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WOS100: The top 100 Musicals of all time!

Last month you told us your favourite plays and musicals of all time, in this article we announce who came out on top in the musicals section

Ben Hewis

London

06 May 2014

For WOS100 we asked you to name your favourite musical and play of all time. Thousands of you voted and now, in the first article announcing the results, we take a look at the Top 100 musicals of all time, starting by counting down your top 10.

Where did your favourite musical end up? Let us know in the comments below.

This list is now out of date! See the 2023 one here.

10. Sweeney Todd

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Sweeney Todd — Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of *Sweeney Todd*
© Tristram Kenton

9. Rent

The cast of Rent on Broadway — The cast of *Rent* on Broadway

8. Miss Saigon

7. Matilda the Musical

6. The Book of Mormon

The cast of Book of Mormon — The cast of *Book of Mormon*
© Johan Persson

5. Blood Brothers

Melanie Chisholm in Blood Brothers — Melanie Chisholm in *Blood Brothers*

4. West Side Story

3. The Phantom of the Opera

2. Wicked

Savannah Stevenson (Glinda) and Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba) in Wicked — Savannah Stevenson (Glinda) and Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba) in *Wicked*
© Matt Crockett

1. Les Misérables

The 2014 cast of Les Miserables — The 2014 cast of *Les Miserables*
© Michael Le Poer

11-20

11. Guys & Dolls
12. Priscilla Queen of the Desert
13. Jesus Christ Superstar
14. Once
15. Carousel
16. Cats
17. From Here to Eternity
18. Billy Elliot
19. Cabaret
20. Company

21-30

Jersey Boys stars Edd Post, Jon Boydon, Michael Watson and Matt Nalton — *Jersey Boys* stars Edd Post, Jon Boydon, Michael Watson and Matt Nalton

© Brinkhoff Mogenburg

21. Hairspray
22. Merrily We Roll Along
23. My Fair Lady
24. Evita
25. Jersey Boys
26. Legally Blonde
27. Sunset Boulevard
28. The Lion King
29. Chess
30. Chicago

31-40

The Regents Park Open Air Theatre production of The Sound of Music — The Regents Park Open Air Theatre production of *The Sound of Music*
© Johan Persson

31. Gypsy
32. Hair
33. The Sound of Music
34. Spring Awakening
35. Starlight Express
36. Sunday in the Park with George
37. Into the Woods
38. The Producers
39. Top Hat
40. A Chorus Line

41-50

Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo in Love Never Dies — Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo in *Love Never Dies*

41. A Little Night Music
42. Avenue Q
43. Love Never Dies
44. Mary Poppins
45. Oklahoma
46. Oliver!
47. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
48. Crazy For You
49. Fiddler on the Roof
50. Ghost

51-60

51. Hello Dolly
52. Kiss Me Kate
53. La Cage Aux Folles
54. Next to Normal
55. Parade
56. Return to the Forbidden Planet
57. Rock of Ages
58. The King & I
59. The Rocky Horror Show
60. We Will Rock You

61-70

Douglas Hodge, Nigel Planer and cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Douglas Hodge, Nigel Planer and cast of *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*

61. 42nd Street
62. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
63. The Light Princess
64. Betty Blue Eyes
65. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
66. Jerry Springer – The Opera
67. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
68. London Road
69. Notre Dame Du Paris
70. Ragtime

71-80

Rosanna Hyland and Richard Fleeshman in Urinetown at the St James Theatre — Rosanna Hyland and Richard Fleeshman in *Urinetown* at the St James Theatre
© Johan Persson

71. Shrek
72. Urinetown
73. Sister Act
74. Anything Goes
75. Sunshine on Leith
76. Singin' in the Rain
77. American Psycho
78. Fame
79. The Commitments
80. Let it Be

81-90

Kim Ismay (Tanya), Dianne Pilkington (Donna) and Jane Milligan (Rosie) in the West End production of Mamma Mia! — Kim Ismay (Tanya), Dianne Pilkington (Donna) and Jane Milligan (Rosie) in the West End production of *Mamma Mia!*
© Brinkhoff/Moegenburg

81. MAMMA MIA!
82. The Lord of the Rings
83. I Can't Sing
84. Newsies
85. Candide
86. Pippin
87. South Pacific
88. Putting it Together
89. Saturday Night Fever
90. The Drowsy Chaperone

91-100

91. Taboo
92. Soul Sister
93. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
94. The Music Man
95. Reefer Madness
96. Tommy
97. The Threepenny Opera
98. Scrooge the Musical
99. Showboat
100. Children of Eden