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Vote For The Best Musical Of The 1990s!

by Luc Jones March 13, 2018, 2:17 pm 1.2k Views

After voting on the best new and revival musicals of the 2000’s, the 1990s wants theatre nerds to vote on the best new musicals.

Eligible musicals follow these 2 rules:

1. The musical must’ve won the Tony Award for Best Musical

2. That musical must’ve won that award during the 1990

Understand? Good.

#1 The Lion King

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1. Sweep the tech awards

2. Have songs written by Elton John

3. Be made by Disney

Congratulations! you now have the 3rd longest running show in Broadway history!

220 points

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#2 Rent

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Is there anything to say about Rent that hasn't been said already? Because I can say without a doubt, this will be No.1!

201 points

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#3 Sunset Boulevard

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's 8th musical to be nominated for Best Musical, Glenn Close leads as aging star Norma Desmond in a role to good to describe!

14 points

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#4 Fosse

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The celebration of the most successful choreographer in history, Bob Fosse, the art of dancing is shown the through famous songs from shows like Chicago, Pippin and Dancin'!

12 points

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#5 Crazy for You

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Containing some the greatest songs by the Gershwin brothers, the story is full of heart and love with some great costumes and choreography to add!

9 points

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#6 Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Kander and Ebb + Chita Rivera + Brent Carver + Terrence McNally = a stunning yet dark musical with serious social commentary!

4 points

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#7 City of Angels

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Though may be confusing for some people due to the two different worlds, the jazz sound and detailed set design are good at keeping audiences interested!

-4 points

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