Musicals

[SinisterMinisterX]

It tells its story through song.  I don't think that you can be any more musical than that.

Yes, but in traditional musicals the songs are written for the musical - while the Blues Brothers used old songs.

It's a musical like the Billy Joel musical: the songs already existed, and a story was written around them. Although the Blues Brothers did it well, and I can't imagine Billy Joel being anywhere near as good.

So it's a question of terminology, perhaps - I just define 'musical' more stringently than you do.

 

[____no5]

Though I never thought of Blues Brothers as a musical [...]

Same thing here, but I guess it is!

So for the moment :
1) Fiddler on the Roof
2) Blues Brothers

Pending :
3) Moulin Rouge
4) Romeo + Juliet

 

[Onhell]

It's a musical like the Billy Joel musical....

Moving out was NOT a musical. It was interpretive dance monkeys dancing to Billy Joel songs kinda sorta telling a story.

Mamma Mia  (Abba's musical), was a musical though, even if the songs already existed the story was worked around them.