Channel 4 has done a 100 greatest musicals survey. I’ve seen 41 of the hundred, which makes me think. It makes me think, specifically, in no particular order:
– Holy-moly, have I really seen that many musicals?
– I really need to see more musicals!
– I’m sure there are some missing (like Saturday Night Fever)
– Why have I still not seen Hedwig and Dancer in the Dark when I’ve been meaning to for ages?
– I want to see Annie again
– people actually liked Bugsy Malone?
– people actually liked Bugsy Malone better than Nightmare Before Christmas (!), High Society (!!), The Jungle Book (!!!) (!!!!!! and so on)
Via Tinka. To find out which of the musicals I have seen, read more…
85. Funny Face (1957)
69. The Producers (1968)
68. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
64. Easter Parade (1948)
63. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
60. Top Hat (1935)
58. An American In Paris (1951)
57. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
55. Hair (1979)
54. On The Town (1949)
53. Cinderella (1950)
43. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
40. 8 Mile (2002)
39. South Pacific (1958)
38. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
37. White Christmas (1954)
35. Oklahoma (1955)
34. High Society (1956)
33. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
29. Fame (1980)
28. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
27. Jungle Book (1967)
26. Annie (1982)
24. The Blues Brothers (1980)
22. Evita (1996)
21. Little Shop Of Horrors (1986)
19. Bugsy Malone (1976)
18. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
16. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
15. Les Miserables
14. The Lion King (1994)
12. My Fair Lady (1964)
11. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
7. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
6. Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
5. Mary Poppins (1964)
4. West Side Story (1961)
3. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
2. The Sound Of Music (1965)
1. Grease (1978)
Oh cool, “musicals” includes musicals made into film. That means I’ve actually seen a few of these, too. I won’t bore you with a list of which ones, since it’s simply a subselection of the ones you’ve seen. Of course, Singing in the Rain is now definitely on my To Watch list. Already was, but a little further down than it’s present spot.