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- The hardest musicals push performers to the edge of the stage. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most intense, challenging and demanding musical productions to date. Our countdown includes "Next to Normal," "Wicked," "The Lion King," and more! What do YOU think is the hardest musical to perform? Let us know in the comments!
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What do YOU think is the hardest musical to perform? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 20 Hardest Broadway Songs to Sing - th-cam.com/video/mTOqfed5CDg/w-d-xo.html
Jesus Christ Superstar...I played Judas over ten years ago...I'm still recovering.
Come from away: each actor/ actress has to have at least 2 roles and moving all the probs
Legally Blonde should have been on this list. It's deceptively complex, requiring powerful leads, a killer ensemble, and the music and staging are extremely intricate and high energy. There's literally a number where the cast dances using JUMP ROPES. Overall it's a challenging piece to do well
I think the difficulty of doing Dreamgirls is overly simplified when you reduce it to just the role of Effie. The entire show requires performers who can handle demanding, technically precise music and dramatic scenes that, if you've ever seen an amateur production, is not for the faint-hearted.
Agreed. All 3 ladies were heavy hitters amongst the rest of the cast.
I would have mentioned Jekyll and Hyde. The Confrontation number in itself is intensely difficult.
It's a super hard role, but the show besides that role isn't that hard
I love that musical! My mom once played the main character in a twisted way, it was her first acting
They mentioned it in a older video called Top 10 Hardest Modern Musical Songs
@@gingergamer3326 have you listened to the first transformation scene, that scene also must be really difficult to perform
If I were a Broadway performer, nothing would make me happier than being in “Hamilton”.
I wanna play Eliza Schuyler!!!
By my ambitions I kinda relate to both Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Even though I’m a girl.
Wait wait wait, you’re gonna show Hadestown in the opening but not even going to give it an honorable mention? Swinging lanterns, multiple rotating stage portions, amazing vocals & music, small cast & involved ensemble, and more.
The ensemble for Hadestown are some of the most supremely talented performers out there, they need to deliver phenomenal individual and collective vocal performances, multiple different ensemble characterisations, and dealing with a plethora of props, a moving stage, swinging lights and at times doing it all in pitch darkness! It makes for absolutely mind blowing theatre though, and I can’t recommend it enough to anyone who loves theatre…or Greek myth…or just joy!
I think "Come from Away" should have been an honorable mention. While it may look pretty straightforward, the entire story is told by only about a dozen actors, all of them taking on multiple roles, including changing accents, some of them having to turn on a dime. Plus, they are ALL out there on stage for the entire show, there are a lot of high energy numbers, there are a lot of emotional roller coasters to manage, and there's no intermission to take a breather! Every time I've seen this show, I've been in awe of what the cast has to do to put it on.
Hell, yes! One of the best, not to mention important, shows in the history of theatre. I still can’t get through the cast album without sobbing 🥰🥰🥰
I’m seeing the touring production in 2 weeks. Can’t wait!
@@shiftfocus1 I’m envious! But I saw Hamilton in Seattle on Saturday, so I can’t really complain 😁
@@allisonbergh4429 same Hamilton company (And Peggy) I saw in Calgary last month. They’re fantastic!
@@shiftfocus1 They really are! As much as I love Philippa Soo, I thought Morgan Anita Wood was even better. And Darnell Abraham gave Chris Jackson a run for his money. Justin Showell was fantastic, too, but nobody can beat Daveed Diggs 😆
As you announced “ALW shows” I actually muttered “Well then what about Sondheim shows!?”
I should have known…
I think Hunchback is a crazy hard show considering the fact that it has an ensemble as well as a choir, not to mention that you ideally create a huge cathedral-looking set, have to work with intense material, and have someone to play Quasimodo. It’s a very difficult show that is amazing when done well.
I was just in Hunchback. I was in the choir, it was intense! We won best set design and best costumes in the Utah Musical Theatre Awards. It was so much fun
Even though I admire the Broadway musical, for me the original Hunchback is and will be Garou in the French version based on the novel by Hugo. "Le temps des cathédrales" and "Belle" to say a few are beautiful. (If you want to listen to those songs, the first one is sung by Bruno Pelletier and the second one by Garou, Daniel Lavoie and Patrick Fiori, there are other versions but those are the originals).
