BEST MUSICAL EVER
BEST MUSICAL EVER
WICKEDFAN1
Swing Joined: 6/11/04
#0BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:17pm
What Is The Best Musical Ever To You? I Dont Have One, Ive Seen Alot, But Im Not Speaking Yet.. And No, Its Not Wicked 
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Updated On: 6/11/04 at 05:17 PM
#1re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:20pmFor me, it's Les Miserables.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
gherbert
Leading Actor Joined: 11/1/03
#2re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:23pmGypsy. Hands down. Followed by Company, Follies, and Cabaret.
#3re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:26pmi'll never be able to decide that one. les miz would be one of my contenders though... and um... o hell, i'll just say it: rent. and of course their is sweeny todd and gypsy and fiddler, etc. etc.
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#4re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:27pmIt's so hard to narrow it down, so right now I'll just say Cabaret.
#5re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:28pmI would have to say Gypsy and Fiddler (sorry I can't decide). They would be followed by A Chorus Line, Candide, and Cabaret.
Ruffian
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/04
#6re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:28pm
NYSTATE is right.....tough to say
I woulda said MIZ for the longest of times
But after my 603 trips to TABOO.....may hafta change up the answer
lol
WillParker
Featured Actor Joined: 10/22/03
#8re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:38pm
west side story.
gypsy is pretty close up there too.
"I'll eat some breakfast then change the world."
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#10re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:40pmI definately agree with WillParker on West Side Story, its really the first musical on any format I saw and to this day I love it, maybe its that deep down shakespeare geek in me
You, you are the worst thing to happen to musical theater since Andrew Lloyd Webber... and you I just don't like you.
Teacher510
Understudy Joined: 5/9/04
#12re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:43pm
Les Miserables is absolutely first.
...then it would Avenue Q and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1st incarnation)
But thats based only on productions which I've seen.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#13re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:45pm
I don't understand how A CHORUS LINE could be THE BEST. The music is great, yes, and from only seeing the movie: the plot is dull and boring. I hope the original Broadway production was much different than the film.
BEST DRAMA: WEST SIDE STORY
BEST COMEDY: THE PRODUCERS
FAVORITE DRAMA: INTO THE WOODS, AIDA
FAVORITE COMEDY: SEUSSICAL, PETER PAN, URINETOWN
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#14re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:50pmWhen I was little my parents refused to let me see the movie of A Chorus Line because they told me it was a travesty to the real production. So I've never actually seen it to comment on the differences.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#15re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 5:56pmRagtime. Hands down.
"First up was Max who sang "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" [...] I haven't seen that big of a reaction to a stair descent since Audra left the attic in Ragtime." --Seth Rudetsky
#16re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 6:01pm
Wickedfan1-you should know that you don't need to capitalize every word.
I love Wicked, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, POTO and Millie.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#18re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 6:04pm
I'll only include shows I saw in their original Broadway or First National Tour versions:
Sweeney Todd, A Chorus Line, Les Miz, and Ragtime all thrilled me. The Producers and Urinetown made me laugh my ass off. Crazy For You had me smiling non-stop for 2 and a half hours. All very different kinds of shows, but all unforgettable experiences.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#19re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 6:08pm
The movie and the original stage prodution of "A Chorus Line" are two COMPLETELY different entities -- there really is no comparison between the two. Even the songs that remained lyrically and structurally intact for the film were either poorly performed, lacked urgency or had their impact muted and altered by poor editing and camerwork. The whole thing has a ridulous Vegas-y look and attitude that gives the show a totally different feel. I won't even go into the ludicrous changes to the Zach-Cassie subplot. A wrongheaded bastardization of one of the finest shows ever created.
Check out the video of the original cast at the Lincoln Center archives and you'll understand.
Margo (who would put "A Chorus Line" near the top of any list of "Best Musical Ever")
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
#21re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 6:30pmPOTO, Les Miz, Assassins, Ragtime and Jane Eyre; in that order.
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Updated On: 6/11/04 at 06:30 PM
#22re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 6:33pm
Please add Assassins and Urinetown to my list.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#23re: BEST MUSICAL EVER
Posted: 6/11/04 at 6:44pm
There's a difference between what I consider the BEST musicals and those that are my FAVORITE musicals..
I've always thought Evita was as perfect as they get. Followed closely by Ragtime, Les Mis, Chicago and Cabaret.
Although my personal faves are Falsettos and A New Brain.
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
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