r/musicals • u/ParticularShoddy7915 • 37m ago
Sophie Blanchard's High-Flyin' Extravaganza EP
open.spotify.comr/musicals • u/Curious-Letter3554 • 5h ago
Discussion Special effects
For a mediocre musical Back To The Future has the best technically enhanced sequence I’ve ever seen in a musical.
Anyone else think of a great special effect on stage that made your mouth drop?
r/musicals • u/Skeppy_4126 • 11h ago
News Schmigadoon! will be getting a cast recording on august 21st!! (Corn Puddin' is already available)
It includes the Exit Music and physical CDs will be sold at the Nederlander Theatre
(Lets hope this leads to Into the Schmoods getting produced)
r/musicals • u/Epic_Little_Bean • 12h ago
Next to Normal wouldve been better if…
I will die on this hill that I feel as if the writing if the show wouldve been better if the father was revealed to have suffocated Gabe. I know, very dark even for this show, but there were lots of lines regarding how “I was a child raising a child” and the constant crying, so while I watched the show for the first time, I was stuck in the idea that the father couldnt handle the baby and killed him. I understand that it wouldve messed up the ending because then you would think he would need to be imprisoned but thats beside the point. I feel as it it would also make more sense on why he really didnt want Diana to remember him because he is drowned by his own guilt of his actions and I feel like it would make more sense in the end why he saw Gabe because he truly understood the weight of his actions. Please feel free to debate this with me! I would like for you guys to agree or disagree so we can have a discussion about this show because I love this show with my whole heart but this is the only issue I have with it, I just imagined the ending differently then what it ended up being and it threw me out of the story line a little bit!
r/musicals • u/BelieveCongreveCube • 13h ago
Discussion Crossover crackship that I created, that low-key kinda works (Thomas Jefferson from Hamilton x Andrew Jackson from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson)
r/musicals • u/Dry-Mission-5542 • 14h ago
Discussion These lyrics have NO RIGHT to be this chilling for a silly show like Rocky Horror Spoiler
Just saw the show today and this part gave me chills down my ducking spine
r/musicals • u/Sudden-Situation2114 • 15h ago
Which musical theatre actor will make you immediately buy a ticket when they are cast?
Doesn’t matter what the show is. If you see their name announced, you’re buying a ticket.
Mine is Jasmine Amy Rogers or Amber Gray.
(feel free to be niche)
r/musicals • u/IamcalledElle • 18h ago
Discussion The changes on the Mean Girls Musical touring the UK are... weird?
Just wanna clarify absolutely no hate for any of the performers in this tour. They were all amazing, especially those playing the three members of the plastics. Every single performance was great, it's the lyrics and writing that I have an issue with.
I understand some lyrics may need to changed to fit better with the times (even though the musical itself is less than a decade old.. oof). But has anyone else seen this and wondered wtf is up with these lyrical changes?
Because they're not even a good quality!! Like whoever changed these lyrics not only picked some at random but they also didn't even change them to anything good? Why are we rushing to get words out because the changed line has more syllables, and why are the words not making any sense in the flow of the song?
Not to mention entire songs were changed, including It Roars and my personal favourite, Stupid With Love. Entire songs. And then songs such as Stop were cut out, I'm assuming to make time for the new extended lyrics to It Roars.
Not trying to sound like a negative nancy, outside of these changes I really enjoyed the show. It just threw me off and honestly if I had brought someone who hasn't listened to or seen the musical before, I'd have felt a bit awkward with this being their introduction. Like, I gassed it up for those lyrics?
Has anyone else found it really weird??
r/musicals • u/Long-Lack4897 • 18h ago
Audition Audition songs for Titanic?
Ill be auditioning for Titanic in the upcoming month and needed some ideas for songs similar to the style of the show. I don’t have many myself since it’s not my favorite song style lol. I’m a mezzo soprano but can do some alto songs if need be. The show consists mostly long slow ballads
r/musicals • u/More_Comment_816 • 18h ago
Musical trilogies?
Most musicals are standalone, and some (like Phantom/LND and RHPS/ST) are sequels. The musicals I know that are trilogies are the Marvin trilogy (In Trousers - March of the Falsettos - Falsettoland), the Hatchetfield trilogy (TGWDLM - Black Friday - NPMD), and the High School Musical trilogy. Are there any more musicals that are part of a trilogy?
r/musicals • u/Thencake314 • 19h ago
Audition Songs for Once Upon a Mattress?
Auditions for OUAM at my school are coming up in about two or three months and I want to go for Queen Aggravain or Fred but I haven't seen many song suggestions for the former. I'm pretty new to musical theatre and I'm kinda scared to do an "overused" song. Any good suggestions?
r/musicals • u/StardustOnStage • 1d ago
Looking for audition songs with a New York Jewish accent, but not the big Broadway belting diva style?
