West Side Story has the greatest music, and a plot that is just as important today as it was when written. The great Stephen Sondheim wrote the fabulous lyrics. It is my all time favorite.  fantastic lyrics. Many plays and films are based on this little story of two people who work together and can't stand each other, but who are secretly pen pals without knowing it. Sound familiar?  is much more dramatic and beautiful than the film.  with great tunes. Kids love Annie because of the cast of children. I've got to say that no one beats the incredible talent of Carol Burnett.  musical, but one of my favorites. It is a play within a play, based on Charles Dicken's very last book. It is a "who-done-it" but unfortunately, Mr. Dickens died before revealing "who done it"!! The composer,Rupert Holmes made 7 endings and lets the audience vote on who the murderer is. No two performances are the same. Great music, good plot!  A nerd, a babe, a masochist, a greedy shop owner, 3 soul sisters and a flesh eating plant all set in the slums of some big city. Music by the fabulous Alan Menken. A fun musical with a great score.  Not sure if this one was on Broadway, but with a song like Make 'em Laugh, and Singing in the Rain, it has to be a favorite!  The dancing in this one is fantastic. The wonderful Russ Tamblyn dancing in the barn-raising scene is fantasic! A bit dated, but fun.  Even the Beatles liked the songs from this musical.(Bells on the Hill). It's a turn of the century time piece and I love it.  Calypso to rock 'n roll, pop to country. I had the privilege of conducting this one and enjoyed every performance. The Old Testament has never been more entertaining!!  Grease Lightning and rock 'n roll - the Pink Ladies, Greaser guys and old cars??  Paris, the streets, the costumes, Maurice Chevalier and the adorable Leslie Caron. Another turn of the century musical with the sweetest songs.  I also conducted Fiddler and had a lump in my throat at the end of every performance. It is a sad, tragic but heart warming musical about people, love, hate, racism and hope.  |
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you know I'm enjoying your T 13 this week!!! What a great idea and great list. Just like you said, same with me -- 13 out of about 1000!!
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Oh wow! 13 Excellent choices! Well... actually... I'm not familiar with two of them -- but at least 11 EXCELENT choices. I don't know "She Loves Me" or Edwin Drood - but I sure know the others! Actually Phantom is not one of my favorites -- I would replace it with Man of La Mancha! The rest I ADORE! Absolutely! GREAT 13 LL!!
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty, it's alarming how charming I feel"......"When youre a Jet, youre a jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day....ta da da daum"...lol..Can you guess my favorite Musical??? Great list! Thnaks for visiting my TT-shirts today!
Wonderful list! makes me feel like dressing up and going to one! I love "Cats" too. Happy TT!
Great list, I haven't seen nearly enough musicals but have seen quite a few of yours.
Loved Little Shop of Horrors!! :)
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I have never been to a musical, but if I get the opportunity I would love to see Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, and probably Phantom of the Opera.
Fabulous list. Was thinking of doing something similar next week as I am a BIG fan of the musicals. There's a couple there that I don't know but the rest I love.
Singing in the Rain and Seven Brides both made my top 13 films and would make my musicals list too.
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Great list! I love Annie, Grease, & Little Shop of Horrors!
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Yup, that's gonna be stuck in my head the rest of the day now! ha! :)
Fun list! We love Joseph and Fiddler here, too. My kids were so young when we started listening to Fiddler, that they called Fibbler on the Woof. :-)
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Great list! I love West Side Story too. Thanks for coming by :)
Such wonderful musicals! My daughter has been fortunate to be in Fiddler, Music Man and they are currently doing Joseph right now! (she is in 6th grade and attends a school with an arts emphasis) If you get a chance, stop by my blog later this weekend or so...I will blog her experience. I love musicals. I have never seen Edwin Drood, sounds fascinating. My two favorites are Into the Woods (Sondheim rules!) and I love Kiss Me, Kate! (more of a movie, but counts because it is a movie about a play.) And Noises Off! Is hysterical. So many musicals, so little time!
Thanks for visiting my T13, I enjoyed reading yours. Musicals are a lost art these days, no one knows what I am talking about.
Blogger is acting up, sorry if I post twice. Love your list. My recent favorite is Billy Joel's musical "Movin' Out" and of course, Les Miserables is a goodie. Great list! Happy Friday - Margie
What a GREAT list! You've inspired me! As a long-time performer, I've had the joy of being in many of these shows!! My family listens to musicals pretty much daily...our current favourite is "Wicked".
Great list, and you're right about it being only 13 out of about 1000! I keep thinking of more and more! We've seen quite a few on broadway and some locally. The Sound of Music has always been one of my favorites and then recently we saw Movin' Out which brought back a lot of memories and Aida which just really moved me. Thanks for dropping by!
I've been in more than half those plays in community productions.
They were a lot of fun!
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well, that was a cool 13!
I love 1/2 of your list, the other half are some I've never seen! I think my tops is West Side Story, though! I'd have to have "South Pacific" in mine, too.
Love West Side Story! But Les Mis is my all time favorite! Great TT!
Annie, West Side Story, Fiddler On the Roof....these are lovely musical movies I love to see again.
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I luv Phantom of the Opera and have seen it twice! I've seen Grease a couple times too. I've seen Joseph a couple times (once with Donny Osmond) and enjoyed it.
I love live theatre!!
I've seen the movie versions of most of these and the live versions of a few. Loved them! Thanks for the reminder!
Great idea for a 13 B)
Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story! Are we related? :)
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