Best Musical Ever

Stage Musicals - can't go past We Will Rock You. The West End version I went to rocked, and I must admit, the Oz version was pretty good too. Ben Elton changed bits and pieces in the Oz version to make it more "Austrailised" and it worked a treat! The only downside - the casting of Annie Crummer as Killer Queen (who puts a Kiwi in a musical?) and the stage design, as it was made for the Domion Theatre. Will be seeing it again in Sept - if it's still on - amongst other things.

As for musical movies - too many too mention but I loved Phantom of the Opera (but prefer the stage musical more).

 

See, I wouldn't count We Will Rock You as a musical. For me, the songs need to be written FOR the show. IMO, We Will Rock You is a glorified tribute show (Granted, it's an exceptionally staged tribute show, but not a musical). The same goes for Mamma Mia, Blues Brothers, and Return to the Forbidden Planet. All great shows, but not "musicals"

 

Meh, I don't care.

 

LOL! And so you shouldn't! I was just being pedantic

 

Why you little.... I'm such an easy target....

In that case, I can't say Shout was another musical I enjoyed, as it was based on the life of J O'K.....

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella? Now that's one show I'd like to tour around Oz....

 

Theres also a series on BBC2 thats moved over from BBC4 about the history of broadway which I have discovered. Todays was mostly about Fosse. I never really realised before, I guess because I've never thought about it, but before Lloyd Webber hardly any musical theatre came from the UK. Everything in the West End was from Broadway.

 

It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

HIT IT!

Blues Borthers all the way baby.

Plus it's got Princess Leia in it, so it must rock!

 

I've no idea really, I haven't seen enough of them to comment; although I really enjoyed Blood Brothers when I saw that, and Fame was amazing when I watched that as well. I've heard Cats is quite good, and I learnt a couple of bits from it and I loved doing them too.


And for those fans of Les Mis; I'm doing this dancing thing in April and one of the teachers is in Les Mis at the West End at the moment, and before that she was in Cats, I'm do excited

 

Does the South Park film count??
Or Team America??

I don't quite grasp musicals but I did really enjoy the film Dancer in the Dark[./i]
I went to see We Will Rock You a couple of years back and that was good but mainly because they performed Queen songs.
That said, if I had to take someone out for a good night, I'd definitely consider going to a musical even though I would probably not like it.

 

The South Park movie would count in the same way that Disney films count. The characters sing the songs. Team America wouldn't count as only one song is sung by the characters ("Aids"). The other songs are background music.

How many songs does a musical have to have?

 

i saw les mis at the queens theatre recently. sweeet!

i saw producers too, but i wasnt so keen on that. wasnt my kinda huour, but ill go see the latest movie version at the cinema o'course

 

I love that song...

 

The songs from the South Park movie get stuck in my head for months after watching it. I love that movie!

 

Singin' In The Rain has always been my favourite musical (in English). I find it hilarious and all the in-jokes and the irony of it all.

 

Kim Jong II also sings a song in Team America, so maybe it does count after all
The Pearl Harbor song was great too, and was sung by one of the characters but not directly to camera (if that makes sense?). And the montage song was classic too...yes, in my book this film is boarding sheer genius

 

What does actaully make a musical a musical?

 

I'd say singing, dancing and a place on Broadway always help

 

Yep...I guess the border line ones are just a matter of opinion though.

 

Chicago's on tonight, so I can finally watch it and people will no longer look at me in disbelif when I say I've never seen it

 

Hell, even I've seen Chicago...

 

I'm really not into musicals all that much, Out of what few I've seen I'ld probelly say 'Phantom of the Opera' is my fave.

 

My dance class talk about all these musicals and sit in total unawareness; I haven't seen The Sound of Music. Watched Amadeus recently though, that's an almost must for classical musicians, apparently, and it is an amazing film

 

I'm probably just showing my ignorance here but I thought Les Miserable was rubbish. The story made no sense to me, the songs were repetitive and dry, and I was just generally disappointed. Most. Overrated. Musical. Ever!!!

I guess my favourite musical would be The Phantom of the Opera which is just brilliant. Though I did enjoy Jerry Springer The Opera

 

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.

Hands down, the funniest, laugh-out-loud, musical film of all time!

I also like Chicago as well. I own the DVD and the Soundtrack - and believe it or not, I'M NOT GAY!

 

Very true, one of the funniest films I've seen in quite a while.

Team America for Broadway anyone???