What is your favorite musical?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-02-11 02:59pm

The South Park Movie.

Post by **Zaia** » 2006-02-11 06:00pm

I think West Side Story and Les Misérables are just about tied. Maybe WSS is a tiny bit ahead....maybe.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2006-02-12 01:23am

Kinda biased here, but I thought Wicked was the best one I've ever seen.

DesertFly · Post by **DesertFly** » 2006-02-12 04:44am

If we're going for plot, Les Miserables is my favorite. If you want the coolest music and most all around zaniness, The Blues Brothers definitely tops my list.

PrinceofLowLight · Post by **PrinceofLowLight** » 2006-02-12 09:19am

Soundheim for the win. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum, Into the Woods and of course, Assassins...

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Hey, pal- feelin' blue?
Don't know what to do?
Hey, pal-
I mean you-
yeah.C'mere and kill a president.

No job? Cupboard bare?
one room, no one there?
Hey, pal, don't despair-
You wanna shoot a president?
c'mon and shoot a president...

Some guys
Think they can be winners.
First prize often goes to rank beginners.

(::CZOLGOSZ:: )
How much?

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Four-fifty. Ivor johnson. .32. Rubber handle.
Owls stamped on the sides.

(::CZOLGOSZ:: )
All right, give me.

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Hey, kid, failed your test?
Dream girl unimpressed?
Show her you're the best
If you can shoot a president-

You can get the prize
With the big blue eyes,
Skinny little thighs
And those big blue eyes...

Everybody's
Got the right
To be happy.
Don't stay mad,
Life's not as bad
As it seems.

If you keep your
Goal in sight,
You can climb to
Any height.
Everybody's
Got the right
To their dreams...

(::HINCKLEY:: )
Deal

(::CZOLGOSZ:: )
Mister-

(::HINCLKEY:: )
I said "deal"

(::CZOLGOSZ:: )
You. Wait your turn.

(::HINCKLEY:: )
It is my turn.

(::CZOLGOSZ:: )
I was here first-

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Watch it now, no violence!

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Hey, fella,
Feel like you're a failure?
Bailiff on your tail? Your
Wife run off for good?
Hey, fella, fell misunderstood?
C'mere and kill a president...

(::GUITEAU:: )
Okay!

(::ZANGARA:: )
Marron...

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
What's-a wrong, boy?
Boss-a treat you crummy?
Trouble with your tummy?
This-a bring you some relief.
Here, give
some hail-a to da chief-

(::ZANGARA:: )
You gimme prize-

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Anything you want.

(::ZANGARA:: )
I want prize. You gimme prize!

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Only eight bucks. Cheap for "anything you want."

Everybody's
Got the right
To be different
Even though
At times they go
To extremes.
Aim for what you
want a lot-
Everybody
Gets a shot.
Everybody's
Got a right
To their dreams-

Yo, baby!
Looking for a thrill?
The Ferris Wheel is that way.
No, baby,
This requires skill-
Okay, you want to give it a try...
Jeez, lady-!
Give the guy some room!
The bumper cars are that way..
Please, lady-
Don't forget that guns can go boom...

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Hey, gang,
Look who's here.
There's our
Pioneer.
Hey, chief.
Lound and clear:

(::BOOTH:: )
Everybody's
Got the right
To be happy.
Say, "Enough!"
It's not as tough
As it seems.

Don't be scared
You won't prevail,
Everybody's
Free to fail,
No one can be put in jail
For their dreams.

Free country-!

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
-Means your dreams can come true:

(::BOOTH:: )
Be a scholar-

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Make a dollar-

(::BOOTH, PROPRIETOR:: )
Free country-!

(::BOOTH:: )
-Means they'll listen to you:

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
Scream and holler-

(::BOOTH:: )
Grab 'em by the collar!

(::BOOTH, PROPRIETOR:: )
Free country-!

(::BOOTH:: )
-Means you dont have to sit-

(::PROPRIETOR:: )
That's it!

(::BOOTH:: )
-And put up with the shit.

(::ASSASSINS:: )
Everybody's
Got the right
To some sun shine-

(::BOOTH:: )
Everybody...

