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You missed the book musical that began the entire modern era in the 20s- tackling racism in a manner that has never dated, packed with fabulous music - Showboat!
i have so much respect musicals because I grew up around them. I worked at a dinner theater that exclusively does musicals- i've been lucky to see the behind the scenes. it's requires a lot of hard work and skill
Company, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, Porgy and Bess, South Pacific, Candide, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George. Just a few of the artistically groundbreaking shows you might have included with some different criteria.
I think the criteria used has a lot to do with current name recognition and popularity. "Best" shouldn't be synonymous with popular. Cats? Wicked? Hairspray? Hey, I enjoyed them, but, in my opinion, these don't represent "best." But if popularity is a criteria, well then, there you go...
Merrily? Are you joking? Prior to the recent revival Merrily has always historically been considered one of the greatest musical bombs of all time. And yes, while the recent revival was absolutely breathtaking, in order to be considered among the best of all time, I imagine it would take a lot more than one extremely recent successful staging to meet that criteria.
@@hab77756 I saw it 5 times on Broadway, still can’t believe it’s gone 😭😭😭😭and the new production that goes on tour/the movie are just not the same for me
I think Warner Bros. would've done a better job with the musical like they did with the Phantom of the Opera. I love the Phantom of the Opera film. That movie is so underrated when it came out in 2004.
@@aysada it isn't a terrible musical.. it is well suited for stage, but definitely not the big screen. Tom Hooper got cocky after the success of Les Mis, and it bit him in the @$$
phantom will always hold a special place in my heart, I remember seeing it in nyc before it close and my goodness it was amazing! I’m so blessed and I thank God that I had the opportunity to see it live!
Sorry to quibble. I enjoyed all of the musicals listed. BUT: West Side Story was not just Stephen Sondheim. Still at the start of his career, he only wrote the lyrics. The incredible music was written by the great Leonard Bernstein!
If this list says anything, it's that Stephen Sondheim is a legend and knew how to write a story and memorable music. He made a massive mark in the stage world that his music will forever live on.
No way Jose!!!!! By far the best musical ever preformed on stage is Le Mis!!! I concede a very respectable second to West Side. Some great shows not mentioned… Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar (for God’s sake 😂), Little Shop of Horrors, Josep and the Amazig… Man of La Macha)
It will blow you away if you ever get a chance to see a live production. I saw it in LA in the 90s with Ted Neeley (Jesus) and Carl Anderson (Judas) in the starring roles and Dennis DeYoung from Styx (Pontious Pilate). It was incredible. In 2015, my wife and I went to see a screening of the 1973 film with VIP passes that allowed us to sit and chat before the film with Ted, Barry Dennen (Pontious Pilate), and Kurt Yahjian (Annas. During the film, Ted sat between me and wife, constantly nudging us and telling us quick behind the scenes stuff about the film. It was a once in a lifetime moment and I was super emotional the whole time. I've been a fan since I was a little kid in the early 70s.
I was in the first UK National tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" - fulfilling a deeply-felt childhood ambition! Exciting every night - never tired of it. I'm an old lady now, but that music still thrills me to my bones!
@@Shinybuddies that's awesome!! I am very jeaolous. I know Ted still does shows with an international cast of JCS occasionally. Even at 81 he still has the pipes to pull off the role of Jesus. It's inspiring to see the backstage videos of the whole cast standing behind the curtain every night to watch him sing Gethsemane with tears in their eyes.
My favorite Broadway musicals of all time are: 1. The Phantom of the Opera 2. Les Miserables 3. Wicked 4. Hamilton 5. Into The Woods 9. Mean Girls I also love the Sound of Music, Moulin Rouge and Mamma Mia movie musicals but I haven’t ever payed much attention to their Broadway counterparts. I just love the movies so much that I’ve never been dying to see or listen to the Broadway versions. I have seen a live production of Wicked and Hamilton and I’ve listened to the soundtrack to all of those musicals MANY times and I’ve seen the movie versions of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Into The Woods and Mean Girls (which obviously isn’t a musical) But just from listening to the soundtrack those are my favorite musicals
Love most of the list, but you forgot the musical that started it all- Showboat. Without Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein writing the first show where the songs actually delved into character and forwarded the plot, we would not have any of the shows on the list.
First musical I ever saw was Lion King as a teen. It was amazing! Phantom of the Opera has me a vice grip. I have a favorite song from some musicals. Hamilton's "It's Quiet Uptown". West Side Story's "Somewhere" & "Memory" makes me cry. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked was something I felt in my heart.
