Musicals you liked

My favourite ever, HAIR 1970.

Would have loved to see Michael Ball in Hairspray, that is a musical I really love but haven’t seen in the west end. There was a limited run a year or so ago with Michael Ball but ticket prices were astronomical. 😳

Fiddler On The Roof and Camelot

We saw Hair in 1970 too, Fleurpepper. Someone gave us tickets to see the show while we are on honeymoon in London. It was quite daring in those days but not one of my most memorable musicals. Though I did quite fancy Paul Nicholas.

The Buddy Holly Story
Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat.
Oklahoma
Billy Elliot

I love musicals but not so much some of the more recent ones. The plots seem overly complicated and they’re so LOUD.

Like most things the old ones are the best:

My Fair Lady
South Pacific
West Side Story
The King and I
Oaklahoma
Carousel (including the modern re-working)
Miss Saigon
Les Mis
Etc., etc.,

Hellogirl, our daughters watched 7 Brides on repeat and,much later, we took DD3 (aged about 14) to see Howard Keele live. After his brilliant performance, he sat at a table and signed programmes.

When DD3 got to the table he was so lovely to her and asked her to write to him. She did and got a lovely letter back.

He was a real gentleman.

kittylester

We saw Hair in 1970 too, Fleurpepper. Someone gave us tickets to see the show while we are on honeymoon in London. It was quite daring in those days but not one of my most memorable musicals. Though I did quite fancy Paul Nicholas.

You’ve just reminded me I saw the gorgeous David Essex in Godspell.

I was newly arrived in London, from a rural area- and I was invited by my boss. I will always remember it, my first.

Like Grumpa I have good memories of Fings but my absolute favourite, on stage and on screen, is West Side Story. Beautiful sad and romantic story and every single number a show stopper especially “Take of my hand one hand” which reduces hard hearted me to tears.

The Mary Poppins Musical is unbelievably good.

Also The King and I which we saw not too long ago at Birmingham Hippodrome. Fantastic. 🎵 Shall we dance 🎶

Saw "Hello Dolly"recently. Was so good and audience loved it!!

Love a good musical,my favourite
Dirty Dancing,
Rocky Horror
Billy Elliot.

I love musicals and my favourites in no particular order are Miss Saigon,Les Mis,Chicago,Wicked and Jersey Boys.

Although it’s a bit dated now I love the songs
from South Pacific great to sing along to 🎼 I’m gonna wash that man right outta my hair etc love it

Thank you for the reminder kittylester - how could I forget SIX?

My DD and I have been many times to see this wonderful musical usually at The Lowry, in Salford. I think we are word perfect by now,, but do manage not to sing along until the encore, when everyone is on their feet!

xxx

So many...

Jersey Boys, Sister Act, West Side Story, The King and I, 42nd Street (really didn't fancy that one the tickets were a gift, but it was good, great costumes), Lion King, Showboat, Miss Saigon and many others
For an amazing set Notre Dame de Paris in 2001 starring Danni Minogue as Esmeralda. Like The Lion King you needed your eyes everywhere to see all the action.
I really wanted to see Beautiful, but never managed to book tickets.

So many, but Come From Away is amazing if you get the chance to see it touring, really emotional.

We also saw Hair in London the 70s.

The best 'Musical' in 1970 - was quite different, lol. Isle of Wight the reason I came to work in London so I could go.

I completely forgot Rocky Horror Show, Billy Elliot and also saw a very good Oliver with Omid Djalli as Fagin.

Hair was so great, of its time love and peace and all that. I love the way Ringo still says that even when he's a bit angry. Remember seeing him telling fans to stop writing it went like this "Because I really don't have time to answer Love and Peace"

Hellogirl I am with you all the way, Seven Brides for Seven brothers* is unbeatable.

Going back a long way. I loved 'Salad Days', West Side Story, les Miserables.

The "new" musicals are pretty tuneless with not much story, IMO. You can't beat the oldies, my favourites are South Pacific, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Blood Brothers.

I've also been fortunate enough to see Adrian Dunbar in Kiss Me Kate - he was brilliant - Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard (sensational) and a few years ago DH and Michael Ball in a rarely-performed production of Mack and Mabel (some of the music was used by Torvill and Dean in one of their gold-medal-winning routines). It was one of the best things I've ever seen, MB was fantastic as Mack Sennett and when he sang "I won't send Roses" there wasn't a dry eye in the house!

The first musical I ever saw was My Fair Lady, almost 60 years ago, absolutely amazing. More recently, I loved Blood Brothers ( my DiL sobbed!) and Jersey Boys.
I enjoyed Six but dozed off during Wicked...

Hate musicals with a passion. Unless it’s the Sound of Music (the film that is.)