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Best musical of the past 40 years

posted 10 years ago by MyDarkStar
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I can't think of any that are better.

Chicago ?
Les Miserables ?
Moulin Rouge ?

Please. They're not even close.

[–] pope_duke 10 years ago

I do not really care for musicals, but the only ones I can think of that I would sit through alone and enjoy are Grease, Moulin Rouge and Willy Wonka (if that can be counted as a musical).

I think all of those are close in quality and entertainment value.

[–] MyDarkStar 9 years ago

I would definitely call Willy Wonka a musical.

[–] snelling 8 years ago

Didn't care for "Dreamgirls," huh?

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[–] jayhn1111 10 years ago

I would say there's not even much competition for this if you're going by the last 40 years.

[–] MyDarkStar 10 years ago

I agree with that but it's still the best

[–] b2k_a 10 years ago

Johnny Depp did Cry Baby and Sweeney Todd that were Awesome!!!!

[–] prex3382 9 years ago

Annie will always be my favorite.

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[–] freebird1987 8 years ago

I agree.

[–] liscarkat (16750) 4 years ago

"Grease" is probably the best movie musical since the mid 1960s.

[–] marktayloruk (2387) 2 years ago

Best since Cabaret .

[–] trevorh321 (5495) 4 years ago

What about that LaLaLand movie?

[–] liscarkat (16750) 2 years ago

"La La Land" was one of the worst musicals of all time. Most people today are unfamiliar with the genre, so they were easy to convince that it was a big deal.

[–] mirelurk (884) 2 years ago

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[–] chilidoggg (13211) 2 years ago

I love Grease, but I never listen to the soundtrack, as opposed to the soundtrack to The Phantom of the Opera, which I listen to frequently.

And "Into The Woods" was a better story than either of those, and the songs are poignant but not "great."

I'm thinking I would even pick Hairspray before Grease.

[–] liscarkat (16750) 2 years ago

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[–] April-151-CT (10210) 2 years ago

Without me looking it up to see if it's true, I'm going to say that Grease should be listed as the best musical of all time because it has the most hit songs than any other musical.