is it possible for a musical to be practically perfect?

[burntcopper]

Trying to figure out if there's any musical score that's perfect. One where *every* song is brilliant.

There are musicals I love and adore, but there's nearly always one song you don't like that much and skip over/delete from your mp3 player. Anything Goes fails for having 'Easy to Love'. I thought La Cage aux Folles, but then remembered I've

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[the_magician]

I'm tempted to say The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Return to the Forbidden Planet ... but I haven't listened to either for ages and may have a different opinion now.

[gmh]

I personally wouldn't rank the RHPS quite so highly: Sword of Damocles and Dammit Janet are IMO a bit meh.

Little Shop of Horrors?

[xenaclone]

'Brigadoon'? 'Les Miserables'? 'Romance, Romance'? 'Me and my Girl'? [hushed whisper] 'Sound of Music'?

[andromakie]

I've been to an awful lot of musicals, and I don't think there are any with a perfect score. I can think of a few that have absolutely no redeeming songs.
I would have to say Les Mis is the closest I think I've ever seen. And even than, I generally hate everything adult Cosette sings. But that's less because of the songs than the character.

[andromakie]

And my friend just mentioned Ragtime. But again, I don't like one single offering in it. Atlantic City.

[kingbantam]

The Fix
I do love the La Cage score
A Chorus Line
Cabaret

So many more that are escaping me for now