25 Favorite Musicals of All Time: 23-20

23. Repo! The Genetic Opera

My new-found friend! Why did I not find out about this sooner? This movie was eventually turned into a road show after fans demanded a tour, but now only lives on in my Netflix account. Anthony Stewart Head from Buffy the Vampire Slayer plays a tortured soul who has to repossess overdue organs. School-girl crush or not, this movie is brilliant. It's as if Phantom of the Opera had sex with My Chemical Romance's "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" and this was their love child. Sarah Brightman plays Blind Mag, an enslaved opera singer, and that old guy from Law and Order runs GeneCo, the big bad company. I really want to watch this again.

Favorite Song: "I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much".

Favorite Character: Nathan Wallace

Media: Film



22. Evita

  Another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that whisked me away. I liked this musical so much that I did a school report on Eva Peron. Even though a lot of people find this musical boring and drawn out, I think it has more beautiful moments than not. The chorus numbers the Narrator leads are culturally rich, and the solos Eva sings are soft and heartbreaking.

Favorite Song: "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)" is just one of the many beautiful chorus numbers. It sticks out among the pompous aristocratic songs that theme throughout the show.

Favorite Character: The Narrator

Media Type: Stage show, London Cast. Madonna wasn't too hot even though I like the film.




21. Footloose!

 Most movies are made after a broadway musical is successful, but the songs in this show were fleshed out from the radio soundtrack of the 1984 film. We get to see the psyche of the parents behind the initial dilemma, and see more dancing and singing than Kevin Bacon could stand.

Favorite Song: "I'm Free/Heaven Help Me".

Favorite Character: Reverend Shaw Moore

Media Type: Stage Show


20. You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Anthony Rapp plays Charlie Brown in the revival cast, and his unsure orange tambre is perfect for the role. The rest of the cast does a stellar job and brings the timeless cartoon to life.

Favorite Song: "Snoopy" is epic.

Favorite Character: Lucy

Media Type: Stage Show