Hi Adam, I do have to admit that The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a hard show. I was in it two years ago as a congregant, choir and ensemble member. There are a lot things to learn like singing in latin and finding your place on stage. Thank you for taking the time to mention it. See you soon on the MsMojo comments.
Carrie is SO hard. You try all those high af belts, and then singing after being doused in blood or during heavy physical work between Margaret and Carrie, and dancing like crazy in some versions of The World According To Chris. It’s hard believe me.
I know! I saw the musical on my 15th birthday at San Francisco with my mom. I loved it
Should’ve mentioned School of Rock. The kids in the musical was amazing, they even sang a great song all together that every kid could relate to If Only You Would Listen
I'm in School of Rock this year!! Playing Summer
@@theyluvtwoset.13 Cool!
I played Curly for a community theatre and it was one of the best experiences I've ever had. Could not have done it without my fellow actors and crew. I struggled to find a way to set myself apart from iconic performances such as Hugh Jackman in the London show. I couldn't have done it without the amazing actors, actresses, directors and crew members.
Yes! Stephen Sondheim for #1! My favorite composer. May he Rest in Peace.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING STEPHEN SONDHEIM SHOWS ON HERE!! I LOVE HIS WORK!
Great video thanks for sharing love it
Sweeney Todd, Dear Evan Hansen, and Les Miserables look to be very difficult musicals to pull off emotionally.
I’ve seen Lion King three times in my life. It was my very first broadway show I’ve ever saw. I still get chills when I watch the first act
Lion king was my first musical also! I’ll never forget it.
The Untold Story of the Musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark!
Wait In The Wings has a great deep dive/retrospective on that
@@1rockcrawford Lol I came here to say that too!
Special mention to Legally Blonde. Just watching it is exhausting.
I don't think Elle ever leaves the stage, right ?
@Darleen Hampson rarely
Kids might have not heard of her but Patti LuPone also voices Yellow Diamond in Steven Universe. She is one of the greats
I was so lucky to be apart of a production of The Lion King jr this summer and I got to play Nala. It was hard work but it was so worth it and I would do it 100 times if I could!
I’m so glad that Moulin Rouge made the list! I had the wonderful dream come true opportunity to see it on B’way and the Sonya Tayeh choreography absolutely blew me away. Best choreography I’ve seen since Movin’ Out (which probably should have been on this list too).
I did les miserable back in 2019 and we did for three night and on the final night we all cried
In 8th grade I was Nancy in my school's production of Oliver! fast forward to senior year and me as Christine Daae.
Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812? With the insane long and high notes from Anatole? Pierre's deep, gruff, operatic voice? The dual role of Old Prince Bolkonsky and Andrey? The emotionally gripping ending? The set design having to incorporate the stage into the audience's seats for the immersive experience? The ensemble having to dance and play instruments non-stop? The impeccable comedic timing?
"A STRANGE LOOP", while relatively new, deserves a slot here since the show is 2 hours of non-stop emotionally taxing work from the lead, and an ensemble that has to play at least half a dozen characters apiece. The songs are also not easy to sing - very much in the vein of NEXT TO NORMAL
What about these musicals?
.Beauty and the Beast
.The Little Mermaid
.Shrek the Musical
.The Rocky Horror Show
.Spongebob The Musical
.Avenue Q
I remember being in a production of "The Little Mermaid" before. While playing five ensemble roles, it was a lot of hard work during rehearsals, but it was a lot of fun during performances.
None of those are particularly challenging in any way.
I am a simple girl. I see Hamilton, I click
I have been in my school’s performance of Susical and I was Vlad
And my school also did a smaller performance called Back to the 80’s and I was a character called Huey Jackson
And my theatre class created a performance and me and another guy did Make ‘em Laugh from Singing in the Rain and made it into a duo
I've preformed in a few musicals. I love it. What a rush. So much time and hard work goes into them.
I'll go with Thingfish. Many wouldn't be able just to play the musical instruments/score's.
Thank you for this wonderful video, Ms mojo! I think that the hardest musicals are Miss Saigon, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As a person with Down Syndrome and an actress in South Carolina, I can honestly say that yes it is a lot of work to be in a musical, but it is very rewarding. There are no limits to what you can achieve, it's so much fun, and dreams do come true!
