John the OFM | 06 Feb 2021 9:19 p.m. PST |
I'm currently watching "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Zero Mostel. ‘Nuff said. I prefer the original of "The Producers"…. just because I prefer the first if almost anything. Again, Zero Mostel. Go figure! Mel Brooks. The Music Man. Robert Preston. Is Blazing Saddles a musical? Sure. Why not? |
John the OFM | 06 Feb 2021 9:20 p.m. PST |
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Saber6 | 06 Feb 2021 9:27 p.m. PST |
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John the OFM | 06 Feb 2021 9:52 p.m. PST |
Yup. Best chariot race ever. With music! |
David Manley | 07 Feb 2021 12:41 a.m. PST |
South Park: The Movie I hate musicals, but I make an exception for this. Terrance and Phillip's first number is a classic |
Cerdic | 07 Feb 2021 2:21 a.m. PST |
Does the Blues Brothers count? |
John the OFM | 07 Feb 2021 3:04 a.m. PST |
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Uesugi Kenshin | 07 Feb 2021 3:50 a.m. PST |
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Red3584 | 07 Feb 2021 5:27 a.m. PST |
Yep…definitely Book of Mormon |
bogdanwaz | 07 Feb 2021 5:33 a.m. PST |
Forum is a great, funny musical and has held up remarkably well. It was also very fun to turn into a game: link We even ended up having the gratuitous chariot race! Book of Mormon is also very funny, in a raunchy, South Park way. |
etotheipi | 07 Feb 2021 6:05 a.m. PST |
Sweeny Todd Les Miserables |
robert piepenbrink | 07 Feb 2021 6:55 a.m. PST |
If I may make the distinction, Producers is the funnier movie, but Forum the funnier musical. However, my vote must go to Oklahoma! My wife played Ado Annie, and people asked her why she hadn't gone professional. |
Wackmole9 | 07 Feb 2021 7:09 a.m. PST |
Paint your wagon is my favorite. Clint Eastwood and Lee marvin singing, come on. Best song " the best things in life are dirty" best line as the Parson sinks into lee Marvin tunnel. "Howdy Parson Welcome to Hell" |
John the Greater | 07 Feb 2021 9:54 a.m. PST |
I have to go with the Producers for both movie and musical. But then, I am an accountant so of course I cheer for my bro'. |
Perris0707 | 07 Feb 2021 10:00 a.m. PST |
Robin Hood: Men in Tights. They roam around the forest looking for fights |
Alcibiades | 07 Feb 2021 10:08 a.m. PST |
"It's just a jump to the left and a step to the right, Put your hands on hips, And pull your knees in tight"… Rocky Horror of course followed by Forum (Miles Gloriosus) and the original Producers with honorable mention to Paint Your Wagon. Should Spinal Tap be included because it's hands down the funniest and does have plenty of tunes? |
Parzival | 07 Feb 2021 10:09 a.m. PST |
Little Shop of Horrors I'd nominate Spamalot! but I've never seen it, so it would just be based on the movie and reputation. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 07 Feb 2021 10:30 a.m. PST |
On the SSFL* scale, Book of Mormon is the funniest musical I have ever seen. *Sides Sore From Laughing.
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PJ ONeill | 07 Feb 2021 2:38 p.m. PST |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, w/ the original cast. Hands down, my favorite. Sorry, it's called Spamalot ! |
genew492 | 07 Feb 2021 3:18 p.m. PST |
I'm also a Forum and Producers guy. |
Bob Roberts | 07 Feb 2021 6:21 p.m. PST |
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JimSelzer | 07 Feb 2021 11:27 p.m. PST |
Music Man River City is based on my birth town Mason City IA |
PzGeneral | 08 Feb 2021 6:04 a.m. PST |
Evil Dead: The Musical Wife and I have seen it 506 times. Front row, "Splatter Zone" each time… A Hoot and a half…… |
FingerandToeGlenn | 08 Feb 2021 9:12 a.m. PST |
Forum. But the worst singer was a young Michael Crawford. (although Annette Andre as Philia gets a runner up) Honorable mention goes to Rocky Horror. |
epturner | 08 Feb 2021 3:30 p.m. PST |
1776 is always a contender for me. Eric |
rmaker | 08 Feb 2021 8:42 p.m. PST |
How about "Bye Bye Birdie"? Not only funny in itself, but even funnier in retrospect – teen idol foolishness didn't begin with Beatlemania. |
dilettante | 09 Feb 2021 4:11 p.m. PST |
I agree with epturner, 1776 is a contender. |
COL Scott ret | 13 Feb 2021 12:00 a.m. PST |
I agree with several above but would like to add a few Gilbert and Sullivan, technically called light opera but really a musical before they invented the name. The Pirates of Penzance HMS Pinafore The Mikado Those are the big three but there are others good as well. |