Favorite Musical...

[Rolling Thunder]

Orgazmo

 

[kesslari]

All of them.

 

[Relsom]

Porgy and Bess

 

[BassBrass]

I've played many musicals from the pit, and my favorite remains How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. It successfully blends nutty farce with biting satire without sacrificing the romance, the music and lyrics are top-notch, and the mid-century aesthetic is tons of fun. The '67 film version with Robert Morse, Rudy Valee and Michele Lee, taken largely from the original '61 stage production, although without a few important songs, is an absolute classic.

You right. Finch gotta be stopped! (what a melody!)
Now he has to convince Mr Bigley to not fire everybody he's made seem incompetent ('cause of The Brotherhood of Man) the one woman on the floor sings the descant

 

[lermgalieu]

I think musicals are, for the most part, horridly cheesy. I do like much of the music however (Hair being a personal favourite).

I can't get past the idea of conversations in song.

 

[AudioTaper]

Orgazmo

Is that really a musical though? Not much music or singing, except for the DVDA part.

 

[Bob_Ross]

West Side Story. Guys & Dolls is a close second.

 

[Ric5]

 

[Ric5]

 

[ElectroVibe]

I never knew that that was him, but you think about those lines on "You're the One That I Want" and it makes perfect sense. My favorite tune, as a bass player, in the movie version of Grease.

I've gotten to play a production of Grease twice. Regrettably, the score for Grease does not include "You're the One That I Want", nor "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Summer Nights", or "Grease is the Word".

I used to like those too along with Greased Lighting, but this has become my new favorite.

 

[ElectroVibe]

If you're prepared to stretch the medium a little, "Fame" has some killer bass playing, and Alan Parker at the helm - likewise "Bugsy Malone".


If you're prepared to stretch it further, "Flash Gordon" has Queen, and Brian Blessed.

Fame has a few genuine musical scenes.

 

[mikewalker]

Last one I saw in person was NORD OST (the week before the tragic terrorist attack) but my all time favorite is probably TRHPS

 

[Brother Goose]

Tied with Rocky Horror Picture Show

 

[p5harri]

Grease or Rock of Ages (the Broadway theatre version)

 

[Pauly 4001]

If these Disney cartoons were not technically "Musicals" they sure did have their influence on many of us boomer babies:

 

[thmsjordan]

Sweeney Todd is practically Opera and while very Macabre it is some of the finest music made for Theatre at any time IMHO. In a pinch though, about anything by Sondheim will do. He has the added genius of being an amazing librettist. His work will survive long past our generation.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Is that really a musical though? Not much music or singing, except for the DVDA part.

Its really all I remember from that movie. I sing it aloud when I see something like a diesel Dodge Ram "rolling coal" (aka choking black smoke) or the sort.

 

[bassliner50]

Les Mis

 

[Madvora12]

Blues Brothers
Once

 

[Sam Dingle]

Rock of ages and no I won’t be taking questions