so i saw that hannah posted a top ten.... and being a lover of musicals myself... i decided to do my own... and i'm not completely sure on the rules... but mine are going to be any musical... theater or theatre.
10. High school musical 2 and 1
i think that this was a great movie and sequel.... however... it's my guilty pleasure so i'm leaving it at 10. i love the music and it is terribly cute. i think that this is a good outlet to get kids loving musicals from an early age... yea they sing on kids shows that they watch when they're 3... but it's nothing compared to the kinda of stage and music that is in the high school musicals. i'm grouping them only because i have way more to add to this list.
9. Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat.
this movie/play is held near and dear to my heart. it was one of the first musicals that i grew to love. donny osmond is yea... a little corny... but it's a great rendition of a bible story that everyone knows.... that crazy andrew lloyd webber... always changin the game.
8. Grease
probably the movie that makes every boy what to go bad at some point... i'll admit... john travolta made it cool to be bad.... and even cooler to be the nice guy in the end... the music continues to be stuck in my head and i even like to break out a little sandra d at the local karaoke
7. West Side Story
um... amazing.... this academy award winning film will make you laugh.... dance... sing... and cry... i never saw it until about 4 months ago and i fell in love with it instantly... this movie MADE cinematic musicals and the world hasn't been the same since.
6. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
based on the classic movie starring the one and only gene wilder... this play had me crying... in a hysterical laughing fit. i couldn't believe the twists and the stunts. i'd never seen such vulgar humor on stage and i probably won't ever again. the high roller vs. the loser turns into a high roller and loser team within the last 30 second of the play.... once you think you've got it... yea... you don't....
5. The Color Purple.
wow. this play, as the movie and the book, made the ugliest black woman in the early 1900s the most beautiful, strong woman you have ever seen. i saw this on a sunday afternoon matinee and it was like going to church... everyone was hoopin and hollerin and having a blast. i even yelled a little bit... Alice Walker's characters have been recreated beautifully once again... i'm glad i got to see the OBC too... i hope fantasia is a good celie
4. Moulin Rouge.
amazing amazing amazing. anyone who hated this movie was just freaked out by the first 15 minutes... i know i was... but once i got through that... the movie was once again... amazing... i love the soundtrack. some of the songs on there are the songs that i wanted to sing to girls that i had crushes on in the 7th grade. amazing story line and another great film by baz. i just hope that australia next year is just as phenomenal as moulin rouge and romeo+juliet
3. willy wonka and the chocolate factory...
not much to say to this one... besides the fact that gene wilder gives a stunning performance.... i love to sing to every song... and the lady that sat behind me when i saw it at the alabama theater was testify to that... even though the rest of the movie is great..... i could watch the opening scene for hours.... the making of the chocolate... omg
2. wicked
well.... i saw this over the summer in london... and it was phenomenal... i'll never watch the wizard of oz the same again.... it changes your whole perspective... and that's just what it sets out to do... not only on the story but on love and friendship and even sacrifice for one or the other.... you'll be cheering for the "bad guy" in no time.
plus... the set is AMAZING!!
1. Rent
well... i had to. it may not be of the production value of wicked.... or even the entertainment value.... but this musical moved me more than i've ever been moved. i know... some people hate it and frankly i'm stunned at that... i've been listening to the soundtrack for 11 years now and i'll keep on listening for ages... this is the play that will make me cry every time i see it. this is the play that wants me to live in the slums of new york... this is the play that makes me want to have a tranny best friend and a stripper girlfriend... this is the play that makes me want to stand up and fight for the little guy. this is the movie that makes me want to ACT UP FIGHT AIDS
well that's it... tell me whatcha think
