(Part 2) Top products from r/musicals

Anything Goes

How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

Wicked

Gypsy

Avenue Q

The Book of Mormon

South Pacific

Chicago

Guys and Dolls

West Side Story

Funny Girl

Fiddler on the Roof

Into the Woods

An American in Paris

Ragtime: The Musical

Music Man

Phantom of the Opera

Oklahoma!

My Fair Lady

Les Miserables

Hello, Dolly!

Hairspray

Gigi

Cats

Cabaret

Bye Bye Birdie

Carousel

The Sound of Music

Allegro

I tried to mix new and old. I am a sucker for the classics tho. The first three are my top pick in that order the rest are things that I thought where good in any order. I linked the version of each I liked to make it easier to find. Most are streaming on Amazon unlimited or Spotify.

If you haven't already, I highly recommend reading (or listening to, there's a great Audiobook) Jack Viertel's The Secret Life of the American Musical.

It will help draw parallels between songs from different shows, and demonstrate how they function similarly in their respective books. It's really well-argued and I think it would contribute to your appreciation as you consume a large amount of material in a short time.

There's a number of good books out there, with the Woolford being the best I've read to date:

http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Broadway-Musical-Aaron-Frankel/dp/0306809435

http://www.amazon.com/Musical-Theatre-Writers-Survival-Guide/dp/0325007861/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HYJ16TZG6J6MQMR2J5K

http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Musical-Theater-Allen-Cohen/dp/1403963959/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HYJ16TZG6J6MQMR2J5K

http://www.amazon.com/Making-Musicals-Informal-Introduction-Musical/dp/0879100958/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HYJ16TZG6J6MQMR2J5K

http://www.amazon.com/How-Musicals-Work-Write-Theatrebook/dp/1848421753/ref=pd_sim_b_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HYJ16TZG6J6MQMR2J5K

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It may have all the songs but doesn't have the sung through dialogue in between. There is a lot of material left off the other recordings. I think this is the only complete recording. https://www.amazon.com/Miserables-Complete-Symphonic-Recording/dp/B0002E5L62

Also, it's the only way to hear the amazing Anthony Warlow as Enjolras.
(Actually not sure if that is the correct link. The recording is from 1989, so not even sure if it's in print anymore).

Also, here is the Miss Saigon one. https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Recording-Boublil-Schonbergs-Saigon/dp/B000002SM0

ALSO ON AMAZON!
https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Evan-Hansen-Steven-Levenson/dp/1559365609

Get him the Grimmerie. I love Wicked, and when I got this for my birthday 7 years ago, i practically peed myself. It's only $27 on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Grimmerie-Behind---Scenes-Broadway/dp/1401308201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418601378&sr=8-1&keywords=wicked+the+grimmerie&pebp=1418601381703

Amazon (Released 15 May)
https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Evan-Hansen-Steven-Levenson-ebook/dp/B06XQ631S2/ref=sr_1_2_twi_kin_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494528458&sr=8-2&keywords=dear+evan+hansen


PLAYBILL (Available Now/ In Stock)
https://www.playbillstore.com/dear-evan-hansen-the-musical-script.aspx

Read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-American-Musical-Broadway/dp/0374256926

Each chapter discusses a different stock song type.

...not a fan of opera singers performing MT repertoire. See: Bryn Terfel and Renee Fleming singing "All the Wasted Time" from Parade.

I'm more a fan of the Ella version or the Jane Monheit one.

Which is not to say that Joyce and Renee aren't amazing, in their niche