What was your favorite musical movie? Mine were The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, Especially,"Come Feed the Birds"

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[Polly Hennessey]

1. South Pacific. Loved the songs.

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3. Thank you very much , Polly Hennessey. for sharing with us.

[Irish_Dem]

31. I was going to post the same.

Best musical ever.

[whathehell]

2. Hands down -- West Side Story,

The original, not the remake.

My second favorite is Camelot.

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4. Thank you very much whathehell, for sharing.

[returnee]

8. Pretty much agreed with WSS...

…but a close second for me is The Music Man.

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9. Thank you returnee for your selections.

[BOSSHOG]

5. I don't think this was a musical

But the soundtrack to The Way We Were was very nice indeed. Can’t Beat Streisands Pipes.

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6. We will include. Thank you very much BOSSHOG

[pfitz59]

7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

Paint Your Wagon.

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10. Thank you very much, pfitz59 for your selections

[KarenS]

11. The Music Man 1962 and The Greatest Showman 2017

also Just noticed upstream here Paint your Wagon

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12. Thank you very much , KarenS for your selections.

[genxlib]

14. I was wondering if anything made in this century would get some love

And The Greatest Showman would be my choice too. Pasek and Paul are some of the best modern song writers.

If you have never seen it, this video of an early rehearsal version of "This is Me" brings me to tears. You can see the moment that she embodies the song/character and begins to believe it.

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39. Thank you very much, genxlib. for sharing with us. That is beautiful.

[Emile]

13. Tommy

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16. Thank you very much Emile, That musical is on my list too.

[TommieMommy]

15. Saturday Night Fever, American Graffiti and I just love The Blues Brothers

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17. Wow you have a great selection. Thank you very much TommieMommy.

[cheri010353]

18. Fiddler On The Roof

The 1971 adaptation of the stage musical with Topol as Tevye.

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19. Thank you very much , cheri010353. All the songs are wonderful especially "Tradition " and "If I Was a Rich Man"

[ailsagirl]

20. "My Fair Lady"

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24. Thank you very much ailsagirl. Great musica. Get me to the church on time.

[returnee]

64. Oh, yeah, great one!!! n/t

[justaprogressive]

21. 'Tuppance a bag

Anyone who hasn't should see "Saving Mr. Banks"

My favorite is "West Side Story"

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25. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. for your great selections.

[OLDMDDEM]

22. Phantom of the Opera followed by Chicago.

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26. Thank you very much OLDMDDEM. Enjoyed your selections.

[catbyte]

23. Musicals usually annoy me, lol, because who bursts into song in the middle of a conversation?

That said, I do like Tommy and Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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27. HAHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much catbyte. I like your two selections.

[Jilly_in_VA]

28. I don't really like musicals, but if I have to pick

it would be Camelot and West Side Story. On a side note, I keep wondering if the latter could be updated to be between Black and Puerto Rican gangs......

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38. Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA Great musicals.

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. Les Miserables.

Watched Hamilton last night on Netflix, and found it extremely well done. But Jean Valjean rules.

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34. HAHAHAHHAHha. I agree. Loved both musicals.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

30. I always thought musicals were weird...

However, I used to go see Rocky Horor regularly at a horrible theater in Iowa City where the screen was pretty much a swimming pool on its side and they could just hose it out after we all flung hot dogs and toilet paper at it.

Best show was one Halloween, when they subjected us to the worst punk band ever as an opener. I finally raised my newspaper to block them out, then realized everyone else followed suit. The band screamed at us and stomped offstage to the cheers of all.

I haven't had such a fun night since.

Oddly enough, when I tried watching it on TV, the movie was much less fun and almost sinister. Clearly, the raucous audience participation is the key to what makes it work. 😏

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35. I went to one of those showings of Rocky Horror. and you are right, buzzycrumbhunger. The audience participation made

fun.

[Golden Raisin]

32. Singin' In The Rain.

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36. Thank you very much, Golden Raisin. I totally agree. Love two songs very much ---the title song and the dancing. and the

Good Morning Song and the dancing.

[SheltieLover]

33. Sound of Music, Top Hat (Fred Astaire & Ginger), & Blues Brothers

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37. Thank you very much SheltieLover. I agree with your selections.

[Akoto]

40. Moulin Rouge. n/t

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41. Thank you very much , Akoto, for sharing with us.

[johnp3907]

42. West Side Story

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44. Thank you very much for your selection, john3907

[UniqueUserName]

43. Hadestown

Is by far the best musical I have seen. I do like Wicked. It is hard to determine when an artistic piece stands on its own or is inextricably linked to another piece. I'm not sure. Maybe Wicked requires knowledge of The Wizard of Oz. Of course, I'm talking about Wicked the Broadway musical not the movie version. The movie version although well done, is just the First Act of the Broadway musical.

