What are some must-see plays?

Question

Musicals and non-Musicals. All kinds welcome. Classic and Contemporary. Preferably in the English language. Not just good ones. I want to make those types of decisions by myself. So lay even the bad ones on me. Please and thank-you!

Answer 1

A Chorus Line - Broadway Musical

Long before American Idol, this hit Broadway musical told the tale of tryouts for the chorus of a new Broadway show.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

revival of Tennessee Williams' drama

Chicago

An elegant, minimally staged revival of Kander & Ebb's gritty musical - lust, treachery, and murder among chorus girls and backstage types in old Chicago.

Rent

The Pulitzer Prize winning rock adaptation of Puccini's La Boheme set in the grungy corners of New York City.

Sunday in the Park With George

Sondheim on Art

The Phantom of the Opera

A hideously deformed man lives in the cellars of the Paris Opera and takes a stunningly beautiful soprano as a student in this classic show - the longest running production in Broadway history.

Wicked

Ever wondered what happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in? This musical about the teenage years of the Good Witch and the Green Witch

Gypsy

The classic showbiz musical

Avenue Q

This spunky and cheerful Gen-X musical comedy for grown-ups features a cast of both puppets and live performers.

Answer 2

Rent, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Phantom of the Opera, Grease, Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Mamma Mia, Wicked, Gypsy, Cry Baby, Xanadu....hope that helped :)

Answer 3

I think Wicked is THE must-see show. It's a very popular musical (no pun intended) that I believe everyone should see althought I myself haven't seen it.

Answer 4

Here are some of the most famous/well-musicals: Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, anything by Stephen Sondheim, Sound of Music, Rent, Chicago, Fame, Wicked, The Lion King, South Pacific, Cabaret, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats, Evita, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, My Fair Lady, the Music Man, Oklahoma, Pippin, Ragtime, Show Boat, Starlight Express, West Side Story.