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Not necessarily the so called "greatest" just the most enjoyable, or a couple that you enjoyed the most.
I'll give two, South Pacific, and The Music Man........................................oh ..oh...oh....someone mentioned it.................................so
............... I have got to add... Singin' in the Rain.....that special person who mentioned it was...............
.............. shenmue
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)MiniMe
(21,719 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,022 posts)Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)Hands down!
FakeNoose
(32,777 posts)In my family we all know the lyrics and sing along with the movie.
Several of us have been to Salzburg, Austria, that's how crazy we are.
Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Little Star
(17,055 posts)tblue37
(65,490 posts)jpak
(41,760 posts)yup
Glorfindel
(9,736 posts)Oliver!
The Sound of Music
South Pacific
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Little Shop of Horrors
Glorfindel
(9,736 posts)"My Fair Lady" = about as good as it's possible to get, musically.
PJMcK
(22,052 posts)The dark humor is delicious.
Warpy
(111,359 posts)Musicals of the 40s-70s leave me cold. I hate them.
Even "Singin' in the Rain," the only bright spot in that one was Jean Hagen, who played Lina LaMont so beautifully. When she's not on the screen, I go back to my book.
hurl
(938 posts)Catmusicfan
(816 posts)That's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.
NanceGreggs
(27,819 posts)LeftInTX
(25,565 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,693 posts)Fred Astair and ginger rodgers. The 15 minutes "the Continental" dance routine is so great.
Glamrock
(11,802 posts)spooky3
(34,483 posts)msongs
(67,453 posts)Ptah
(33,044 posts)My favorite from Oklahoma is the railroad station scene "Kansas City".
fierywoman
(7,694 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)The Music Man -- Again, a stellar cast. There's something about this film that makes one smile. Robert Preston is the stand-out. Oh, and what's not to like about Shirley Jones? Buddy Hackett (the actor who talks like he has marbles in his mouth), Hermoine Gingold, Paul Ford, and a young Ron Howard add some spice. Ye Gods! This is a good flick. Ye Gods!
I'm not big on musicals, generally. I despise The Sound of Mucus and Judy Garland drives me crazy. Cannot stand her! So that eliminates a lot of musicals on my list.
But at least I have these two!
Eko
(7,364 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...I'm serious! Along with Beauty and the Beast, this is the most charming musical cartoon ever made...
Danmel
(4,928 posts)July
(4,751 posts)Besides the nostalgia of watching it every year with my siblings, the music is excellent.
And in case you are not aware of this, it's available on DVD.
iamateacher
(1,089 posts)Wrote the music for Gypsy, which is another great musical.
rsdsharp
(9,205 posts)I loved Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. The first animated Christmas special -- 1962. It's a shame they don't show it any more.
sandensea
(21,674 posts)sandensea
(21,674 posts)Some of that may have had to do with the Mia Farrow scandal, which as you know was just 4 years prior to this film (and thus fresh in everyone's memory).
Going back to the subject of musicals, another one I like from 1996 is Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do. I'm not big on musicals; but I do enjoy those that have some semblance of real life (i.e. without talking animals).
choie
(4,111 posts)The best musical EVER!
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)I also got a big kick out of Disney's Enchanted.
The Blue Flower
(5,446 posts)I've seen it multiple times.
LisaM
(27,839 posts)Lots of otherwise good musicals are burdened by one or two bad songs (songs like "Climb Every Mountain" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" . "Oklahoma" is burdened with that interminable dream ballet (a lot of 50s musicals had that problem). "Kiss Me Kate" and "Cabaret" are two others that are top notch, and then a particular favorite of mine is "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (Robert Morse versions).
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)John Williams is brilliant in this movie and the music is unforgettable.
lame54
(35,326 posts)ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Clint Eastwood sings! Love this movie. Top ten movie IMO.
lame54
(35,326 posts)sarge43
(28,945 posts)LonePirate
(13,431 posts)Texasgal
(17,048 posts)And Bed knobs and Broom sticks!