Sound of music is my favorite movie. I saw it for the first time at nine years old and fell in love with it. I want my father/daughter dance to be to Edelweiss. My dads family is German American and my mom's family is Ukrainian and Polish she loves Fiddler on the roof I want to honor her by dancing to Sunrise Sunset. Needless to say I love broadway musicals. They have been a big part of my life and identity.
I don't know about "best," but as for influential, I do wonder: if it weren't for The Who's Tommy, would we have gotten the likes of Movin' Out, Mamma Mia, Rock of Ages, and all the assorted jukebox musicals?
The lion king beauty and the beast wicked newsies and Aladdin and phantom of the opera and Hamilton and beetlejuice are my favorite Broadway musicals ❤
I’ve seen four Broadway shows - only one of them didn’t make this list: Mary Poppins (extremely reasonably). I’ve seen Lion King, Wicked, and Phantom. Phenomenal shows!! I saw Chicago + Moulin Rouge at an off-broadway touring show in Durham,NC and it was still great. One of my dance teachers was in the original cast of Hamilton on Broadway (you know… Ariana DeBose)
My personal top twenty are as follows: 20) & Juliet 19) In the Heights 18) Six 17) Bandstand 16) Between the Lines 15) Beetlejuice 14) Beauty and the Beast 13) Tina: The Tina Turner Musical 12) Wicked 11) Frozen 10) Les Misérables 9) Cats 8) Dear Evan Hansen 7) Anastasia 6) Come From Away 5) Hamilton 4) SpongeBob SquarePants 3) Fiddler on the Roof 2) Hadestown 1) The Lion King
Sweeney Todd is the greatest musical of all time without the slightest question. The magnificent original productions in New York and London, together with the countless amazing revivals in many forms, testify to its timelessness. It should have been number 1 on this list by a huge margin.
Phantom, The Lion King and Hamilton are my favorites i've seen. I've seen Hamilton twice (Detroit in 2019 and Toronto in 2023, was s'posed to go in 2020 but COVID shot that down), saw Phantom in Toronto in 1999, my Phantom was Paul Stanley (yes, THAT one, he likes to Rock and Roll All Nite and party every day) and saw The Lion King in 2002 all in Toronto, Ontario
I'm really surprised Miss Saigon didn't make the list. There are others, but that one should have easily been in the top 20 in my opinion for Lea Salgona alone ...
Little Shop of Horrors was okay on the big screen but Off Broadway was spectacular, if only for the ending which couldn’t be reproduced on the screen. The plant singing victoriously as cloth plant tentacles fell on the audience!!! Still gives me chills 😂
I have actually been lucky enough to see The Lion King live. It was years ago and I don’t remember many specific things about it but it still is just…It was mind blowing to see.
I started jumping up and down and I squealed with Phantom of the Opera was number one 😂 My favorite musical of all time. My sister came out and said “What was that?! Why are you screaming?” 😂
When it comes to these types of lists, they represent someone's opinion. There is no right or wrong, so this list represents a fair assessment, though for me, I'd change at least half the list. With that said, as we entered the 21st century, Time magazine did a best list of the 20th century of movies, books, etc. For best Broadway musical, they picked Carousel. In my opinion, it really deserves, at the very least, an honorable mention.
No. My top 5 are 1. Les Miz, 2. Lion King, 3. Phantom, 4. My Fair Lady, Chicago. I have seen all of these plays in London, Toronto, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, and several others. Actually, I think this is a 5 way tie. But Les Miz completely overwhelms me.
Sadly you left out three of the GREATEST Musicals of all time . The Music Man , Guys And Dolls and Oklahoma . They set the Standard for Musicals .... They are also very family Friendly . Maybe you need to make another list of Musicals People Loved , Just a Thought . I have done the sound now for musicals since 1969 and All I can say is THANK GOODNESS for Wireless Mic's and Meyer Sound Speakers .
I basically agree with the list. However, my favorite, SOUTH PACIFIC, the winner of many awards was omitted. Hello Dolly and Mame should have been on the list.
