BILLY ELLIOT is Tops in Entertainment Weekly's BEST & WORST of Stage

Entertainment Weekly picked the best and worst of stage for 2008, the musical BILLY ELLIOT topped the list as best, musicals made a strong showing in general.

Melissa Rose Bernardo, the stage editor for the magazine cast a wide net for her choices including BAM and Off-Broadway in addition to typical main stage fare.

The Best:

1) Billy Elliot

2) South Pacific

3) Black Watch

4) In The Heights

5) Happy Days

6) Port Authority

7) The Understudy 

8)Next to Normal 

9) Rafta, Rafta...

10) What's That Smell

The Worst:

1) To Be Or Not To Be
2) The Country Girl
3) Glory Days
4) Les Liasons Dangereuses
5) Blasted

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