25 Modern Musicals That Matter, Ranked
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Jessica Learish, for Metacritic
– October 25, 2016
The upcoming release of La La Land starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling is creating a ton of buzz around the world of musicals.
From Motown to glam rock and hip-hop, we’ve ranked 25 of the best musicals released from 1975-2016 by their unique Metascore.
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photo by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Baz Luhrmann mashes up 20th century pop music and the Victorian cabaret in this best picture Oscar nominee. It borrows iconic pop songs like “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” and “Lady Marmalade” to create something both familiar and totally new.
“The movie is all color and music, sound and motion, kinetic energy, broad strokes, operatic excess.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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