Cats, Oliver, The Rocky Horror Show, Dreamgirls, The Wiz, 42nd Street, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Aida, In The Heights, Jersey Boys, Rent, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Lost Mattress, and other musicals should've been on the list. 🎬🎬🎥🎥📽️📽️📽️🗽🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎹🎺🎺🎷🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🎻🎻🎻🎻
If it was up to me, I would definitely mix up the rankings on this list; in terms of MEMORABLE shows that really strike a chord from beginning to end. I saw Hamilton live in Chicago and thought it was overrated, but to each, their own.
really great list but we need so many more on this list Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ superstar, Evita, Mamma Mia even Starlight express but this is a good list
Les Miserables should have come before Chicago and I would have replaced Hamilton with Evita because, in my opinion Evita is a better show and I dislike Hamilton.
I didn't care for Cats. Maybe I wasn't feeling well when I saw it. I loved A Chorous Line. I saw three times. I also loved Hair, Dream Girls, Sweeney Todd, Wicked and The Wiz.
I would argue the stage version of The Lion King was excellent and succeeded in spite of being a Disney property. The quality was due in large part to Julie Taymor’s vision and talent.
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SpongeBob and Beetlejuice
When are you going to release only murders in the building season 4 video
obviously hamilton.
@@MsMojo when are you going to release only murders in the building season 4 video
You missed the book musical that began the entire modern era in the 20s- tackling racism in a manner that has never dated, packed with fabulous music - Showboat!
i have so much respect musicals because I grew up around them. I worked at a dinner theater that exclusively does musicals- i've been lucky to see the behind the scenes. it's requires a lot of hard work and skill
I worked in a dinner theatre for a while too, way back in tbe 1980’s, and it was, for the most part, a great job!
Carousel should have been one of the greatest musicals
@@Positivekitten that makes two of us!
Company, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, Porgy and Bess, South Pacific, Candide, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George. Just a few of the artistically groundbreaking shows you might have included with some different criteria.
well noted. I am wondering what on earth WAS the criteria?
I think the criteria used has a lot to do with current name recognition and popularity. "Best" shouldn't be synonymous with popular. Cats? Wicked? Hairspray? Hey, I enjoyed them, but, in my opinion, these don't represent "best." But if popularity is a criteria, well then, there you go...
Merrily? Are you joking? Prior to the recent revival Merrily has always historically been considered one of the greatest musical bombs of all time. And yes, while the recent revival was absolutely breathtaking, in order to be considered among the best of all time, I imagine it would take a lot more than one extremely recent successful staging to meet that criteria.
I love Musicals. One day, I'm gonna make one when I finish my studies.
Best of luck with that! Hope you do!
@@lieutinantwhoareyou8839 Thank you.
We will remember this moment! GO
You can do it! We're rooting for you!
I think Hadestown will make this list eventually
My favorite
definitely
I hope so - it's better than a bunch of these
Absolutely
I saw Phantom on Broadway 9 times - still my all-time favorite!
Wanna share some money😭 i so badly wanna see beetlejuice
@@hab77756 I saw it 5 times on Broadway, still can’t believe it’s gone 😭😭😭😭and the new production that goes on tour/the movie are just not the same for me
@@KatieUnoXX I understand - I still tear up when I pass the Majestic.
@@hab77756 I haven’t been back to nyc since it closed, I would tear up too omg. I tear up thinking about it.
cats which is regarded to be one of the classics ironically turned into one of the worst movies ever.
I think Warner Bros. would've done a better job with the musical like they did with the Phantom of the Opera. I love the Phantom of the Opera film. That movie is so underrated when it came out in 2004.
Oh no, it’s a terrible musical as well. Forget what Miss Mojo says. She’s got it all wrong.
@@LovesDisneyBeast84would've worked best as a fully animated film instead.
@@aysada it isn't a terrible musical.. it is well suited for stage, but definitely not the big screen. Tom Hooper got cocky after the success of Les Mis, and it bit him in the @$$
One of the most overrated musicals. I’ll take Sondheim on his worst day over this melodramatic mediocrity.
phantom will always hold a special place in my heart, I remember seeing it in nyc before it close and my goodness it was amazing! I’m so blessed and I thank God that I had the opportunity to see it live!
Sorry to quibble. I enjoyed all of the musicals listed. BUT: West Side Story was not just Stephen Sondheim. Still at the start of his career, he only wrote the lyrics. The incredible music was written by the great Leonard Bernstein!
If this list says anything, it's that Stephen Sondheim is a legend and knew how to write a story and memorable music. He made a massive mark in the stage world that his music will forever live on.
AAAAAHHHHHH..... Mame?! La Cage Aux Folles?! Camelot?! Hair?! South Pacific?! The King and I?! HELLO (FREAKIN) DOLLY!!!!????!!!!!
