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What musical has the best music?

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    #32
    TheBardWest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭TheBardWest


    I'd probably vote for JC Superstart. Andrew Lloyd Webber writes fantastic music, but not such a great book. He worked best when someone else was writing lyrics, and his pairing with Tim Rice for JCS was nothing short of sublime.


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    #33
    JonSnuuu
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭JonSnuuu


    Rent for sure!! I know its not on anymore but the film version is still very good!


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    #34
    Joe_Dull
    Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭Joe_Dull


    Just wrapped up Les Mis in the Pavilion, where I was doing pit singing. Must have heard the songs a million times each, but I'm nowhere near sick of them! The music just has a timeless quality to it - can't be beaten in my opinion (although I'm very fond of Rent and Wicked).


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    #35
    thomas353
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭thomas353


    everyone thinks oliver, try the jerry springer musical


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    #36
    The Little Fellow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭The Little Fellow


    I think The Lion King, definitely. It sends shivers down my spine!
    missusblagh wrote: »
    what I heard about Lion King is that it has a great production - set, costume etc, but once you get past that there's not much substance to it. what you think?
    I disagree. It's so emotional, funny, and just overall brilliant! It has a lot of substance to it.


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    #37
    Tijani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Tijani


    All the songs from spamalot Bu Lords ....


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    #38
    Boogienights
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Boogienights


    Westside story wins handsdown


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    #39
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    No it doesn't. My fair lady has no bad songs.


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    #40
    lorsric
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭lorsric


    Miss Saigon - good story, great music, from the same people that did Les Mis.

    Blood Brothers - story is amazing, music is fantastic - have the tissues ready

    Jesus Christ Superstar - music is brilliant - saw it when it opened the newly refurbed Lyceme Theater years ago, noone knew whether to clap at the end (hence the film,the cast and crew pack up and leave )

    Many more - Grease is cool and good for kids too,.


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    #41
    dazzerd75
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭dazzerd75


    Morphy wrote: »
    I LOVE the sound track to Avenue Q!!

    Legally Blonde is also very singalongable.

    ...Legally Blonde is the worst Musical I've ever seen. One rather good song- thats pretty much it - and lots of dialogue sung in a ridiculous manner.

    Go see We will Rock You!


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    #42
    TheatreBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭TheatreBoy


    We Will Rock You is sooooooooooo overrated!

    The music is good but the show is ****e!!


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    #43
    Freddie59
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    TheatreBoy wrote: »
    We Will Rock You is sooooooooooo overrated!

    The music is good but the show is ****e!!

    Agreed. And I'm a HUGE Queen fan. Went to see the Million Dollar Quartet in London a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic show.

    My favourites are:

    The Lion King
    JCS
    War Of The Worlds
    Mamma Mia
    The Sound Of Music
    Grease

    Saw Wicked in London for the first time. Didn't know what to expect as I only knew one song from it. What a show. Fantastic!


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    #44
    gloriacollins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭gloriacollins


    well i enjoy all musics....:)


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    #45
    Macushlablue
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Macushlablue


    'Oliver!', definitely!!:)


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    #46
    CongressTart
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭CongressTart


    The Sound of Music.

    Admittedly I don't know many other musics but I do love it. Especially the yodel song.


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    #47
    Undergod
    Registered Users Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Undergod


    Gotta be West Side Story - Bernstein ripping up the opposition in his usual fashion.


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    #48
    MOSSAD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭MOSSAD


    Hasn't played for years but I think Mame and Camelot have some of the finest songs.


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    #49
    Fiyero
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Fiyero


    Love Never Dies :)

    I know a lot of people didn't like it but I loved it.

    It's gone now though - unless you want to see it in Austrailia.

    Go see Wicked :)


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    #50
    athtrasna
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    Fiyero wrote: »
    Love Never Dies :)

    I know a lot of people didn't like it but I loved it.

    Seriously :confused: I keep trying to listen to the soundtrack but life is too short.

    Opening on Broadway next year afaik


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    #51
    shellyhowell
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    I love The Phantom of the Opera.


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    #52
    stevesullivan
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    I love The Phantom of the Opera.


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    #53
    AliceLondon
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    The Lion King! Not only songs like Circle of Life but Endless Night, He Lives In You and Shadowland are amazing! Hans Zimmerman is a genius.


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    #54
    wellboytoo
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    missusblagh wrote: »
    Well I've seen Wicked (yes it's amazing ! :D)
    But I'm not sure, not so much, singalongable, but like, emotional, intense, like Les Mis.

    what I heard about Lion King is that it has a great production - set, costume etc, but once you get past that there's not much substance to it. what you think?

    Couldnt have put it better what an overrated show , a snorefest.!!!!


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    Freddie59
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    wellboytoo wrote: »
    Couldnt have put it better what an overrated show , a snorefest.!!!!

    Wouldn't agree with that. One of the best scores ever written to a musical - anywhere. The wife is big into musicals and she was amazed by it. It is a truly fantastic show. On the other hand I almost slept through Phantom, which was indeed a snorefest of the highest order.


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    athtrasna
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    wellboytoo wrote: »
    Couldnt have put it better what an overrated show , a snorefest.!!!!

    I agree. I'm big into musicals and literally slept through 90% of Act 1!


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    #57
    corm500
    Registered Users Posts: 854 ✭✭✭corm500


    West Side Story....hands down winner


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    #58
    emeraldstar
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    AliceLondon wrote:
    The Lion King! Not only songs like Circle of Life but Endless Night, He Lives In You and Shadowland are amazing! Hans Zimmerman is a genius.
    The best scene was the opening scene. It wasn't awful after that, but a bit lifeless and it dragged a little.


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    #59
    wingsnfire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭wingsnfire


    My favourite at the moment is composer Jeremy Schonfeld's DRIFT. I would love to be able to do a production in Ireland


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    #60
    athtrasna
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    I was at Man of La Mancha in Tipperary last night and the music was phenomenal!


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    #61
    music producer
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭music producer


    Phantom Of The Opera
    Les Miz


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