In all fairness, Hadestown, being a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, is greatly enhanced if you know the original myth. Hadestown also weaves the story of Hades and Persephone into the piece.

It's not really a spoiler to tell you that Orpheus is unable to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. And Persephone returns yearly from the underworld to bring us spring. Yet hadestown clearly explains why we humans enthusiastically embrace and perform pointless endeavors. ---- sort of like Heart's Dog and Butterfly, "She had to try, she had to try. . ."

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45. Wow, I have never heard of it before. It sounds wonderful, Thank you so much for sharing, UniqueUserName.

[3catwoman3]

46. My Fair Lady.

The Sound of Music - I especially love the scene with Maria and the captain dancing the Laendler (?sp)
Chicago - the song and dance numbers are over-the-top energetic
The Music Man - except for Sheboopie. That song is inspidly stupid. Totally love Lida Rose and Pick A Little, Talk A Little

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47. Thank you very much , 3catwoman3, I love that dance scene in The Sound of Music. Beautiful and romantic.Thank you for

all of your selections,

[LogDog75]

48. The Music Man

The Music Man is a fun musical with good songs. Although the story is one of a con man selling musical instruments to parents so their kid can be in a non-existent band. If you look closer at the story, it's really a look the hypocrisy of small town life.

Another musical l liked was Streets of Fire. I first saw part of it on a video jukebox and thought it would make a great movie and then I learned the video came from the movie. I was hooked. I saw and loved the movie and bought the soundtrack.

I do like the Les Miserables movie but I enjoyed the original London play and soundtrack better.

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96. Thank you very , LogDog75, That must have wonderful to see it on stage. Thank you for your selections.

[Norrrm]

98. A very meaningful song. Powerful in sentiment.

[Norrrm]

49. So many good ones.

Rock Opera, Tommy
Adventures of a Bus Called Priscilla
Rocky Horror Picture Show

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97. Norrrm Thank you for sharing your musicals for us.

[Mad_Dem_X]

50. Chicago and Victor/Victoria.

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79. Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X. Two great selections.

[rsdsharp]

51. Miss Saigon and Phantom.

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77. Thank you very much rsdsharp. Two great selections.

[Turbineguy]

52. This one. It's short too.

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76. Oh, My computer isn't working .It says it's age-restricted. Oh well You tried Turbineguy. PS Fluff you HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA

[The Blue Flower]

53. Across the Universe and 1776

Both somewhat grounded in historic accuracy. Great music and exposition.

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74. Thank you very much The Blue Flower for your selections.

[peacebuzzard]

54. Black Orpheus. foreign film B&W circa 1959

features a soundtrack from the early years of probably the most played composer of our times, Tom Jobim. (The Girl from Ipanema)
The soundtrack in the movie is melancholic, featuring historical stages of samba and the origins of carnival. The film is very picturesque, depicting the early years of the evolution of samba and carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Tom Jobim received multiple awards with his filmtrack and catapulted to fame after meeting Stan Getz.

This film is a historical classic of the population strata of Brazil and the name evokes an adaptation of the ancient Greek classic Orpheus and Eurydice.

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73. Thank you very much for sharing with us, peacebuzzard.

[JoseBalow]

55. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

So many great musicals, it's impossible to pick a best one. But this is one of my all-time favorites, about our war with Canada. An underrated classic!

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72. OH My. JoseBalow. Why didn't they color his hair orange????

[Tarzanrock]

56. "Singing in the Rain"

Cabaret; All that Jazz; Showboat; Paint your Wagon.

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70. Thank you so much for your selection of movie Musicals.Thank you. Tarzanrock.

[scarletlib]

57. Come feed the birds is a beautiful song.

Its meaning goes deeper than the words It always brings me to tears.

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69. I agree and Julie's voice was wonderful. PS, I cry too.

[Dorothy V]

58. Cabaret! The only musical I can stand, and I love it!

I love some scenes from Fiddler on the Roof, too, especially the one where the men all dance - best choreography Anywhere! But in real life people don't bust into song and dance on a regular basis and I find most musicals too annoying because of it. In the dance scene, and in all of Cabaret, the singing and dancing are Appropriate!

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67. Thank you very much for sharing your reasoning. Cabaret is great, Thanks, Dorothy V

[Paladin]

59. "Kiss Me, Kate"

Cole Porter music, fabulous dancing, clever take on a Shakespeare classic---what's not to like?

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65. Excellent, Paladin. Thank you for sharing.

[chouchou]

60. South Pacific Brings tears to my eyes "you have to be carefully taught"

"Happy talk"

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61. Thank you very much, chochou.That was a great musical.

[chouchou]

80. Just quick. I was very young. (8?) Toward the end ..when the pilot died ...

...and the local girl was given the news, I learned that war is NOT like a fairy story with the
lovers go off in the beautiful sunset...and all the world is bunnies and kisses..

