I love movie musicals. Ask anyone. When I hear the word “Oklahoma” I start singing about corn. In fact, I’m pretty much sold on the idea that Rodgers and Hammerstein have the best musicals ever! So I suppose I could do two lists, one for R & H musicals and one for all others, but I’ll try to confine myself. Here’s my list of the top six movie musicals that I HAVE TO WATCH again and again. from bottom to top:
6. 7 Brides For 7 Brothers
5. Grease
4. Moulin Rouge
3. Chicago
2. Oklahoma
1. The King and I
I also have to give a shout out to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical version of Cinderella which I first watched when I was a pre-teen, and that has some of the most singable tunes in musical history: