2006-09-18 06:23:08 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
phantom of the opera...when i was younger i wanted to marry the phantom.. creepy i know!
2006-09-18 06:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have performed in the pit orchestra for many musicals (the Nutcracker, Dido and Aaneas, The Music Man, Fiddler, etc) and I would have to say that the best one I have seen is the Fiddler on the Roof. I performed that sucker 5 nights a week and sometimes 3 performances a day, and I have to say that it sold out the croud every time. I know the Nutcracker isn't a musical, but it would come in second just for the musical score.
2006-09-18 06:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As stage musicals the following are among the best:
My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein,Stephen Sondheim &
Arthur Laurents
South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
Showboat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein.
Les Miserables by Alain Boublil and Claude Michel Schonberg
Cats by Andrew Lloyd Weber based on T.S.Elliot's poems
A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch, Kleban, Kirkwood and Dante
2006-09-18 07:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by henryhiggins 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a loaded question. The "Musical" has taken on many forms since its inception in the late 19th century. Its roots, of course, date much farther back than that--to opera. Assuming you don't include opera, here are my personal picks from my own categorization.
>Early "Operetta": Pirates of Penzance (all Gilbert and Sullivan operettas seem quite similar, frankly)
>Traditional American Musical Comedy: "Oklahoma" for being the "first"; "The Music Man" for being my personal favorite
>Modern American Musical: "Pippin"
>English Musical Theater: "Camelot"
>Musical Drama: "Les Miserables" (I saw this in London and it was my most profound theater experience yet)
>Best Musical made into a movie: "The Sound of Music" or "The Kind and I"; I've never been able to choose between those two. "Mary Poppins" holds a special place, too, 'cause it was the first movie I ever saw in the theater and I still love it!
There are so many others I love, but these are my choices for "cream of the crop"!
2006-09-18 07:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by sellb123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Sound of Music
2006-09-18 06:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by eugene65ca 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Godspell - My favorite that I worked... the arrangements and costumes were rewritten to match the production in 1985.
Cabaret - Just great memories of a production in 1986. I had to drink 4 cases of champagne to get empty bottles for the props... helped me to do the scenic art.
Sound of Music - Flat out the most sentimental of the shows I've worked... over 9 different productions over the years. Mom's second favorite musical.
Cats - Aside from the breathtaking music, costumes, sets, and dance... it was my first show I worked as a union member.
Evita - Favorite for BALLS out incredible powerful SONGS !! My SECOND union show... I got chewed out for singing along with the chorus.
South Pacific - Navy based, My Mother's Favorite... anyone doing this and need a prop-master or scenic artist ?
Chorus Line - Edwina Garcia... I still have a crush on you !
2006-09-18 11:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too Many!!! Wicked, The Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera and Le Mis to name a few.
2006-09-18 09:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by Kim D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was on TV the other night. The best are first: Singing in the Rain, then Wizard of Oz, then West Side Story, then Sound of Music....
2006-09-18 10:31:22 · answer #8 · answered by Kitty L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Fair Lady, The Music Man, or Camelot
2006-09-18 06:27:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most fun: Chicago
most lyrical: Little Night Music / Passions
most romantic: Carousel / Camelot / South Pacific
most thought provoking: Assassins / Pacific Overtures
2006-09-18 06:26:06 · answer #10 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the best musical is west side story. My next favorite is
My fair lady. If i had to choose a third it would be Miss Saigon.
2006-09-18 06:26:02 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