I 100% agree with your list. Some of the hardest for me personally were also Sweeney Todd and Little Orphan Annie. Since everyone knew them so well the pressure was on to nail it. Not to mention sometimes the crowds would be singing so loud that you couldn't hear yourself. Again just my opinion. I love preforming all of the musicals that I have done though. 10 out of 10
Super awesome video
Honorable Mention to Gilbert a s Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.
Avenue Q: literally singing and emoting while doing puppetry. I would have had that on the list for sure.
in college I was cast as the wardrobe in BatB but was unable to perform it due to royalty issues. We'd only been able to rehearse 3 songs. 2 years later I was in the ensemble of Zombie Prom. My college choir has also done a few musical medleys, including Les Mis and Jesus Christ Superstar, which is a beast.
Thx for mentioning Children of Eden msmojo! Love that show!
You are awesome 😎
Next to Normal was an experience!! I wish they would bring it back!
You should have included "Come From Away" which tasks its performers with moving the basic wooden set furniture of tables & chairs into buses, planes (on a mobile circular platform), & school gyms, & handing off costume changes all while singing & doing complex unified movements. Oh yeah, & every performer plays multiple roles, many of which require very tricky accents! And then there's the subject matter of 9/11. And there's a scene where they do movements & singing while getting progressively drunk! And it's an awesome show!!!
I thought Heather's was going to make honorable mentions and Hamilton was going to make it in the top 3 but good job
Lol, in the lion king "He lives in you" was shown one of my old Classmates from Germany! I don't think he plays Simba anymore, since he is 14 by now
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Small Hairspray Fact I learned from my director: On Broadway, the iconic song “You Can’t Stop The Beat” has another nickname given by actors called “You Can’t Stop to Breath” because with its high-energy choreography and fast-pace lyrics, finding breathing breaks is no small feat and is nearly impossible.
I remember seeing Newsies in Toronto several years ago, and the dancing blew me away.
I have performed in many community shows of operettas - mostly Gilbert and Sullivan, but also Mozart; Sigmund Romberg; Richard Strauss; Victor Herbert; and Offenbach.
I’d have put (The Mystery of Edwin) Drood in as an honorable mention at least. The audience votes on a number of elements of the resolution, and the cast goes into the last few scenes not knowing who will be singing the last few songs. Many of the lyrics earlier in the show are fairly difficult and fast as well.
I did many musicals including Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Honk the ugly duckling story, Once on this island, Sound of Music, Grease, Schoolhouse Rock, and The Music Man. I played the teen angle in Grease.
Sondheim shows are insane! I'm currently playing Cinderella in Into The Woods, its difficult but its totally worth it!
DreamGirls, Wicked and The Lion King are my favorites
Ooh I was in Hairspray Jr last year!!! Played Penny
Thank god, Chorus Line was mentioned! I was worried it wouldn’t be. I played Bobby and covered for Paul and Greg. Performing show was the most draining month ever. I was doing 2 shows a day sometimes.
I also performed in Newsies a while back, I was in 3RD GRADE! This was PROFESSIONAL theater. I only got in because they wanted my mom though 💀
Cool 😎
Starlight express on skates thats hard
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I really need Sunset Boulevard and Starlight Express movie musical
version 🥰 Anybody can do this?
Company and Aida too 🌹
Only if it’s the original Starlight Express, not the embarrassment that was the “new & improved” version
Just saw Hadestown on Friday! It was incredible
I saw The Lion King on Broadway 3 or 4 years ago and man it is one of the coolest experiences ever would highly recommend if you haven’t seen it and are in NYC
He lives in you reprise was astonishing to watch.
I think Matilda should have made honorable mentions because you have to do it with a cast of children
Can't argue with the no. 1
good video
Steve Balsamo - Gethsemane.
Top ten patter songs in musicals list please?
I think the Major-General's song from Pirates of Penzance should be on that list, as well as the Museum Song from Barnum!
Right now I have done 4 show and they are Annie , into the woods, dear edwina, and Willy wonka soon I’m going to do Shrek and I love your little videos
I was in five musicals while I was still in school, with "The Lion King" being one of them.
