Mommy's project 52: MUSICALS

I am a week behind, but I didn't want to rush on this topic.  I love musicals!  I've mentioned it before and with mentioning it normally give my mom her due.  She helped me learn about musicals by taking me to them live and also watching them on TV, movie screen, and renting them.  Musicals make me happy, because normally they have great tunes with easy to remember refrains of songs.  Below is a list put together by American film Institute for the top 25 greatest musicals.  I disagree with a few and haven't seen all of them, but have a few I would add.  So my top 25 follows there's.  I've been lucky to find another kindred spirit when it comes to loving musicals- my son.  His first musical he watched was at the age of 2 "The Wizard of Oz".  He has seen many of the below listed and I think he would put at the top of his list "Singin' in the Rain" too.  

Along with musicals comes their soundtrack which I have quite a few of.  The kids love guessing what movie the song is from.  They recognize many of the songs and the movie within a few chords of music. The addition of soundtracks makes my music collection on Itunes very eclectic.

 We drive hubby/dad nuts because he is not a musical lover.  However, he has watched "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" with me and didn't mind it too much.  He did mind the time my mom, me and him went to the movies to see Evita, which Madonna starred in.  Neither of us knew that the whole movie was a musical.  It was a little painful to sit through the whole song/dance dialogue knowing this was not his thing.  But we all survived and now is a running joke between the three of us.  

Sorry if you aren't a "musical" lover.  You really don't know what you are missing- a lot of joy and smiles. If you do like musicals or want to try them out check my favorite "25 musicals" list below. Your kids will probably enjoy them too.  Kid favorites: The Muppet Movie, Mary Poppins, Wizard of Oz, Annie, Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid- to name a few, but don't just stick with the "kid friendly" .  My oldest loves Singin' in the Rain and laughs throughout parts of the movie.

#	Film	Year	Studio
1	Singin' in the Rain	1952	MGM
2	West Side Story	1961	United Artists
3	The Wizard of Oz	1939	MGM
4	The Sound of Music	1965	20th Century Fox
5	Cabaret	1972	Allied Artists
6	Mary Poppins	1964	Disney
7	A Star Is Born	1954	Warner Bros.
8	My Fair Lady	1964	Warner Bros.
9	An American in Paris	1951	MGM
10	Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	MGM
11	The King and I	1956	20th Century Fox
12	Chicago	2002	Miramax
13	42nd Street	1933	Warner Bros.
14	All That Jazz	1979	20th Century Fox
15	Top Hat	1935	RKO
16	Funny Girl	1968	Columbia
17	The Band Wagon	1953	MGM
18	Yankee Doodle Dandy	1942	Warner Bros.
19	On the Town	1949	MGM
20	Grease	1978	Paramount
21	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	1954	MGM
22	Beauty and the Beast	1991	Disney
23	Guys and Dolls	1955	MGM
24	Show Boat	1936	Universal
25	Moulin Rouge!	2001	20th Century Fox

Here are mine:  I don't know if I could ever put them in order from favorite to least, but I do think Singin' in the Rain, Meet me in St. Louis, Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Holiday Inn, Brigadoon, State Fair, In the Good Old Summertime, and White Christmas have all been watched several times (more than 5)
1. Singin' in the Rain
2. Meet me in St Louis
3.The Sound of Music
4. Music Man
5. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. Chicago (2002)
8. My Fair Lady
9. Mary Poppins
10. Holiday Inn
11. King and I
12. Lost Horizon
13. Summer Stock
14. Annie
15. Fiddler on the Roof
16. Beauty and the Beast
17. The Muppet Movie
18. Brigadoon
19. The Little Mermaid
20. State Fair
21. In the Good Ole Summertime
22. White Christmas
23.Top Hat
24. Yankee Doodle Dandy
25. Oliver