“So here it is: Part 3 of the Top 50 Movie Musicals Since 2000—a mix of critical darlings, audience favorites, hidden gems, and the ones I just couldn’t stop rewatching.”

“So here it is: Part 2 of the Top 50 Movie Musicals Since 2000—a mix of critical darlings, audience favorites, hidden gems, and the ones I just couldn’t stop rewatching.”

So here it is: Part 1 of the Top 50 Movie Musicals Since 2000—a mix of critical darlings, audience favorites, hidden gems, and the ones I just couldn’t stop rewatching.

“In a move that’s both cruel and cowardly, hundreds of already-awarded grants were quietly canceled with little warning, pulling the rug out from under the organizations that had counted on them. Let’s not sugarcoat this: this will devastate community theatre.”

“When community theatres delay casting decisions or go radio silent, actors are left wondering: Do I wait? Do I move on?”

“These actors just gave you everything they had for the past two and a half hours. The very least you can do is stay and clap.”

“Don’t turn a callback into a referendum on your entire talent. You are not less of an actor if you don’t get a second read. You are not doomed if they don’t laugh at your joke.”

“If you’ve had a good day at a theme park, thank a cast member. And not just with a quick “thanks”—I mean really thank them.”

“Redwood was trying something bold. This was a brand-new story. New music. No jukebox score, no familiar IP safety net. Just a cast and creative team taking a swing—and that matters.”

“The fact that Shen was left off the list isn’t just baffling, it’s frustrating, especially for those of us paying attention to the quiet brilliance happening off the mega-budget Broadway radar.”

“This is a musical about time—how little we get, how fast it moves, how badly we want to believe there’s more of it. And after the last few years, who hasn’t been thinking about that?”

“I was especially curious about the Best Direction categories. These are the folks shaping the tone, the energy, the whole vibe of a show — and while some names were buzzy locks, others definitely made me pause mid-scroll.”