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100. Let's Make Love (1960)

99. Miss Saigon
98. Bright Eyes (1934)
97. The Cotton Club (1984)
96. Lullaby Of Broadway (1951)
95. Breaking Glass (1980)
94. Sholay (1975)
93. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
92. The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)
91. Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Backstory for this - the title song was written by Burt Kalmar & Harry Ruby, who were the subjects of a Fred Astaire moviemusical from 1950 that Aaron & I saw the last night of my bar exam, and which was also Debbie Reynolds' feature film debut. A song from the film, Thinking Of You, was the song at our wedding - but we didn't know they'd done Everyone Says I Love You until we read the credits at the theater. It was a woobie-moment.

90. Cry Baby (1990) - gotta love Johnny Depp, singing. Makes you sure he can do Willy Wonka, too!
89. A Little Night Music (1977)
88. For Me And My Gal (1942)
87. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
86. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) -

85. Funny Face (1957)
84. Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
83. A Star Is Born (Barbara Streisand) (1976)
82. Anything Goes -

81. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
80. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
79. All that Jazz (1979)
78. Hedwig And The Angry Inch (2001)

77. Porgy And Bess (1959)
76. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
75. Dil Se (1998)
74. Shall We Dance? (1937)
73. Half A Sixpence (1967)
72. Godspell (1973)
71. Show Boat (1951) - when I saw this on Broadway back int he late 90s, I hated it. I still can't see it on tv without cringing and running away.
70. Gigi (1958) -
69. The Producers (1968) -

68. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
67. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
66. Gypsy (1962) - my big question of the weekend was whether I should let Harry see all of the film. My big answer was no, we would stop after June left.
65. The Jazz Singer (1927)
64. Easter Parade (1948)
63. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
62. Sweet Charity (1969)
61. Scrooge (1970)
60. Top Hat (1935)
59. Funny Girl (1968)
58. An American In Paris (1951)
57. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
56. Meet me in St Louis (1944) - I have much great and t00by love for this film, and once purchased a red velvet dress at Laura Ashley for my 21st birthday party because it was very similar to Judy Garland's in the Winter Ball scenes. I wish I still had it.
55. Hair (1979) - I walked out of it when my parents took me, when I was eight. I was seriously freaked out by the naked people.
54. On The Town (1949) - There's a diner in NYC that used to have all the Miss Turnstiles? Subway? stuff hanging on the walls. Such a great film, and the first musical filmed on location in New York.
53. Cinderella (1950) -

52. Carmen Jones
51. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
50. Hello Dolly (1969)
49. Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) - In the song when they're babies, Animal looks like a flower. I actually prefer the songs in the first Muppet Movie, though. I mean, Rainbow Connection! Honestly!
48. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
47. Summer Holiday (1963)
46. A Chorus Line (1985) - Actually, I prefer the stage version. It loses something on the big screen.
45. A Star Is Born (Judy Garland) (1954)
44. Tommy (1975) - I like the film, but I love the stage version. It feels more like what Pete really wantred...
43. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)

42. Starlight Express - Words cannot express my hatred of this show. Plus, the night we saw it in London, it had been raining for hours, and the theater LEAKED and there was water on the tracks so it didn't even begin until pushing nine o'clock. I wish they'd cancelled the damned thing.
41. Carousel (1956)
40. 8 Mile (2002)
39. South Pacific (1958)
38. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -

37. White Christmas (1954)

36. Guys and Dolls (1955) - also saw it on stage in NYC about 2 weeks after it opened back in ?1990? before Faith Prince was a big star and Nathan Lane was a meerkat. We went because we were crushing on Peter Gallagher. Ha.
35. Oklahoma (1955)
34. High Society (1956) - Oh, I wish I were Tracey. Sometimes. Sort of. Now, a remake of this with Ewan as Dexter, Nicole as Tracey and, um, can Robbie Williams act? as Mike would be a Good Thing.

33. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
32. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) - does anyone remember the late 70s or early 80s tv version with River Phoenix?
31. Blood Brothers - Tell Me It's Not True! Actually, I saw this with the original cast in the UK, then with David & Shawn Cassidy in NYC - the Cassidy bros did an amazing job with the subtext, much to everyone's surprise. A clever casting decision made good.
30. Cats (1981-2002)
29. Fame (1980)
28. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
27. Jungle Book (1967) -

26. Annie (1982) - the MOVIE? THE MOVIE? Wah, no, not the theatrical release! Stage show? Yeah, good. TV movie from 2000? Really good. The movie with Albert Finny? BADBADBAD.
25. Calamity Jane (1953)
24. The Blues Brothers (1980) -

23. The King And I (1956)
22. Evita (1996) -

21. Little Shop Of Horrors (1986) -
20. Phantom Of The Opera
19. Bugsy Malone (1976) -
18. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - saw it in 1982. Worked on it when I was in college, as PR director. Saw it with Phillip Schofield in the UK in 1992, and with Donny Osmond in San Francisco in 1993. Tis my first favorite musical. I still know all the words. And you can find all the colours in Chapter 9 of SoC
17. Cabaret (1972) -
16. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) - Saw it over the weekend. Harry is freaked by Oompa Loompas and I still prefer Veruca over all the other kids. It's not like she wanted to hurt anyone or anything - she just wanted to have fun!
15. Les Miserables - I have seen this 15 times. And I own the original UK cast recording, and the original 45 of On My Own. La.
14. The Lion King (1994) - Seen the movie. Seen the stage show. Seen the ickle version at Disney. Always love it.
13. Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling - So give me something to sing about!
12. My Fair Lady (1964) -
11. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) -
10. Moulin Rouge (2001) - Aaron hated it, and walked out, even, but that was possibly because he was coming down with menengitis, which puts a lot of pressure on your brain. But he still won't watch it; it gives him the wibblies.
9. Oliver! (1968)
8. Chicago (2002)
7. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
6. Singin' In The Rain (1952) - Saw it again just last night. Oh, I love this film! I say that a lot, don't I?
5. Mary Poppins (1964)
4. West Side Story (1961) -
3. The Wizard Of Oz (1939) -
2. The Sound Of Music (1965) -
1. Grease (1978) - Yes, this is beyond wonderful. And luckily, it wasn't diminished in the standings by the shockhorror that is Grease Two.