misspoptart

Hi everyone, there are a few threads on MB about musicals, but I thought it might be nice to make a thread that sort of does an overview of broadway/movie musicals (in no particular order) and links people to youtube vids of what I consider the best/most memorable songs in each. For some musicals I really only have 1 or 2 favorites, but others warrant a listen to the whole soundtrack. Everyone else is welcome to add their own opinions of whatever musical we happen to be on.

I know that musicals are often very cheesy and not exactly casual listening stuff, but that's just fiiiine. I know from browsing the historical "musicals" threads that there are people who love them and that's enough motivation for me.

Note: I want to keep Disney/Animated films out of this list, because that deserves its own thread. So just a forewarning that this thread is not about those.

So, without further ado, I'll list some of the musicals I'd like to mention:

• The Sound of Music
• Hello Dolly
• Little Shop of Horrors
• 42nd Street
• Phantom of the Opera
• The Producers
• The Fiddler on the Roof
• Godspell
• Rent
• Wizard of Oz
• Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Sweeney Todd
• Singing in the Rain
• Hedwig & the Angry Inch
• West Side Story

We can add more to the list as we go. This is just a preview of what's to come.

By the way, I'd like to mention again that I'm not an expert in this topic, I just really really love musicals. So most of the time I'll be gushing about how beautiful or singable whatever song is. That's why I invite experts like yourselves to add some more depth to whatever pathetic excuse for an analysis I've offered!

Stay tuned! xx