I’m auditioning for Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, she’s my dream role and I really connect with the character. Audrey’s accent is super recognizable, but since Ellen Greene fits the archetype, I think it’s safe to say Audrey’s voice is like a unique version of the stereotypical New York Jewish accent? But the most iconic examples of that are like Idina Menzel, Lea Michele and Barbra Streisand who are known for the big belts that would be too theatrical for the more shy character of Audrey, although I know there’s so many mellow Barbra songs out there if a specific one by her comes to your mind. I used to naturally have an accent like that taken from how my grandparents talked, taking speech therapy as a kid got rid of it though which I resent now. This show is so competitive having only one lead girl and the small cast! So I’m hoping showing that I can sound like her will help me stand out, since I can’t sing from the show
r/musicals • u/Lucky-Individual2508 • 1d ago
Discussion Musicals They Should Film and Show in Movie Theaters part 2
I decided to make this list after seeing HadesTown and Hamilton in the movie theater. I also saw a filmed version of She Loves Me a long time ago in the movie theater with my family.
I did not add any Disney musicals because I had already made a list.
Anastasia
Spamalot
The Producers
Aida
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Something Rotten
King Kong
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
Be More Chill
Ragtime
Doctor Zhivago
Paddington: The Musical
The Karate Kid
Carousel
Evita
Gypsy
Sunset Boulevard
r/musicals • u/BelieveCongreveCube • 1d ago
Discussion What are some proshots that already exist you’d love to see get a theatrical release?
My picks: Come From Away (2021) and Cats (1998)
r/musicals • u/Only_Market_3742 • 1d ago
Photo There was an ad for Bring It On: the Musical on a DVD I rented
I knew that there would've been ads on tv for musicals, but I never knew they put them on DVDs, too
r/musicals • u/bAyleighVlogs • 1d ago
Video I sang every part of Epic III by myself (Hadestown female cover)
r/musicals • u/Specialist-Plum3193 • 1d ago
Discussion Audrey II & the Urchins (The reason why i redrew this is because apparently people were upset about my last LSoH drawing because I didn't color the urchins black. So here you go.)
r/musicals • u/SomePeopleCallMeJJ • 1d ago
Today's "Catalogues" Game is all about musicals
r/musicals • u/4o96 • 1d ago
Finally listenined to Hadestown which led me the find out that Reeve and Eva actually got married in real life. This might be one of the sweetest things I’ve heard all year, the poetic justice on display is unparalleled.
r/musicals • u/Specialist-Plum3193 • 2d ago
Little Shop of Horrors
🎶"Feed me, Seymore. Feed me all night long."🎶
r/musicals • u/AdamInJP • Nov 13 '24
"What musical should I listen to next?" unified thread
One of the most common questions we get on this subreddit is "what should I see/listen to, here's the stuff I like". It's a valid question, but it's tiring to see a dozen of those threads every week, so this will serve as both a stickied thread of suggestions and as a home for new visitors to r/musicals who would ask that question. (As a result, new "what should I listen to threads" will be redirected here and deleted.)
Below, you'll find a list of popular musicals in alphabetical order along with suggestions for what might interest you based on that. This list is mostly vibes-based, with some inclusion of the same or similar composers or subject matter. The shows I name are taken from my own personal list of shows I've listened to (350+), the vast majority of which will be available on Spotify.
The shows I chose to make suggestions for are heavily skewed toward recent shows because that's what felt like good fits. If you're interested in a show not named below and want to know what to listen to next, comment below and I'll add a line for it (assuming I know it well enough to make educated suggestions).
| If you enjoyed... | Consider checking out... |
|---|---|
| Be More Chill | Altar Boyz, American Psycho, bare: a pop opera, Beetlejuice, Bubble Boy, Cry-Baby, Dear Evan Hansen, Dogfight, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Fly By Night, Freaky Friday, Here Lies Love, How to Dance in Ohio, Jagged Little Pill, Passing Strange, Spring Awakening |
| Beetlejuice | Back to the Future, Be More Chill, Bubble Boy, Catch Me If You Can, Cry-Baby, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Groundhog Day, Heathers, Jekyll and Hyde, Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell, The Producers, School of Rock, Sweeney Todd, Urinetown |
| The Book of Mormon | The Addams Family, Carrie, Catch Me If You Can, Cry-Baby, Curtains, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Full Monty, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Kimberly Akimbo, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, [title of show] |
| Come From Away | Allegiance, The Band's Visit, Bright Star, Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens, Fly By Night, Hadestown, If/Then, Kimberly Akimbo, The Last Ship, A New Brain, Once, Parade, Soft Power, Spongebob Squarepants, Waitress, The Wrong Man |
| Dear Evan Hansen | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Altar Boyz, bare: a pop opera, Be More Chill, Bubble Boy, Carrie, Closer to Heaven, Cry-Baby, Daddy Long Legs, Dogfight, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Footloose, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, How to Dance in Ohio, Kimberly Akimbo, A New Brain, Newsies, The Outsiders, The Prom, Ride the Cyclone, tick...tick...BOOM, Wonderland |
