24. Lili
25. Guys and Dolls

-Nam

I am on the road less traveled...

[–] MoviemanCin 9 years ago

In alphabetical order:

Godspell
Hair
Jesus Christ Superstar
Les Miserables
Man of LaMancha
Phantom of the Opera

Sorry, I couldn't keep my list at just five.

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

[–] StrandedinLaLaLand 9 years ago

1. Jesus Christ Superstar
2. West Side Story
3. Bye Bye Birdie
4. Grease
5. Rocky Horror Picture Show

6. The Wiz
7. Godspell
8. Chicago
9. Little Shop of Horrors
10. Annie

11. Dreamgirls
12. Caberet

Black men and a whole lot of *beep* white men have had plenty fun adoring my ass!

[–] ElphieDefyingGravity 8 years ago

Movie Musicals:

1. West Side Story
2. Hair
3. Chicago
4. Moulin Rouge
5. An American in Paris

Staged Musicals

1. Company
2. The Secret Garden
3. Into the Woods (don't like movie version)
4. Sunset Boulevard
5. Jane Eyre the Musical

Oh what a falling off was there.

[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) 5 months ago

1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
2. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
3. Frozen (2013)
4. The Sound of Music (1965)
5. The Lure (2015)