*Originally published in 2020:
We here at Our Community Now have put together a list of our favorite Broadway musical albums because we're beyond excited that Broadway is back for "One Day More." Nothing like belting out "Defying Gravity" to a captive audience (re: your pets). Keep in mind, this was a very difficult list to narrow down because there are just so many Broadway musical albums we wanted to include but didn't, so we apologize if our "Words Fail."
With that being said, take a gander at our list below, and don't forget to let us know if we missed any albums and "All That Jazz." (What? Too much?)
Broadway Musical Albums We Can't Stop Listening To:
*The following list of Broadway musical albums is in no particular order.
The Book of Mormon
Courtesy of Playbill (Joan Marcus)
Best song from the album: "I Believe"
The Phantom of the Opera
Courtesy of The Phantom of the Opera (Facebook)
Best song from the album: "The Music of the Night"
Les Misérables
Courtesy of Les Misérables - Musical (Facebook)
Best song from the album: "On My Own"
Hamilton
Courtesy of Hamilton (Facebook)
Best song from the album: "Satisfied"
Wicked
Courtesy of WICKED The Musical (Facebook)
Best song from the album: "Defying Gravity"
Fiddler on the Roof
Courtesy of Fiddler on the Roof (Facebook)
Best song from the album: "If I Were a Rich Man"
Into the Woods
Courtesy of Craig T. Mathew and Greg Grudt/Mathew Imaging (via Hollywood Reporter)
Best song from the album: "Act I Prologue: Into the Woods"
The Music Man
Courtesy of Playbill (Jeremy Daniel)
Best song from the album: "Seventy-Six Trombones"
In The Heights
Courtesy of Playbill (Joan Marcus)
Best song from the album: "Finale"
Chicago
Courtesy of Playbill (Dan Chevkin)
Best song from the album: "Cell Block Tango"
Cats
Via Chicago Reader (Matthew Murphy)
Best song from the album: "Memory"
The Lion King
Courtesy of Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Deen van Meer)
Best song from the album: "The Circle of Life"