The ultimate list of musicals for new theatre fans
1. Hamilton
A rap musical about Founding father Alexander Hamilton nuff said
2. Les Miserables
A bunch of good looking French revolutionaries a escaped prisoner and a inspector that will emotionally destroy you
3. Next to Normal
a rock musical about a dysfunctional Family with a mentally ill mother it will make you cry
4. The Phantom of the Opera
A disfigured lonely genius falls for a Beautiful young opera chorus girl with deathly consequences you will cry
5. Little Shop of Horrors
A Love story and a alien murderous plant that feeds on human blood is funny and horrible
6. Natasha, Pierre the great of 1812
A modernish take on War and Peace and it’s great
7. Dracula (West end)
A very gothic musical about Dracula very true to the book (make sure you listen to the west end version)
8. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A gothic tale about a vengeful Barber with bloody, gore and cannibalistic outcomes
9. Dear Evan Hansen
A teenager with severe social anxiety gets caught in a web of lies involving his crush and the death of her brother you might cry
10. The Hunchback of Notre dame
A outcast unattractive nice guy gets abused by his guardian falls in love with a beautiful gypsy with tragic consequences
11. Into the woods
All your favourite fairy tales mixed up with death
12. Aladdin
If you’ve never watched the Disney film what are you doing with your life?
13. Evita
The life and death of beloved first lady of Argentina Eva Perón you’ll probably cry tbh
14. Wicked
what happened between the Witches in Oz before Dorothy arrived
15. In the Heights
The life of a Latino small business owner in New York
16. Something Rotten
if Shakespeare was a rockstar with EGGS
17. Jesus Christ Superstar
A rock Musical about Jesus’s crucifixion and it’s amazing
18. My Fair Lady
A sweet musical about a uneducated pretty young girl being educated and brought into high society
19. Singing in the rain
A Handsome actor meets and falls in love with a talented young singer in the hollywood golden age
20. The Secret Garden
a bittersweet story about learning to deal with and live life after loosing a loved one with a pretty garden involved
21. The Lion King
Again if you’ve never watched the Disney movie what are you doing? It’s basically Hamlet with Lions
22. Pippin
A young performer trying to find his place in the world
23. American Idiot
yes it’s the greenday Album made into a musical and it’s great damn it
24. you’re a good man Charlie Brown
The Peanuts characters in a sweet musical about what it means to grow up
25. A man of no importance
Love life of a Irish theatre troupe director with Oscar Wilde
26. be More Chill
A Scifi high school musical for nerds with Mountain Dew and super computer chips it’s amazing
27. Avenue Q
Basically Sesame Street for adults it’s weird but great
28. The Rocky Horror picture show
A crazy Alien Transexual scientist seduces a lost young couple with pleasure leading to pain
29. Newsies
19th Century Paperboys revolt with consequences people may cry
30. Heathers
Imagine every teen high School story… now add murder, bombs and sarcasm
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“Musicals are so boring”
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*blows a kiss under the stage* for the pit orchestra
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I hadn’t made any melted crayon art in a while, so I decided to make some Broadway-themed pieces! Really happy with how these turned out.
PS: if anyone’s interested, I’m selling the Les Mis one on Etsy: (Link)
PPS: Use the coupon code TUMBLR10 for 10% off!
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Dee Roscioli (Elphaba) & Annaleigh Ashford (Glinda)
Chicago Company; USA
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Pokemon Live! the Musical - Review
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Ok heavenly father
We get it, ur still pissed at Kevin but like I think he’d rather be sent back to a spooky Mormon hell dream than be robbed of a tony he so deserved
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Don’t waste any time trying to be like anybody but yourself because the things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful.
Ben Platt (via httpvelvets)
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Concept: a website like Netflix but for professionally filmed broadway/west end musicals
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“The things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful.”
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am i doing this right?
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“The Book of Mormon” (2011)
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