Wow, four of my seven all-time favorite musicals aren't here (the other three being
Rent,
Wicked, and
Chicago):
Les Mis,
Cabaret,
D*mn Yankees, and
The Three Penny Opera (or Mack the Knife, if you insist on calling it that instead).
And those are only my all-time favorites. Also missing from my favorites are
Aida,
The Fantastiks,
Into the Woods,
Ragtime,
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,
Urine Town,
Pajama Game,
La Boheme,
Of Thee I Sing,
Anything Goes, and
Assasins.
And I have to say, it really surprises me that
Hairspray is the top musical. It's very fun, I have the CD (like I do all the musicals I mentioned), but it's really not fabulous. That, and
High School Musical is NOT a real musical. In fact, I think it's blasphemey to even list it with these other great works. Oh well. To each his own, I guess.
Nonetheless, I'm absolutely thrilled that so many people like musicals!!! This is cause for celebration!
