Best Musical Ever

Having watched the 100 greatest musicals today (yes I really did sit still for 5 hours) I wondered what everyone thought of as the best musical ever?

 

rocky horror picture show,IMO

 

Oliver...purely because Its so much funny a great story n I've been in it now about 4 times!

 

I say Mary Poppins. Which one won, out of curiousity?

 

Grease won, but this was a repeat of the show from 2003.

Sadly the votes were by people that only know about 5 musicals, so it didn't mean that much. Miss Saigon only at 99?? Pathetic.

It was nice to see all those clips and interviews though, regardless of where the shows came.

EDIT: Les Mis is my favourite by a mile

 

I don't really like most musicals, but I would say The Rocky Horror Picture Show is pretty good.

The Wizard of Oz is good too.

 

Reminds me of a line from Angel:
Spike: "Don't watch Les Mes. You'll be wanting to drink human blood again half way through".

 

I'm not really a fan of musicals but I saw The Producers up in London last summer. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

 

LOL! Funny but True!

 

Saw the film of the prducers last night...very good not as good as original but still good.... and I saw the stage show one too when lee evans played leo bloom with nathan lane....fantastic!

Hal I did Les Mis this summer.....I played Javert! "One more day to revolution!"

 

A challenging role to be sure!

 

QFT

 

One thing I am very very ashamed of is that I have never seen Rocky.

I'm also afraid to say I'm a sucker for Lloyd Webber, despite his aparent lack of ability to write a decent harmony. EDIT: I take that back, there's 'Falling' from 'Aspects of Love'

 

Aspects is sadly underrated. Some great music in there, although the story is awful. I read the novella on which the musical is based, and it's a terrible book! Worse than an American soap opera! But the show is fantastic.

And I can't stand Rocky Horror. There's only one decent musical with "horror" in the title, and it involves a large plant

 

Little shop of horrors is great.

Chess is underrated too. I never saw it on stage so I have no idea if the whole show is any good, but the OCR recording is great (despite some slightly dodgy singing from Murray Head, and it isn't Elaine Paige's best performance). Who would have thought songs about a chess tournament could be so good...


Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling at 13

 

But it's Joss Whedon so we don't care.

*Joss Whedon is my master*

 

The Buffy musical is bloody brilliant! I know all the words to all the songs! I love that episode!!!

 

Ok My fave atm is Blood Brothers. Great story and music. What more can you want.

 

I thought it was good that Buffy made it. Although only 45 mins, it's still a musical

 

omg theres another show I've been in starring as Seymour....in....

"little shop...little shop of horrors!"


this is like this is your life for me.....!

 

i like rocky horror, love little shop of horrors (my eldest son was in this as his last junior school production earlier this year), and i rate "tommy" over all the above.

however, my favorite musical has to be west side story, although it's been many a year since i saw it (but saying that i may pick it up for £2.99 with that magazine thing that's just come out)

 

I never haev been a fan of teh classic hollywood era musicals - besides wizard of Oz ( thats a musical, jah)?
Im mroe into musicals with a tiwst, IE Joseph, rocky horror, grease etc ( tho I hate Fame)

 

Hmmmmm, a tough question this is

I would say Mary Poppins is the best
But there are others I would put on equal level with it like Wizard of Oz & Phantom of the Opera etc

 

A lass at Uni, who's fav film is the 2003 phantom of the opera, lent me teh DVD and asked me to watch it . i have never been wanted a film to end so much

 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Best.Musical.Ever.
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