r/musicals • u/AdamInJP • Nov 13 '24
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
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.
r/musicals • u/hi123095 • 13h ago
I'm not into that much musical theater but I play in the pit orchestra so I was wondering what it could be. Edit:last year's musical was into the woods
r/musicals • u/No-Many9188 • 10h ago
Hey! I’m making a YouTube video about when musicals are performed on tv shows but I need more episodes to add to my list - so far I have Glee, Modern Family, Riverdale, Don’t Say Good Luck, and HSMTMTS. The musicals have to be real, not written just for the series/movie, and they need to sing at least one song from the show. If you have any to add please let me know!
r/musicals • u/BitterComparison8169 • 10h ago
What’s the worst production of a musical you have personally seen, been in, or heard of. Feel free to share your stories.
r/musicals • u/Dinosaur_Star • 4h ago
Hello, do you guys have any info on where and how to apply to direct a musical, specifically Jesus Christ Superstar. (Preferably in the Philippines)
If you know or heard about any Jesus Christ Superstar related thing needing a director who is an adult pls replyyyyyyyyy.
Thank youuuuu 💖🤩✨
r/musicals • u/Existing-Bite-3982 • 16h ago
I always thought the opening lines to "Falsettoland" from Falsettos/Falsettoland were so funny and specific: "Homosexuals, women with children, short insomniacs, and a teeny tiny band..."
This sparks a fun, silly question: What are some other musicals that have at least one character for each of the traits mentioned in this song?
(+1 imaginary point for each descriptor matched)
- Homosexuals
- Women with children
- Short insomniacs
- A teeny tiny band
- Father with children
- Spiky lesbians
- Women internists
- Shiksa/Kosher caterer
- Ex-ex lovers
- Hypochondriacs
- Yiddish Americans
- Spiky families
- Radiologists
- Intellectuals
- Nervous wrecks
r/musicals • u/Lazylazylazylazyjane • 1d ago
Me too! Let's watch together!
Edit: We had to buy tickets to watch the Livestream. I don't think they're still for sale.
r/musicals • u/Spare_Praline8663 • 8h ago
There are 3 evnas
r/musicals • u/FlipTastic_DisneyFan • 8h ago
Hey everyone! Due to financial constraints and scheduling I am fairly certain I can only do one dance class. The dance schools near me offer a musical theatre class, but they also offer classes specifically for jazz, tap dance, and ballet each. So, which would be better, since I am a beginner? My thought is the MT class might be more general, and it might be better to focus in on one of the other three first. But I am doing all this for MT in the first place. So what do you think?
r/musicals • u/Ok_Percentage8893 • 1d ago
My mum just got us tickets to go see Les Misérables in Sydney in October next year and I am so fuckin hyped I actually cried when she showed me she got tickets
r/musicals • u/BarackOBazinga • 9h ago
Hi all! I just got cast as Jared in Dear Evan Hansen and I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me! It’s my first time playing comedic relief so I’m a bit nervous
r/musicals • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 18h ago
I really wanted to watch but was so busy!!
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r/musicals • u/pickledbear15 • 9h ago
Posting here as well in hopes of an answer.
r/musicals • u/RodentQueen1899 • 11h ago
Heather Chandler is the greatest character in all of media (backed by science btw) She is the pinnacle of all human creation, the Mayan death calendar wasn't actually predicting our death would be in 2012, they were saying the Heather's musical would come out that year but they were off a couple years. The eleventh commandment was to bow to Heather Chandler probably. Heather Chandler is amazing. Her hair, in every iteration (except that frightfully uncouth remake in 2018.) her outfit probably took every single fashion designer ever to design because it's so gorgeous it makes me froth at the mouth every time I look at it. Her voice (specifically Jessica Keenan Wynn's) is that of an angel wrapped in honey & silk & pure whimsy. I love her so much OH MY GOD I LOVE HEATHER SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE HER Her songs are the best, Yo girl is amazing just for having her voice. I will now state amazing things that this pillar of the community did before being wrongfully slain. 1. She bullied Duke (God's work) 2. She made Sawyer beautiful (she was a greasy little nobody beforehand btw) 3. She complimented Veronica's bone structure because she's so sweet & kind. 4. She made the scrunchie, corn nuts, & croquet mallet iconic (they were greasy little nothings beforehand btw) 5. She wears red (Red is the best colour because she wore it, so technically she wore the best colour) 6. She sang a whimsical ballad about generously (& charitably) letting Veronica into a candy store (also it's the greatest song to ever exist) 7. Funny chainsaw quote 8. She's really cool I really love her please accept the fact she's awesome. 9. Everything went to shit after she died, notice how everything sucked & Heather McNamara got depressed afterwards which she absolutely wasn't before Heather Chandler died. I love Heather Chandler & I really hope other people realize she's God's gift to queer women even though she's probably homophobic
Fly high Heather Chandler 🕊️
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r/musicals • u/maxonjaxon • 20h ago
Hello!
I am searching for musicals (preferably One act) that uses a small amount of instruments.
Maybe maximum four instrumentalists but not rock band.
Thankful for tips!
r/musicals • u/Egg_Named_N • 12h ago
This song for anyone wondering: https://open.spotify.com/track/1tc2AgusozBXhaB4snTjkB?si=lrKGwvIjSZeX7KBhyKJOyg&utm_source=copy-link
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r/musicals • u/Skeppy_4126 • 1d ago
(when a lyric is just repeated over and over again, for good or bad)
"Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" is amazing, and its still amazing the 10000th time
r/musicals • u/tikkunolamist5 • 1d ago
It’s been a VERY long time since I’ve had any sort of singing lessons. However, recently, I watched the pro-shot of Miss Saigon with Eva Noblezada and noticed her jaw moved like crazy when she sang. (This is no hate to her, she’s talented as anything and I love her!) I tried to post a clip but I think I’m not able to so here’s a clip of her at the Tony’s and it’s very evident here.
I saw a thread either here or another musicals sub that said Rachel Zegler has crazy jaw tension and makes weird faces when she sings, and perhaps it wouldn’t be like that had she gone to performing arts college.
From what i remember, it’s frowned upon to move your jaw to create vibrato and I know Eva went professional at 17 to be in Miss Saigon and also didn’t go to performing arts college.
Anyway, just curious if I’m noticing something incorrectly or if I’m onto something about their technique.
Literally no hate to either of these women, they’re both amazing and I would love to see either live, wobbly and tension filled jaws or not lol.
r/musicals • u/BelieveCongreveCube • 1d ago
I’ve already talked on this sub that I hope this film gets saved like The Day The Earth Blew Up and Coyote VS Acme because I love Looney Tunes and musicals, but after Eric’s passing I really do hope that this makes it to the big screen. Hopefully with a tribute to Eric added at the end. The movie musical revolves around Bugs Bunny trying to retire and live a quiet life as a normal rabbit. I hope if this does come out everyone gives it a standing ovation at the premiere and at every screening for Eric. His passing really stung, he was a huge part of my childhood and one of my first VA idols. He will be deeply missed.
r/musicals • u/Specialist-Plum3193 • 1d ago
