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 Walt Disney Pictures
Disney’s meta-musical tells the story of an animated world that collides with the real one when Giselle, a young woman who dreams of a happily ever after, is pushed into a well by an evil queen. Giselle emerges, as Amy Adams, on a live-action New York subway platform.
“Enchanted is festooned with extravagant set pieces -- there's a great number in praise of romantic gestures, and a ballroom scene to make even grown-up girls swoon.” —Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
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