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I love musicals. Les Misérables is my favorite; I'm going to my fifth showing of it this summer. It was the first musical I saw, and I've never forgotten that night. I also love Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, anything Disney, most of the R&H classics. Musicals make me happy. :)
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I'm absolutely into musicals! "Starlight Express" was the very first musical I saw and certainly hooked from then on.
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I love musicals. I really like High School Musical 1-3, I watched it over and over until I have memorized all of their songs.
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I love musicals. I can watch a movie with all kinds of action, adventure, or suspense but be equally entertained by mudicals. When there is a combination, especially with some added comedy, I am thrilled.
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Absolutely love them.
Fiddler on the roof is my favourite. One of the first stage shows I saw a since then I love it. The film was well made.

I also love cats and wicked. The stage shows are amazing.

Moulin rouge, Rent and Chicago are film favourites too.
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I absolutely love musicals so much. I've been in some throughout my life and just love them! I think that live theatre is fantastic!
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I love musicals. My current favorite ( and possibly favorite of all time) is Hamilton. I also love Les Miserables, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera and The Toddler on the Roof. :)
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I love most of them! West side story was great. I have never been to broadway, or even little broadway. But I would love to see some broadway musicals, especially those at little broadway that Elton John wrote. I love his music, named my daughter after one of his songs, so I know his broadway musicals have to rock 🤘🏼! I thought Chicago was ok but not good enough to watch again!! Being in the baby boomer generation the original musical Grease was and is my favorite! My daughters too! Go Greased Lightning!
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Yes! TCM is having a free online course called "Mad About Musicals" to learn more about the history of Hollywood Musicals. Then, I believe the channel will be showing a musical marathon after it's over or maybe it's during.
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Love them. My favorite is 7 Brides for 7 Brothers
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Yes .. greatest showman was a great one. You might need to see the movie if you’ve not.
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Love musicals! Wicked is one of my favorites. I also love 42nd Street, Curtains, and Avenue Q. For a really good musical turned movie, Into the Woods is great. I currently really want to see Anastasia on Broadway
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If you haven’t seen Les Miserables on stage, it is a must see. The movie was amazing, but the sheer exhilaration of the live performance will leave you breathless.

Also, while the music and story are nothing new, the visual spectacle of The Lion King is unbelievable
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JuliaKay wrote: 15 Apr 2018, 05:09 I love musicals. My current favorite ( and possibly favorite of all time) is Hamilton. I also love Les Miserables, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera and The Toddler on the Roof. :)
This is not a criticism, but I hope you meant Fiddler in the Roof. The other would be a bit terrifying🤣
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I love to watch Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals especially "Cinderella" with Lesley Warren and Stuart Damon and "The King and I" with Yul Brynner and Debora Kerr as well as "The Sound of Music" with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
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