Your Favorite Broadway Shows/Musicals

I was a musical theater major for two years until my parents forced me into a more reliable career in journalism.

Someone should remake Bye Bye Birdie, sort of like High School Musical with a military twist.

The original Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holliday was breathtaking....A Chorus Line too. I think I saw Pippen ten times in two years, I have no idea why except my mother really loves Ben Vereen.

My mother still plays the South Pacific and Flower Drum Song albums on her RCA record player. Record player, you might have to google a picture of that.

 

How did you get Nathan Lane to come with you?

 

Let me add two shows I love for a different reason:

Phantom of the Opera
Sound of Music

Made (and will make) good coin off both.

 

Jersey Boys was great.

It's not easy to replicate Frankie Valli's vocals, but I thought John Lloyd Young was outstanding.

 

Unfortunately, it also means you had to sing "Goodbye, So Long, Auf Wiedersehn, Adieu," the worst song in the history of the musical theater.

 

And Blythe Danner, Gwyneth's momma, played Martha J.
I also saw the remake with Commander Data as John Adams.

 

It's up there.

But another thread, for another day.

At today's prices, I go out of my way to make as certain as possible I'm avoiding sheer junk, but you occasionally get caught.

 

1. Les Mis: Combination of story and exceptionally demanding and beautifully written songs. Stage sets are also breathtaking.

2. Phantom: Sets are just incredible. Story not as depthy. Music is right there with my top pick.

 

The recent restaging of "Company" with Raul Esparza was terrific. But I'm a sucker for Sondheim. I suspect others have less patience with the book, and the not-reliably hummable music.

 

Imspired by this thread I dusted off my Pippin CD. I may have to revise my list I forgot how wonderful the songs are.