NSC Top Musicals

[Bob!]

After last nights programme on TV, which had Grease at No.1. What are your favourite musicals?

For me it's

The Commitments
Breaking Glass
Quadrophenia

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

grease
west side story
moulin rouge (does that count!! ) if not starlight express

 

[Juan Albion]

Just off to see The Lion King on stage in Toronto. I've heard it is rather good.

 

[poke]

chicago
bugsy malone
little shop of horrors

 

[Beach Hut]

Just off to see The Lion King on stage in Toronto. I've heard it is rather good.

I've heard very good reports on that.

For me - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, get a ticket if you can for the stage show absolutely superb.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

As a reformed Who nut, Tommy and Quadrophenia are right up there. No straight bloke can fail to drool at the jail house stockings/suspenders routine from Chicago. Honourable mention to Evita for a classic soundtrack.

 

[MRRF 10]

i've only seen one, but i liked it. Fame

 

[Jameson]

Just off to see The Lion King on stage in Toronto. I've heard it is rather good.

It's breathtaking. Only show I've been to with a standing ovation after 10 minutes (the grand entrance scene).

my faves also include (on stage)

Our House
Phantom of the Opera
Chicago

(on screen)

The Commitments

 

[driddles]

Oliver (film)
Mamma Mia (stage)
Grease (either)

 

[Juan Albion]

Lion King was rather good. D+ for the story but an A+ for the sets, costume etc.

 

[London Irish]

Thoroughly Modern Millie, the current London stage version with Amanda Holden. It's a rare example of something that's been modernised for political correctness reasons ending up actually being funnier than the original.

Amanda, the delicious tart, makes great eye candy jumping about in her flapper dresses but the legendary Maureen Lipman steals the show.

 

[Gwylan]

All rather modern here, the golden age of musicals was the late 30s to early 50s

On the Town
The Music Man
Singing in the Rain
West Side Story
The Bandwagon

 

[BrightonBird]

Grease is my favourite film of all time so that will have to be first.
West Side Story
Starlight Express

 

[Yorkie]

All rather modern here, the golden age of musicals was the late 30s to early 50s

On the Town
The Music Man
Singing in the Rain
West Side Story
The Bandwagon

High Society
Singing in the Rain
Oliver
Sound of Music

 

[Braders]

is blood brothers a musical?

 

[ripper]

Rocky Horror

 

[Kenhead]

Lion king, absoulettly brilliant, would deffinetly would go again if i had the chance!

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Lion King was rather good. D+ for the story but an A+ for the sets, costume etc.

Exactly what I thought. The costumes were amazing, but I thought the story - especially the ending - was rushed.

Chicago is in a class of it's own on stage, though Les Miserables was pretty good too

 

[Spiros]

(1) High Society - a class musical if ever there was
(2) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - one of my faves as a kid
(3) Grease

 

[Safeway]

is blood brothers a musical?

Yes, and it's a f***ing good one. Saw it in London and it was superb.

'Buddy' is the only other really good show I've seen live. So good in fact I saw it twice, in London and again in Eastbourne (the Congress Theatre is an excellent venue for musicals).

Also seen 'Elvis', 'Copacobana' and 'Me and My Girl' but IMHO they were all utter shite.