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 Paramount Pictures
After surviving months of casting drama, debate over the filming locations and several last-minute additions to the score, Grease became a classic. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John star in the highest-grossing musical in the United States.
“A larger, funnier, wittier, and more imaginative-than-Hollywood movie with a life that is all its own.” —Vincent Canby, New York Times
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