Favorite Musical...

[dbsfgyd1]

There you go

If you only could see a picture of those two side by side today….OH well, he had his big chance.. or on the other hand, she managed to avoid being hitched to a guy that resembles Adrian’s brother from the “Rocky” movies on a good day…

 

[Wood and Wire]

If you only could see a picture of those two side by side today….OH well, he had his big chance.. or on the other hand, she managed to avoid being hitched to a guy that resembles Adrian’s brother from the “Rocky” movies on a good day…

I can't haul meat no more, Rocko.




And why the heck isn't there a Rocky - The Musical?

 

[Jmartz]

Having directed over 35 musicals - two of my favorites are ones that I haven't directed - Sweeney Todd and Les Mis....

 

[Robert Thurman]

I have never been a fan of musicals. It is obvious someone is doing bad drugs, everyone starts singing and dancing down the street or where ever. Almost all musicals have 2 really good songs. 2 OK songs. And about 4 songs that should have never been performed, but they needed filler. I get the impression someone came up with about 4 unrelated songs and tried to connect them with a story at the last minute by adding another 4 songs.

That being said I did enjoy 1776, the songs were decent and more importantly the songs fit into the story perfectly. It had a nice flow.

 

[dougjwray]

I think every single song in My Fair Lady is classic.
West Side Story-- Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim! Unbelievable.
And Hair hits home for me, a child of the '60s.

 

[bassdude51]

The Blues Brothers

 

[roller]

Hysterical sketch. And just perfect for Norm Macdonald! Man, that guy was a true talent.

Soooooooo many great musicals mentioned in this thread. Some of my faves = Grease, West Side Story, Singing In The Rain, Rocky Horror, The Boy From Oz, The Wizard of Oz, The Blues Brothers, Oklahoma, The Muppet Movie and Purple Rain. I even stumbled upon the '82 film version of Annie recently -- so well done and still holds up... story, songs, character development (even the villains were great), cast, performances, sets.

Rent didn't resonate with me... neither did Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda's stuff all sounds so similar = one dab will do ya.

cobras and panthers

 

[Volker Kirstein]

Helen Keller: The Musical
(South Park Season 4, Episode 13)

 

[packhowitzer]

Helen Keller: The Musical
(South Park Season 4, Episode 13)

Water, Helen.... Waaaaater!

 

[The Owl]

West Side Story
HAIR
5000 Fingers of Doctor T

And this

Social Justice - The Musical

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsE0Kv6JV3jw_sHSHcFug03yMm_uqJjS

 

[paulhenry]

I have put in my 2 cents previously, but I'm going for four. It's hard to single out one, that was for my previous post. But I'm enjoying all the short lists. Here are a few, deliberately avoiding Sondheim because he would dominate any short list I have. "Avenue Q," "Come From Away," "Ordinary Days," and though I have a bias against musicals based on hit movie adaptations, I really like the scores for "Beetlejuice," and "Hunchback of Notre Dame," and "Anastasia." Of the latter two, I think they improved greatly on the original animated versions.

 

[Walk The Dogs]

That said, my definition of a musical is a stage production where the cast occasionally breaks into song. It's fine if it's made into a movie, but it has to have been on a stage first.

That would eliminate a lot of iconic musicals that were born on film:

42nd Street, An American in Paris, Gigi, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Mary Poppins, Victor/Victoria, High Society, Meet Me In St Louis, Singing In The Rain, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, White Christmas, Holiday Inn, State Fair, The Lion King, Aladdin, Sunset Boulevard, Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Carnival!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers...

And then there are all the classic vinyl-to-film movie musicals that never made it to stage: A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Purple Rain, Jailhouse Rock, The Buddy Holly Story, La Bamba. And while The Rocky Horror Picture Show originated on the London stage (I subbed the NYC show for a coupla weeks) it never eclipsed the movie.

This Is Spinal Tap is a classic mock-musical that deserves mention in there somewhere too.

Brilliant composers like Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, Alfred and Lionel Newman and many others were almost exclusively screen musical composers. About half of Irving Berlin's catalog were original movie musicals.

My definition of a musical is pretty unspectacular: a show where music (with optional dancing) plays a significant part in the production.

PS: the new Spielberg remake of West Side Story is freakin' awesome! Ariana DeBose is stunning. Talk about a pressure role -- following Rita Moreno and Chita Rivera.

 

[Simona Linson]

Bass courtesy of David Hungate

This guy gets way too much credit for this soundtrack. He played on like 1 song.

 

[dalkowski]

"Oh, Streetcar!"

 

[Ostie]

The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite old movies.The only stage show I’ve ever seen live was My Fair Lady, and that was 45 years ago. My GF at the time wanted to go, so I went, reluctantly. I have to say I really enjoyed it.