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What are some good musicals like Rent and Wicked?
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You've got a great taste in musicals! Both are awesome
Here are my favorites:
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
my all-time favorite!!! The music is absolutely sublime, unique and darkly beautiful. The story that follows is dramatic and tragic. A despairing, ruined composer with a mutilated face terrorizes the Paris Opera house which he lives beneath, while at the same time attempting to seduce Christine, his beautiful young ingenue by enchanting her with his music and teaching her how to sing
The most memorable songs are "The Point of No Return," "The Music of the Night," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"
EVITA
EVITA is about a prostitute who works her way up the chain and becomes the wife of Juan Peron, Argentina's dictator. Basically, she becomes very rich, glamorous and beautiful, seduces the nation and tries to help the working class, because she feels their pain and was once one of them. The story ends with her death at 33 from ovarian cancer. It's a little hard to follow if you're not familiar with Eva Peron, but it's still worth it with its awesome staging and upbeat, heart-wrenching numbers.
The most memorable numbers were "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," "Buenos Aires" "Oh What A Circus"
CHICAGO and CABARET for the more sexy, racy stuff
A Summary of Chicago:
Roxy Hart, a dancer aspiring to have her own vaudeville act in the 1920s, is arrested for killing her husband (I'm not going to explain why, but he was being an asshole). With the help of Billy Flynn, Chicago's greatest lawyer, Roxy may not have to go to the Gallows...
Some memorable songs from Chicago:
"All That Jazz"
"I Can't Do it Alone"
"Roxy"
Cabaret is really hard to summarize, but it's great. It takes place in Germany right before Hitler comes to power, and, much like RENT, each character has their own little story, understand? The story follows a cabaret singer, her writer boyfriend, the innkeeper at the inn that he stays at and the man who courts her, and some other people.
Some memorable songs from Cabaret:
"Mein Herr"
"The Pineapple"
"Wilkommen Bienvenue"
LES MISERABLES
Right up there with the Phantom. Les Miserables is about Jean Valjean. He was punished for 20 years just for stealing "a mouthful of bread" as he put it. Soon, he breaks out, is taken in by a kind priest, and embezzles the priest's silver candlesticks. The priest promises to let him have them as long as he becomes an honest man and redeems his soul to God. Throughout the play, we watch Valjean's efforts made to become a good man. But at the same time, he must keep in disguise, for he's still being hunted down to be put back in jail for that bread...The numbers are beautiful and lift your soul. I love it.
The most memorable numbers are "Do You Hear The People Sing," "Red and Black," and "On My Own/I Dreamed A Dream"
Sweeney Todd, anyone? Sweeney Todd is so underrated!!!
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RENT is the best!!!!!!! the movie is the best too. actually i never saw the musical. but the movie is the best one i have ever seen.
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<3 oliver the music man guys and dolls anything goes. joesph and the amazing technicolor dream coat. les miserables. west side story
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great choices by the way!! i love them both!
hairspray, phantom, jesus christ superstar, joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, godspell, cinderella, fiddler on the roof, bye bye birdie, anything goes, chicago, west side story, lion king, movin' out, avenue q... the list is endless! <3
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Hairspray
Beauty & The Beast
Wonderful Town
Jekyll & Hyde
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Hmm...Chicago, *Spamalot*, Annie, The Phantom of the Opera. Those are the only ones I can think of....I liked Chicago and Rent the best though!!
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Into the Woods, The Phantom of the Opera, Grease, Footloose, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Annie, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Les Miserables, Damn Yankees, State Fair, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birde, The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, Hello Dolly, Chicago, West Side Story, and Carousel are some of the ones that I've seen and like. <3
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I saw Thouroughly Modern Millie in London and LOVED it, but I don't know how popular it is everywhere else.
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Those are my favorites. I also like Hairspray, West Side Story, and Les Miserables.
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oo im def. a theater buff. wicked is my favorite, but i also love spamalot, avenue q, the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee, chicago, and many more! most of the shows out now on broadway are amazing!
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