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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat are your favorite musical plays
I was stationed in England in the mid-90s and I'd take the train to London to see some plays. Of all the plays I saw, the one I liked the best was Les Miserables.
Here's some of the plays I saw:
Les Miserables
Damm Yankees starring Jerry Lewis
Miss Saigon
Cats
The Starlight Express
What plays did you like?
Chipper Chat
(10,929 posts)And Annie
global1
(26,507 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,380 posts)The first musicals that I grew up learning every word to sing.
Ocelot II
(131,236 posts)I saw Hair on Broadway a million years ago, and that was pretty great, too.
Norrrm
(5,592 posts)Tetrachloride
(9,704 posts)elleng
(141,926 posts)madamesilverspurs
(16,535 posts)Music Man
Hair
Mame
.
genxlib
(6,161 posts)And I don't even think it is close. It is an incredible work of art.
I also really like Dear Evan Hanson. I think the writing duo of Pasic and Paul are really great and they are writing some of the best music around these days.
I also think an underappreciated gem is Book of Mormon. It is hysterical and irreverent but the music is shockingly good considering who wrote it (the South Park guys)
Grim Chieftain
(2,045 posts)I could watch it over and over again.
catbyte
(39,309 posts)It was my first Broadway play.
msongs
(74,199 posts)Fichefinder
(443 posts)Enter stage left
(4,635 posts)FalloutShelter
(14,630 posts)johnp3907
(4,339 posts)1. Shakespeare
2. All the rest
I feel that way about musicals:
1. West Side Story
2. All the rest
Ocelot II
(131,236 posts)Nothing else comes close.
yellowdogintexas
(23,763 posts)MIButterfly
(3,142 posts)it's one of my favorite movies as well.
I also love My Fair Lady.
Totally Tunsie
(12,013 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(10,227 posts)DFW
(60,436 posts)Fiddler on the Roof, hands down.
From this century, The Book Of Mormon (Hasa Diga EEbowai!), Jersey Boys and Beautiful.
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