DAY 10: Eliminating EVERY Best Musical winner until there’s only one left. 5 a day until final 20. Most upvoted comments decide.
Title says it all for the most part. Saw this idea on a movie sub and it sparked a lot of fun conversations! How it works:
We will eliminate the TOP 5 most upvoted shows a day until we reach a final 20. From there we will eliminate the TOP 2 shows a day until we reach a final 10, and then go a show a day from there. This is in the interest of keeping the game moving (wrapping this up in 2-3 weeks as opposed to 2.5 months) and keeping the mods from hating me.
Comment or upvote the comment with the name of the show you want to ELIMINATE. Upvote the shows you want OUT. Downvote the shows you want to SAVE. Votes are tallied by number of upvotes on the comment NOT on the replies. This is to ensure fairness. Do not comment the name of your fave show on the list. That is the opposite of how to play.
ONE show title per comment. You can nominate as many shows as you want! They just need to be in separate comments to decipher what show title the votes are going towards.
Please feel free to say WHY you chose that show. Also feel free to DEFEND your favorite show (like a respectable adult with sense) if someone suggests yours! This is a way for all of us to be exposed to shows we may not know.
Please try and keep the threads about any particular show contained to the original comment. It makes counting the votes a lot easier.
MOST IMPORTANTLY Please be objective. There is definitely going to be some recency bias, but consider the legacy and lasting impact the show has made too.
Last round’s top votes: The King & I, 42nd Street, Man of La Mancha, A Strange Loop, and A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love & Murder in that order.
Your remaining options are:
The Outsiders /
Kimberly Akimbo /
A Strange Loop /
Moulin Rouge! /
Hadestown /
The Band’s Visit /
Dear Evan Hansen /
Hamilton /
Fun Home /
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder /
Kinky Boots /
Once /
The Book of Mormon /
Memphis /
Billy Elliot /
In the Heights /
Spring Awakening /
Jersey Boys /
Monty Python’s Spamalot /
Avenue Q /
Hairspray /
Thoroughly Modern Millie /
The Producers /
Contact /
Fosse /
The Lion King /
Titanic /
Rent /
Sunset Boulevard /
Passion /
Kiss of the Spider Woman /
Crazy for You /
The Will Rogers Follies /
City of Angels /
Jerome Robbins’ Broadway /
The Phantom of the Opera /
Les Miserables /
The Mystery of Edwin Drood /
Big River /
La Cage aux Folles /
Cats /
Nine /
42nd Street /
Evita /
Sweeney Todd /
Ain’t Misbehavin’ /
Annie /
A Chorus Line /
The Wiz /
Raisin /
A Little Night Music /
Two Gentlemen of Verona /
Company /
Applause /
1776 /
Hallelujah, Baby! /
Cabaret /
Man of La Mancha /
Fiddler on the Roof /
Hello, Dolly! /
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum /
How to Succeed in the Business Without Really Trying /
Bye Bye Birdie! /
The Sound of Music /
Fiorello! /
Redhead /
The Music Man /
My Fair Lady /
Damn Yankees /
The Pajama Game /
Kismet /
Wonderful Town /
The King and I /
Guys and Dolls /
South Pacific /
Kiss Me Kate