Yes Mame! Yes La Cage Aux Folle!!! And absolutely HELL YES Hello Dolly!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jerry Herman is a freaking legend!!!!!!!!!
They just will never beat these masterpeices!
No way Jose!!!!!
By far the best musical ever preformed on stage is Le Mis!!! I concede a very respectable second to West Side.
Some great shows not mentioned…
Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar (for God’s sake 😂), Little Shop of Horrors, Josep and the Amazig… Man of La Macha)
I was going say virtually the same exact thing. Too many great musicals that got overlooked.
Yeah! I thought Phantom and Les Mis were the top two for sure!
I have seen it two dozen times. It moves my soul.
I agree with Les Mis first but I personally think West Side is too high at #2!
@@JustPeachie22 I still choose phantom over les mis
I wouldn't call "A Chorus Line" "depressing." It is a realistic look at life on Broadway.
My favorites are Hamilton, Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera. Great list!
My favorite is Les Miserables.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" has been on Broadway twice. I would love to see an arena show of it in person.
It will blow you away if you ever get a chance to see a live production. I saw it in LA in the 90s with Ted Neeley (Jesus) and Carl Anderson (Judas) in the starring roles and Dennis DeYoung from Styx (Pontious Pilate). It was incredible. In 2015, my wife and I went to see a screening of the 1973 film with VIP passes that allowed us to sit and chat before the film with Ted, Barry Dennen (Pontious Pilate), and Kurt Yahjian (Annas. During the film, Ted sat between me and wife, constantly nudging us and telling us quick behind the scenes stuff about the film. It was a once in a lifetime moment and I was super emotional the whole time. I've been a fan since I was a little kid in the early 70s.
I was in the first UK National tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" - fulfilling a deeply-felt childhood ambition! Exciting every night - never tired of it. I'm an old lady now, but that music still thrills me to my bones!
@@Shinybuddies that's awesome!! I am very jeaolous. I know Ted still does shows with an international cast of JCS occasionally. Even at 81 he still has the pipes to pull off the role of Jesus. It's inspiring to see the backstage videos of the whole cast standing behind the curtain every night to watch him sing Gethsemane with tears in their eyes.
Wicked, Cats, and Phantom Of The Opera are my top three
All of these Broadway musical performances are so magical and entertaining
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Personally I would’ve put the Phantom at number 2, and Les Mis number 1
I agree! I thought the songs and theme of Les Miz was far better than Phantom's.
My favorite Broadway musicals of all time are:
1. The Phantom of the Opera
2. Les Miserables
3. Wicked
4. Hamilton
5. Into The Woods
9. Mean Girls
I also love the Sound of Music, Moulin Rouge and Mamma Mia movie musicals but I haven’t ever payed much attention to their Broadway counterparts. I just love the movies so much that I’ve never been dying to see or listen to the Broadway versions. I have seen a live production of Wicked and Hamilton and I’ve listened to the soundtrack to all of those musicals MANY times and I’ve seen the movie versions of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Into The Woods and Mean Girls (which obviously isn’t a musical)
But just from listening to the soundtrack those are my favorite musicals
Mean girls is a musical now, Renee Rapp was in it
@ I now…I put it on my list….Oh you mean movie musical. Yeah I forgot about that. I haven’t ever seen the movie.
Was hoping for King and I …. But it’s a great list you have put together!
There needs to be recognition of the outstanding soundtrack of "Carousel". Every melody is extraordinarily beautiful.
My high school is the reason how I started enjoying musicals!
Me too!❤ Shoutout to Allan Knight and Mills High School. I had a 34 year professional career in wardrobe 💖
HELL YEAH PHANTOM IS #1 THAT’S RIGHT
I saw The Lion King on Broadway, and it was the most amazing musical I had ever seen.
Love most of the list, but you forgot the musical that started it all- Showboat. Without Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein writing the first show where the songs actually delved into character and forwarded the plot, we would not have any of the shows on the list.
Very true. First Musical Play, not just musical comedy or revue. Brilliant music too.
Thats an egregious mistake If you look at the list, Oklahoma is the only musical mentioned debuting before 1950.
First musical I ever saw was Lion King as a teen. It was amazing!
Phantom of the Opera has me a vice grip.
I have a favorite song from some musicals. Hamilton's "It's Quiet Uptown". West Side Story's "Somewhere" & "Memory" makes me cry. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked was something I felt in my heart.