(::ASSASSINS:: )
Not the sun
But maybe one
Of its beams.
One of its beams.

(::ALL:: )
Rich man, poor man
Black or white,
pick your apple,
Take a bite,
Everybody
Just hold tight
To your dreams.
Everybody's
Got the right
To their dreams...

EDIT: Damn Smileys...

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2006-02-13 12:42am

Phantom, obvious reasons.

A Shoggoth On The Roof, because I'm a Lovecraft-whore.

Jesus Christ, Superstar: This one requires a little explanation. First off, the music is absolutely great. Secondly, practically every character is shown in a fashion that goes *widely* from the norm. Jesus is shown as an almost petulant, reactionary prick on occasion, but also as a concerned, politically conscious guy as well. Pilate is portrayed as someone who's generally concerned about the welfare of his state, and though he's kind of cruel, his decision came about more to stop the mob from getting out of hand than from personal sadistic glee. The biggest example, though, was Judas. He was shown as someone who genuinely cared about Jesus, and was deeply concerned about the welfare of his own people. In the end, he did what he honestly thought he should do to protect the lives and well being of his own people.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-02-13 12:50am

The Music Man used to be a favorite, but I kind of burnt out on it.

My Fair Lady is the only musical on my list of "to buy" right now, so I guess that's my fav.

Raw Shark · Post by **Raw Shark** » 2006-02-15 04:45pm

I listen to Hair the most, but my favorite individual showtune is "Dentist!" from Little Shop of Horrors.

TheBlackCat · Post by **TheBlackCat** » 2006-02-15 07:05pm

I am not a big musical fan, but I do like Cats and Brigadoon.

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2006-02-15 10:44pm

I love Into the Woods and Les Miserables.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » 2006-02-16 11:47am

Ditto to Blues Brothers, Little Shop of Horrors and South Park.

In the same vein as Blues Brothers, I'll add O Brother, Where Art Thou?.

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2006-02-16 01:59pm

Little Shop, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Newsies. All good musicals.
By the way, I never knew about that ending to Little Shop. That sucks!!
I can't believe Audrey wanted to get eaten!! Is that how it ended in the original 1960's Jack Nicolson movie?

SylasGaunt · Post by **SylasGaunt** » 2006-02-16 05:23pm

Hmm.. Spamalot and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.

Baron Scarpia · Post by **Baron Scarpia** » 2006-03-02 11:32pm

I've seen Les Miserables perhaps 13 times, so I think it's safe to say it's my favorite. I'm an opera fan, as my handle suggests, and Les Miz definitely has operatic sweep to it. It also features one of my all-time favorite characters, Inspector Javert.

Beyond that, my list is probably standard:

My Fair Lady (I was Higgins my senior year of HS)
West Side Story (Viva Bernstein!)
Fiddler on the Roof
Sweeney Todd
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Chicago
The King and I (my only concession to R&H)
Camelot
A Funny Thing Happened... (esp. the movie version, oddly enough, which is heavily bowderized of songs)
Little Shop of Horrors
Phantom of the Opera (begrudgingly, as I generally loathe ALW)

Tinkerbell · Post by **Tinkerbell** » 2006-03-03 12:00am

In no particular order...

Sweeny Todd
Into the Woods
Phantom
Jekyll & Hyde
A Chorus Line
Fiddler
West Side Story
Rent
The Producers
Music Man
Le Miz

Danny Bhoy · Post by **Danny Bhoy** » 2006-03-03 07:22am

In no particular order:

All that Jazz (from a choreography POV, I loved the Airotica sequence)

Sound of Music (songs were simple but effective)

Carousel (if only because of that song of songs, YNWA)

Baron Scarpia · Post by **Baron Scarpia** » 2006-03-03 10:48am

Ugh, I hate Carousel. We did it my junior year of high school, and despite the fact that I was one of the best singers in the school, I got cast as the Star Keeper (a non-singing role) because all the seniors get the big parts. Besides that, it's a bunch of sappy drivel!

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2006-03-03 02:20pm

Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu is completely awesome as well, as I discovered recently. There is the factor that it is a Sailor Moon musical, but that doesn't stop it from having some really great music

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