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Best Contemporary Musicals
The Last 5 YearsThe Last 5 Years by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £10.44 / Used from: £8.51
My favourite musical of all time! Jason Robert Brown does himself proud here! Just listen to it - I can't pick out anything that is uniquely good as everything about this musical is stunning!
Schwartz - WickedSchwartz - Wicked by Sean McCourt
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £6.80
A close second - Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenowith make this musical. It's new, fresh and unbelievably clever! The music is 'Disney at University'!
The Wild PartyThe Wild Party by Various
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £5.93
Much better than the LaChiusa version! Sexy and exciting: some of the best characters and songs i've ever seen in a musical
Lopez - Avenue QLopez - Avenue Q by Original Broadway Cast Recording
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.70
Sesame street gone bad!!! You won't think you'll like it, but you'll love it - a fantastic album with highlights from John Tartaglia as Princeton/Rod!
UrinetownUrinetown by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £9.91
Don't be put off by the title! This 'neo-brechtian' musical certainly delivers if you want a break from the many commercial shows out there at the moment! Hilarious and a little bit creepy!!!
Parade OcrParade Ocr by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £9.42
Based on a true story this is a gem of a musical - often allowed to slip through the net! Set in Atlanta in early 20th century - I hold this one close to my heart! The track listing is wrong however!!
See What I Wanna SeeSee What I Wanna See by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.62
Striking, touching and completely a completely brilliant score - Menzel shines as usual.
Little Women: the MusicalLittle Women: the Musical by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £10.44 / Used from: £6.10
Fun, sentimental and a classic. Written in 2005 and has one of my favourite songs to sing "Astonishing"!
The Lion KingThe Lion King by Original Broadway Cast Recording
Buy used from: £4.99
Worth all the hype! Commercial theatre at the highest level but who's complaining - complete escapism!
RentRent by Various Artists
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.99
A modern classic! Idina Menzel shows us why she is such a star!
Hot MikadoHot Mikado by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £10.46
Not strictly new, but all the same it is amazing! I did this show a few months ago and it's brimming with energy. Nice to compare to the original aswell!
Aida : Original Broadway Cast RecordingAida : Original Broadway Cast Recording by Various
Buy used from: £5.02
Just for 'Strongest Suit' and 'Easy as life' this is a cracker!
Witches of Eastwick - OSTWitches of Eastwick - OST by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.16
Great musical for female actresses - brilliant music, wickedly dark!
Jerry Springer - The OperaJerry Springer - The Opera by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £7.30
It's not at the top of the list but it's here all the same - Alison Jiear is breathatking on this recording!
Tick, Tick...Boom!Tick, Tick...Boom! by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £16.95 / Used from: £9.12
Great music - especially 'Sunday' Same guy who wrote Rent, but a little different, dare I say even slightly better?
Honk!Honk! by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
The musical of The Ugly Duckling - but don't be put off, it is a spectactular musical for every age! Human equivalents of farmyard animals - hilarious!
CopacabanaCopacabana by Original Cast Recording
Buy new: £5.48
Cheesy as anything but it's sooo catchy!