Sound of music is my favorite movie. I saw it for the first time at nine years old and fell in love with it. I want my father/daughter dance to be to Edelweiss. My dads family is German American and my mom's family is Ukrainian and Polish she loves Fiddler on the roof I want to honor her by dancing to Sunrise Sunset. Needless to say I love broadway musicals. They have been a big part of my life and identity.
My father/daughter dance was Edelweiss 😊
I don't know about "best," but as for influential, I do wonder: if it weren't for The Who's Tommy, would we have gotten the likes of Movin' Out, Mamma Mia, Rock of Ages, and all the assorted jukebox musicals?
I will never get to see a broadway show but ive been lucky enough to see a few west end shows
The Lion King has an amazing original song as well in Chow Down. Spreading some spotlight on the Hyenas is impressive!
Hadestown, Book of Mormon, Mama Mia, JCSS. Dear Evan Hanson. All so fantastic worth a mention.
Dreamgirls, Pippin, Camelot, Mamma Mia!, Into the Woods
West Side Story 💖
My favorite Broadway musical is wicked. I saw that this year.
My two FAVORITES will ALWAYS be "The Lion King" and "MJ." Also, what about "The Book of Mormon" ???
So you’re really going to say that Cats is better than Company, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Carousel? Really? Do you even theater bro?
It’s just picking the most famous shows
Perfect! I would not change anything!
The lion king beauty and the beast wicked newsies and Aladdin and phantom of the opera and Hamilton and beetlejuice are my favorite Broadway musicals ❤
I’ve seen four Broadway shows - only one of them didn’t make this list: Mary Poppins (extremely reasonably). I’ve seen Lion King, Wicked, and Phantom. Phenomenal shows!! I saw Chicago + Moulin Rouge at an off-broadway touring show in Durham,NC and it was still great. One of my dance teachers was in the original cast of Hamilton on Broadway (you know… Ariana DeBose)
Surprised that the Mama Mia Broadway show didn’t make the list
Jukebox musicals just aren't as good.
Because it's bad
Really enjoy your videos! They are so fun!
My personal top twenty are as follows:
20) & Juliet
19) In the Heights
18) Six
17) Bandstand
16) Between the Lines
15) Beetlejuice
14) Beauty and the Beast
13) Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
12) Wicked
11) Frozen
10) Les Misérables
9) Cats
8) Dear Evan Hansen
7) Anastasia
6) Come From Away
5) Hamilton
4) SpongeBob SquarePants
3) Fiddler on the Roof
2) Hadestown
1) The Lion King
No flippin MAMA MIA, your list is just garbage like MsMojo's.
My favorites are Hamilton, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserable, and Matilda
Sweeney Todd is the greatest musical of all time without the slightest question. The magnificent original productions in New York and London, together with the countless amazing revivals in many forms, testify to its timelessness. It should have been number 1 on this list by a huge margin.
No love for the bohemians, and Chrstian & Satine in Moulin Rouge? Such a fun, immersive theater experience.
Shenandoah with John Cullum, 42nd St with Jerry Orbach and Grease are three of my favorites.
Rent and Chicago is my all time favorites!!!
The fact the newsies isnt on this list is a crime
Excellent choices. But I would include Come From Away in the top 5.
While they have their hands full already, I hope Disney makes Broadway musicals for Mulan, Encanto, and Moana.
Happy friday, Emily, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well
Miss Saigon? Little Shop of Horrors?
Phantom, The Lion King and Hamilton are my favorites i've seen. I've seen Hamilton twice (Detroit in 2019 and Toronto in 2023, was s'posed to go in 2020 but COVID shot that down), saw Phantom in Toronto in 1999, my Phantom was Paul Stanley (yes, THAT one, he likes to Rock and Roll All Nite and party every day) and saw The Lion King in 2002 all in Toronto, Ontario
Wicked was a little low on the list for me, think it should've been like #3 or #2! It's #1 for me lol
My favorites are the lion king and aladdin I've seen both of them twice😊
phantom is the best! its part of my life.
How could funny girl not make this list ?
Or hello dolly?
Sondheim with four entries on the list. A legend.
No grease is crazy
My favourite is Wicked
King and I…. Jesus Christ Superstar ?
WOW Starlight Express didn't make the list, I'm truly shocked
I'm really surprised Miss Saigon didn't make the list. There are others, but that one should have easily been in the top 20 in my opinion for Lea Salgona alone ...
