It won tons of the top musical and movie awards. The movie made a huge amount of money even with the critics moaning about it. It took 20 years of development hell before the movie finally was released. Trivia Facts: The stage musical and film version were both based on a 1976 concept album. This is an extremely touching adventure and perfect movie. As a character recollects her rise from poverty to becoming the spiritual leader of a nation in an attempt to trash her memory, he realizes just how incredible she really was. The musical tells the life story of Eva Peron, Argentina's First Lady starting in 1946 until 1952 when her story comes to an end. And the work they did on Evita is equally incredible, supported by a wonderful cast. They're responsible for countless musicals (so much so that Webber is one of the richest musician of all time). If you're into musicals you'll see the names Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber over and over.
#9 - Evita Starring: Madonna & Antonio Banderas You can't even fit all of the songs on two CD's, so I don't blame them. Trivia Facts: The creators of the stage play weren't happy with the movie due to a number of changes to the story and omission of 10 songs, despite it featuring 27 songs already. If you're into the peace movement and more progressive values, this will be right up your alley. It was nominated for several awards but failed to win them. The movie ended up being a box office success and satisfied viewers and critics alike. Heads up, this one is not for children due to the adult socioeconomic and political themes. It's about a guy that gets drafted during the Vietnam era and on his way to be inducted into the army he meets a crew of hippies that change his perspective on everything. Hair is a 1979 musical with anti-war themes based on the 1968 Broadway musical. #10 - Hair Starring: John Savage & Treat Williams So without further ado, here's the list of the best musicals of all time. While both of those include music and even performances, none do it quite as well as the full-blown musical. If you enjoy these discussions, you'll appreciate our list of the best movies about music and best music documentaries as well. I just wanted to make sure you could view them immediately if interested.
I wanted to limit the list only to musicals that also had movies made of them, but in the end we didn't have to because the best musicals all have movies now. We generally all agree on the same batch, but it's the order in which they rank, particularly the top three, where the real conversation begins.Īs you read this list, you'll undoubtedly find some of your favorites and perhaps a handful you've heard of but haven't seen. You'd think this isn't that popular of a discussion but I can't count how many times I've argued about which are the best musicals of all time.
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