Best Broadway Shows - ALL TIME

[broadwayTN]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 9:42pm

Hello, Broadway World!

I am doing a research project and am looking to compile opinions for the Top 10 Broadway shows of ALL TIME! I know that this is the best place to start because this is where the most passionate fans live. Please, at your convenience, reply to this thread and post your opinion on the Top 10 Broadway Shows of ALL TIME and your reasons for choosing them. Thank you for your help.

Cheers,

broadwayTN

 

 

 

 

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 9:50pm

Carousel

[willep]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 10:24pm

Disaster!

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 10:47pm

Shrek

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:07pm

Shade: The Rusical 

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:09pm

In all honesty though I think one of the best and most iconic musical of all time is A Chorus Line

[TexanAddams18]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:09pm

Holler If Ya Hear Me

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:13pm

Obviously Finding Neverland. 

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:13pm

Welcome, you got a snarky welcome to the boards. In my opinion, A Chorus Line is the best musical of all time. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:14pm

Actual response: West Side Story, Gypsy, or A Chorus Line. Right now? Hamilton.

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:26pm

SHE LOVES ME

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

KISS ME, KATE

WICKED is for me the quintessential modern "Broadway" show.

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:34pm

To actually assist with the question at hand, I recommend you read this piece that is a conversation between Jesse Green, Nora Ephron, Frank Rich, Jonathan Tunick, and George C. Wolfe that is about this very topic. It might spark some ideas for you.

http://nymag.com/news/features/greatest-new-york/70476/

[Margo319]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:38pm

The Scottsboro Boys, Next to Normal, and Once on This Island.

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:41pm

A Chorus Line

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 11:46pm

I find it difficult to look objectively at older musicals and which were the best. They were all products of their time and were often innovative at the time, which is something I can't grasp from being born less than 30 years ago. For modern day musicals, I strongly admire Next to Normal and Hamilton. 

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 12:04am

My choices:

Cabaret 

She Loves Me

Sweeney Todd

South Pacific 

Into the Woods

The Music Man

Follies

Sunday in the Park with George

Fun Home

Nine

Honorable Mentions: A Chorus Line, Man of La Mancha, Caroline, or Change, Carousel, The King and I, Follies, Company, Phantom of the Opera, Evita, A Little Night Music, Hair, Chicago, The Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrors, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Hamilton, La Cage Aux Folles, My Fair Lady, The Most Happy Fella, Gypsy, Grey Gardens, The Last Five Years, The Light in the Piazza, Les Miserables, Ragtime, West Side Story.

 

Updated On: 6/6/16 at 12:04 AM

[maxkko]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 12:11am

Cupid Boy2 said: "Shade: The Rusical "

BAWHAHAH. I think we should add Scandalous to the list! In all seriousness I think a few are:

- A Chorus Line

- Cabaret

- Sunday in the Park with George

- Gypsy 

- Side Show 

PLENTY more, but those are just some IMO. 

[pupscotch]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 12:28am

Gypsy

Sweeney Todd

West Side Story

Cabaret

South Pacific

How to Succeed 

Company

Carousel

Guys and Dolls

Anything Goes

Next to Normal

Sunday in the Park with George

 

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 2:05am

I've been reflecting on shows since you posted this.   Somehow, I end up loving all shows, that most people don't like.   (Other then A Chorus Line).   As I think back, these come to mind as ones I really liked.  (Keep in mind, these will not be popular opinion).

The Seafarer

American Psycho

The Story Of My Life

The Boy From Oz

Finding Neverland

Boeing Boeing

 

 

Updated On: 6/6/16 at 02:05 AM

[AHLiebross]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 5:54am

I would have to say "My Fair Lady," for numerous reasons. First, it is a relatively faithful adaptation of a classic play,  by a great wordsmith, George Bernard Shaw.  It contains a great deal of internal conflict, and several of the songs consist of argument or venting. The book and lyrics are clever, and most lyricists would kill to be able to produce those rhymes (e.g. map said he with rhapsody). The theme is serious, specifically the role of speech in creating an underclass; those arguing for teaching students using regional or other dialects and grammar would be wise to watch the movie, which is faithful to the stage show. The music is lovely and the lyrics are funny. Although Higgins is a male chauvinist, he admires Eliza's demanding respect from him and standing up to him. Because I am one of those convinced that Higgins and Eliza are in love, I enjoy imagining the scene after the curtain goes down, with Higgins struggling to declare his love and kiss her. Very few musicals have me mulling over the  ending. 

I hope this list of reasons helps. Good luck with your project.

Audrey

[tazber]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 6:07am

A Chorus Line

The King and I

Nine

Billy Elliott

Cabaret

Gypsy

Follies

Sweeney Todd

Guys and Dolls

Anything Goes

Fiddler on the Roof

City of Angels

Man of LaMancha

Show Boat

Oliver!

1776

Ain't Misbehavin

[The Other One]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 6:20am

My Fair Lady is truly flawless.

[KCW]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 7:02am

It hasnt started previews yet, but as a show, Nattasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

[hork]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 11:44am

In no particular order:

Rent

Les Miserables

In the Heights

Jesus Christ Superstar

Avenue Q

American Idiot

Hair

My Fair Lady

Fun Home

Little Shop of Horrors

[theNYCpro]

Posted: 6/6/16 at 11:58am

Margo319 said: "The Scottsboro Boys, Next to Normal, and Once on This Island.

 

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Nailed it