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Hi there, love! You opened Pandora’s box with your question! I hope you’re prepared 😙

I tend to watch a lot of west end and off broadway stuff, and my love for musicals is very specific (I have some unpopular opinions about Hadestown and Spring Awakening for example), but this is a positive thread.

Here are my favorite Musicals in no particular order:

Heathers

It’s very dated, but the songs are fucking bops and the dark humor and 80’s aesthetic are great!

Beetlejuice

I think it’s way better than the movie, with a lot more heart and better developed characters while bringing the message about grieving. It’s a show about death, afterall

Six

Six has no right to be this good but it’s also looked down upon for being short and “have no plot”, but if you want to hear the six wives of Henry the VIII forming a band and competing with song to know who had the worst time with him, this is the musical for you!

& Juliet

I’ll never shut up about & Juliet. It’s new but it’s also very underrated. Y’all theatre kids should be ashamed of yourselves for not be freaking out about this musical. It’s about Shakespeare and his wife rewriting the ending of Romeo and Juliet to give Juliet some agency, with, of course, songs from artists like Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, etc. The costumes bring me life! Also, casual queer rep!

A Very Potter Musical (and AVPS and AVPSY)

Another musical with a few dated things here and there, but it’s the only Harry Potter related thing that I consider canon now. It’s such a joy to watch fans make fun of stuff they love! Btw, available on YouTube by the creators for you to watch!

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Here I am with another Starkid Musical but this one is one of their latest. I prefer it over Black Friday (I know, blasphemy!) but it’s such a step up for them and I love the concept overall!

Honorable Mentions: (Because I’m too lazy to write about every single one I wanted to talk about, hehe)

Something Rotten!

Spies are Forever (TinCan Bros)

Firebringer (Starkid)

Twisted (Starkid)

Mean Girls

Everybody is talking about Jamie

Hamilton

The Wiz

Head Over Heels

Be More Chill

Kinky Boots