Alright then, favorite musical...And why?

[Longgrain]

Stage, screen, T.V., it doesn't matter.

Mine is Man of LaMancha.

Reason? Cause I can draw stark parallels between the play, and my own life.

You?

[BrklynLiberal]

1. "Camelot" memories of a more innocent time in the world and my life

[Longgrain]

18. Yeah, I still wonder what the King is doing tonight...

[tjdee]

2. Chicago and Cabaret. Kander and Ebb rock my world. Also, Hair.

I did Hair once, it was a lot of fun.

But Chicago and Cabaret have IMO, the best blend of music and book. The music suits the period, and rocks. The stories are fantastic.
Doesn't hurt that Fosse had a bit to do with each production...

I like Chicago a bit better, because it's all about women needing men like fish need bicycles.

[Bunny]

3. The Producers. For the sheer silliness, and the Springtime for

Hitler scene is the most over-the-top thing I've ever seen! :rofl:

[cleofus1]

4. tough call

"how to succeed in business without really trying"...i hear the new stage version was great...but the old movie version just had some really wonderful songs...i have it on DVD and me and th kids watch it sometimes and they love it too...

[TheProphetess]

5. Phantom of the Opera

I feel for the phantom - it's that ill-fated love story stuff that gets to me.
(sigh)

[Longgrain]

9. Ah yes! Unfulfilled love of the male is often the theme

of such sad stories.

Beauty and the Beast anyone?

[elfin]

6. Singin' In the Rain

Am charmed by it every time.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

7. Grease

the movie NOT the stage version. I love the songs.

[Lex]

8. "Oklahoma!"

Reason? I love to help them belt out the goofy songs!

"I'm Just a Girl Who Cain't Say No"

"Surrey with the Fringe on the Top"

"Oh What a Beautiful Morning"

"The Farmer and the Cowman Should Be Friends"

[cleofus1]

10. and one other...though i've never seen it...

i would die to see the original stage version of Annie Get You Gun with Ethel Merman...I have a couple of the songs on mp3 and included them in my i-tunes library...

the later movie version is ok...but can't hold a candle to Ethel Merman in her prime...

[autorank]

11. Will you still talk to me tomorrow morning if I tell you?

Any movie musical with Carmen Miranda in it

Reason: She's my grandmother!

[tjdee]

16. Wow, I'm pretty starstruck.

She was quite beautiful and had such a great smile!

[autorank]

38. There is a story, tjdee, would you like to hear it? But of course.

I was in line as the heir to all of Carmen Miranda's movie and music rights since she willed them to my dearly departed mother. I was also to receive her shoes and costumes! I was so happy when I heard this, at the modest age of 6. Unfortunately, my evil and extremely cunning cousin, elperromagico, arranged to have me kidnapped from Guadalajara and placed in an orphanage in Pleasantville, NY where I was adopted by a kind older couple who adored Lawrence Welk. It was not until I read this wonderful message from Longgrain that my memory was jogged. That's why musicals are so meaningful in my life.

[NewHampshireDem]

12. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

The movie is great, mainly because Zero Mostel is great.



The Broadway revival in the mid-nineties produced a great cast album with Nathan Lane and Mark Lin-Baker (yes, cousin Larry from 'Pefect Strangers').

[tedoll78]

13. I have a short list:

1. RENT
2. Into the Woods
3. Little Shop of Horrors
4. My Fair Lady

[n2mark]

14. Favorite musicals

Must go with the Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma and South Pacific.

[Longgrain]

15. Ah! Little Shop of Horrors.

One of my absolute faves!

"Suddenly Seymour" never fails to bring a tear to my eye.

Ironic camp at it's best!

[blue neen]

17. Hairspray.

Great music, terrific dancing, engaging story.

[Longgrain]

20. But bad on the environment!

We got to think of the O-zone layer, ya hear!

[blue neen]

21. So true!

When the do the remake, they can use the non-aerosol type. :)

[Fifth of Five]

19. 1776

'cause I love men in knickers and lace.

[Kathryn STone]

46. 1776 is the BOMB

All DU-ers should hip themselves to this amusing work--the DVD
contains a classic tune not previously included in the
original release--one of the most intelligent scripts of any
musical--and I hate most of them. This one rules.

[benny05]

22. Wizard of Oz

I love "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Arlen, sung by the only Judy Garland.

[Debbi801]

23. Carousel,because that is the first musical my grandparents took me too...

and Les Miserable, because I love the story and music.

Debbi

[Neoma]

24. Nightmare before christmas.

[philosophie_en_rose]

41. i love that movie.

