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LogDog75

(1,372 posts)
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:04 PM Sep 2025

What 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?

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What are your favorite musical plays (Original Post) LogDog75 Sep 2025 OP
The King And I with Yul Brynner. Chipper Chat Sep 2025 #1
West Side Story...nt global1 Sep 2025 #2
The Music Man and Gigi no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #3
"West Side Story" is hands down the best ever as to the actual music. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #4
Fidler on the Roof..... Les Miserables is top notch. Norrrm Sep 2025 #5
Carousel Tetrachloride Sep 2025 #6
Kiss me Kate, South Pacific, Music Man, Carousel, Sound of Music elleng Sep 2025 #7
The Fantasticks madamesilverspurs Sep 2025 #8
Hamilton is my favorite genxlib Sep 2025 #9
Les Misrables Grim Chieftain Sep 2025 #10
A Chorus Line catbyte Sep 2025 #11
L.A. Shake by yours truly Msongs msongs Sep 2025 #12
Paint your Wagon Fichefinder Sep 2025 #13
West Side Story, The Sound of Music, and Phantom of the Opera. Enter stage left Sep 2025 #14
Phantom of the Opera. FalloutShelter Sep 2025 #15
Some people say writers can be divided into 2 groups: johnp3907 Sep 2025 #16
Yup. West Side Story is in a class by itself. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #19
A Chorus Line, Grease, Into The Woods and The Mikado nt yellowdogintexas Sep 2025 #17
West Side Story is not only my favorite musical play, MIButterfly Sep 2025 #18
Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita Totally Tunsie Sep 2025 #20
West Side Story, Cabaret, Chicago. Mad_Dem_X Sep 2025 #21
From the last century DFW Sep 2025 #22

Ocelot II

(131,236 posts)
4. "West Side Story" is hands down the best ever as to the actual music.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:16 PM
Sep 2025

I saw Hair on Broadway a million years ago, and that was pretty great, too.

genxlib

(6,161 posts)
9. Hamilton is my favorite
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:50 PM
Sep 2025

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)

johnp3907

(4,339 posts)
16. Some people say writers can be divided into 2 groups:
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 10:55 PM
Sep 2025

1. Shakespeare
2. All the rest
I feel that way about musicals:
1. West Side Story
2. All the rest

MIButterfly

(3,142 posts)
18. West Side Story is not only my favorite musical play,
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 10:59 PM
Sep 2025

it's one of my favorite movies as well.

I also love My Fair Lady.

DFW

(60,436 posts)
22. From the last century
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 08:59 AM
Sep 2025

Fiddler on the Roof, hands down.

From this century, The Book Of Mormon (Hasa Diga EEbowai!), Jersey Boys and Beautiful.

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