Lunabell
(6,111 posts)The film isn't as good as live performances, but my god. The music!
after West Side Story, that is...
ADX
(1,622 posts)...I've had a copy of it in my collection in every format, starting with vinyl when it came out in '73.
Hands-down my favorite musical of all time although "West Side Story", "Sound of Music", "The Wizard of Oz" and the Lesley-Ann Warren version of Rogers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" rank high as well.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)Danmel
(4,928 posts)Love it!
mucifer
(23,572 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Brilliant!
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Music Man a very close 2nd
and...just for the lovely use of music in a film...Amadeus.
Leith
(7,813 posts)any Gilbert and Sullivan (especially Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline as the Pirate King)
Cabaret
The Music Man
Fiddler on the Roof
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (for the barn raising scene alone and Howard Keel in particular)
LeftInTX
(25,565 posts)Kaleva
(36,354 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,219 posts)samnsara
(17,640 posts)samnsara
(17,640 posts)brokephibroke
(1,883 posts)LeftInTX
(25,565 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)Stuart G
(38,449 posts)but, now I see I can't type either.. Thank You for being kind ....I finally realized my mistake..Kaleva pointed it out..and I was totally oblivious to my error...I am sorry..!!!!!!!!!!!
I love musicals...
As a teenager, I appeared in several...as well as a number of other plays... Also as a teenager, I once traveled 20 miles in each direction on public transportation .. to see a double bill..."Damn Yankees" and "Pajama Game"............
While I already have the animated version of Beauty and the Beast...3 weeks ago, I traveled 60 miles in each direction to see the recent live action version...of "Beauty and the Beast"... and I really enjoyed it..It was a wonderful film..
applegrove
(118,808 posts)wcmagumba
(2,892 posts)but a couple of outliers , Finian's Rainbow (Fred Astaire's last movie musical) and Goodbye Mr. Chips (also featuring Petula Clark, who I love)...
AJT
(5,240 posts)stopbush
(24,396 posts)iamateacher
(1,089 posts)I also love The Harvey Girls and Hairspray...
forgotmylogin
(7,533 posts)Also a big fan of Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, Cabaret, and The Wall.
Not really a musical, but the film of Blue Man Group's "Complex Rock Tour" is delightful.
(note - lots of flashing strobes)
madamesilverspurs
(15,809 posts)"By the Light of the Silvery Moon" with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.
After that, I've enjoyed just about every musical I've seen.
I'd add "Call Me Madam", just because of Merman. And "Thoroughly Modern Millie", too fun and Carol Channing was raspberries!
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oasis
(49,410 posts)Archae
(46,354 posts)Oh come on!
Olivia Newton-John and her gorgeous legs!
Gene Kelley!
ELO!
Rhiannon12866
(206,095 posts)I actually saw it performed live as a little kid - I have no idea where - all I remember was that I think it was in a huge tent and Van Johnson played Professor Harold Hill, still remember him marching up the aisles in his bright red uniform to the tune of "76 Trombones!" We had the album, so I know all the words.
spooky3
(34,483 posts)I liked it, but wouldn't call it a favorite.
DFW
(54,445 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)sandensea
(21,674 posts)Which reminds me of another great musical: Fiddler on the Roof!
Runningdawg
(4,522 posts)I will add: Cabaret, Hair and Across The Universe
elleng
(131,142 posts)+++++++++
Orrex
(63,225 posts)One of Lars von Trier's many life-affirming opuses.
JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)a couple of the old Lerner and Lowe/Rodgers and Hammerstein productions. In the '70s Ingmar Bergman made a movie of Mozart's Magic Flute and it's terrific. It's in Swedish instead of the usual German so it sounds a bit weird. But it's a cool production. Mozart's singspiel operas, which have spoken instead of sung dialogue, are a lot like modern musical comedies except much better.