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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.

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What are your favorite musical plays [View all] 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

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