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LogDog75

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

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

Ocelot II

(127,157 posts)
4. "West Side Story" is hands down the best ever as to the actual music.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:16 PM
Sep 6

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

genxlib

(5,989 posts)
9. Hamilton is my favorite
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:50 PM
Sep 6

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

(4,119 posts)
16. Some people say writers can be divided into 2 groups:
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 10:55 PM
Sep 6

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

MIButterfly

(1,268 posts)
18. West Side Story is not only my favorite musical play,
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 10:59 PM
Sep 6

it's one of my favorite movies as well.

I also love My Fair Lady.

DFW

(58,914 posts)
22. From the last century
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 08:59 AM
Sep 7

Fiddler on the Roof, hands down.

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

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