Best "Live" Musical you have ever seen ?

[RAIDER]

I have just come back from Vegas and i saw Jersey Boys which completely blew me away ...
I didnt realise how many bands had covered their songs to which i thought it was their song such as "Working My Way Back to You " which i always thought was a orginally done by Detroit Spinners

Anyway i wondered what was your favourite

Here are my top 3

Beauty & The Beast
Buddy
Jersey Boys

[sassafras]

Jesus Christ, Superstar was the best one I've ever seen!

[d_m_n_n]

Wicked or The Lion King...both brought me to tears...

[nicster]

Lion King, been 4 times!

Fiddler on the Roof a close second...

[NotaGeek]

I categorize my favorite musicals by city, because seeing theater in London is SO personal .. the theaters are small it's just a completely different experience.

Hair (with John Barrowman)
The Lion King
Miss Saigon (my absolute favorite musical)
Grease (the first revival with Debbie Gibson!)
Les Miserables -- seing it in its original theater was amazing!

In New York my favorite musicals are:

Rent
Gypsy (the revival with Patty LuPone)

[joanna71985]

Mine are:
Wicked
Shrek the Musical
Les Mis

I hope to see Lion King, Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins this summer.

[coloradowendyl]

Jersey Boys definitely is in my top 5!

Les Miserables
Phantom of the Opera
A Chorus Line (NYC and got engaged that night)
Chicago

Wicked...I get to see in the fall. LIon King is on my list to must see at some point!

Wendy

[VolMickey]

Lion King at TPAC in Nashville. Awesome.

[Earnhardt321]

I will let you know at the end of August what my favorite is. Will be going to see Jersy Boys, Mamma Mia and Wicked.

I have seen Miss Saigon and it was very good.

[Simba's Mom]

"Godspell"
However,DS has done several musicals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and I'm sure that any one of those would become Mom's favorite!

[VWL Mom]

First broadway play I saw was a class trip to see Hello Dolly with Ethyl Merman. Loved it.

Favorite as an adult was The Kind and I with Yul Brynner shortly before he died. Outstanding.

[TheDuckRocks]

First broadway play I saw was a class trip to see Hello Dolly with Ethyl Merman. Loved it.

Favorite as an adult was The Kind and I with Yul Brynner shortly before he died. Outstanding.

Wow, I thought I'd really be dating myself when I said that The King and I with Yul Brynner was mt absolutely favorite Musical experience ever.

[BriarRose0708]

Definately RENT is my number one, although bring your ear plugs because every production I've seen has been terribly over miked. Music can't be beat though, especially if you can see any of the original cast.

Honorable mention includes:
Mama Mia!
Spamalot
Wicked (only worth it to see the original cast. Saw it in London with just Idina and it was bad)
Spring Awakening
Lion King

[Diznee4Me]

We saw Camelot a few years ago with Robert Goulet as King Arthur.

[VWL Mom]

Wow, I thought I'd really be dating myself when I said that The King and I with Yul Brynner was mt absolutely favorite Musical experience ever.

Just aging like a fine bottle of wine

[diz_girl]

Gypsy (the revival with Patty LuPone)

I'm jealous - I've heard that she was great in that.

The musical that I've seen on Broadway was the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (original cast). It was really good.

I also saw the King and I with Yul Brynner - in Philadelphia. He was great. You know that we're all showing our age mentioning that one.

[LittleSpirit02]

1) Wicked
2) Phantom of the Opera
3) Legally Blonde
4) Spring Awakening
5) Hairspray

I've also seen B&tB and Titanic but they were when I was in grade school so I can't really remember them well enough now to rank them.

[TheDuckRocks]

Just aging like a fine bottle of wine

Bless you! Did you notice my new line at the bottom of my signature? I've been saying for years that my use of Sweet and Low is going to keep me pickled forever.

I also saw the King and I with Yul Brynner - in Philadelphia. He was great. You know that we're all showing our age mentioning that one.

It's amazing but over the years when taking to people about on stage musicals they have seen, anyone who had the delight of seeing Yul Brynner in The King and I always raves about how good he was. No matter what city or who else was in the cast his performances always dazzled. Night after night, year after year this truely is remarkable. BTW, do any of you remember the Anit-smoking ads he filmed that were played after his death where he said "this is the reason I'm no longer alive today"?

[LarryBoy]

Definately Wicked! Saw it with the traveling cast in Atlanta and thought it was fabulous.
Haven't seen Lion King yet, but I really want too.

[FlaTinkRAMESAM]

RENT...by far. My favorite. Jon Larson wrote an amazing book... it touches me in so many ways. It will be in Tampa next week and my best friend and I are going 2 nights. Cannot wait!!!

Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd (2005 Revival version), Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Annie, Spring Awakening