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Of course! It’s a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda (writer of the play and the guy who plays Hamilton). It’s basically the book of the play but with more info and facts.
I don’t know where you’re from so I went with the USA but you can most likely find it on the amazon of your country as well:
> the book is called "Hamilton the revolution" by Lin Manuel Miranda
The book is $23.69...
> i forgot too say we cant watch the play as i currently cant afford disney+. And even if we could, my daughter would still want the book
A month costs $8, can't your daughter get that with her birthday money if you can't?
Buddy. YTA. That book is 23.99 dollars on Amazon for a hard cover book.
The link is
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455539740/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_4MKC41ZAWB4HBHG14EYX_0
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Massive YTA. Persy jackson lighting thief is 20 dollars on Amazon.
"Expensive" give me a break.
I saw it a few months ago and avoided the soundtrack altogether and understood everything fine. However, my dad didn't think he'd be able to follow so I got him the Hamilton book and he read it as if it were a play. He loved doing that because the songs and melodies were still a mystery, but he knew the plot.
I'm looking forward to my birthday (May 22nd) just because I'm asking for the Hamiltome as a present, and I'm really excited to get it.
I'm also looking forward to the new seasons of America's Got Talent and Project Runway this summer.
Oh, and I'm really looking forward to the Tony Awards, and hoping that Hamilton wins most of them, since they definitely deserve it! (And I can't wait to see what James Corden is like as the host, too.)
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
I know how hard it can be to get the full story from the Cast Recordings alone so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊p
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
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*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings that have a similar ~vibe~ of The Book of Mormon:
Little Shop of Horrors: zany concept: nerdy Seymour is a florist who discovers a “new and unusual” plant only to find that it’s not what it seems. Lots of different recordings to try out and they’re all great!
Reefer Madness is a parody of an anti-marijuana PSA from 1936 and follows two high schoolers, Jimmy and Mary, and what happens when they fall victim to the evils of marijuana. There’s a movie with Kristen Bell as Mary!
Toxic Avenger is based on the 1984 cult classic and about nerdy Melvin Ferd and what happens to him when a group of bullies dump him in a vat of nuclear waste. Totally has that cheesy, campy 80’s vibe.
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
This is the one I have and it's still retailing for $45-60 CAD. Worth every penny tho.
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
- tick, tick…BOOM!
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
| Item | Current | Lowest | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton: The Revolution | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look a… | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Rent | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| In The Heights: The Complete Book And Lyrics Of T… | - | - | 4.8/5.0 |
| Avenue Q: The Book | $42.95 | $42.95 | 4.8/5.0 |
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| Item | Current | Lowest | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton: The Revolution | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look a… | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Rent | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| In The Heights: The Complete Book And Lyrics Of T… | - | - | 4.8/5.0 |
| Avenue Q: The Book | $42.95 | $42.95 | 4.8/5.0 |
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| Item | Current | Lowest | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton: The Revolution | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look a… | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Rent | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| In The Heights: The Complete Book And Lyrics Of T… | - | - | 4.8/5.0 |
| Avenue Q: The Book | $42.95 | $42.95 | 4.8/5.0 |
^Item&nbsp;Info | Bot&nbsp;Info | Trigger
| Item | Current | Lowest | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton: The Revolution | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look a… | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Rent | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| In The Heights: The Complete Book And Lyrics Of T… | - | - | 4.8/5.0 |
| Avenue Q: The Book | $42.95 | $42.95 | 4.8/5.0 |
^Item&nbsp;Info | Bot&nbsp;Info | Trigger
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
| Item | Current | Lowest | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton: The Revolution | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look a… | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| Rent | - | - | 4.9/5.0 |
| In The Heights: The Complete Book And Lyrics Of T… | - | - | 4.8/5.0 |
| Avenue Q: The Book | $42.95 | $42.95 | 4.8/5.0 |
^Item&nbsp;Info | Bot&nbsp;Info | Trigger
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Come From Away
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Memphis
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️ It’s going to be a wall of text, sorry! 😅
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- In the Heights
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
Hamilton: The Revolution https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455539740/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_GC5HX7ATVXG1PXJ224N9
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Allegiance
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
*Read further down to my proshot recommendations.
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
*Read further down to my proshot recommendations.