Especially the three evil kids.

[Neoma]

43. Kidnap the Santy Claws?

[yvr girl]

25. For stage, I'd have to Say Les Mis

I love the story and the music - it's so moving.

On screen, I've seen so many more, it's hard to choose. Sentimental favourites would be The Wizard of Oz and White Christmas. They both are inexorably tied to pleasant childhood memories.

I also love An American in Paris and Singing in the Rain - they're some of the best of the genre. The big dance sequence in AAIP is tremendous. And how can you not love Gene Kelley singing and dancing in the rain?

[Catchawave]

26. West Side Story

Because it was my "first" :) Plus a sweet love story with a brutal rumble and lots of great singing and dancing is hard to beat.

Also, Rent and Les Miserables!

[SOteric]

27. Errr... Does Aida count?

Or that Woody Allen film, not technically a musical and yet filled with and devoted to music, 'Radio Days?'

[Longgrain]

31. NO!

Try Verdi next time!

[SOteric]

33. Dude!

Aida is Verdi.


;-) ...but then I suspect you knew that.

[Longgrain]

34. Yes...

But I'm wierd.

[rstlne]

28. Can't pick just one

My Fair Lady
1776
Jesus Christ Superstar
Little Shop of Horrors
Grease

I think it must be a combination of good story, good music for me.
Oh but, some things are better heard in the theater, or not.

[Left Is Write]

29. The Sound Of Music. Just because.

[CornField]

30. Carmen -- the first I ever saw live.

[Misunderestimator]

32. Sweeney Todd

Great music, great score, great characters... a bit sick and twisted too.

[Jara sang]

35. Les Miserables

I saw it and it was amazing, plus having read Les Miserables in French, I felt a connection to it.

[Corgigal]

36. Wicked

OK, I haven't SEEN it yet. I have tickets for the first week in June. It better be the best musical I ever saw because it cost 400 bucks for a family of 4.

http://www.wickedthemusical.com

[colinmom71]

37. Several faves...

"Miss Saigon" - It's a good story showing the ravages of war and failed political hubris upon the individuals in Vietnam (told through Kim's tragic love story). That, and it's a sentimental fave because I got to see Lea Salonga as Kim just before they closed the show out on Broadway for my 30th birthday!

"RENT" - Engrossing characters and their stories told through great music and lyrics. It's also a stark reminder of how persons with AIDS have been treated as disposable by our society. Larson really captures the disengagement with which many people exist through life.

"The Secret Garden" - Just a little gem of a musical! Beautiful music and songs tell Burnett's classic children's novel. It's a sweet, sentimental favorite...

"Into The Woods" - To my mind, this is Sondheim's best musical. Thoroughly entertaining, original, and clever. And I love that a (well-produced) DVD is available of the original Broadway cast production.

[Hugin]

39. "Paint Your Wagon"

I wouldn't say it's my absolute favorite.

But, name one other musical where you can
see both Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin... "sing".

*chuckle*

[philosophie_en_rose]

40. Oh my god! It's Gary Coleman!

Avenue Q is the story of my life. :)

It sucks to be me.

I'm kinda pretty and pretty damned smart.

So why? don't I have boyfriend! Fuck!

It sucks to be me.


Everyone's a little bit racist sometimes.

If you were gay, it'd be okay. It's in your DNA.

and because...


GEORGE BUSH! Is only for now.

:)

[NinetySix]

42. I have to say it: Jesus Christ Superstar

I don't know how unpopular that might be around these parts (with theocracy seemingly looming like the Sword of Damocles above our heads), but the story of the Passion has always resonated with me (an avowed agnostic).

The music is compelling, the characterizations of the Apostles and their relationship with Jesus are well fleshed-out, and the denoument is riveting. It's also a bit of a heterodox telling, viewing the narrative through the eyes of Judas, and allowing the viewer to draw his own conclusions about the identity, humanity, or divinity of Christ.

I saw a community theatre production of JCS just this past Fall, and it was phenomenal. I must say, it is my all-time favorite.

[Hugin]

44. I'd say it's one of my favorites too....

I've never seen the story told better.

[tyedyeto]

45. Without reading any of the above repLies...

I'd have to say Phantom of the Opera. CLassic Love story with a twist. Of course, Andrew LLoyd Webber has a smaLL part in the production.

Saw it twice in SF...GREAT!!!

[Kathryn STone]

47. Does "The Muppet Movie" count as a musical?

It has some catchy tunes and the story is fun. How can you not love it?! Kermit is a great leading man!

[Hissyspit]

48. Cabaret. Fiddler.