what's /mu/'s favorite musical?
a streetcar named desire
haml3t
>>61064126
Camelot as fuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdrEmZ35fxc
Rocky Horror Picture Show
musicals are for girls
>>61064232
Agreed. Girls are gay.
little shop of horrors
a playlist of all the songs from mamma mia without the actual show
any of the troma ones
>>61064246
>a playlist of all the songs from mamma mia without the actual show
yeah cause that totally counts
>>61064126
Jesus Christ Superstar
Wrong forum, OP. Hear, let me help you.
>>>/lgbt/
>>61064409
>Andrew Meme Webber
Company.
Runner up is probably Urinetown.
>tfw Being Alive
As far as original music is concerned, either Repo! The Genetic Opera or Electric Dragon 80.000v.
If we're taljing licensed, probably The Blues Brothers or Burst City.
The Halber Mensch movie was also cool
I love Book of Mormon, but I can never not love the Rocky Horror Show
we can all agree that Stephen Sondheim is a QT
For me it's Into the Woods.
>>61064409
>>61064494
Good picks.
Hey if anyone needs a cast recording of a show i've got a shit ton that I can upload
>>61065774
do u have the original Les Misérables?
>>61066052
The original Broadway?
>>61066132
yeah, if you have it that would be great.
>>61066348
http://www.mediafire.com/download/s8lkv8q1b083jkd/Les+Miserables+%281987+Original+Broadway+Cast%29.zip
Here you go
anyone hear the new tori amos musical? I'm in the middle of it right now. pretty good but I'm not an aficionado.
>>61064409
The original concept album of that is one of my favourite albums of all time.
H.M.S. Pinafore
>>61064221
Not choosing the Robert Goulet version
Grease senpaitachi
Also idk if it counts since it's a movie, but The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
West Side Story
Mr.Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog
[title of show]
and
>>61064409
>>61064409
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>>61066368
thanks man, appreciate it
>>61067142
No problem I like helping people, any other albums you want?
The Music Man
[spoiler] SEVENTY SIX TROMBONES LED THE BIG PARADE [/spoiler]
10th anniversary performance is best rendition of les miserables prove me wrong
>>61067872
Its not the 1988 symphonic recording
The Rocky Horror Picture show is my favourite musical, but my favourite in terms of its music is My Fair Lady.
phantom of the opera
>>61064126
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Are we talking aboot just Broadway/theater productions or are we including movies too. Either way its West Side Story or Porgy and Bess
Posting the most patrician choice for musicals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd6V287TLQQ
>>61064409
>>61064554
>>61066766
and chess which I think is one of my favorite albums ever
>>61069753
Have you seen the newer recording with Pascal Menzel and Groban?
>>61069776
yeah it's pretty good, the arrangements are really nice. but I don't think the voices really fit, although they are well executed
>>61064478
>not enjoying meme songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ALiADrJro
>>61064126
The wiz
>>61064126
Meh. Too much angst, too many choruses in each song.
>>61064184
Underrated post.
>>61064221
Meh. Hasn't aged well.
>>61064226
The original meme show.
>>61064246
Little Shop is fun but jukebox musicals are cancer.
>>61064409
The only acceptable ALW, but expect to prefer Godspell once you get older.
>>61064494
Haven't seen either but heard good things.
>>61064546
Sup Reddit.
>>61064554
Book of Mormon was a disappointment.
>>61064591
I had he's an asshole but what a composer.
>>61064700
Good choice.
>>61066389
I can't imagine it would be good.
>>61066766
So funny.
>>61066944
It's crazy how much better the stage show is than the movie. Both are retarded, but the stage show seems to realize it's retarded. Some nice songs.
>>61067002
Doesn't count but I'm intrigued.
>>61067044
>best American musical of all time
>shitty meme video
Huh.
>>61067233
>tfw it took you years to notice that "Goodnight, My Someone" has the same melody but in triple meter
>>61067872
Who cares?
>>61069624
My Fair Lady does have great music. Too bad half the songs in the movie adaptation are spoken instead of sung.
>>61069635
Yuck.
>>61069687
Good taste.
>>61069713
There is nothing patrician about 00s rock musicals.