I love that one too. I think it was too controversial.
Little Shop of Horrors was okay on the big screen but Off Broadway was spectacular, if only for the ending which couldn’t be reproduced on the screen. The plant singing victoriously as cloth plant tentacles fell on the audience!!! Still gives me chills 😂
I have actually been lucky enough to see The Lion King live. It was years ago and I don’t remember many specific things about it but it still is just…It was mind blowing to see.
Billy Elliot will always be my favourite ❤
I started jumping up and down and I squealed with Phantom of the Opera was number one 😂 My favorite musical of all time. My sister came out and said “What was that?! Why are you screaming?” 😂
How could overlook Ragtime?
lion king made the list so i'm happy I have to dock points for a lack of Alan Menken though
Hadestown never gets the love it deserves. I think if you've seen it, you know it deserves a spot here - above many of these!
When it comes to these types of lists, they represent someone's opinion. There is no right or wrong, so this list represents a fair assessment, though for me, I'd change at least half the list. With that said, as we entered the 21st century, Time magazine did a best list of the 20th century of movies, books, etc. For best Broadway musical, they picked Carousel. In my opinion, it really deserves, at the very least, an honorable mention.
No. My top 5 are 1. Les Miz, 2. Lion King, 3. Phantom, 4. My Fair Lady, Chicago. I have seen all of these plays in London, Toronto, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, and several others. Actually, I think this is a 5 way tie. But Les Miz completely overwhelms me.
Sadly you left out three of the GREATEST Musicals of all time . The Music Man , Guys And Dolls and Oklahoma . They set the Standard for Musicals .... They are also very family Friendly . Maybe you need to make another list of Musicals People Loved , Just a Thought . I have done the sound now for musicals since 1969 and All I can say is THANK GOODNESS for Wireless Mic's and Meyer Sound Speakers .
I knew Phantom would be First❤️
Agree with all of these 💯
The Music Man.
My favorite musical is Spring Awakening. I've seen it five times.
I read that the Broadway cast of "Hairspray" called the song, " You Can't Stop the Beat," "You Can't Stop to Breathe."
Lis Mis, ro me, is the Best Musical of all time"
My favorite musicals are Cats, Sound of music,Little shops of Horrors, Hamilton, and The Wiz,
My favorite is Phantom of the Opera. I saw it last year on Broadway.
I laughed, I cried, I fell asleep. It was CATS.
I basically agree with the list. However, my favorite, SOUTH PACIFIC, the winner of many awards was omitted. Hello Dolly and Mame should have been on the list.
Pippin!
Impossible to reach a consensus. My favs Misserables, Phantom, Cabaret.
How could you not put Grease on the list!
Cats, Oliver, The Rocky Horror Show, Dreamgirls, The Wiz, 42nd Street, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Aida, In The Heights, Jersey Boys, Rent, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Lost Mattress, and other musicals should've been on the list. 🎬🎬🎥🎥📽️📽️📽️🗽🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎹🎺🎺🎷🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🎻🎻🎻🎻
YES!! 42nd Street and Oliver should be on that list!
@shaliseshaw9385 The Lost Mattress? Do you mean Once Upon a Mattress?
If it was up to me, I would definitely mix up the rankings on this list; in terms of MEMORABLE shows that really strike a chord from beginning to end.
I saw Hamilton live in Chicago and thought it was overrated, but to each, their own.
Matilda will always be my favourite
I'll be honest: I am surprised not to see Grease or Jesus Christ Superstar.
Or school of rock
Or Hello Dolly
What no 1776, The King and I, or A Carousel wow not even an Honorable Mention
Hamilton is ranked way too high for how "young" it is
This isn’t really a best list, it’s more like list of longest running shows. There are so many amazing shows that had short runs.
really great list but we need so many more on this list Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ superstar, Evita, Mamma Mia even Starlight express but this is a good list
Les Miserables should have come before Chicago and I would have replaced Hamilton with Evita because, in my opinion Evita is a better show and I dislike Hamilton.
"Number 9: A Chorus Line" Hey, that rhymes!
Show Boat and The King & I
I didn't care for Cats. Maybe I wasn't feeling well when I saw it. I loved A Chorous Line. I saw three times. I also loved Hair, Dream Girls, Sweeney Todd, Wicked and The Wiz.
I would argue the stage version of The Lion King was excellent and succeeded in spite of being a Disney property. The quality was due in large part to Julie Taymor’s vision and talent.