20 + 1 Favourite Stage and Screen Musicals

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Annie Get Your Gun
1.  Annie Get Your Gun by Broadway Classics
The list author says:
  "A very cute Mary Martin steals the show in this excellent production, made for TV in 1957"
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Camelot
2.  Camelot by Frederick Loewe
The list author says:
  "Lerner + Loewe considered this better than My Fair Lady. This stage version sounds better than the movie"
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Cats (Original London Cast Recording)
3.  Cats (Original London Cast Recording) by Sarah Brightman
The list author says:
  "Overplayed though it is, the intro to Memory still sends shivers up my spine"
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Evita - Original London Cast Recording
4.  Evita - Original London Cast Recording by Joss Ackland
The list author says:
  "This original London cast highlights album is the lightest and most cohesive version"
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High Society Soundtrack
5.  High Society Soundtrack by Marc Kudisch
The list author says:
  "Cole Porter's magical songs, Bing, Frank and Louis on top form. Absolutely unbeatable"
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Jungle Book / O.S.T.
6.  Jungle Book / O.S.T. by Various
The list author says:
  "Inspired casting of Phil Harris as the voice of Baloo. The other songs aren't bad either"
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The King and I (Kerr, Nixon, Brynner, Moreno)
7.  The King and I (Kerr, Nixon, Brynner, Moreno) by The King And I (Related Recordings)
The list author says:
  "Politically incorrect it may now be, but Rodgers + Hammerstein's atmospheric score was superb"
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The Lion King: Original Soundtrack - Special Edition
8.  The Lion King: Original Soundtrack - Special Edition by Joseph Williams
The list author says:
  "Disney proved they could still cut it, with help from Tim Rice and Elton John."
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Mary Poppins
9.  Mary Poppins by Dick Van Dyke
The list author says:
  "There's nothing like the original, sugary though it is. Inspired casting of Dick van Dyke and his cockney accent!"
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My Fair Lady
10.  My Fair Lady by My Fair Lady (Related Recordings)
The list author says:
  "Despite being nearly 50 years old and in mono, this original Broadway cast recording is still the best by miles"
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Oklahoma!
11.  Oklahoma! by Shirley Jones
The list author says:
  "Another Rodgers + Hammerstein winner. Every song a classic"
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oliver! (1960 London Cast)
12.  oliver! (1960 London Cast) by Lionel Bart
The list author says:
  "Lionel Bart's songs ooze Victorian East London atmosphere. His next show, Blitz! (see below) was arguably even better"
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Paint Your Wagon
13.  Paint Your Wagon by Harve Presnell
The list author says:
  "In truth not one of Lerner + Loewe's or Hollywood's best, but worth it for Lee Marvin's Wand'rin Star alone"
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The Phantom of the Opera
14.  The Phantom of the Opera by Sarah Brightman
The list author says:
  "Well OTT Lloyd Webber."
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The Sound Of Music: 40th Anniversary Special Edition
15.  The Sound Of Music: 40th Anniversary Special Edition by Julie Andrews
The list author says:
  "Couldn't not include this one, though in truth the sound quality in places was pretty awful"
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South Pacific
16.  South Pacific by Mitzi Gaynor
The list author says:
  "By turns sassy, satirical and emotional, it's probably R + H's best all-round musical"
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Tell Me On A Sunday
17.  Tell Me On A Sunday by Marti Webb
The list author says:
  "Written specifically for Marti Webb, she did it full justice, and, sorry, but not even Denise van Outen comes close"
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WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack Recording
18.  WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack Recording by Leonard Bernstein
The list author says:
  "Just about the only time Hollywood has brushed up Shakespeare and improved on it"
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Bernstein: West Side Story
19.  Bernstein: West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
The list author says:
  "Bernstein's own interpretation of his composition, in a very dynamic and operatic setting"
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Fiddler on the Roof
20.  Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock
The list author says:
  "A very romantic view of hard, pre-revolution, Jewish life in Russia. I prefer the shorter stage album - Topol's finest hour"
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Lionel Bart's Blitz!
21.  Lionel Bart's Blitz! by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "A rarity.but even better than Oliver!, Lionel Bart captures life, love and tragedy in wartime East End of London"
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