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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now

Dave13

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#1
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:29pm

I see a lot of suggestions for new shows, just wondering what everyone's opinion is of the Top 5 shows right now, including the oldies but goodies.

Mine would be:

Hamilton

Book of Mormon

Lion King

Wicked (probably the first show that really got me interested in Broadway)

Phantom (its just a classic)

Not to be confused with Dave19.

Dancingthrulife2

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#2
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:32pm

Avoid Lion King AT ALL COST. It's an expensive nap.

My Top 5 that you can get tickets to:

Shuffle Along

Eclipsed

Waitress

Bright Star

Ling Day's Journey

* She Loves Me is good for first timers. The second time I was moderately bored.

**Color Purple is fantastic, but if you are an atheist like me, some lines like "God is inside me and everyone else" might make you feel a little uncomfortable.

***Wicked is a must-see, but for me it's mostly because of its sentimental value despite its flaws.

Updated On: 5/6/16 at 01:32 PM

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#3
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:33pm

Hamilton

Fun Home

Les Mis

Mormon

Fiddler

bwayphreak234

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#4
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:36pm

The King and I

Matilda

She Loves Me

An American In Paris

Fiddler on the Roof

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

BwayinVan

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#5
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:36pm

Hamilton

The Color Purple

Wicked

Waitress

Fun Home

Mr Roxy

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#6
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:37pm

Saw 4 of the OP list . Of the 4, only enjoyed Phantom

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#7
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:42pm

Hamilton
The Book of Mormon
The King and I
She Loves Me
Wicked

And my five runner-ups because I love 'em too: The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Something Rotten!, Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

Updated On: 5/6/16 at 01:42 PM

After Eight

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#8
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:44pm

Long Day's Journey

The Crucible

The King and I

She Loves Me

Chicago

mamaleh

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#9
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:51pm

Hamilton

Something Rotten

She Loves Me

An American in Paris

The Humans

(and for Off-B'way: Dear Evan Hansen and The Robber Bridegroom)

Mr Roxy

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#10
Posted: 5/6/16 at 1:53pm

To After

Seeing #1 , passing on #2 and agree with the rest

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Updated On: 5/6/16 at 01:53 PM

ozjust4

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#11
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:00pm

1. Hamilton

2. The Book of Mormon

3. Les Miserables

4. Wicked

5. The King and I

TFMH18

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#12
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:06pm

Not in a particular order!

Hamilton

Fun Home

Bright Star

Waitress

The Humans

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#13
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:25pm

No particular order:

Hamilton

Fun Home

The Humans

She Loves Me

The Book of Mormon

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#14
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:30pm

Hamilton (obviously)

Fiddler on the Roof

The King and I

Fun Home

Curious Incident

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#15
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:42pm

Bright Star

Waitress

An American in Paris

On Your Feet

Fun Home

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#16
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:46pm

no order

book of mormon

fun home

hamilton

wicked

the king and I/fiddler(tought call between these two gems)

hork

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#17
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:49pm

Fun Home

Les Miserables (though I haven't seen this particular production ... but still, bad Les Mis has got to be better than most other shows I've seen)

Jersey Boys

The Lion King

The King and I

I need to see more shows.

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#18
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:55pm

Wicked, Fun Home , Somthing Rotten , American Phyco & Hamilton!!! ??

Updated On: 5/6/16 at 02:55 PM

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#19
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:01pm

The Humans

The King and I

She Loves Me

Chicago

Long Day's Journey into Night

"In memory, everything happens to music"

Jshan05

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#20
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:24pm

Hamilton

Fun Home

The Curious Incident of The Dog In The NightTime

The King and I

She Loves Me

henrikegerman

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#21
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:29pm

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

and The Color Purple

full disclosure (I haven't seen Hamilton but I've seen a lot)

Updated On: 5/6/16 at 03:29 PM

Mr Roxy

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#22
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:42pm

Rotten

AP

On Your Feet

She Loves Me

King & I

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Top 5 Shows on Broadway right now#23
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:58pm