I am a sucker for musicals. I just can’t get enough of them. Now if only they would make a musical version of Star Wars … my life would be complete! I know that most of you reading this probably love musicals too and are dying to see which I’ve picked. In no particular order really, here they come … tra la la 🎶...
It makes sense to start with everybody’s favorite musical! It sometimes feels like all girls are born knowing all the words to every single song!
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If I had to choose my favorite – this one! No, Grease. No, My Fair Lady. Oh, please don’t make me choose. Audrey Hepburn is exquisitely perfect even if her singing was dubbed.
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I would walk over hot coals to reach Johnny Depp, but the original version of Roald Dahl’s classic beats the Tim Burton when it comes to musicality.
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This musical remake of the original John Waters movie adds plenty of star quality and memorable songs to sing with your friends at the top of your voices.
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Arguably the movie that kickstarted the modern movie musical movement. We all wanted to be Catherine Zeta Jones during the fantastic All that Jazz number!
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Musical drama at its finest here. West Side Story packs just as much of an emotional punch as it does a musical one.
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The king of all cult films and musicals, you haven’t lived until you have attended a live performance of the sensation Rocky Horror Picture Show!
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A favorite from everybody’s childhood, there is something super nostalgic about hearing the sweet, young voice of Judy Garland belting out Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
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Sure, it may have been set in the era of the Nazis, but that didn’t stop us wanting to be a part of the singing Von Trapp family!
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Pitch Perfect rode the wave of popularity that Glee created a few years ago to give us a hilarious, musically-brilliant musical about a college a cappella group.
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Cabaret was Liza Minnelli’s finest moment, giving an Oscar winning performance as jazz club performer Sally Bowles in wartime Germany.
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The musical that took over the world! Meryl Streep stars in the big screen version of the irresistible ABBA musical. You won’t be able to refrain from singing!
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I adore Bizet’s opera so it was logical that I love this modern adaptation too.
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Moulin Rouge made everybody fall in love with musicals again with its amazing cast and list of quirky pop song adaptations.
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Julie Andrews is everybody’s favorite at this point, and she delighted all of our childhoods as the nanny we all wished we had.
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Les Mis isn’t the easiest of watches, but the heavy storyline is told through some of the best show tunes you will ever hear.
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The big screen version of this Broadway smash starring Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson is nothing short of sensational. Credit to you if you can match the vocals of the actresses!
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On the outside, you wouldn’t think that a movie about a talking killer plant would be good, but it happens to be one of the best musicals of the last forty years!
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest work is brought to vivid life in this film adaptation of the story of the mysterious masked man who lives underneath the Paris opera house.
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I bet Disney didn’t know what had hit them when Frozen became such a huge hit. Don’t lie to me; you know that Let It Go is your go to shower song!
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What better way to commemorate the recent passing of the legend Prince by singing along to his awesome cult 80s musical Purple Rain?
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There’s nothing like a bit of traditional British musical theatre, and the jolly tunes and emotional moments of Oliver! will definitely satisfy your craving.
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Nothing says classic Hollywood like Singin’ In The Rain. Not only is it a wonderful musical but it is something of a lesson in the golden age of movie making.
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My favorite ever Disney movie. Such a completely unforgettable soundtrack and you just can’t help sing along.
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The Wizard of Oz shouldn’t be the only Judy Garland movie that you ever see. She is equally, if not more, sensational in the old classic Meet Me in St. Louis.
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I could have gone on forever especially with the older ones … Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Calamity Jane, Sweet Charity, The King and I, Buffy’s Once More with Feeling (yes, really!) … so, so many. Did your favorite make the list?
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