Good musicals to listen to?

[megganalvarez]

I wanna start listening to more musicals and just expanding my knowledge in musical theatre! My personal favs are: Anastasia, Waitress, Bring It On, Mean Girls, Tuck Everlasting, etc. The list could go on. I would just like some recommendations! Please dont be mean or rude in your responses! Thank you and all is appreciated :)

[Jordan Catalano]

Oof. If those are your favorites, you need some Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Jerry Herman, Rogers & Hammerstein, etc. ASAP.

[hak5]

HADESTOWN

Come From Away

Pippin [revival cast]

the new Little Shop of Horrors

SWEENEY TODD

ASSASSINS [revival cast]

[dmwnc1959]

Wicked

Hamilton

The Band’s Visit

Hello, Dolly!

Kinky Boots

Dear Evan Hansen

My Fair Lady

Fun Home

Once

Moulin Rouge!

Jesus Christ Superstar

A Bronx Tale

[Enjolras5]

LES MISÉRABLES, LES MISÉRABLES, LES MISÉRABLES***Listen to the original French concept album; it's genius!***

THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER

HADESTOWN

NEXT TO NORMAL

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

RENT

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

COME FROM AWAY

MOULIN ROUGE

[uncageg]

Into the Woods   

Sunday in the Park With George

Sweeney Todd (OBC and Broadway revival)         

Annie

Chicago

A Chorus Line

Caroline or Change

Dreamgirls (OBC and concert recording)

Company

Nine

Songs for a New World

Pippin

Allegro

Floyd Collins

Blood Brothers

Jekyl & Hyde (Concept recording)

Legs Diamond

The Visit

Miss Saigon

Soho Cinders

Heathers

Nevermore (The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe)

Adding Machine

The Forbidden Broadway recordings

Evita

Purlie

Follies

 

Just some off the top of my head

 

[Jarethan]

— Chess is my favorite cast recording ever, even though I have never seen a fully satisfactory production
— The original cast recording of Hello, Dolly
— The King and I, the version with Donna Murphy
— South Pacific, the most recent LCT version
— 1973 production of Candide
— Original production of A Little Night Music
— The current production of Oklahoma is the best version I have ever listened to
— Mame with Angela Lansbury
—.Original cast recordings of Les Mia and Miss Saigon
— Original cast recording of Sweeney Todd
— Hamilton
— The Great Comet (not remotely typical...work your way up to it)
— Either the original cast recording or the Papermill Playhouse version of Follies
— Anything Goes...the Patti Lupone version
— Purlie
— Nine
— Original Broadway recording of Cabaret
— (Minority Opinion, but I love it) The Producers
— Dreamgirls...I have to admit that I have deleted a few songs...but the highs are incredibly high
— The original cast recording of Bells are Ringing. Here too, I have deleted a few songs, e.g., The Midas Touch
— The original cast recording of The Pajama Song
— Ragtime (although there are too many power ballads)
— Original cast recording of Rags... a 4 performance flop with a great score

[David10086]

'A Little Night Music' - Jean Simmons. By far and away, one of the best cast recordings of a musical.

'Sunset Boulevard' - Patti Lupone / World Cast Recording. Beautiful, and emotional - especially her rendering of  'New Ways to Dream'. 

'Gypsy' - Tyne Daly. She brings more punch and energy to the role than anyone else I've heard on a cast recording. There's a reason she won the Tony.

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Along the line of the tastes you already have:

-Songs for a New World
-Legally Blonde
-Spring Awakening
-Next To Normal
-Jekyll and Hyde

[magictodo123]

Jordan Catalano said: "Oof. If those are your favorites, you need some Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Jerry Herman, Rogers & Hammerstein, etc. ASAP."

100% agree. Get some classics in there!