So, what are your favorite musicals...
This seminal American Art Form binging all that we have dragged to this nation from every bit of the world that wanted something more out of life and splashed it all across the stage.
I can't pick out my favorite, but I would have to narrow it down to Across the Universe, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof. All three of these are built on traditions smacking into the quickening fast change that was propelling everything and anything right here in the US of A.
But I have more, A Chorus Line, for one, that captures the love of art and what we do for love whether it be personal or with your craft.
And there are so many others that I love almost as much as I love these three that I watch whenever they come on the cable. Cabaret, the first M rated movie I saw. My babysitter took me to see it on a saturday afternoon when I was 12.
Then there is Showboat with it's defining the American Musical welding story to song completely,
Jesus Christ Superstar, the first rock and roll event that I saw way back in 1970 blew me away.
Two years ago I saw In the Heights and just loved it.
Camelot which capture the spirit of the Kennedy Administration and then Man of La Mancha came along.
Cleveland has refurbished a whole block of old theaters that were this close to be demoed. There are four large halls and a couple of small venues that bring six Broadway traveling shows each year and a whole lot of other stuff. It really is a gem.
I am lucky. I was able to see 20-25 Broadway plays as well as 20 of Shakespeare's plays, the last being MacBeth which, I believe, was the first I saw way back in 1968. Tom Hanks got his start in Show Business here in Cleveland when did a summer internship at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Fest and since 1965, the company has performed one tragedy and one of the more whimsical shows.
I grew up loving the theater which is probably why I was drawn to the greatest show of all, politics.
Say what you want about Cleveland but we have so much here that is top notched live entertainment that most other cities of the same side would love to have.
If you are looking for a vacation surrounding the arts, coming to Cleveland would be a great place to start looking. Live theater, World Class Restaurants, Professional Sports including Roller Derby, great museums, one of the best Orchestras in the world, the theater district, a great amusement park just a couple hours up the coast of Lake Erie, the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and the Polka Hall of Fame.
Well, that's my rant for the day...
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Some of us got to see it on the big screen again during the 50th anniversary theatrical release in November 2011, and I'd also gotten to see it at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood 10 years earlier when it was first re-mastered for that occasion to celebrate the 40th anniversary.
My one and only visit to Cleveland was to go to the '04 Vote for Change concert featuring Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, R.E.M., and Bright Eyes. 
Grease, and Mamma Mia.
In the theater - Lion King, Wicked, Book of Mormon, Cats, Ragtime and a Chorus Line.
I'll see your Cincinnati and raise you a Chicago for a fantastic place for a great vacation! 
Also, Brigadoon... With its great love story and wonderful songs, it ranks up there for me. I've seen the movie which is amazing, and I also saw the play in college.
would be my top 2, but then there's Phantom and The King and I. Oh yeah, Miss Saigon and My Fair Lady. WOW - there are a lot!
I made my 10 y.o. watch it with me when it was on TCM recently - she loved it.
I also like West Side Story, Hair, Mary Poppins, Tommy, The Wizard of Oz, & Willy Wonka.
I saw it on Broadway in 1982 with Raul Julia starring. I was on a trip to NYC with the head of my federal agency, and he sprung for the tickets.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Xanadu, The King and I, Grease, The Dolly Sisters (Betty Grable & Alice Fay), Bells Are Ringing (Dean Martin & Judy Holliday), Fame (1980 version), Flashdance, Footloose (1984 version), The Harvey Girls, Moulin Rouge, and De-Lovely. I could go on, but I won't.