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshots (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some performances that have been professionally captured:
- Company
- Daddy Long Legs
- Falsettos
- Hamilton
- Into the Woods
- Legally Blonde
- Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts)
- Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast)
- Newsies
- Rent (final Broadway cast)
- She Loves Me
- Shrek
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Sweeney Todd (concert cast)
- The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions:
- Chicago
- Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray
- Into the Woods
- Les Miserables
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Mary Poppins
- Reefer Madness
- Rent
- Sweeney Todd
- The Last Five Years
- The Prom
- The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like:
- <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong>
- <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong>
- <strong>RENT</strong>
- <strong>In the Heights</strong>
- <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
Hamilton: The Revolution https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455539740/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_NumJFbF0Z096J
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊p
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
Have no fear! There are still lots of shows to discover! ☺️
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊p
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
First: I love The Last Five Years! My username is a line from the show! 😊
I’d recommend Parade, also by Jason Robert Brown. It’s based on the true story of the lynching of Jewish man Leo Frank in Atlanta in 1913. By Jason Robert Brown, it’s absolutely heartbreaking.
Also, Ragtime! It tells the story of three groups in the United States during the turn of the century: African Americans, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; upper-class suburbanites, represented by Mother, the matriarch of a white upper-class family in New Rochelle, New York; and Eastern European immigrants, represented by Tateh, a Jewish immigrant from Latvia. Their lives intertwine throughout the show and intersect in surprising ways.
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast)
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls - Newsies
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Into the Woods - Sunday in the Park With George - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Newsies - Shrek - Legally Blonde - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - The Light in the Piazza - Falsettos - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - Rent (final Broadway cast) - Hamilton
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Little Shop of Horrors - Hairspray - The Last Five Years - Les Miserables - Rent - Chicago - Sweeney Todd - Into the Woods - The Sound of Music - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Dreamgirls
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
*This is copy-and-pasted from a previous reply to another user so ignore any repeats or irrelevant info. ☺️
These are some of my favourite Cast Recordings:
Something Rotten! is about two brothers who are writers during the Renaissance and how Shakespeare wasn’t all he was cracked up to be. It’s hilarious.
Legally Blonde is based on the movie so if you liked that, you’ll like the show! Elle Woods is your typical “hot blonde” so when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious”, she buckles down and goes to Harvard(?!). Lots of fun, high energy numbers but also so heartfelt.
Beetlejuice is so funny and witty! Based on the movie, it’s about a demon, Beetlejuice, and a recently deceased couple, Barbara and Adam, and what happens when the dead interfere with the living (mainly, the lives of teenager Lydia and her family). Alex Brightman is a revelation.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the sweetest, funniest, most heartfelt shows I’ve come across. About a “ragtag” bunch of kids who were all spelling bee champions of their district and are at the County championship. Lots of funny moments but also one of the most heartbreaking songs (The I Love You Song) ever.
Hadestown is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before. Based on the Greek myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice, it’s hauntingly beautiful.
The Last Five Years destroys me every time I listen to it but I must be a glutton for catharsis because I listen to it quite frequently. It’s a love story that takes place over the course of a five year marriage; very unique storytelling as well! My username is a line from the show. ❤️
I’ve also put together a longer list of my other favourite cast recordings.
Also, I know how hard it can be to get the full story from just the cast recording so what I usually do is read the wiki synopsis as I listen, at least the first few times, to get a general sense of the plot and where in the story each song is happening.
You could also watch proshot (videos of stage performances). These are pretty rare (for lots of reasons that are kinda too complicated to get into here) but these are just some of the shows that have been professionally captured: - Company - Daddy Long Legs - Falsettos - Hamilton - Into the Woods - Legally Blonde - Les Mis (10th and 25th anniversary concerts) - Miss Saigon (25th anniversary cast) - Newsies - Rent (final Broadway cast) - She Loves Me - Shrek - Sunday in the Park With George - Sweeney Todd (concert cast) - The Light in the Piazza
These shows have Hollywood movie versions: - Chicago - Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother!) - Dreamgirls - Hairspray - Into the Woods - Les Miserables - Little Shop of Horrors - Mary Poppins - Reefer Madness - Rent - Sweeney Todd - The Last Five Years - The Prom - The Sound of Music
These are just ones that I’ve seen and personally recommend (I’ve seen others but they weren’t as enjoyable as the ones I’ve mentioned). I believe you can find these all (and more!) on r/ProshotMusicals.
I also love librettos, which is basically the full script plus usually some other tidbits, like: - <strong>Hamilton: The Revolution</strong> - <strong>Wicked: The Grimmerie</strong> - <strong>RENT</strong> - <strong>In the Heights</strong> - <strong>Avenue Q</strong>
Happy listening! 😊
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