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91. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us, chouchou.

[drmeow]

62. Sticking to movies

it would have to be Singing In the Rain - although West Side Story and Guys and Dolls are definitely among my favorites.

Stage shows: The Producers and Hadestown

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63. Great selections. Thank you very much drmeow.

[Raven123]

66. The Wizard of Oz

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68. Thank you very much, Raven123. for your selection.

[AllaN01Bear]

71. oaklahoma , the musical, most of the songs . chitty chitty bang bang . all of the movie .

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75. Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. for sharing your selections with us.

[Pesky1]

78. Guys and Dolls.

Frank Sinatra, Marlin Brando, Jean Simmons. Damon Runyan inspired story with great songs and lyrics.

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82. Thank you very much, Pesky1, I have never seen it. Now you got me interested.

[Morbius]

81. It isn't a favorite, but it's unjustly forgotten.

It was a pretty good movie, and a pretty good musical. 1960: Bells are Ringing. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin. Judy plays Ella, who works as a telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by connecting them together. It's not flawless but it is quite enjoyable. It was Holliday's last picture; she died quite young from cancer in 1965.

My favorite is only technically a musical: A Hard Day's Night. It's a comic masterpiece and the songs of the early Beatles cannot be topped. My daughter's favorite is The Wiz (I can't say why) and my wife just adores Xanadu (again, don't ask me to explain). They're both crazy about Grease, which isn't as hard to understand.

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89. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Morbius.

[ProfessorGAC]

83. Bad Guy

Cabaret is the only musical I liked. Chicago & All That Jazz were tolerable.
Generally speaking, they are not my cup of tea.

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88. Thank you Professor GAC. I understand the feeling and appreciate the honesty. I liked Cabaret.

[FalloutShelter]

84. Little Shop of Horrors.

Also Phantom.

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87. Two great ones. Thank you very much FalloutShelter.for sharing.

[Ilikepurple]

85. Music Man or West Side Story. NT

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86. Thank you very much, Ilikepurple, for your two wonderful selections.

[Aristus]

90. "Little Shop Of Horrors."

Yes, I know they changed the ending from the stage musical. But I still love it.

Rick Moranis and Ellen Green singing “Suddenly, Seymour” is so unexpectedly moving that it just makes the entire movie.

And falling in love with Ashman and Menkin’s song “Somewhere That’s Green” made it that much more magical when hearing their song “Part Of Your World” years later in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”.

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92. thank you so much Aristus. Great post.

[sestina]

93. Musicals -

As a child, I adored Oliver! (1968)
As an adult, I enjoyed De-Lovely (2004)
And I especially loved the musical comedy series - Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020-2021) 25 episodes

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95. Thank you very much sestina.

[OLDMDDEM]

99. I should havr added Les Misarables and Mama Mia. All four are tied.

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100. Thank you very much for all of your choices. OLDMDDEM.

[Ocelot II]

101. West Side Story, head and shoulders above any of the others.

It's a work of genius; the rest are just pleasant entertainments in comparison. It's Mozart vs. Salieri.

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103. Thank you very much, Ocelot ll, for your wonderful choice.

[Glorfindel]

102. "My Fair Lady" and "Oliver!"

"South Pacific" is a close runner-up.

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105. Great and thank you Glorifindel for sharing with us.

[Sibelius Fan]

104. The Bandwagon.

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106. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Sibelius Fan.

[elleng]

107. TOO many! Right now, Kiss Me Kate.

Appeared in several, in high school: Brigadoon, Carousel, Kismet.

South Pacific ALWAYS!

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111. First of all congratulations on reachin 140.000 posts , I set up a post for you so posters can congratuate you for all

work you do and the love they have for you. Second, I love all you selections of musicals, You are a gift to us.

[elleng]

112. THANKS, debm55!!

[Permanut]

108. Oklahoma..

Corny, but has special meaning for me as the first movie I saw after 3 months in boot camp.

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114. Thank you very much, Permanut for sharing with us.

[Lifeafter70]

109. Cat Bailou

One of the first comedy musical I remember from my teen years.

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115. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Lifeafter70. I remember that.

[k55f5r]

110. Cabaret.

Kinda ironic that we're living through it now.

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116. I was just going to post that. Thank you k55f5r for sharing with us.

[MIButterfly]

113. West Side Story and My Fair Lady.

Absolutely love both musicals.

Edited to add: the original West Wide Story movie, of course. I have absolutely no desire to ever seen the remake.

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117. Thank you MIButterbly. for sharing with us. I agree, The originals are the best.

[retread]

118. Singin' in the Rain.

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119. Thank you very much retread . I loved the song/dance and the movie.

[Coventina]

120. Do animated films count?

If so, "Sleeping Beauty" gets my vote.

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121. Yes , Thank you for some beautiful singing. and songs. Coventina.