BEST Musicals that DIDN'T win BEST MUSICAL- Page 8

[jv92]

Posted: 6/1/06 at 7:33pm

1957: I love The Music Man, but West Side Story greatly changed theatre and deserved to win
1959: Gypsy
1966: Mame
1972: Follies
1975: Chicago
1988: Into the Woods
1998: Ragtime
2002: Urinetown
2005: The Light in the Piazza

[icantbelive]

Posted: 6/1/06 at 7:43pm

Parade
Sunday in the Park
Spelling Bee
Hair
Tommy
Sweet Smell Of Success

[west end artist1]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 12:51am

Dreamgirls wow love it so should have won ,broadway was in such a mess untill that came along(a lot of revivals)

also tommy
wicked
hair

[broadway86]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 11:10am

Ragtime
Into the Woods
The Wild Party
Urinetown
The Who's Tommy
West Side Story
Follies
Mame

I think the only reason people really wanted it to win Best Musical was simply because it wasn't Disney, not because it was the Best production of a musical that season.

I don't know about other people, but I saw Ragtime and I thought it should have won, hands down.

[waddledee524]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 1:52pm

It always irked me that The Music Man won over West Side Story. I dislike The Music Man.

[ozone20]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 1:55pm

DREAMGIRLS!!!!!!!! robbed by Nine. Pleeez.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 2:31pm

I love both WEST SIDE STORY and THE MUSIC MAN...and obviously the "norm" and political climate has changed since the year both of those shows open - and while many could argue that THE MUSIC MAN won simply because it was "safer", I don't know that I necessarily agree with that.

I think WEST SIDE STORY's score, direction, and choreography were the show's strong points- and while it's an undeniably well-crafted, near-brilliant musical, I think it's right that THE MUSIC MAN won, and it's a show I hold near to my heart.


And as for the entire DREAMGIRLS/NINE debacle, the award for Best Musical is prettty irrelevant, as both are musical theatre gems. No matter which musical won, just as many people would have been upset that the other one lost. One of them had to loose, and who knows - maybe NINE won by a single vote.

Personally, I think NINE is a far, far better show than DREAMGIRLS. Yes, the direction and production elements of DREAMGIRLS were revolutionary - but just on paper - NINE is just a better, more layered, more touching show.

DREAMGIRLS has a good score - but NINE has a brilliant score.

DREAMGIRLS is a good time with some touching moments and one brilliant song - but NINE has a dozen brilliant songs, and the effects of the show are relevatory, atleast for me. NINE is something that has spoken to me since the day I saw it.

[kerrylongphoto]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 2:36pm

FULL MONTY!!

[larry64]

Posted: 6/2/06 at 2:43pm

FALSETTOS