musicals
what it is
Music designed for people who are too snobby for pop music but are intimidated by opera.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
What is musicals?
Music designed for people who are too snobby for pop music but are intimidated by opera.
What are good musicals albums to start with?
Try Company by Stephen Sondheim, The Phantom Of The Opera At The Royal Albert Hall by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Original Broadway Cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, and A Little Bit Of Broadway by Julie Andrews.
Who are some women making musicals?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/musicals/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making musicals, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20