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Vote For The Best Musical Of The 80s!

by Luc Jones April 1, 2018, 8:12 pm 2k Views

So firstly, I won’t include other musicals because I don’t want a mass of notifications and if I include Broadway shows then I feel like I should include off-Broadway shows and there are so many of those I couldn’t decide which to include. Hope y’all understand! Anyway eligibility:

1. The musical is a winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical

2. The musical won that award during the 80s

#1 Les Miserables

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Known to be one of the greatest musicals of all time, the songs have stayed in theatre hearts for decades and caused many years to flow!

374 Points

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#2 The Phantom of the Opera

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The longest running show in Broadway history is still going strong 30 years later and, be honest, you always become a master air organist!

246 Points

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#3 Evita

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An original musical based on a true story which gave Andrew Lloyd Webber, Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin their first out of many Tonys!

40 Points

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#4 La Cage aux Folles

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Written by Tony winners Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman, this show has a powerful message with the anthem to go along with it!

37 Points

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#5 The Mystery if Edwin Drood

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A British music hall jumps to Broadway with one of the greatest casts to ever appear on Broadway and one of the greatest endings ever (providing the end you voted for won)!

19 Points

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#6 Big River

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The musical adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", the show has catchy country and bluegrass tunes to keep you engaged!

-22 Points

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#7 Nine

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Try to not be mad that this show beat Dreamgirls because it is very well done with direction by Tommy Tune and a wonderful score by Maury Testing who would go on to write the musical Titanic!

-44 Points

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#8 Jerome Robbins’ Broadway

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You may not know who Jerome Robbins is but you definitely know his shows. A celebration of one person's success with shows such as West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and Gypsy!

-44 Points

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#9 42nd Street

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Arguably the most "Broadway musical" of all Broadway musicals, the show has everything that you could think of: Sparkly outfits, catchy tunes and, of course, tap dancing!

-45 Points

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