When I was a sophomore in high school I did Into The Woods and it was unbelievably difficult
Not me when I was five preforming wicked in my room alone, without a script. I was a bit obsessed
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I would have also included bad Cinderella from Andrew Lloyd webbers Cinderella (uk west end) as the actress has to sing and get dragged round a revolving stage and any song the character Cinderella has to sing and the main ones are bad Cinderella, I know I have a heart, far to late and Cinderellas soliloquy which are all fabulous and can be hard to sing plus the soliloquy is a triple reprise of I know I have a heart far to late and bad Cinderella all in one song
Surprised Spring Awakening isn't on the list since that show is super emotionally exhausting
I want to do newsies someday I now all the lines and songs
Worth mentioning about Lion king, how many different African languages are spoken throughout the show. I think I saw Rafiki needs to be bilingual. So just another challenge.
Also, am I the only one who thinks le mis is just an excuse to show off vocal talent? Maybe it's just the productions I've seen, but if someone played "do you hear the people sing" and asked me to guess who was singing and why, I'd never say a mobile of angry townsfolk ready to revolt. More likely I'd say a college kid needed an interview song. Pretty? Yes. Emotional or beleivable? Meh.
Okay, but the finale version of Do You Hear The People Sing is something else.
im a simple gurl
i see hammie
i click 😍
My idea on suggest top 5 girl characters show want see turn into a giant again
any difficulty is any of them including SIX rent chicago cats but heathers mean girls grease you totally need determination stamina confidence to do them lion king maybe fun but the music itself to hard also wicked
I was prince and wolf at Into the woods
One musical that you did not mention and that I feel is challenging is The Wiz! This should have been at least on the honorable mention list.
Les mis at no 3 !
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Who is that in the orange hoodie? He's super cute 😍 💕
ummm West Side Story is by Bernstein, not Sondheim.
Lyrics are by Sondheim. Music score is Bernstein.
@@lynnjohnson9189 wasn’t that Arthur Laurents?
@@loungeblogger No. It's Sondheim and Bernstein.
@@loungeblogger He wrote the book.
@@lynnjohnson9189 ah ok, thanks.
still, the lyrics don’t make the singers sing “as high as possible”. 🙃
While we're talking about the Broadway shows, I think Hugh Jackman's Valjean and Russell Crowe's Javert deserve to be mentioned here.
How about a to Broadway show and movie comparison?
A list of the 10 worst movie musical performances of all time featuring those two could be fun!
@@carr0760 at least both of them have a history of performing in musicals unlike others cast in Movie Musicals
@@PS-DLMA A terrible performance is a terrible performance regardless of their history.
Andrew Garfield had never sung before, yet he gave one of the best performances in modern movie musical history.
As a musical theatre professional, I would prefer that they cast actual musical Theatre actors instead of celebrities in all movie musicals all the time. However, I'm still able to acknowledge when a performance by a celebrity was actually good.
Crowe and Jackman were horrendous.
@@carr0760 i dont disagree with you about casting the right people. All i am stating is people shouldnt disregard their history as performers.
@@PS-DLMA so, because they have prior experience, we can't call out their terrible performances? No...
Hands down, Ride The Cyclone, i feel like every song in the musical has some crazy riff at the end
Hamilton made top 5, no surprise there
All the dancing and rapping and high notes and satisfied (because they had to read do helpless and winters ball) probably would make it in the top 5
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So your saying, Hamilton has the most words of any broadway musical, is 3 hours long, has the quickest rap of any musical (quicker than rap god) and they still don't win? Tapped man
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Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics to West Side Story Leonard Bernstein wrote the music
In my opinion, Hamilton has to be number one
I would have put Little Shop of Horrors in there purely BC towey would be so hard to pull of convincingly
I knew something by Sondheim would be number one
The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)
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RENT : The only reason it probably didn't make this list is because a great cast makes it look so easy. But I have seen enough terrible casts phone it in, that it seems like a mediocre show as a result; proving that it is a difficult show to perform. I think Hamilton could be phoned in by a cast and still look great, which means that it is an easier show to perform than you may realize. Hard shows could be challenging on one member may be the hardest, like Dear Evan Hansen or Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Evita, Etc..
If I could sing, I would love to be in Les Miserable.
The point is obvious, isn't it? Just going straight to belt, and sticking there, breaks every rule in constructing a memorable gig. You need contrast, colour, light-and-dark.
You shouldn't include West Side Story with other Sondheim musicals, especially when talking about the high notes. He didn't write the music.
He did write the lyrics, so it is one of his shows.
all musicals are difficult to perform tbh
next to normal