>>61069753
Inconsistent in quality.
>>61069799
I infer that you're a Murray Head fan. I think he's the best Judas, vocally.
New challenge: your 5 bucket roles
5. Franz Liebkind from The Producers
4. Edward Rutledge from 1776
3. Tony from West Side Story
2. Pangloss (et al) from Candide
1. Celebrant from MASS
>>61069879
hey guys look at how much time i spend watching this dead artform.
>>61069879
As in who I would want to play?
>>61069879
>There is nothing patrician about 00s rock musicals.
but anon its about depression, midlife crisis, a family falling apart, grief, suicide attempts and drug abuse all wrapped around an emotional rollercoaster of a story
>>61069913
Yeah
Bucket list = before you kick the bucket
>>61069912
>dead artform
I too fear its best years are behind it. Nice to see NBC staging live performances and getting huge ratings, though. Just like they would in the good old days, like the premiere of Cinderella.
>>61069949
I don't think you understand what patrician means.
>>61070000
confirmed
>>61070000
Hi, lemme show you something holy quads
>patrician is opposite of pleb
>therefore patrician =/= pleb
>next to normal musical is not pleb
>therefore next to normal =/= pleb
>thus we can assume that that which is not pleb is the opposite?
>hmmm?
>therefore next to normal = patrician
>>61069979
5. Victor from Frankenstein
4. Ash from Evil Dead
3. Javert from Les Miserables
2.Hamlet from [spoiler] MacBeth [spoiler]
1. Leo Frank from Parade
Sunday in the Park with George.
>>61070027
The clip I listened to was pleb. Typical meandering, over-emotive, rhythmically monotonous melodies that fashionable samey instrumentation which was all the rage. Janácek gets away with that shit because the accompaniment is so expressive and dynamic. When Broadway composers do it it's just tedious.
Jekyll and Hyde is pretty top tier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiB4dMwDFtg
>>61070074
I disagree!
>57 posts
>no Spring Awakening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGcX2ejeNYg
>>61070097
Spring Awakening is garbage.
>>61070080
Actually haven't seen it.
>>61070124
Check it out anything by Wildhorn is usually top tier
>>61070097
Singin' in the Rain is the only correct choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fzPf8GL0mw
I've also got a soft spot for the 1955 Oklahoma! but I'm pretty sure NOBODY else likes it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A18kYnP4Pec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVz5K63iYDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D1loAVwiMc
>>61070124
Better than most modern musicals tbqh family
>>61070135
meant to quote >>61064126
>>61070144
Not him but there has been a lot of moden shows you could argue were better then spring awakening if your just counting the past 20 years
My Top 10:
>1. Rags (1986)
>2. Legs Diamond (1988)
>3. Chess (1988)
>4. Merrily We Roll Along (1981)
>5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
>6. Nine (1982)
>7. City of Angels (1989)
>8. Dance a Little Closer (1983)
>9. Follies (1971)
>10. Pipe Dream (1955)
What modern composers do you see being remembered from this time period?
Cats is great
jesus christ superstar
its rock opera but whatever
its better than any musical made so far
>>61066766
Then I can hum a fugue of which I've heard the music's din afore,
And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore!
>most active musicals thread I've seen in at least a year
>I see it 70 posts in
What did I do to deserve this?
My list of top musicals isn't handy but Sweeney Todd and West Side Story are my favorites. Honorable mention/underdog shout out to Bye Bye Birdie.
>>61064126
Honestly? The Lion King. The music itself wasn't that great, but I was amazed at everyone's ability to sing and move the way they did. People were climbing walls like ninjas. People were falling off of fake cliffs.
Also the stage effects were weirdly good, even the small stuff. like that scene with the water puddle drying up.
>>61070969
honestly family
Sunset Boulevard
West Side Story.
So many great songs.
Best adaptation of Shakespeare.
>>61064325
Wow buddy, you really showed us what taste in musicals you have!
CATS
>>61070027
Just because something isn't shit doesn't make it good. There's a huge gap between a plebeian and a patrician. "Normal" would be a citizen.
Fag.
Salad Days
>>61073113
I honestly wish we had a board for performing arts but their probably isn't enough people for them to think its worth wild
