I love the musical as a form. The singing, dancing, gorgeous sets, etc. Movie musicals too (especially?) but I would not describe any of the ones I've seen as "life-changing." Sondheim's "Company" is the only one that comes close.
Jeff said that, for him, "South Pacific" at Lincoln Center was life-altering, which I can believe. But I haven't seen "South Pacific." I guess I'll put it on the list. I realized thinking about it that there is a whole corner of the musical world I hadn't seen. Quite a bit of the Rogers and Hammerstein, as it turns out. I probably ought to fix that, since stuff like "Oklahoma!" is said to be genre-altering.
Anyway, not a whole lot to say on this one, but it was an interesting insight to realize that for something I love so much, I wouldn't say any one piece was really influential for me.
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