What's your favourite stage musical?

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Saw Wicked yesterday for the first time. It was so incredible. Am desperate to see it again! Cant get the songs out of my head although the plot was nuts.

Definitely Hamilton, but before that I was lucky enough to see spring Awakening in New York in 2007, with the girl from glee as one of the leads before she made it big on tv, always wish I could go back and watch that over and over again! I also loved billy Elliot!

Les Mis had me in tears from start to finish. I was blown away.
Was dreading going to see Wicked but actually really enjoyed it. I didn't think the songs were great, but thought the production was fantastic.
DH says Book Of Mormon.
The worst for me was Mamma Mia, couldn't wait for it to end.

Some of the songs in wicked were a bit shit. Bit the stagingand defying gravity just blew me away.

I loved guys and dolls, and then productions I’ve been involved in (am dram only) my faves have been Cabaret and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Blood brothers has a special place in my heart because it was my first trip to the West End. I loved Wicked, Matilda and West Side Story. I loved the set and costumes for Lion King but not the actual play/music and I didn’t enjoy Miss Saigon or cabaret.

I would love to see Phantom and I’m adding a few to my ‘to see’ list after reading this thread.

Les mis is my all time favorite, but just saw six and that was amazing

Fiddler on the Roof. Just haunting, and especially the part at the end when they all traipse off and you know what the future holds but they don't.

Hamilton
Phantom
Les Mis
Miss Saigon
Wicked
Sunset Boulevard
Chicago
Starlight Express
Book of Mormon

Wish i could afford to see them all! Les mis is great. Was over 30 years ago I saw it. Seen Joseph and Matilda as well. Lion King is next on the list as my son wants to see it.

Lion king and Matilda

Les Mis and Phantom are joint first.
Miss Saigon, a very close second.
Buddy Holly was really good too, and I thoroughly enjoyed Joseph too.
I know it isn’t a London musical but Return to the Forbidden Planet is absolutely excellent, and each cast member so talented musically, playing about 3 different instruments each.
Starlight Express and Cats are brilliant shows in terms of their wow factor, although I didn’t rate the songs quite as highly.

I haven’t seen Caberet, Sunset Boulevard, Wicked or The Lion King, but I suspect most people would say go and see all of them. I am very ignorant though when it comes to Hamilton - I haven’t even heard of it! 😳🙄🤣

Les Mis, even when I hear the songs on the radio I tear up!

West Side Story.
Do also love Fiddler on the Roof - so much humour, great story and some fab songs.

Cannot stand Les Mis and dislike most Lloyd Webber musicals other than Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats.
Blown away by Hamilton and Wicked though. Hamilton especially is so unique.
Each to their own.

My top 3:
Les Mis
Legally Blonde
Annie

Hamilton.

I don't normally enjoy musicals, but this was incredible!

Hamilton is so original I almost can’t think of it as a musical. (Although what else could it possibly be?! It’s definately the best thing I’ve ever seen.)
Matilda and The Lion King were fun to take children to.

Jesus Christ Superstar
West Side Story

So hard to choose but probably Guys and Dolls.

Have been lucky enough to see amazing productions like Pippin and Cabaret on Broadway and The Drowsy Chaperone and Anything Goes in the West End. Loved Merrily We Roll Along, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Gyspy, Fiddler too...

Hamilton - saw it a few months ago and have been raving about it to everyone I know since! Phantom was also amazing.

As a kid, Starlight Express because of the roller skating

Les Miserables is amazing

@NooNooHead I'd forgotten about Return to the Forbidden Planet! We must have seen it about 4 times and drove my parents mad singing along to the soundtrack in the car.

Hamilton.
I’m obsessed. Can’t stop telling people how great it is! I went in February and I’m going again in March. I listen to the music most days. There’s not one dud song in it.

Joseph and Cats

Hamilton, without a doubt. Saw it in New York last December and in London in August. It is fantastic.

Love Hairspray , Little Shop and the Rocky Horror Show to.

Old style musicals, it's got to South Pacific or the Philadelphia Story/High Society or My Fair Lady.