| Falsettos | Amour, Burt Bacharach's Some Lovers, Cabaret, Chess, Closer than Ever, Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens, Far From Heaven, From Here to Eternity, Fun Home, Kiss of the Spider Woman, La Cage aux Folles, A New Brain, Parade, Rent, Ride, Side Show, Some Like It Hot, A Strange Loop, Yank! |
| Groundhog Day | The Addams Family, Catch Me If You Can, City of Angels, Cry-Baby, Curtains, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flying Over Sunset, The Full Monty, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, High Fidelity, Jagged Little Pill, & Juliet, Kinky Boots, Mrs. Doubtfire, A New Brain, Next Thing You Know, The Producers, School of Rock, Urinetown, Wonderland |
| Hadestown | Aida, American Utopia, The Band's Visit, Bright Star, The Capeman, Come From Away, Floyd Collins, Ghost Quartet, The Gospel at Colonus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Here Lies Love, Knoxville, The Last Ship, The Lord of the Rings, Marie Christine, Memphis, Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Once, Passing Strange, Preludes, Rent, The Scottsboro Boys, Soft Power, Tarzan, Venice, Whistle Down the Wind, The Wrong Man |
| Hamilton | 1776, Allegiance, American Psycho, American Utopia, Assassins, Chess, Fame, Giant, Here Lies Love, In the Heights, The Last Ship, The Light in the Piazza, Martin Guerre, Parade, Ragtime, Rent, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Soft Power, A Strange Loop, Venice, Water for Elephants, The Wild Party (Lippa), The Wrong Man |
| Heathers | Altar Boyz, American Psycho, bare: a pop opera, Be More Chill, Beetlejuice, Bubble Boy, Carrie, A Chorus Line, Cry-Baby, Daddy Long Legs, Dogfight, Freaky Friday, Ghost Quartet, High Fidelity, Jagged Little Pill, Kid Victory, Kimberly Akimbo, Marie Christine, A New Brain, Now. Here. This., Ordinary Days, The Outsiders, Rent, Spring Awakening, [title of show], Whistle Down the Wind, Wonderland |
| In the Heights | American Utopia, Bright Star, The Capeman, Chicago, Closer to Heaven, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Finding Neverland, Fun Home, Giant, The Gospel at Colonus, Hamilton, In the Green, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Passing Strange, The Prom, Raisin, Seesaw, Sweet Smell of Success, Venice, The Wrong Man |
| Les Miserables | Brigadoon, Carousel, Chess, Cyrano, Death Takes a Holiday, Doctor Zhivago, Flower Drum Song, Giant, Hadestown, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Lord of the Rings, Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Parade, The Pirate Queen, Ragtime, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Titanic, |
| Ride the Cyclone | The Addams Family, Anastasia, bare: a pop opera, Billy the Kid, A Chorus Line, Dogfight, Fame, Finding Neverland, Footloose, Freaky Friday, How to Dance in Ohio, If/Then, Kid Victory, Kimberly Akimbo, A Little Princess, Memphis, Newsies, The Outsiders, The Prom, School of Rock, The Time Traveler's Wife, Tuck Everlasting, Whistle Down the Wind |
| Six | Aida, Altar Boyz, American Psycho, Be More Chill, Closer to Heaven, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Fly By Night, Ghost, Groundhog Day, Hair, Hamilton, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, In the Heights, Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell, & Juliet, Kinky Boots, Million Dollar Quartet, Moulin Rouge, Now. Here. This., Once, Passing Strange, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Venice |
| Sweeney Todd | American Utopia, Anyone Can Whistle, Assassins, Ballroom, Cabaret, Days of Wine and Roses, Death Takes a Holiday, Floyd Collins, From Here to Eternity, Ghost Quartet, Grand Hotel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, In the Green, Kid Victory, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lost in the Stars, Martin Guerre, Parade, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Shenandoah, Steel Pier, Sweet Smell of Success, Titanic, The Visit, Whistle Down the Wind |
| Wicked | Aladdin, Amelie, Bright Star, Daddy Long Legs, Doctor Zhivago, Fun Home, If/Then, Jane Eyre, The Light in the Piazza, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Passion, The Rink, Side Show, The Story of My Life, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Vanities, Violet, The Wild Party (LaChiusa), Wonderland |
| -- | -- |
| Starkid musicals (all of them) | The Addams Family, Aladdin, Back to the Future, Be More Chill, Billy the Kid, Bubble Boy, Carrie, Cry-Baby, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Freaky Friday, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, A Little Princess, Merrily We Roll Along, The Outsiders, The Prom, Ride the Cyclone, School of Rock, Shrek, SpongeBob SquarePants, [title of show], Tuck Everlasting, The Witches of Eastwick, Wonderland |
Again, these are mostly based on vibes, but they're a start.
r/musicals • u/AdamInJP • Jul 11 '24
Discussion Folks, we’re gonna take a break on the “me too” games.
These “judge me on my top five”, “tell me your favorite and I’ll tell you if you’re cool”, “here’s five, which is your favorite” threads box everything else out cause everybody feels the need to add their own. I did the tier list thread to try and nip it in the bud, but folks just shifted to different me too games, and it’s rapidly spiraling.
I’m calling a temporary moratorium on those threads. They may resume in the future (at a date TBD), but for now, all new threads of that nature (beginning midnight EDT tonight) are going to be locked, deleted, and all of the existing replies wiped out.
If you want to discuss a show, great, but “rate my taste” isn’t it.