Ooooo, I love a musical, I do. Which one is your favourite?

[CharleyDavidson]

Just love a musical. DD2 and I just back from Rhyl where we watched Joseph.

I have tickets booked for Cats, Rocky Horror, Joseph (again, somewhere else) and Chicago - which I've never seen yet.

My absolute favourite is Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

Les Miserables is my favourite. I think I've seen it 3 times. Second favourite is probably the Lion King- I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. I thought it was stunning! I cried quite a lot in the first 5 minutes, let alone the actual sad bits 😂

Saw Wicked recently, which was brilliant but I didn't find the music as memorable as most other shows I've seen.

I used to love Starlight Express - loved the whole cast on rollerskates . Joseph I saw several times (Jason Donovan!) and we listened to the soundtrack loads in the car as kids. Phantom was amazing and I really liked Chicago too. Found Les Mis a bit meh I'm embarrassed to say

My favourite thing in the world to talk about love a musical i have a soft spot for Joseph also saw it with pip schofield he was brilliant and then again with some guy off a reality show cant remember his name in 2009. Lion king was amazing and wicked was great saw that 2 years ago. The ones i havnt seen live but have Dvds that I like are chicago, hairspray if i am feeling a bit over dramatic i stick Dreamgirls on and warble my way through it badly. My ambition is to see Les mis though I adore the whole miserable 3 hours of it

Wicked. Love it. Great to sing along to in the car too!

Gay, the musical.

The only "proper" live, in a theatre, musical I've ever seen was Singing in the Rain when I was at school so over 30 years ago now but DD and I are off to Manchester tomorrow to see American Idiot
I love musicals on film but I think seeing one live will be so much better , I can hardly wait

Hated
Les Mis...only seen film
Wicked..Milton Keynes
Starlight express...London.
Evita ..Darlington
blood brothers.....birmingham

Loved
Cabaret ...Derby
South Pacific..Milton Keynes
Phantom ..London
God spell with David Essex and Jeremy irons. Fabulous....LONDON

Haven't seen
Sound of music
Billy Elliott
But on my to watch list.

indifferent
Lion King ...London and Cardif

Les Mis definitely (saw it years ago with Colm Wilkinson as Valjean. That voice. )
Chicago, West Side Story, phantom. Jesus Christ Superstar.

Wicked was a bit disappointing though. Great stagecraft, wonderful singers and dancers and a clever (too clever?) storyline, but the songs just didn't do it for me.

I'm trying to get my DC into musicals. They are 8 and 4 and I reckon are ripe for brainwashing (so in a few years DH won't have to be dragged along to the shows anymore, DDs can come instead), but I'm not quite sure where to go next (started with Sound of Music, which was a massive success)

Also seen the doyley carte perform The Mikado and pirates of Penzance....both fabulous.

West side story gang warfare to jazz hands . I like we will Rock you but the story is rubbish but i love queen.

That's how I felt about wicked.

Oh I've also seen Jesus Christ superstar...hated that too.

God spell was a million times better.

Liked:
Les Mis
Rock of ages
Kinky boots- absolutely amazing new musical

So so:
Wicked
Joseph

Didn't like:
Dirty rotten scoundrels

Dd1 has seen American idiot she said it was amazing

Loved rocky horror show...Newcastle.

Love a musical, favourites are Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Wicked, Chicago. I'll confess that the number of times I've seen The Rocky Horror Show goes into double figures!

Definitely my favourite all time is JC Superstar. My first album aged 13 and the soundtrack of my entire teenage years and early 20s.

Joseph also, since performing it in school in 1974.

Favourite film is the sound of music.

I saw Buddy live, that was a great evening out.

Two of my kids are currently obsessed with Les Mis and I enjoy the soundtrack and the film was OK so I am thinking of taking them to see that. But I do feel we have missed our chance to see the best performers in it.

Rocky Horror unnerves me a wee bit not sure why. Dds school did musicals loved going to see them.

Buy the 25th and 10th concert Dvds of Les mis they are great

Oh God don,t make choose, Ok Sunset Boulevard !

(What a lovely thread)

Also love a good musical (and even a few bad ones). Saw Gypsy last year and thought it was amazing. Also loved Merrily we Roll Along and Sweeny Todd. Ooh and saw Into the Woods in the outdoor theatre in Regents Park which was very atmospheric.

vvviola Mary Poppins is on tour at the moment. Zizzi Strallen is a fabulous Mary and it would be magical for your girls.

Return to the Forbidden Planet anyone?

love rocky horror seen near enough every tour in the past 30 years
also loved we will rock you but im a bit queen fan as well so loved the music

didnt like grease but i think it was the cast at the time
hated cats hadnt a fucking clue what it was about