Their take on the familiar ‘passion’ story was a kick in the gut for musical theatre, the likes of which it had never seen before. Though not the pair’s first musical, this ‘Rock Opera’ was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice work to actually make it onto a Broadway/West End stage. The musical was revived in 2006 in the West End. Though a popular show on Broadway and in the West End, the 1965 film musical starring Julie Andrews is perhaps more familiar. Heartstrings are tugged with songs like ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’ and ‘Eidelweiss’. Set as Austria finds itself in the grip of Nazi Germany there’s drama to chew on as well as family-friendly fluff, as a nun called Maria becomes nanny to a wealthy family and teaches them to sing. West Side Story: A guide to Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake of Bernstein’s iconic musicalīased on the true story of Austria’s Trapp Family Singers, The Sound of Music might give West Side Story a run for a ‘greatest’ musical top spot.The 1961 film musical won a number of Oscarsand a long-awaited new film version of the musical from director Steven Spielberg will be released in December. It’s full of great songs… ‘Tonight’, ‘Maria’, ‘America’ and ‘Somewhere’, to name but a few. Stephen Sondheim was yet to make his name as a composer, and was brought in to write the lyrics. It was years in development with composer Bernstein, choreographer Jerome Robbins and writer Arthur Laurent. It’s got it all: thrilling choreography, a scintillating score, memorable songs and a heartbreaking story. West Side Story (1957)Ī modern take on Romeo & Juliet, West Side Story might well be the greatest musical of all time. Songs like ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’ became oh-so familiar and the role of Eliza Dolittle made a star of Julie Andrews. A romantic comedy, its story of a working class girl transformed into a lady thanks to elocution lessons won legions of fans on both sides of the Atlantic. What’s your favourite? Which is Phan-tastic, or leaves you Misérables? My Fair Lady (1956)īased on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Lerner and Loewe’s musical was a record breaker on Broadway, the longest running show of its day. Each is filled with memorable scenes, classic tunes and made a massive impact when they premiered. Here’s the list, in order of when the show premiered. What are the best stage musicals of all time?
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